ARTIST: Girls Aloud SONG: Not Tonight Santa If you ever wanted proof of how British a prospect for pop Girls Aloud were in the 00s, this saucy as a seaside postcard original number from the special Christmas bonus disc of their 2005 album 'Chemistry' should act as confirmation of this. https://youtu.be/sMgOPKas6oE With a … Continue reading Christmas Song Advent Calendar 2018: Day 17
If you're wondering just exactly what was hitting the top of the UK charts on this week in the last 25 years, then you need our weekly retro pop blog juggernaut that is #ThrowbackTunesday. So without any ado, let's see who we've got on our marvellous playlist this week before we get to our featured … Continue reading #ThrowbackTunesday: Episode 39
It's Tuesday, and time for this week's #ThrowbackTunesday, where we bring you our playlist of five UK chart hits from this week in the past 25 years. As always, our featured song is on the way, but here's who we have on the playlist for you this week... 1993: Ace of Base - All That … Continue reading #ThrowbackTunesday: Episode 17
It's Tuesday people! Hope you had a good bank holiday weekend viewers. It's time once again for #ThrowbackTunesday. Before we get to today's featured song, let's see what five UK chart hits from this exact week in the last 25 years are on the playlist... 1993: Spin Doctors - Two Princes 1998: The Corrs - … Continue reading #ThrowbackTunesday: Episode 16
ARTIST: Nadine Coyle SONG: Girls on Fire SO ALEX, WHY IS THIS YOUR SONG OF THE WEEK? Next month will be five years since Girls Aloud - but let's be honest, mainly Cheryl, Kimberley and Nicola - finished their 10th anniversary tour, and then promptly split up one of British pop's greatest acts of a … Continue reading #SongoftheWeek: Nadine Coyle – ‘Girls on Fire’
So today marks the start of what is by common consent in the UK, the one time of year when the entire nation suddenly takes a vested interest in its singles chart. Because as of midnight last night, the race to be 2017's official UK Christmas number one is under way. If you're a betting … Continue reading #CrazyStupidPlaylist: My Ultimate Christmas Number Ones
ARTIST: Girls Aloud SONG: I Wanna Kiss You So (Christmas in a Nutshell) ALBUM: Chemistry - Bonus Christmas Version (2005, Polydor) From the mini album of festive covers and original Xenomania helmed winter warmers that accompanied the deluxe version of their much acclaimed third studio album 'Chemistry' in 2005, the girls' ode to clubbing on … Continue reading Christmas Song Advent Calendar 2017: Day 8
It's that time of year again people! Today and all weekend, the nation digs deep and gets ready to do all manner of crazy things to raise money for the BBC's annual Children in Need appeal, with the live telethon kicking off tonight at 7pm on BBC One. One of the longest standing traditions of … Continue reading #CrazyStupidPlaylist: BBC Children in Need Singles
ARTIST: Pet Shop Boys SONG: The Loving Kind (Monitor Mix) SO, ALEX, WHY IS THIS YOUR SONG OF THE WEEK? I hear you loud and clearly, those that are reading the title of this week's song and thinking 'Hang on a minute - haven't we been here before?' Because you're...well. You're sort of right. I … Continue reading #SongoftheWeek: Pet Shop Boys – ‘The Loving Kind (Monitor Mix)’
Pop music is a funny old game. One minute, you're top of the charts and all over the radio waves and music video channels. The next, you're in the folder marked 'Where are they now?'. And it only takes you to hear a song from the distant past to sit and work out how long … Continue reading #CrazyStupidPlaylist: 15 Turning 15
