Am I the only one who finds Fairytale of New York the blandest dirge ever that's almost impossible to sing along to, let along enjoy?
No room for White Christmas, arguably the biggest-selling single of all time? Or Wham!'s Last Christmas? That's gotta be my favourite!
Good list, but I'd say Billy Joel, Neil Diamond, Mama Cass Elliot, Neil Sedaka, Marc Bolan (real name Marc Feld!), Marc Knopfler, Graham Gouldman, Kevin Godley and Lol Creme of 10cc, Barbra Streisand, Frankie Vaughan, Mick Hucknall, Elkie Brooks, Amy Winehouse, Helen Shapiro, Irving Berlin and Rodgers and Hammerstein also deserve to be on that list. If having a Jewish mother counts, then surprisingly, George Michael can also go on the list...I don't know if being a follower of Kaballah, which is a Jewish form of mysticism counts, but Madonna could be a tenuous addition...
Well, yeah, from an historical perspective and to see how the Daleks started out. Being 1963, the pace is a bit slower but the storyline is still strong - back then the show was broadcast in serials containing 4-6 or even 7 25-minute episodes.
Some suggestions:
Black Night - Deep Purple
Black or White - Michael Jackson
Men in Black - Will Smith
Blackberry Way - The Move
Pretty Little Black Eyed Susie - Guy Mitchell
Black is Black - Los Bravos (also by La Belle Epoque)
Black Magic Woman - Fleetwood Mac
Blackbird - The Beatles
Baby's in Black - The Beatles
The March Of The Black Queen - Queen
At the moment, I'm really enjoying Heroes. Sharp plotting, plenty of intrigue and suspense, and the pacing is spot-on. Though my all-time favourite is of course The Simpsons, but unfortunately I don't get to see new episodes anymore.
Not proper "for money" poker, just occasionally with family like other card games such as rummy and whist. Though I play a fair bit of poker against a friend over MSN.
I have a few (apologies if any have been repeated):
How Can You Mend A Broken Heart? - Bee Gees
Heart Full of Soul - The Yardbirds
Two Hearts - Phil Collins (don't know if either of these are the same song as the ones you have above but I'm pretty sure they pre-date them)
You Have Placed A Chill In My Heart - Eurthymics
Wooden Heart - Elvis Presley
Heartbreak Hotel - Elvis Presley
Anyone Who Had A Heart - Cilla Black
There Must Be An Angel (Playing With My Heart) - Eurythmics (again)
Something's Gotten Hold Of My Heart - Gene Pitney
(also later recorded by Marc Almond, with Gene Pitney)
Hand On Your Heart - Kylie Minogue
Young at Heart - the Bluebells
Queen of my Heart - Westlife
Thunder In My Heart - Leo Sayer
My Heart Has A Mind of its Own - Connie Francis
Don't Break The Heart That Loves You - Connie Francis (again)
Let the Heartaches Begin - Long John Baldry
When The Heartache Is Over - Tina Turner
Heartache Tonight - The Eagles
Heart of Gold - Neil Young
Owner of a Lonely Heart - Yes
Open Your Heart - Madonna
Young Hearts Run Free - Candi Staton
Heartbreaker - Dionne Warwick
Every Beat of My Heart - Rod Stewart
Heartbeat - Buddy Holly (as covered by Showaddywaddy and of course, Nick Berry who starred and sang the theme tune of the Sunday night programme of the same name)
Heart of Stone - Suzi Quatro
Heart of Stone - Bucks Fizz
Heart over Mind - Kim Wilde
The Heart of a Man - Frankie Vaughan
Heart and Soul - T'Pau
Heart - Pet Shop Boys
Zing Went The Strings Of My Heart - I don't actually know who did this one.
Yep, these were all on the same chart, the UK Top 75! I quite admire the fact that not only do you get some great classics here, but even the most excruciatingly awful ones can top the chart if they sell well enough. Quite a few fun novelties too, so it all makes for some interesting reading.
Quite a few other examples of songs reaching their peak years after their original release, including Imagine by John Lennon, Unchained Melody by the Righteous Brothers, Reet Petite by Jackie Wilson (around 30 years after its original release!) and Bohemian Rhapsody, My Sweet Lord, Jailhouse Rock, One Night and It's Now Or Never returning to the top after originally topping the charts when first released.
T'is a good list. I've always preferred You Really Got Me to All Day and All of the Night - similar tune, but more energy, more singalong-ability to it, I guess.
Bohemian Rhapsody - I must be the only one who finds the bits near the end boring. What really gets me going is the operatic bit before the head-banging part. "Galileo, Galileo" etc. Genius.
And as much as I love the Beatles, I think Barrett Strong's original of Money (That's What I Want) is superior by far to the Beatles cover. However, pretty much all the Beatles own work is great, I really get a kick out of their earlier work, that was perfect pop, whereas everybody else I know seems to prefer their later, more experimental stuff.
Yes, mazel tov!
Am I the only one who finds Fairytale of New York the blandest dirge ever that's almost impossible to sing along to, let along enjoy?
No room for White Christmas, arguably the biggest-selling single of all time? Or Wham!'s Last Christmas? That's gotta be my favourite!
Good list, but I'd say Billy Joel, Neil Diamond, Mama Cass Elliot, Neil Sedaka, Marc Bolan (real name Marc Feld!), Marc Knopfler, Graham Gouldman, Kevin Godley and Lol Creme of 10cc, Barbra Streisand, Frankie Vaughan, Mick Hucknall, Elkie Brooks, Amy Winehouse, Helen Shapiro, Irving Berlin and Rodgers and Hammerstein also deserve to be on that list. If having a Jewish mother counts, then surprisingly, George Michael can also go on the list...I don't know if being a follower of Kaballah, which is a Jewish form of mysticism counts, but Madonna could be a tenuous addition...
Well, yeah, from an historical perspective and to see how the Daleks started out. Being 1963, the pace is a bit slower but the storyline is still strong - back then the show was broadcast in serials containing 4-6 or even 7 25-minute episodes.
Did either of you see the repeat of the 1963 serial "The Daleks" on BBC4 shortly afterwards?
Yep, and I will do them, I'm just trying to research any of the shows they did in between those for the sake of completion.
Some suggestions:
Black Night - Deep Purple
Black or White - Michael Jackson
Men in Black - Will Smith
Blackberry Way - The Move
Pretty Little Black Eyed Susie - Guy Mitchell
Black is Black - Los Bravos (also by La Belle Epoque)
Black Magic Woman - Fleetwood Mac
Blackbird - The Beatles
Baby's in Black - The Beatles
The March Of The Black Queen - Queen
At the moment, I'm really enjoying Heroes. Sharp plotting, plenty of intrigue and suspense, and the pacing is spot-on. Though my all-time favourite is of course The Simpsons, but unfortunately I don't get to see new episodes anymore.
Not proper "for money" poker, just occasionally with family like other card games such as rummy and whist. Though I play a fair bit of poker against a friend over MSN.
A couple more:
Sheer Heart Attack - Queen
and of course - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band - The Beatles
I have a few (apologies if any have been repeated):
How Can You Mend A Broken Heart? - Bee Gees
Heart Full of Soul - The Yardbirds
Two Hearts - Phil Collins (don't know if either of these are the same song as the ones you have above but I'm pretty sure they pre-date them)
You Have Placed A Chill In My Heart - Eurthymics
Wooden Heart - Elvis Presley
Heartbreak Hotel - Elvis Presley
Anyone Who Had A Heart - Cilla Black
There Must Be An Angel (Playing With My Heart) - Eurythmics (again)
Something's Gotten Hold Of My Heart - Gene Pitney
(also later recorded by Marc Almond, with Gene Pitney)
Hand On Your Heart - Kylie Minogue
Young at Heart - the Bluebells
Queen of my Heart - Westlife
Thunder In My Heart - Leo Sayer
My Heart Has A Mind of its Own - Connie Francis
Don't Break The Heart That Loves You - Connie Francis (again)
Let the Heartaches Begin - Long John Baldry
When The Heartache Is Over - Tina Turner
Heartache Tonight - The Eagles
Heart of Gold - Neil Young
Owner of a Lonely Heart - Yes
Open Your Heart - Madonna
Young Hearts Run Free - Candi Staton
Heartbreaker - Dionne Warwick
Every Beat of My Heart - Rod Stewart
Heartbeat - Buddy Holly (as covered by Showaddywaddy and of course, Nick Berry who starred and sang the theme tune of the Sunday night programme of the same name)
Heart of Stone - Suzi Quatro
Heart of Stone - Bucks Fizz
Heart over Mind - Kim Wilde
The Heart of a Man - Frankie Vaughan
Heart and Soul - T'Pau
Heart - Pet Shop Boys
Zing Went The Strings Of My Heart - I don't actually know who did this one.
Yep, these were all on the same chart, the UK Top 75! I quite admire the fact that not only do you get some great classics here, but even the most excruciatingly awful ones can top the chart if they sell well enough. Quite a few fun novelties too, so it all makes for some interesting reading.
Quite a few other examples of songs reaching their peak years after their original release, including Imagine by John Lennon, Unchained Melody by the Righteous Brothers, Reet Petite by Jackie Wilson (around 30 years after its original release!) and Bohemian Rhapsody, My Sweet Lord, Jailhouse Rock, One Night and It's Now Or Never returning to the top after originally topping the charts when first released.
T'is a good list. I've always preferred You Really Got Me to All Day and All of the Night - similar tune, but more energy, more singalong-ability to it, I guess.
Bohemian Rhapsody - I must be the only one who finds the bits near the end boring. What really gets me going is the operatic bit before the head-banging part. "Galileo, Galileo" etc. Genius.
And as much as I love the Beatles, I think Barrett Strong's original of Money (That's What I Want) is superior by far to the Beatles cover. However, pretty much all the Beatles own work is great, I really get a kick out of their earlier work, that was perfect pop, whereas everybody else I know seems to prefer their later, more experimental stuff.
We spell it "May" here :)
Very interesting to see Doctor Who on your list...what made you give it a chance, might I ask?