From 1990's "Born to Sing", this funky little masterpiece shows how brilliantly #EnVogue could do harmonies. Very minor hit this side of the pond, and by far the best song I've discovered while researching #FirstLastEverything.
Next month: Now, that's what I call an album collection!
Working in a record shop in summer 94 had its highlights. One of them was reminding people what was that tribal / African / calming song they'd heard.
Lunchtime after they'd sung on #TOTP, we sold all 23 copies. Could have sold them five times over.
Struck a nerve with a lot of people - number one in France for One Full Bryanadams and MTV Europe's video of the year.
Youssou N'Dour's official music video for '7 Seconds' ft. Neneh Cherry. Click to listen to Youssou N'Dour on Spotify: http://smarturl.it/YoussouSpotify?IQid=...
From 2020's "evermore" album, when young Swiftie compared her life to a willow tree, bending before the winds of love.
Sparked a lot of discussion amongst fans, and also amongst musicologist anoraks. They say "ooh, common time at 84bpm".
Some fans think "bless, cosy with Joe." Some think "stronger than a 90s trend, obviously a Buffy the Vampire Slayer reference."
What does it mean? Who knows? That's the fun!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RsEZmictANA
#FirstLastEverything #TaylorSwift
Official music video by Taylor Swift performing “willow” – off her evermore album. Listen here: https://taylor.lnk.to/evermorealbum►Subscribe to Taylor Swift...
A burst of chillout brilliance from 1995. Joanna Law's cover of "The first time ever I saw your face" is chopped up and reassembled over a gentle ambient beat.
Sounds as good with your posse on the dancefloor as cuddling with your cutie under the stars on a warm summer's evening.
#FirstLastEverything #WayOutWest #Joanna Law
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6-Rnq9P_wM
It started as "Mbube", translated as "Wimoweh", hit big for The Tokens.
"The lion sleeps tonight" was a number one hit for Tight Fit - model Steve Grant with singers Denise Gyngell and Julie Harris.
They looked great on #TOTP, with literal choreography. And they could sing! But management didn't pay wages, and the group split within months They've reunited for the nostalgia circuit.
You are a travelling big band. You play the same standards every night. You get bored and uninspired, so you mix things up a bit.
The William Tell Overture on kitchen implements! A song called "All I want for Christmas is my two front teeth"!
This "Rudolph" was a top ten Billboard hit from 1950, just one year after Gene Autry's syrupy original.
Performer: Spike Jones and his City Slickers; Rudolph (himself) with Santa Claus and The Four ReindeerWriter: Johnny Marks; Eddie MaxwellVocal refrain; Special...
From 2015, the breakthrough track for the singer / songwriter / hunk. Nothing difficult, nothing flash, it's simple and catchy pop with more handclap than vocal dexterity. The performance comes from BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge.
1979 marked a change of direction for the Mael Brothers, working with hip-and-happening producer Giorgio Moroder.
It's a musing on disco culture. And hedonism, and mortality, and drugs, and commercialism.
Released at the moment disco music jumped the shark: after summer '79, fashion changes and Sparks moved to be a heritage act.
#FirstLastEverything #Sparks
From 2019's "Living Mirage" album, a song to celebrate diversity and find a common core to humanity. The whole album is about personal growth, and was written when one of the band had his struggles with addictions.
#FirstLastEverything #TheHeadAndTheHeart
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AA85-bQtDuk
The original Sugababes line up had some wonderful harmonies, never clearer than on this song.
It's a chilling and dark work, the trio literally hide in the shadows and do not want to face the world.
The world of songs and performers that start and end with the same letter has some wonderful people in it.
#FirstLastEverything #Sugababes #MutyaKeishaSiobhan
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AA85-bQtDuk
Our group declare to be true