A superb documentary about Glen Campbell on BBC4 earlier this week – here’s one of his greatest hits – ‘Southern Nights’:
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Saturday Music …
Chic’s 1st single released in 1977 by Atlantic Records and absolutely superb :
Britain has got talent …
Richard and Adam are awfully good …
The Reform Club – Piccadilly Circus
Isn’t Norman Baker MP rather superb in this …
Spandau Ballet – I’ll Fly For You
Not had music on the blog for some time! So … a rather superb 80s song from Spandau Ballet … “I’ll Fly For You”:
Song for Friday …
Having watched Bridget Jones’s Diary (yet!) again over the festive period, it was good to hear the rather superb Marvin Gaye and Diana Ross hit “Stop, Look, Listen (to your heart)” from 1974:
PS : The original Stylistics hit from 1971 is rather good too!
From Christmas 1975 …
Liked this in 1975 – and still do …!
Continuing the Christmas theme …
O Come, O Come, Emmanuel – Enya:
Christmas theme continues …
Once in Royal David’s City:
X Factor – isn’t Jahmene Douglas superb … and despite the lack of a microphone
… and @NicoleSchezy is rather superb too …
If Jahmene doesn’t win, let’s hope its James Arthur …
… and a Sunday Song
… and secondly, Taylor Dayne from 1988 – “Tell It To My Heart”:
Saturday Song …
Not had music for some time on the blog, so there follows a couple of favourites – firstly this from Beyoncé, Sharon Leal and Anika Noni Rose performing “One Night Only”:
Sunday Song!
Not had a musical interlude recently! This Ricky Martin (featuring Swedish singer Meja) hit from 2000 is a rather good cover of the original by the Hooters from 1993:
Gibson Brothers …
To round off disco-retro week, the GIbson Brothers:
Robin Gibb
No look-back at the disco greats of the 70s and 80s would be complete without the Bee Gees and it was dreadfully sad to learn of the passing of the hugely talented Robin Gibb on Sunday: