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5 May 1984 – Glam Celebs DURAN DURAN Hit The Top Of The UK Charts With ‘THE REFLEX’ 40 Years Ago Today

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Top singles from the past

5 May 2024

British (Birmingham) glam rock veterans DURAN DURAN started their
massive career way back in 1978 and after a couple of hiatuses, they are still
alive and kicking today. Last year they released their 16th LP, named Danse
Macabre.

On this day in 1984, on 5 May 1984 they scored one
of their 2 number 1 hits in the UK with THE REFLEX.

“The reflex is a lonely child, who’s waiting by the park
The reflex is in charge of finding treasure in the dark
And watching over lucky clover, isn’t that bizarre?
And every little thing the reflex does
Leaves you answered with a question mark”

DD: Story

DAVE GROHL And BILLIE EILISH Perform FOO FIGHTERS’ Classic ‘HERO’

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Sweet sensation BILLIE EILISH played a couple of shows last weekend in Los Angeles. For each one she invited guests. So she did last night too with Dave Grohl for a gripping, acoustic rendition of Foo Fighters‘s 1997 classic MY HERO (almost 300 million streams on Spotify).

See a snippet
of the duet here…

 

GANG OF FOUR – ‘TO HELL WITH POVERTY’ Live 1980

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Band: GANG OF FOUR

Who: English post-punk band from Leeds, UK feat.
the late, highly influential guitarist Andy Gill who
passed away 2 years ago. Only 64.

Active: 1976–1984, 1990–1991, 1993, 1995, 2004–2020

Song: TO HELL WITH POVERTY
Single from 1980

Clip: Performance on the legendary British
music show The Old Grey Whistle Test
in 1980.

GANG OF FOUR: Bio – Discography

EURYTHMICS – Brand New Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Stars Had SWEET DREAMS Back In 1983

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For your eyes only

7 November 2022

Band: EURYTHMICS
Famous English pop-rockers Annie Lennox and Dave Stewart
Active: 1980–1990, 1999–2005, 2014-2019 / 8 albums

Clip/single: SWEET DREAMS (ARE MADE OF THIS)
Year: 1983
Score: #1 in the US, #2 in the UK

Last Saturday the duo were inducted in the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame .

Check out their acceptance speech below.

EURYTHMICS: Website – Bio – Discography

For Your Eyes Only – BEASTIE BOYS In Tokio In 1998

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4 November 2022

Band: BEASTIE BOYS (1978–2012)
Single/clip: INTERGALATIC

Released: 1998
Score: #1 on UK dance charts
and #6 in the USA

About the clip: Late Bestie Boy Adam Yauch (1964-2012) directed it under
the pseudonym Nathanial Hörnblowér. The storyline revolves around a giant
robot causing destruction by fighting a giant octopus-headed creature in a city
while popping, a parody of, or tribute to, Japanese Kaiju films. Various scenes
are filmed in Tokyo, Japan. Throughout the video, the band wear bright uniforms
of Japanese street construction workers.

Go go go!

BEASTIE BOYS: Bio – Discography

Bomp-Baba-Bomp-Ba-Bomp-Ba-Bomp-Bomp-Vedanga-Bang-Bang-Vadinga-Bong-Ding

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Top singles from the past

28 September 2022

Band: THE MARCELS
Who: American doo-wop group from Philadelphia that
scored several hits in their short career (1959-1962).

Bass player Allen Johnson was the voice who started the song with the legendary line “Bomp-Baba-Bomp-Ba-Bomp-Ba-Bomp-Bomp-Vedanga-Bang-Bang-Vadinga-Bong-Ding”. He died today in 1995 from cancer, only 55. Rest in peace.

Single: BLUE MOON
It was a love ballad written by Connee Boswell
and by Al Bowllyal already in 1935
Score: No 1 in the US and the UK in 1961

Let’s roll…

THE MARCELS: History

FRIDAY THE 13th – Turn Up The Volume’s Freak Classic!

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Friday the 13th 2021

Well, it’s another Friday The 13th. A day to celebrate all psychos, freaks,
evil maniacs, lethal politicians, and black cats on this horror-ific planet.

Big fun in hell! Hallelujah!

My favorite scary sledgehammer to play until my brains explode and color
my PC screen with blood is this one by Chicago’s metallic nutcases Ministry…

“Jerry Lee Lewis was the devil…
In my dang a ding a ding a ding dong
A sticky sticky son of a gun
Ding a danga danga dong dong ding dong.”

C’mon, you motherrocker…

MINISTRY: Facebook

LINKIN PARK – One Billion Streams On Spotify With Their Masterstroke ‘IN THE END’

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8 June 2021

Californian veteran rockers LINKIN PARK are responsible for being
the authors of the first nu-metal song that passed one billion streams
on Spotify. Hallelujah! Bring on the champagne!

IN THE END…

The anthemic belter is from their 2000 debut album and million-seller Hybrid Theory

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LINKIN PARK: Facebook