Common consensus nowadays - or rather, that of social media algorithms - would have you believe the view that the world is a totally bad place; that all is corrupt, there is no hope for us and that we're all destined for impending doom by some darker means.But then, you see those glimmers of hope, … Continue reading Thoughts on Kate Bush reaching number one with “Running Up That Hill”
With the hits from the year Fearne Cotton began hosting The Saturday Show on Saturday mornings on BBC One, and when Michael Schumacher won the British Grand Prix at Silverstone, this is The Story of Pop: 2002. And here comes another huge hit for you from 2002... Artist: The CallingSong: Wherever You Will GoReleased: 24/06/2002Writers … Continue reading The Story of Pop: 2002 (Chapter 26)
It's Thursday, and time once again for our weekly jaunt back to the charts of two decades ago with The Story of Pop: 2002. This week: we hit the halfway point of the series with a soft rock classic reimagined as a techno ravers' anthem... Artist: ScooterSong: The Logical SongReleased: 10/06/2002Writers / Producers: Roger Hodgson … Continue reading The Story of Pop: 2002 (Chapter 25)
This is The Story of Pop: 2002, our weekly revisitation of all the biggest songs and the acts behind them at the top end of the UK charts exactly 20 years ago. This week: the King returns for a record breaking 18th time... Artist: Elvis Vs JXLSong: A Little Less ConversationReleased: 10/06/2002Writers / Producers: Mac … Continue reading The Story of Pop: 2002 (Chapter 24)
Casting a weekly eye back over the biggest singles on the UK charts of two decades ago every Thursday, this is The Story of Pop: 2002. This week: our first of two entries this series connected to the beautiful game... Artist: Ant & DecSong: We're On The BallReleased: 27/05/2002Writers / Producers: Harold Spiro / Anthony … Continue reading The Story of Pop: 2002 (Chapter 23)
Well hello to you and happy start to this Platinum Jubilee weekend. This week's The Story of Pop: 2002 is quite fitting therefore - as it comes from an artist who was at the celebrations for the Golden Jubilee exactly two decades ago this very week... Artist: Will YoungSong: Light My FireReleased: 27/05/2002Writers / Producers: … Continue reading The Story of Pop: 2002 (Chapter 22)
With more UK chart hits of two decades and the tales behind them, every Thursday at 9am, this is The Story of Pop: 2002. This week: guess who's back...? Artist: EminemSong: Without MeReleased: 20/05/2002Writers / Producers: Marshall Mathers / Jeffrey Bass / Kevin Bell / Anne Dudley / Malcolm McLaren / Trevor Horn / DJ … Continue reading The Story of Pop: 2002 (Chapter 21)
After three series and nineteen episodes, we finally bade farewell to our favourite wee doofuses from a small corner of Northern Ireland this week, with the finale of Derry Girls across two episodes. So for quite possibly the last time, let's get down to the craic...In the first installment, 'Halloween', it's time for the one … Continue reading #CrazyStupidTV: Derry Girls – 3×06: ‘Halloween’ / 3×07: ‘The Agreement’
Every Thursday at 9am, we transport you back to the UK singles chart as it looked exactly The Story of Pop: 2002. This week: some former rejected Popstars come good with the song of the summer... Artist: Liberty XSong: Just A LittleReleased: 13/05/2002Writers / Producers: Michelle Escoffery / George Hammond Hagan / John Hammond Hagan … Continue reading The Story of Pop: 2002 (Chapter 20)
Deary me we've got to the penultimate episode of the last ever series already? Better catch ourselves on then gang...And we open on the unusual sight of Aunt Sarah reading this week. Even more unusually: reading about the Russian Revolution... Da Gerry is of course questioning this. I mean Ma Mary reading Wuthering Heights in … Continue reading #CrazyStupidTV: Derry Girls – 3×05: ‘The Reunion’
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