gcreptile 10,979 Posted February 26, 2019 On 21/02/2019 at 13:13, time said: This song has it's origins in post-war 1940's Europe. It was then a US 1950's b-side before returning to Europe and becoming a worldwide hit in the 90's, reaching number 1 in the artist's home country. It's oh so quiet? Hit for Björk Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,621 Posted February 26, 2019 4 minutes ago, gcreptile said: It's oh so quiet? Hit for Björk Shhh! Here's the Betty Hutton version from 1951. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,979 Posted February 26, 2019 33 minutes ago, Great Uncle Bulgaria said: As no one seems to have any idea about Time's one, here's another one to be going on with. 1981 hit by gothic new wave band that had a long chart career, apparently about buggery... Just Can't Get Enough by Depeche Mode? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Great Uncle Bulgaria 1,290 Posted February 26, 2019 12 minutes ago, gcreptile said: 46 minutes ago, Great Uncle Bulgaria said: As no one seems to have any idea about Time's one, here's another one to be going on with. 1981 hit by gothic new wave band that had a long chart career, apparently about buggery... Just Can't Get Enough by Depeche Mode? nope, this band has their first hit in late 70s and their last in the early 90s, and their biggest (but not best) hit was a beatles cover. And I take it back about Time's one :-) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,979 Posted February 26, 2019 10 minutes ago, Great Uncle Bulgaria said: nope, this band has their first hit in late 70s and their last in the early 90s, and their biggest (but not best) hit was a beatles cover. And I take it back about Time's one :-) Since I have a next one, I really, really want to solve this, so: Siouxsie and the Banshees - Arabian Knights Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Great Uncle Bulgaria 1,290 Posted February 26, 2019 4 minutes ago, gcreptile said: Since I have a next one, I really, really want to solve this, so: Siouxsie and the Banshees - Arabian Knights Yep, you got it.... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,979 Posted February 26, 2019 Yay! Okay, this song by a non-UK band became a nr 1 hit in the UK almost 4 years after the release of its album. Also, obligatory: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,588 Posted February 27, 2019 12 hours ago, gcreptile said: Yay! Okay, this song by a non-UK band became a nr 1 hit in the UK almost 4 years after the release of its album. Also, obligatory: The Model by Kraftwerk? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Great Uncle Bulgaria 1,290 Posted February 27, 2019 Carnival is over by the Seekers? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,979 Posted February 27, 2019 6 hours ago, Bibliogryphon said: The Model by Kraftwerk? Correct! (Can't link the video here) 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,588 Posted February 27, 2019 An easy one then The first self penned No.1 UK chart single by a solo female artist. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,155 Posted February 27, 2019 That surely must be Wuthering Heights by who else but Kate Bush. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Dead Cow 620 Posted February 27, 2019 On 13/12/2018 at 16:33, Bibliogryphon said: A very easy one: First self-penned solo number one UK single by a female artist. 23 minutes ago, Bibliogryphon said: An easy one then The first self penned No.1 UK chart single by a solo female artist. Umm, this feels like deja vu all over again. 1 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,155 Posted February 27, 2019 Thought it was too familiar ...... Guilty pleasure time. Eponymous song from an 80s film, sung by a bloke with a silly name and silly hair. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handrejka 1,904 Posted February 27, 2019 5 minutes ago, Toast said: Thought it was too familiar ...... Guilty pleasure time. Eponymous song from an 80s film, sung by a bloke with a silly name and silly hair. Never Ending Story? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,155 Posted February 27, 2019 49 minutes ago, Handrejka said: Never Ending Story? You got it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handrejka 1,904 Posted February 27, 2019 The song I'm thinking of was not a hit but is well thought of. It name checks one of DL's successes from 2014 . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Great Uncle Bulgaria 1,290 Posted February 28, 2019 Arfur Daley by the Firm? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
charon 4,943 Posted February 28, 2019 14 minutes ago, Great Uncle Bulgaria said: Arfur Daley by the Firm? Didn't die then....nice spoof. It'll be Bacall, but she's been in shitloads of songs. Don't think it'll be The Clash as Combat Rock album in general not that well thought of. Suzanne Vega maybe. Lou Reed maybe. Madonna more likely, can't mind the name of it but from Evita. But there'll be oodles more songs that name check her. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handrejka 1,904 Posted February 28, 2019 2 hours ago, charon said: Didn't die then....nice spoof. It'll be Bacall, but she's been in shitloads of songs. Don't think it'll be The Clash as Combat Rock album in general not that well thought of. Suzanne Vega maybe. Lou Reed maybe. Madonna more likely, can't mind the name of it but from Evita. But there'll be oodles more songs that name check her. No. It's not Bacall. Edit - Just realised that in some versions of the song, the verse he is mentioned in is left out. British Band, formed in the 60s, three quarters of the original line are still alive. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,480 Posted February 28, 2019 13 minutes ago, Handrejka said: No. It's not Bacall. Edit - Just realised that in some versions of the song, the verse he is mentioned in is left out. British Band, formed in the 60s, three quarters of the original line are still alive. Oh, that's got to be The Kinks? Does Celluloid Heroes mention Wallach or Mickey Rooney? I know the song but not the lyrics (hands in Kinks fan card...) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handrejka 1,904 Posted February 28, 2019 8 minutes ago, msc said: Oh, that's got to be The Kinks? Does Celluloid Heroes mention Wallach or Mickey Rooney? I know the song but not the lyrics (hands in Kinks fan card...) That's the one. ' If you stamped on Mickey Rooney, he'd still turn round and smile' being the lyrics, though probably untrue in real life. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,480 Posted February 28, 2019 5 minutes ago, Handrejka said: That's the one. ' If you stamped on Mickey Rooney, he'd still turn round and smile' being the lyrics, though probably untrue in real life. Given wasn't he known for being surly? Hah. Will think up one tomorrow morning, busy with the Cup. (or another can go...) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,657 Posted March 1, 2019 20 hours ago, msc said: Given wasn't he known for being surly? Hah. Will think up one tomorrow morning, busy with the Cup. (or another can go...) If another can go can I leap in with summat that might take more than a few seconds to solve? An album track from a collection that charted higher in the UK than anywhere else significant - though the album dropped like a stone after chart entry and only went gold in the US. Released by an act everyone (near as makes no odds hereabouts) will have heard of. Thing is, you'd easily be confused if you heard this song on its own because all the vocals are supplied by the hired help and the whole song is a pretty wilful act of lyrical banality (repeating the few words with some slight musical and vocal embellishment) meaning it's credited to the act who made the album but bears few of the hallmarks of the acts typical style. For all that it's a pretty tune! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,155 Posted March 1, 2019 56 minutes ago, maryportfuncity said: A song on an album that charted higher in the UK than anywhere else significant - though it dropped like a stone and only went gold in the US - by an act everyone (near as makes no odds hereabouts) will have heard of. Thing is, you'd easily be confused if you heard this song on its own because all the vocals are supplied by the hired help and the whole song is a pretty wilful act of lyrical banality (repeating the few words with some slight musical and vocal embellishment). For all that it's a pretty tune! I'm a bit confused. Re charting, do you mean the album or the song? Was the song released as a single? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
