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1. The Rubettes : Sugar Baby Love
The surest sign the Glam Rock craze was a glittery double decker bus rushing headlong down a Dead End alley into a brick wall. Great pop....but don't listen for the lyrics or if you're prone to cavities.
The surest sign the Glam Rock craze was a glittery double decker bus rushing headlong down a Dead End alley into a brick wall. Great pop....but don't listen for the lyrics or if you're prone to cavities.
2. Sparks : This Town Ain't Big Enough For The Both of Us
1974's strangest and most brilliant UK hit was actually recorded by a US band
3. Showaddywaddy : Hey Rock and Roll
After the show, pimply boys were allowed to rifle through the sweat stained suits for their proms.
4. Ray Stevens :The Streak
Still not funny
5. R. Dean Taylor: There's a Ghost in My House
A Re-issued 1966 single from Canuck rocker is such a big hit even The Fall record a version
6. Paper Lace : The Night Chicago Died
UK rockers Paper Lace did the right thing by sending a copy of the single to Chicago Mayor Richard Daley who made it known that he hated it.
7. Cockney Rebel : Judy Teen
Confusing fans, the single was not on the brilliant album released that month, Psychomodo.
8. Mouth and MacNeal : I See A Star
Crushed by Abba's Waterloo", the Dutch entry still made the Top 10 in the UK.
9. David Cassidy : If I Didn't Care
His star quickly fading after a young girl was crushed at a UK concert, Cassidy recorded this classic cover 25 years before Bryan Ferry
10. Status Quo : Break The Rules
Formulaic Status Quo tune that would peak at #8.
The Streak, spot on, never funny, even when I (and you, I think) were 11. Sugar Baby Love, though, is a great pop song. And I just do not remember that at all, even after playing it again. Mayor Daley is not the only who hated The Night Chicago Died.
ReplyDeleteCorrection - i do not recall Mouth and Macneal.
ReplyDeleteIs it really 40 years ago since the radio played these songs constantly? I really forgot 'The Streak', thinking about what great music Cockney Rebel made. To my shame I have to admit that I liked Paperlace much at these days (btw. aren't they from England?). Anyway - good to be remembered these days.
ReplyDeleteA friend was once asked by a work colleague what music he liked. The Ramones, he replied
ReplyDeleteTo which she responded - what those blokes in the white hats!