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Roy Orbison & K D Lang - Crying

Jeff Buckley - Hallelujah

Just in & catching up on the blog. Who was having a go at us?

How dare they!

Previously on the blog.......

Julie,

You'll have had your Glee!

Nights in white satin - The Moody Blues (1967 & again in 1972)

#3

DC,

For one crazy moment I thought we were gonna hear 'Locomotive Breath'

I think I'll leave this theme to the young 'uns.

I'm offski to compile a list for Friday.

So Ah'm urr.......

.......now, what rhymes with luck?

The Psychedelic Furs - Pretty in Pink

#8 Duck!

One of my favorites:

Imagine - John Lennon

Dion - 'The Wanderer' (1962 and 1976)

Soul Asylum - 'Runaway Train' (Jun and Nov 1993)

Sammy Davis Jr - 'Love Me Or Leave Me' (Sep and Nov 1955)

Feel The Need In Me - The Detroit Emeralds

Top five in 1973 and charted again with a longer version in 1977.

Hope they select the short version

#6 I take it that Tull just missed the shortlist?

Shame on you DC!
Its a soul classic.

Band of Gold ~ Freda Payne

Heard it Through the Grapevine - Marvin Gaye

Tull we meet again - Vera Lynn

is there anything in the theme description that precludes cover versions?

Don't wish to throw a spanner in the works - but.... "songs" that made the chart twice (or more...see where this is going yet?)
Please can we have clarification that you mean by the same artist. (I'd hate to think Chubby Brown or DJ Utzi have a chance of a look in here. The first was offensive sacrilege, the second just bloody annoying.)

Assuming that to be the case - and that US (state and national) charts count -
Aerosmith Dream On
was on their first album and did very well in Boston then. On rerelease a few years later, it went to number 6 on the billboard chart.

Hands up - this a poor rehash of a wiki article. But it's an incredible song. If you like that kind of thing. ;o)

#20 great minds or fools - which are we, paul?! ;o)

"How many times do I have to tell you? C F G."

m-d, dunno the blogetariat will already have made their minds up!

this song is still as fresh as the day it was first baked even when it was first released then used as backing for some nice pictures of hot-air ballooning (thats not a criticism btw)............

'i can't let maggie go'..............honeybus (make mine a milanda)

cheers frae the dale

#22 nobody's biting but anyway i'm sure clarification will be forthcoming via FB.......

We've got tonight / bob seger (live) and a hit more than once

For all of us still waiting on his first date this side of the pond

#20 I assumed that it's songs that were hits for the same artist more than once. Am I wrong?

"OK it's tails - you tell Paul he's out."

#31 Who the **** is Chubby Brown?

#21!!

as the boss said..........'its not an easy one'.......i'm pretty much over extended at 1 suggestion but i'm sure a string of hits from the 60's had another go with the same artist.............as an example of a lucky ( a nod to friday's lucky theme.getting it in early) guess?.................i'll bet no very much that............

'little children'.................billy J kramer

'ferry cross the mersey'.................gerry 'nd the pacemakers (some advice to the toon cooncil of liverpool........get yer ferries cross the mersey running later than 6pm on a saturday......its no funny drivin 5 hours to see a closed ticket office)

had more than 1 go at the charts.

as they say..............you won't winnit if you urnae innit

cheers frae the dale

"Don't look now, but there's a huge caterpillar disappearing down your lug hole..."

"It was only upon closer analysis that John realised he wasn't looking into a mirror"

"You could at least buy me a drink first, John."

"I only said we're more popular than cheese is."

I like the idea of repeat offenders but how about a theme for bands you have just stumbled upon? they may have been out for ages but for some reason you have not heard of them and you would like to share your new found find with the Get it on clan and beyond I have just been introduced to The Lorelei and cant wait to hear more from them so how about we forget the Simon Cowells of this world and start promoting our own 'finds' especially home grown ones

Of course you can't wait to hear more of The Lorelei.

Virginia Plain was in the charts twice. The second time round was when they moved to a new record label and they released a double A to promote the Greatest hits.

Virginia Plain c/w The Pride And The Pain

15 Aug 1972 46
22 Aug 1972 26
29 Aug 1972 18
05 Sep 1972 8
12 Sep 1972 4 (Peak position)
19 Sep 1972 7
26 Sep 1972 10
03 Oct 1972 15
10 Oct 1972 24
17 Oct 1972 28
24 Oct 1972 36
31 Oct 1972 50
(Chart run of 12 weeks

Virginia Plain c/w Pyjamarama (Re-issue)

18 Oct 1977 29
25 Oct 1977 20
01 Nov 1977 15
08 Nov 1977 11 (Peak position)
15 Nov 1977 13
22 Nov 1977 19
(Chart run of 6 weeks)

Previously on the Blog....

Adam - If you're comparing me to JuliefromEdinburgh I'll take that as a compliment!

;o)


There are plenty of songs to keep Glen happy!

E.g. Guitar Man - Elvis ~ 1967 & 1981

Get Back - The Beatles ~ 1969 & 1976 & 1989

:o)

Not too sure Glen what is meant by that?

"Raeet Geeohge, wos it a Shelbee, ay Hawf Windsah oh ay Feuwl Windsah yoh mahmee yeuwst to toie?"

#40 a fundamentaly flawed argument Senga. Glen is the only person I know that complains about his own suggestions....

brilliant............'ferry cross the mersey'...........came back and got to #1

great song
great singer
great city
great river

cheers frae the dale

By the time Bowie had a hit in he had quite a few albums under his belt, some of which were promptly re-released giving Hunky Dory in particular a much higher chart placing than previous. Life on Mars was released as a single in 1973 a full 2 years after Changes which was the other single from the lp.

David Bowie - Life On Mars

Jeff Buckley barely trobouled the charts with his version of Hallelujah and it was not a single from but did make an appearance in 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009. Best position was No.2 thanks to the beat Alexandra Burke campaign.

Jeff Buckley - Hallelujah

missing words:

from the Grace lp when it first came out

Der Boss - Dancing In The Dark

In the UK, "Dancing in the Dark" originally reached number 28 in the UK Singles Chart when released in May 1984. However, the song was re-released in January 1985 and subsequently reached number 4 in the charts, becoming the 27th best-selling single of the year.

Righteous Bros

You've Lost That Loving Feling: 1964, 1969, 1990

Unchained Melody: 1965, 1990

#41

#40

Fraid not Senga. It’s another JfE. A former blogger and serial poster who stormed off some time ago taking the only copy of the GIO Guidelines with him. He’s still on the show now again and there are some who think he is still on the Blog but in a different guise. You’ll occasionally see Norrie pine for him.

:)

#50 I just want us all to be friends.

#50

I'm not Jim frae Erskine.

What guidelines?

regardez youse

henri

I think every Beatles single counts: they were all re-realised twenty years to the day ( hence 'Get Back (above) from 69 and 89) under the banner 'It was Twenty Years Ago Today' (clever, eh?) and I think they all charted 2nd time round.

Which leads us to - Which one? Spolit for choice.

Just for a change how about

I Feel Fine or Can't Buy Me Love - the Beatles

regardez youse

henrifraemilngavie

At the time Paul Hardcastle re released a re mix of 19 once the original recording started to peak in the UK Charts. However, Hardcastle re-released his former anti-war Number One single '19' in April '10. The track was re-worked to highlight the plight of soldiers in Afghanistan.
This move came about after his son's friend George Sparks was killed in the conflict.

#52

You know fine weel, Mr H!

#53 Just for a change...

The Beatles, serial repeat offenders ☺

Valerie - Steve Winwood

Theme suggestion - why was that not a single

Theme suggestion - kept off the top, the best records that reached number two

Theme suggestion - it started with....

Captain R, have we had 'Jealousy' as a theme before? We're bound to have had this but I can't recall it

DC

Theme suggestion:

Songs by artists with famous musical parents, for example Teddy Thompson, Rufus Wainwright, Jeff Buckley

Or songs by famous musical parents?

#30

Billy,

Deh ken! Greenock Broons or Dundee? Mebbes ask Gaie...

Alison's back ramorra. (Be still, my foolish heart!) Bryan kept that quiet...

#63
Its been a tough week for the lad. Mebbe been last minute.

#58

Keep them coming Norrie!
Though the second one means nothing to me.

#63 You're so lucky ☺

#64

Adam,

I know of a blogger who has had a tough 13 weeks. But you never hear him complaining!


>8-D

#66

Billy,

Ken!



(In Hebrew, Ken means Yes.)

That'll come in handy next time you're in Jerusalem!

:-)

#39 that reminds me RJ whatever happened to the theme of sudden endings

#50 I'm JFE

BRING ME THE BREAD OF ALFREDO GARCIA!

#65 took me a while but I got it!

#67

C´mon SG.
A record played is a record played even if the blogger is credited erroneously with another's request.
It's clearly stated in the Guidelines (we were once told).

#67, for the millionth time, don't exaggerate

#68 Thanks!

Huv ye no requested Soft Cell? Say Hello Wave Goodbye was a hit in 1982 and 1991...

#75

Billy,

I've said it before and I'll say it again...

For me a Soft Cell is a secure room with rubber walls!


>8-D

Norrie,

I think the longest time between hits belongs to Bob Dylan. Can you confirm?

#73, #74

All I wanted was sympathy and understanding. All I got was abuse.......















dejected git

nice try Scotch.....anyway what's a hit?


Paul J from Ehrr's kin

#78 and ignored




again