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Post by Whitneyfan on Nov 28, 2020 19:59:11 GMT 1
Razorlight - Somewhere Else My favourite Elvis song, 'The Wonder Of You', was religated to #4 this week... but I didn't mind too much as this is a stomping tune for Razorlight. They had already impressed me with the brilliant 'Golden Touch', and this is my second favourite by the guitar rock band - it just has an incredibly infectious chorus, but the verse are equally as good too.
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Post by Whitneyfan on Nov 28, 2020 20:04:31 GMT 1
Elvis Presley - Way Down This was the last single released during Elvis's lifetime, and climbed to #1 in the weeks following his tragic death in 1977. The song itself is one of his very best in my opinion, and you just can't help but bop along to it - it's just so darn infectious. If he was still releasing singles of this quality when he died, then we can only surmise what we might have missed out on from him had he lived a bit longer!
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Post by Whitneyfan on Nov 28, 2020 20:10:47 GMT 1
Snoop Dogg Featuring Charlie Wilson & Justin Timberlake - Signs I didn't remember this song from the title, but as soon as the opening line came on I recognised it - and it's a bit of a rap classic really! Justin Timberlake's contribution on this makes up a massive part of the song, but I didn't realise Charlie Wilson was lead singer of the Gap Band - you learn something new every day! The song is most welcome on this dark saturday evening though, and a definite keeper from now on!
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Post by Whitneyfan on Nov 28, 2020 20:16:44 GMT 1
Gorillaz - Feel Good Inc. You've gotta love the Gorillaz - this one actually features De La Soul too, although they are uncredited. The song is just a really inspired fusion of sounds, and it's impossible to categorise them into a genre - but who needs labels anyway! I think I may love this one even more than 'Dare' - they've just ticked every box by being both very different and excellent too.
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Post by Whitneyfan on Nov 28, 2020 20:21:59 GMT 1
Coldplay - Speed Of Sound The lead single from Coldplay's third album was denied a debut at #1 by another famous musical act beginning with 'C'. If you can't be bothered to look it up then it rhymes with Hazy Dog! Anyhow, this one wasn't quite as instant as songs like 'Yellow' or 'In My Place', but it's a definite grower and over the years has earned a place in Coldplay's classic songs - to my mind anyway. At the time I could take it or leave it, but I love it now.
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Post by Whitneyfan on Nov 28, 2020 20:28:50 GMT 1
U2 - City Of Blinding Lights If I had two minutes to name as many U2 singles as possible then I'm pretty sure this one wouldn't get a mention (unless they asked me right now of course!). The song may not be one of their best, but it is one of their better later singles and I'm thinking it may be because it has a sound that's not totally different to their early 80s output. I could actually imagine myself getting totally lost in this tune if I heard it at a festival, which is always a good indicator of how good the song is. Very underrated probably sums it up.
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Post by Whitneyfan on Nov 28, 2020 20:33:19 GMT 1
Charlotte Church - Crazy Chick Whatever happened to Charlotte Church?... It's hard to believe this is the same singer who released the classical album 'Voice Of An Angel' a few years earlier, but this sexy pop/rock song was a definite revelation. The fact it reached #2 was proof that the public were impressed by this transformation and I shared their enthusiasm - this is a great pop song!
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Post by Whitneyfan on Nov 28, 2020 20:48:34 GMT 1
I have to say that was an extremely good run of #2 singles that I've listened to this evening.
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Post by Smurfie on Nov 28, 2020 22:14:45 GMT 1
Speed Of Sound was the first Coldplay single I really liked - everything before that was just “ok, wouldn’t switch it off (except Yellow)”.
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Post by Earl Purple on Nov 28, 2020 22:18:05 GMT 1
Way Down was Elvis Presley's only #1 in my chart in the 1970s and thus what at the time was his only #1 became his 15th number one after retro charts.
Incidentally, he and the Beatles are tied in my chart with 16 each.
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Post by Good Old Days on Nov 28, 2020 22:29:01 GMT 1
Charlotte Church "died" for me as singer after her strange music experiments after "Back To Scratch" album.
"Back To Scratch" is my favourite her single.
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Post by Whitneyfan on Nov 28, 2020 22:32:01 GMT 1
Way Down was Elvis Presley's only #1 in my chart in the 1970s and thus what at the time was his only #1 became his 15th number one after retro charts. Incidentally, he and the Beatles are tied in my chart with 16 each. A lot of his later 70s singles are among my favourites - Burning Love, Moody Blue, Kentucky Rain... to name a few
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Post by Earl Purple on Nov 28, 2020 22:51:08 GMT 1
Elvis Presley's 16 number ones in my chart:
56 Heartbreak Hotel 56 Don't Be Cruel 57 All Shook Up 57 (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear 57 Jailhous Rock 58 One Night 59 I Need Your Love Tonight 60 Stuck On You 60 It's Now Or Never 61 (Marie's The Name) His Latest Flame 62 Rock-A-Hula Baby 62 Good Luck Charm 62 Return To Sender 69 In The Ghetto 77 Way Down 05 Tonight Is So Right For Love
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Post by Jordan on Nov 28, 2020 23:14:04 GMT 1
That really was a great group of #2s, no s**t in there at all.
And it really was a strong debut for Charlotte Church. Tbf I think the next three singles from her were even better than this. But it's Back To Scratch and then the numbered EPs that followed a couple of years later that I most love from her.
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Post by onehitwonder on Nov 28, 2020 23:24:33 GMT 1
I loved Charlotte's vocals on The Opera Song. Great trance track.
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Post by Whitneyfan on Nov 30, 2020 21:07:12 GMT 1
Mariah Carey - We Belong Together After her being one of my favourite artists in the 90s I had sort of lost interest in Mariah Carey a bit by the time this came out, as I felt she had moved too far into the generic R&B sound of artists like Ashanti. This is possible one of her best singles of the noughties, although I still don't think it stands up to her earlier material - it's certainly no 'Fantasy' or 'Vision Of Love'. I do remember Wentworth Miller being in the video of this, which added a bit more appeal for me too.
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Post by Whitneyfan on Nov 30, 2020 21:11:06 GMT 1
Daniel Powter - Bad Day Oh yes, I can remember this being a staple of local radio stations for several months during 2005 (or it certainly felt like that long anyway!). Nevermind, it's still a really good song, and probably a subject we can all relate to quite often. I've no idea what else Daniel Powter released, but this should keep him in work for rewind festivals of the future.
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Post by Whitneyfan on Nov 30, 2020 21:14:41 GMT 1
Rihanna - Pon De Replay Some unknown female singer called Rihanna entered the charts at #2 at the end of August 2005 with this infectious dancehall style pop single. I've no idea what became of her but this remains a pretty good, very danceable, song.
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Post by Whitneyfan on Nov 30, 2020 21:20:13 GMT 1
Sean Paul - We Be Burnin' Apparently the original version of this was promoting the use of marijuana, but was changed for the radio. Whatever, I quite like it - as I like much of Sean Paul's output. It's just catchy, radio-friendly, reggae infused music that may not break any boundries but is appealing to the mainstream.
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Post by Whitneyfan on Nov 30, 2020 21:25:04 GMT 1
Kanye West Featuring Jamie Foxx - Gold Digger The sample, and main hook of this song is from Ray Charles' 1954 song 'I Got A Woman'. I think now as many people probably recognise that hook for this song as for the original, it's such a big and crucial part of the song. Yeah, I may not be the world's biggest rap fan but this is so easy to listen to that it's impossible for me not to like.
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