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Bits and Pieces was banned from the Mecca Ballroom Chris,
When it came out everybody were stamping on the floor to the music and you could see the floor going up and down like the tide coming in,
So after a couple of weeks they never played it again.
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Bits and Pieces was banned from the Mecca Ballroom Chris,
When it came out everybody were stamping on the floor to the music and you could see the floor going up and down like the tide coming in,
So after a couple of weeks they never played it again.
Brilliant that Pete, after hearing the song hundreds of times I can totally see why, my Mam always says to me it was that song that made me a mad man haha I used to go mental when it was on our record player - it just sounded so much better on an old vinyl though mate.
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Waterloo sunset is up there with the best Les there's no doubt about that mate, I didn't think it would be too long before you posted on this thread mate.
Depeche Mode, agree but Punk?
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I don't really have a favourite genre or style...
But some I do like
Simon and Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water, Sound of Silence, Mrs Robinson and many more are all absolute amazing songs, Simon and Garfunkel were absolute geniuses when it came to music.
The Hollies - He ain't Heavy He's My Brother is another favourite of mine
I like Spandua Ballet, True, Gold etc
Madness - pretty much every song by them
Christopher Cross - Ride Like The Wind is another favourite of mine
Zoom by Fat Larry
Rivers Of Babylon by Boney M
Elton John - Your Song, Rocket Man, Sacrofice, Ready for Love, candle In The Wind
I like Jefferson Starship, Jefferson Airplane and Starship an awful lot.
Cherish by Kool And The Gang
Almost everything by Phil Collins
Candi Staton- Young Hearts Run Free
Candi Staton with Young Hearts
Total Eclipse Of The Heart
Primeal Scream with Moving On Up
Belinda Carlisle with Heaven is a place on earth and Leave a Light on For me.
Waiting for a Star to Fall by Boy Meets Girl
I must confess to liking Abba.
And many others
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Some good choices there Dave.
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The singing postman was good
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The singing postman was good
Ave ya got a loyt boyyy? Wasn't he really from Grimsby? Seem to remember reading summit to that effect on CA's Famous Grimsby folk page.
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Close he was a Meggie.
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The Singing Postman, Alan Smethurst, was actually born in Lancashire but raised in Norfolk near Sheringham. Hence his accent. He was a postman in Grimsby when he got his reputation for singing on his rounds and he died in Grimsby, I think he was living at the Sally Army hostel.
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I was thinking (not a good thing), where are all the instrumentals? I can't remember the last time I heard a good new instrumental - probably Brighouse & Rastrick with The Floral Dance.
We used to have some brilliant ones in my youth. There were the obvious ones like the Shadows stuff but you also got things like Duane Eddy with Shazam, still one gf my favourites. Here's a few more -
Telstar - The Tornados Apache - Bert Weedon's version Rumble - Link Wray Pipeline - The Chantays Wipe Out - The Surfaris Rocking Goose - Johnny & The Hurricanes Walk Don't Run - The Ventures On The Rebound - Floyd Cramer Nut Rocker - B Bumble & The Stingers Midnight In Moscow - Kenny Ball Raunchy - Bill Justis Let There Be Drums - Sandy Nelson Sylvia - Focus Green Onions - Booker T & The MGs Chariots Of Fire - Vangelis Autobahn - Kraftwerk
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