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Old 28-10-2009, 21:49
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Every 1's A Winner - Hot Chocolate

Chain Reaction - Diana Ross

Connection: Hot Chocolate became the only group, and Diana Ross only one of two artists (the other being Elvis Presley), that scored a hit in every year of the 1970s.
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Old 28-10-2009, 21:59
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Chain Reaction - Diana Ross
Islands In The Stream - Kenny & Dolly

Both songs written by the BeeGees
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Old 28-10-2009, 23:27
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Islands In The Stream - Kenny & Dolly
Ghetto Superstar - Pras Michel

Ghetto Superstar samples Islands In The Stream as it's main hook.
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Old 28-10-2009, 23:53
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Islands In The Stream - Kenny & Dolly
Ghetto Superstar - Pras Michel

Ghetto Superstar samples Islands In The Stream as it's main hook.
Gone Til November - Wyclef Jean

obviously both were members of the Fugees in the mid 90s
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Old 29-10-2009, 13:03
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Gone Til November - Wyclef Jean
Masquerade - The Skids

Link: one of WJ's albums is entitled 'Masquerade'.
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Old 29-10-2009, 13:07
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Masquerade - The Skids

Ain't No Mountain High Enough - Diana Ross

connection - the skids sang into the valley and aint no mountain high enough's next line is aint no valley low enough

(lame but a connection all the same )
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Old 29-10-2009, 14:09
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Ain't No Mountain High Enough - Diana Ross
Solid - Ashord And Simpson

Husband and wife team Nikolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson wrote the former, amongst many other famous songs.
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Old 29-10-2009, 15:21
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Solid - Ashford And Simpson

Tears Dry On Their Own- Amy Winehouse


Winehouse's hit was written for her by the aforementioned Ashford and Simpson
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Old 29-10-2009, 15:42
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Tears Dry On Their Own- Amy Winehouse
Back To Black - Glasvegas

Glasvegas recorded a cover of Back To Black for Radio One's live lounge thingy.
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Old 29-10-2009, 16:55
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Back To Black - Glasvegas
Moonlight Sonata - Beethoven

Glasvegas used Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata as the main tune on their track "Stabbed"
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Old 29-10-2009, 18:14
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Moonlight Sonata - Beethoven

Johnny B. Goode - Chuck Berry

connection - chuck berry sang "Roll Over Beethoven"
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Old 29-10-2009, 20:03
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Johnny B. Goode - Chuck Berry

The Power Of Love - Huey Lewis & The News

Connection: Both featured on the soundtrack for 'Back To The Future'.
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Old 29-10-2009, 20:08
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The Power Of Love - Huey Lewis & The News

Baby Drives Me Crazy - Thin Lizzy



Huey Lewis played harmonica on the Thin Lizzy track
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Old 29-10-2009, 20:21
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Baby Drives Me Crazy - Thin Lizzy

Dandy - The Kinks

Connection: Thin Lizzy's name derived from a robot character from The Dandy named 'Tin Lizzy'.
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Old 29-10-2009, 20:26
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Dandy - The Kinks
Time Is Right - Topper Heddon

Connection: Topper, another DC Thompson comic.
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Old 30-10-2009, 11:34
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Time Is Right - Topper Headon
This Wheel's On Fire - Rat Scabies

Link: Solo work by punk drummers...
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Old 30-10-2009, 19:19
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This wheel's on fire - Rat Scabies
Boom Bang A Bang - Lulu

This wheel's on fire is the theme tune to Absolutely Fab .
In Ab Fab Lulu is on the books of Edina .
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Old 31-10-2009, 00:29
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Boom Bang A Bang - Lulu
So Little Time - Diana Dors

Both appeared in Adam and the Ants videos
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Old 31-10-2009, 12:07
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So little time - Diana Dors
The witch - The Rattles

Diana Dors played the part of a nurse who was infact a witch in an ITV thriller called 'Nurse will make it better' back in the 70s when I was young . Those thrillers were just quality !

Well it is Halloween after all ...
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Old 01-11-2009, 01:01
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Both the last two links are equally impressive

The Witch - The Rattles
Wuthering Heights - Kate Bush

Kate Bush has on occasion been accused of witchery, casting potions, offering frog legs as sacrificial members, etc. Allegedly
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Old 01-11-2009, 04:04
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Kate Bush - Wuthering Heights
Pink Floyd - Time

*random floyd choice - link-kate bush had her career kickstarted by the approval of dave gilmour*
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Old 02-11-2009, 14:51
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Stan - Eminem

(both artists have recorded songs called Brain Damage)
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Old 02-11-2009, 15:18
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Stan - Eminem

(both artists have recorded songs called Brain Damage)
A.N.T.S - Adam And The Ants

Link: This cover version of Y.M.C.A () uses the same letters as the previous song...
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Old 02-11-2009, 15:44
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A.N.T.S - Adam And The Ants

After The Fall - Ray Davies

Link - Both Adam Ant (born Stuart Leslie Goddard) , and Ray Davies attended Hornsey College of Art
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Old 02-11-2009, 19:47
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Chain Reaction - Diana Ross

Orinoco Flow - Enya

both artists became number 1 sellers having already been in a group that reached the top spot for a single -
DR - the Supremes
Enya - Clannad

apologies - somehow I was not taken to the last post
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