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nelliek

22-03-2013

Originally Posted by geniejean:
“its nice to see a few more people posting on this thread and now I'm off to bed :yawn:”

I don't usually post in this thread because half the time I've never heard of the songs/groups mentioned.

The young ones - Cliff Richard
Play it cool - Billy Fury

Title tracks from film musicals starring the singers, both of whom were born in 1940.
Last edited by nelliek : 22-03-2013 at 03:01

Terrence Chant

22-03-2013

Play it cool - Billy Fury
Frisbee - Super Furry Animals

Super Furry Animals had a different song called Play It Cool, plus you have tenuous a fury / furry link in the artists name

Scraggy Taters

22-03-2013

Originally Posted by nelliek:
“I don't usually post in this thread because half the time I've never heard of the songs/groups mentioned.
”

This is one of the few threads that I post in that that pain in the arse poster Daleman doesn't bother with.
Once he's finished, all my favourites are on Page 3 !

Frisbee - Super Furry Animals
Heatseeker - AC/DC

Missile based tracks by two acts who've never had a UK top 10 hit.

Terrence Chant

22-03-2013

No need to be rude to Dale ST.....anyway I'm as bad lol

Heatseeker - AC/DC
Oops I Did It Again - Britney Spears

Artists dressing up in school uniform link

Scraggy Taters

22-03-2013

Originally Posted by Terrence Chant:
“[i]No need to be rude to Dale ST.....anyway I'm as bad lol”

You're cool.

At least you bother posting in the same threads I do T.C. He never does.

Oops I Did It Again - Britney Spears
Domino - Jessie J.

Both female vocalists have shaved their head.

Terrence Chant

22-03-2013

I'll have a word with him

.....there was a time I only posted on the more 'cerebral' games.....but then I got fed up waiting.....

Domino - Jessie J
Sweet Treat - Smog

The latter features on the album 'Knock Knock', which you do if you can't go at dominoes.....and serendipitously the album was released on Domino Records

geniejean

22-03-2013

Originally Posted by nelliek:
“I don't usually post in this thread because half the time I've never heard of the songs/groups mentioned.”

Google and internet, make it fairly easy, I must admit, I've not heard of certain songs artistes either

and Scraggy, I almost always go to page 3 or 4 too

Sweet Treat - Smog
Spanish Guitar - Toni Braxton

Bill Callahan who has performed under the band name Smog and Toni Braxton were both born in Maryland

Scraggy Taters

22-03-2013

Originally Posted by geniejean:
“ Scraggy, I almost always go to page 3 or 4 too ”

All adds to the fun of finding our favourite threads

Spanish Guitar - Toni Braxton
Things Can Only Get Better - D:Ream

In early 1994, Toni Braxtons debut hit 'Breathe Again' was denied a UK #1 by the D:Ream song in question.

Terrence Chant

22-03-2013

Things Can Only Get Better - D:Ream
Starman - Bowie

Obvious Brian Cox link....

geniejean

22-03-2013

Starman - Bowie
It's Only Money - Thin Lizzy

Still with Starman Brian Cox.... in the 1980s he was keyboard player with the rock band Dare which is fronted by Thin Lizzy keyboard player Darren Wharton

Terrence Chant

22-03-2013

It's Only Money - Thin Lizzy
Big Guns - Skid Row

One of Phil Lynott's early bands was also called Skid Row

geniejean

22-03-2013

Big Guns - Skid Row
Military Man - Gary Moore & Phil Lynott

You'd need big guns if you were a military man

and ...Skid Row was guitarist Gary Moore's first professional band.

Terrence Chant

22-03-2013

Military Man - Gary Moore & Phil Lynott
Kings Of The Wild Frontier - Adam And The Ants

Wild Frontier was the name of a Moore solo album

geniejean

22-03-2013

Kings Of The Wild Frontier - Adam And The Ants
Jealous Guy - Roxy Music

In this instance Adam And The Ants were the jealous guys, as Roxy music beat them to the top spot in March 1981 ...Adam & The Ants taking second spot

Scraggy Taters

22-03-2013

Jealous Guy - Roxy Music
I Think We're Alone Now - Tiffany

Both 1980s UK #1s with a Lennon penned tune.
The aforementioned 'Jealous Guy' & Tiffany did her version of 'I Saw Her Standing There' (changing the 'her' to 'him').

Terrence Chant

23-03-2013

I Think We're Alone Now - Tiffany
I Think I'm A Clone Now - Weird Al Yankovic

Parody of the former...

Scraggy Taters

23-03-2013

I Think I'm A Clone Now - Weird Al Yankovic
I Want Love - Elton John

Al Yankovic was born in Downey (California).
Robert Downey Jr appeared in the video to 'I Want Love' which was filmed in one continuous shot.

geniejean

23-03-2013

I Want Love - Elton John
It's Like That - Mariah Carey

Both videos were shot on location at Greystone Park Mansion in Beverly Hills, California

Multimedia81

24-03-2013

It's Like That - Mariah Carey
The Look ~ Roxette

From Mariah to Maria in Coronation Street aka Samia Ghadie. On her final night in Dancing on Ice she danced to The Look!

Terrence Chant

24-03-2013

The Look ~ Roxette
I Am The Beat - The Look

From a song to a band name....

Scraggy Taters

25-03-2013

I Am The Beat - The Look
Good Thing - Fine Young Cannibals

Andy Cox & Dave Steele formed Fine Young Cannibals (with Roland Gift) when The Beat disbanded.

Terrence Chant

25-03-2013

Good Thing - Fine Young Cannibals
The Gift - The Jam

Gift link...the title track from the Jam's fine last album

geniejean

25-03-2013

The Gift - The Jam
Pictures of Matchstick Men - Status Quo

The Jam formed in 1972, consisted of Paul Weller, together with various friends at Sheerwater Secondary School. Rick Parfitt also was another notable of Sheerwater Secondary School

Terrence Chant

25-03-2013

Pictures of Matchstick Men - Status Quo
Hole In My Shoe - Traffic

the Quo were previously known as Traffic

Scraggy Taters

25-03-2013

Hole In My Shoe - Traffic
She Said - Plan B

One of (Traffic vocalist) Steve Winwoods UK solo hits was called 'Valerie'.
The Zutons song of the same name was namechecked in the rap verse of the Plan B song 'She Said' (roughly 2:15 minutes in)

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