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Fibromite59

16-08-2015

There's A Kind Of Hush - Herman's Hermits.
Everlasting Love - The Love Affair.

Herman (Peter Noone) was lead singer of Herman's Hermits and had his first No. 1 at the age of 15. Steve Ellis was lead singer with The Love Affair and also had his first No. 1 at the age of 15.

geniejean

16-08-2015

Everlasting Love - The Love Affair.
Girls On The Beach - The Beach Boys

Both songs have the second word of their name as the last word on the song title

Fibromite59

16-08-2015

Girls On The Beach - The Beach Boys.
Surf City - Jan and Dean.

Surf City was written by the Beach Boys and was the first hit for Jan and Dean. Both acts sang "surfing" songs and came from California.

geniejean

16-08-2015

Surf City - Jan and Dean.
One Silver Dollar - Marilyn Monroe

Both Jan and Dean & Marilyn Monroe attended Emerson School (Los Angeles)

Fibromite59

18-08-2015

One Silver Dollar - Marilyn Monroe.
Ben - Michael Jackson

Michael Jackson also attended the Emerson School, although only for one term.

geniejean

18-08-2015

Ben - Michael Jackson
Go Away Little Girl - Donny Osmond

Ben was originally written for Donny Osmond, "Ben" made Michael Jackson the third-youngest solo artist, at fourteen, to score a number-one hit single. Donny Osmond, just a few months short of his fourteenth was the second-youngest when Go Away Little Girl hit number one

Fibromite59

18-08-2015

Go Away Little Girl - Donny Osmond.
The Night Has A Thousand Eyes - Bobby Vee.

Bobby Vee was the first person to record Go Away Little Girl in 1962. It was written by Goffin and King. It has been a top ten hit by other people too, including Steve Lawrence and Mark Wynter.

geniejean

18-08-2015

The Night Has A Thousand Eyes - Bobby Vee.
All I See Is You - Dusty Springfield

Apart from vision...(eyes & see) both songs were co-writter by Ben Weisman... and they are two of my favourite songs

..don't make them like that anymore!

Fibromite59

23-08-2015

All I See Is You - Dusty Springfield.
Tweedle Dee - Little Jimmy Osmond.

Both singers were born on 16th April.

geniejean

23-08-2015

Tweedle Dee - Little Jimmy Osmond.
Jim Dandy - LaVern Baker

Tweedle Dee was wtittrn for LaVern Baker ......also Jim in title of latter

Multimedia81

23-08-2015

Jim Dandy - LaVern Baker
Stand & Deliver ~ Adam & the Ants

In this song Adam Ant was famously the Dandy Highwayman

Fibromite59

23-08-2015

Stand and Deliver - Adam and the Ants.
Deliver Your Children - Paul McCartney and Wings

Adam Ant's Mother once worked as a housekeeper for Paul McCartney. Also the two songs have the word deliver in the title.

geniejean

24-08-2015

Deliver Your Children - Paul McCartney and Wings
Feel The Love - Rudimental ft. John Newman

Deliver Your Children was written by Denny Laine and Paul McCartney and Laine's original title for the song was "Feel the Love."

Terrence Chant

24-08-2015

Feel The Love - Rudimental ft. John Newman
The Climb • Joe McElderry

Both born June 16th, a year apart - 1990 & 1991 respectively

geniejean

25-08-2015

The Climb • Joe McElderry
Fat Bob's Feet - Toy Dolls

Both Joe McElderry & Michael "Olga" Algar were born in South Sheilds. The latter track was on the album of the same name & released the year Joe McElderry was born ...1991

Terrence Chant

25-08-2015

Fat Bob's Feet - Toy Dolls
Kids In America • Kim Wilde

A reworking of the latter features on the former album

Fibromite59

25-08-2015

Kids In America - Kim Wilde
Runaround Sue - Dion

Dion had the origial hit of Teenager In Love (In America) and Marty Wilde (father of Kim Wilde, had the British No. One hit of Teenager in Love.

Terrence Chant

26-08-2015

Runaround Sue - Dion
Frankie • Sister Sledge

Dion had an LP called Yo Frankie

geniejean

26-08-2015

Frankie - Sister Sledge
Frankie - Bruce Springsteen

Same title, different song

Terrence Chant

26-08-2015

Frankie - Bruce Springsteen
Benny - Alex Winston

Fibromite59

28-08-2015

Hi TC, can you explain the above one please?

Terrence Chant

28-08-2015

It was simply Frankie & Benny's, the restaurant chain

geniejean

28-08-2015

Benny - Alex Winston
The Joker - Norman Wisdom

In a game of "Euchre" the Joker card is called the Benny.......I know this because Euche is played in Guernsey which is where I was born

also Norman was born on my birthday...February 4th

Terrence Chant

29-08-2015

The Joker • Norman Wisdom
Stutter Rap • Morris Minor & The Majors

Tony Hawks of the latter teamed up with NW to try and have another hit record to win a bet

geniejean

29-08-2015

Stutter Rap • Morris Minor & The Majors
Your Daddy's Car - The Divine Comedy

A Morris Minor may well have been Your Daddy's Car

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