Keeping the spirit of the UK charts from two whole decades ago alive and well every Thursday at 9am, this is The Story of Pop: 2002. This week: a dance flavoured take on a classic single by one of Canada's best known male solo artists... Artist: DJ Sammy feat. Yanou and Do Song: Heaven Released: … Continue reading The Story of Pop: 2002 (Chapter 44)
Bringing you the sights and sounds of the UK singles chart from the year when the BBC launched the CBBC and CBeebies digital channels, and when the Ford Focus was the best-selling car, this is The Story of Pop: 2002. And without any ado let's get to this week's featured hit... Artist: DB BoulevardSong: Point … Continue reading The Story of Pop: 2002 (Chapter 7)
Hello all, welcome to this week's Pop Essays - I trust I find you all well? I'm quite well aware of the fact these seem to be the only posts I've been doing with regularity on here recently but I think I'll cut myself some slack for once. Unusual times and all that! Shall we … Continue reading Pop Essays #3: Scent, ‘Up and Down’
The Story of Pop: 2000. It's your weekly visit every Thursday at midday back to the sights and sounds of the UK singles chart exactly as it looked two whole decades ago this week. So without any ado, here comes another classic hit from 2000... Electronic ambient band Delerium had been active since 1987, but … Continue reading The Story of Pop: 2000 (Chapter 41)
Revisiting all the biggest hits and hitmakers of the UK charts from twenty years ago, as we do every Thursday at midday, this is The Story of Pop: 2000. And when we say we've got two songs to cover this week, you know it's going to be an epic entry. Brace yourselves as we cast … Continue reading The Story of Pop: 2000 (Chapter 34)
Revisiting the sights and sounds of the UK charts from the year Professor Robert Winston started chronicling the lives of 21st century newborns in Child of Our Time on BBC One, and when Billy Elliot hit the box office, this is The Story of Pop: 2000. This week: the tale of two underperforming dance tracks … Continue reading The Story of Pop: 2000 (Chapter 16)
Continuing our look back at the biggest UK hits from two decades ago, this is The Story of Pop: 2000. This week: what connects a British dance producer with a Canadian rock god? Answer... First seen on the UK charts back in 1997 with the floorfiller 'Offshore', Nick Bracegirdle - aka Chicane - was fast … Continue reading The Story of Pop: 2000 (Chapter 11)
Packed with more UK chart hits from two decades ago than a Y2K party popper, this is The Story of Pop: 1999. This week: a reggae music legend is bought onto the dancefloors of the new millennium... A long standing icon in the world of reggae music, Bob Marley, with his band The Wailers, had … Continue reading The Story of Pop: 1999 (Chapter 39)
It's Thursday, it's midday, and time to once again hop aboard the pop musical tardis that is The Story of Pop: 1999. This week: the summer bangers of 20 years ago continue apace with one of the biggest dance hits of the year... As 1998 had been a good year to be from Ireland, 1999 … Continue reading The Story of Pop: 1999 (Chapter 30)
For today's blog and curated Spotify playlist, I am paying homage to my paternal heritage with a celebration of all things Irish, for St Patrick's Day. Whilst I have Celtic blood on both sides of my family (I am Scottish primarily on my mum's side), the Irish side is from my dad. His mum - … Continue reading #CrazyStupidPlaylist: St Patrick’s Day
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