Well a hearty hello to you, as we welcome back an old friend to the blog today after a year's sabbatical! Starting today, and every Thursday this year at 9am, we bring you The Story of Pop: 2002. It's our weekly retelling of the sights, sounds and acts who were behind all of the biggest … Continue reading The Story of Pop: 2002 (Chapter 1)
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)
ARTIST: Sophie Ellis-Bextor SONG: Love Is You SO ALEX, WHY IS THIS YOUR SONG OF THE WEEK? Here's something to make pop followers of my age (and older) realise how much time has elapsed. This year is 20 years since pop's very own cool English rose Sophie Ellis-Bextor made her first post-Britpop manoeuvres in short-lived … Continue reading #SongoftheWeek: Sophie Ellis-Bextor – ‘Love Is You’
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