13 July 2024
Legendary 12-bar boogie woogie rockers STATUS QUO opened
the grand Live Aid event – with performances in Wembley Stadium,
London and JFK Stadium in Philadelphia – to raise funds for the
devastating famine in Ethiopia.
They did it with the matching cracker Rockin’ All Over The World
(written by former Creedence Clearwater Revival voice John Fogerty).
Quo-ooo-ooo-ooo.
QUO: Story
Top singles from the past
7 July 2024
The late purple highness PRINCE (1958-2016) topped the US Singles Charts
with WHEN DOVES CRY today, 40 years ago, on 7 July 1984 and stayed there
for 5 weeks.
It was the lead single of his megahit album Purple Rain.
Prince: Story
Top singles from the past
4 July 2024
The legendary Californian harmony-pop surfers THE BEACH BOYS scored their
1st number one hit in the US with earworm I GET AROUND, 60 (!) years ago today,
on 4 July 1964. It peaked at #7 in the UK.
The song had/has an unusual structure as it started
with the chorus and only featured two short verses.
THE BEACH BOYS: Bio – Discography
Top singles from the past
1 July 2024
ARE FRIENDS ELECTRIC? was the last single credited to TUBEWAY ARMY,
Gary Numan‘s band before he started to use his own name.
The song was on the group’s 2nd LP Replicas and topped
the UK Singles chart 45 years ago today, on 30 June 1979.
More than 37 million streams on Spotify.
Performing on Dutch TV in 1979.
TUBEWAY ARMY: Bio – Discography
Back in time
30 June 2024
40 years ago today, on 30 June 1984 THE BOSS was at #2 on the US Singles Charts with DANCING IN THE DARK from his blockbuster LP BORN IN THE USA.
Top singles from the past
23 June 2024
British glam rockers DURAN DURAN hit the
top of the US Single Charts on 23 June 1984,
today 40 years ago.
It was the third single, and their 11th overall, taken
from their third LP Seven And The Ragged Tiger.
DD: Story
Top singles from the past
16 June 2024
Stand-alone single BOYS DON’T CRY by Goth pop giants THE CURE came
out 45 years ago, on In the US the song was included as title track of the LP
‘Boys Don’t Cry‘, the American equivalent to the band’s debut album ‘Three
Imaginary Boys’. The cracker has over more than 770 million streams on Spotify.
It was written by Michael Dempsey, Robert Smith, and Lol Tolhurst. Later Smith confessed that they wrote this and other poppy earworms to extend their fanbase and make new followers acquainted with their other more album-orientated work.
40 years ago.
THE CURE: Instagram
Top singles from the past
10 June 2024
London punks THE RUTS, led by lead-singer Malcolm Owen who died from a heroin overdose in 1980, had their best moment with their fulminating hit single BABYLON’S BURNING that came out 45 years ago today, on 10 June 1979. It peaked at #7 in the UK.
THE RUTS: Bio – Discography
Top singles from the past
6 June 2024
World-famous trio THE POLICE had one of their biggest hits – #1 in the US, UK and Canada – with EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE. It topped the US Single Charts 41 years ago today, on 4 June 1983. It also hit #1 in the UK and Canada. It was from their fifth and final LP Synchronicity.
Video: It was directed by Godley & Creme (from 10CC) with reference to Albian artist
Gjon Mili‘s 1944 short film Jammin’ The Blues. The clip shows the band, accompanied
by a pianist and string section, performing the song in a darkened ballroom as a man washes the floor-to-ceiling window behind them. Sting plays an upright bass.
THE POLICE: Story
Top singles from the past
5 June 2024
ROY ORBISON (23 April 1936 – 6 December 1988), one of the greatest voices ever,
topped the US Single Charts with his haunting masterstroke RUNNING SCARED
on 5 June 1961, today 63 years ago.
The song’s musical structure was, obviously, inspired by Ravel‘s classical piece de résistance Bolero. It sold more than 1 million copies worldwide. Peaked at #9
in the UK.
Studio Version
Goosebumps Live Version
Nick Cave cover
Big O: Story
