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UKMikey
21-11-2011
Annie's Song - John Denver
The Galway Girl - Steve Earle & Sharon Shannon

The Denver song was a hit for flute player James Galway
Terrence Chant
22-11-2011
The Galway Girl
When I Fall - Barenaked Ladies


The Galway Girl feautured on Steve Earle's LP 'Transcendental Blues', which included a track called 'When I Fall'. BN's song has the same title but is a different tune.
UKMikey
22-11-2011
When I Fall
October - U2

The BNL song also takes place during October
Terrence Chant
22-11-2011
October - U2
Hounds Of Love - Kate Bush

Both recorded at The Windmill Lane Studios, Dublin
geniejean
22-11-2011
Hounds Of Love - Kate Bush
Games Without Frontiers - Peter Gabriel

Games Without Frontiers features Kate Bush on backing vocals
Terrence Chant
22-11-2011
Didn't know KB supplied vox on that as well as Dont Give Up

Games Without Frontiers - Peter Gabriel
Melt - Mystery Jets

The album cover that includes GWF is the 'melty face' Gabriel album.
geniejean
23-11-2011
Melt - Mystery Jets
Misery - Pink

Mystery Jets original name was The Misery Jets
Terrence Chant
23-11-2011
Misery - Pink
King - UB40

Misery is also a Stephen King novel
geniejean
23-11-2011
King - UB40
For Charles Bronson - The Mountain Goats

Charles next in line to be King
Terrence Chant
23-11-2011
For Charles Bronson - The Mountain Goats
I Can Only Disappoint U - Mansun

The latter song includes references to the CB Sharon Tate murders: "...And you, with "piggies" scrawled on your wall"
UKMikey
23-11-2011
I Can Only Disappoint U - Mansun
Chester - Essex Green

Mansun's home town was Chester
Terrence Chant
24-11-2011
Chester - Essex Green
Snoopy Vs The Red Baron - Royal Guardsmen

Jeff Baron was one of the founder members of Essex Green
UKMikey
24-11-2011
Snoopy Vs The Red Baron - Royal Guardsmen
Charlie Brown - Coasters

Hopefully the link is self-explanatory but for anyone who doesn't read Peanuts Snoopy is Charlie Brown's dog.
Terrence Chant
24-11-2011
Charlie Brown - Coasters
Violet Hill - Coldplay

As well as also having a song called Charlie Brown, Chris Martin and co. unwittingly namecheck another Peanuts character, Violet, in the above.
UKMikey
24-11-2011
Violet Hill - Coldplay
Rebel Yell - Billy Idol

A Spell A Rebel Yell is the b-side of Violet Hill
Terrence Chant
24-11-2011
Rebel Yell - Billy Idol
Broad Daylight - Free

'Broad' is William Michael Albert's real surname.
geniejean
25-11-2011
Broad Daylight - Free
Every Kinda People - Robert Palmer

Andy Fraser of Free wrote Every Kinda People
Terrence Chant
25-11-2011
Every Kinda People - Robert Palmer
I Feel Free - Cream

Palmer was vacationing with Jack Bruce when he had his fatal heart attack
geniejean
25-11-2011
didn't know that


I Feel Free - Cream
Pretty Flamingo - Manfred Mann

Jack Bruce had his first commercial success as a member of Manfred Mann
Terrence Chant
25-11-2011
neither did I 'til I did a bit of browsing...

Pretty Flamingo - Manfred Mann
Can You Stand Upon One Leg? - Divine Comedy

On TOTP in 1965, Manfred Mann lead singer Paul Jones, flamingo-esque, performed standing on one leg!
UKMikey
25-11-2011
I Feel Free - Cream
Johnny And Mary - Robert Palmer again

Both used to advertise Renault cars in the 1980s
Terrence Chant
25-11-2011
Johnny And Mary - Robert Palmer
Joan Of Arc - OMD

Both film titles starring Dustin Hofman
UKMikey
25-11-2011
oops, my refresh messed up, thanks Terry

Joan Of Arc - OMD
Thank You - Pale Fountains

The OMD video was recorded at Fountains Abbey in N Yorkshire
Terrence Chant
26-11-2011
Thankyou
Love Shack - B52's

After the Pale Fountains, the Heads went on to form the fantastic Shack.
geniejean
26-11-2011
Love Shack - B52's
I Can't Make You Love Me - Bonnie Raitt

Don Was produced both records,
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