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Old 01-09-2015, 08:11
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Your Daddy's Car - The Divine Comedy
Dreadlock Holiday • 10cc

the latter contains a cricket reference and Neil Hannon also had a cricket themed band named Duckworth Lewis Method
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Old 01-09-2015, 17:55
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Dreadlock Holiday • 10cc
Since You've Been Gone - Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders

Dreadlock Holiday was written by Eric Stewart and Graham Gouldman. In the 1960's Eric Stewart was a member of The Mindbenders co-writing the latter.
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Old 02-09-2015, 10:08
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Since You've Been Gone - Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders
I Surrender - Rainbow

A different SYBG was also a big hit for Rainbow
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Old 02-09-2015, 12:17
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I Surrender - Rainbow
So You Win Again - Hot Chocolate


Both songs written by Russ Ballard
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Old 02-09-2015, 13:15
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So You Win Again • Hot Chocolate
Fade To Grey • Visage

Both bands lead singer died this year
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Old 02-09-2015, 23:22
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Fade To Grey - Visage
Ashes To Ashes - David Bowie.

4 Members of Visage appeared in the music video of Ashes To Ashes.
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Old 03-09-2015, 07:48
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Ashes To Ashes - David Bowie.
Don't Turn Out Like Your Mother - The Proclaimers

contrary to popular myth, that isn't Bowie's mum who appears at the end of the video
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Old 03-09-2015, 13:59
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Don't Turn Out Like Your Mother - The Proclaimers
Hit the Road Jack - Ray Charles

The former can be found on the album Hit The Highway... highway=road
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Old 03-09-2015, 14:41
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Hit the Road Jack - Ray Charles
Hit The North • The Fall

Both have the first two words of 'Hit The...' and, erm, lots of members have jacked it in from The Fall
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Old 04-09-2015, 15:15
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Hit The North • The Fall
I Wanna Be a Cowboy - Boys Don't Cry

Mark E. Smith is the only constant member of The Fall....a Mark Smith played bass in Boys Don't Cry
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Old 04-09-2015, 16:08
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I wanna Be a Cowboy - Boys Don't Cry
Slowdive • Slowdive

both band names are after a Goth bands song - The Cure and Siouxsie & The Banshees
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Old 06-09-2015, 14:16
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Slowdive • Slowdive
What if - Kate Winslet

Both Neil Halstead, founding member of Slowdive, ad Kate Winslet were born in Reading, Berkshire
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Old 06-09-2015, 19:27
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What if - Kate Winslet
If ~ Telly Savalas

Apart from the title connection, both were one-off hits by actors, and If was a hit earlier in the year 1975 when Kate was born!
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Old 06-09-2015, 23:49
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If ~ Telly Savalas
Lollipop - The Mudlarks.

Telly Savalas was always sucking a lollipop in his acting role of Kojak.
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Old 07-09-2015, 07:17
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Lollipop - The Mudlarks
Fat Pat • Ronald & Ruby

The latter recorded Lollipop initially
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Old 07-09-2015, 10:53
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Fat Pat • Ronald & Ruby
Candy Man - Roy Orbison

Too much Candy will make you Fat .....and Beverly "Ruby" Ross co-wrote the latter
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Old 07-09-2015, 11:46
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Candy Man - Roy Orbison
Only Happy When It Rains • Garbage

Candyman was parodied as 'The Garbageman' in an episode of The Simpsons
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Old 08-09-2015, 08:50
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Only Happy When It Rains - Garbage
What Now My Love - Shirley Bassey

Both singers called Shirley, both recorded Bond themes
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Old 08-09-2015, 09:36
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What Now My Love • Shirley Bassey
Can Can • Bad Manners

Both acts produce amusing spoonerisms - Mad Banners and Burly Chassis
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Old 09-09-2015, 17:50
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Can Can • Bad Manners
Icing on the Cake ~ Steven Tin Tin Duffy

From a double mention of Can to one of Tin. Also, you might have a Can of coke for example with some Cake!
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Old 10-09-2015, 08:57
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Icing on the Cake ~ Steven Tin Tin Duffy
Hungry Like The Wolf • Duran Duran

Pre-Lilac Time, Duffy was in Duran Duran for a short time
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Old 10-09-2015, 09:08
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Hungry Like The Wolf • Duran Duran
Never Let Down - Andrew WK

Never Let Down was taken from Andrew WK's second album "The Wolf"
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Old 10-09-2015, 09:34
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Never Let Down - Andrew WK
For Tomorrow • Blur

Andrew WK featured on Dave Gorman's Modern Life Is Goodish the other night, a play on Blur's Modern Life Is Rubbish, the LP opened by For a Tomorrow
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Old 11-09-2015, 12:13
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For Tomorrow • Blur
Gary Gilmore's Eyes - The Adverts

Track 2 on Modern Life is Rubbish is called Advert.
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Old 11-09-2015, 12:19
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Gary Gilmore's Eyes • The Adverts
Mark • Shed Seven

Mark was Gary Gilmore's middle name and he was executed in '77
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