"Straight from the Heart" is a song was written by Eric Kagna, a Vancouver singer/songwriter, and the instrumental bridge was contributed Canadian rock musician #BryanAdams. The official songwriter credit is shared equally between Adams and Kagna. The song was first recorded by #IanLloyd in 1980, on his album Third Wave Civilization. In 1981, Australian singer #JonEnglish recorded the song for his 1981 album, #InRoads. The song peaked at number 72 in Australia.
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Bryan Adams - Straight from The Heart

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Still haven't found an improvement on the Jon English one though
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1dJxH0zLWY

#JonEnglish #ABC #AustralianOpera

Jon English - Pirates Of Penzance - With Cat-Like Tread

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Ted Tocks Covers - Year 8 - Day 29

Beautiful Loser

On this day 50 years ago ‘Bob Seger released the album that signalled his trajectory over the next decade.

“He's your oldest and your best friend
If you need him, he'll be there again
He's always willing to be second best
A perfect lodger, a perfect guest”

#BobSeger #BobSegerandtheSilverBulletBand #GlennFrey #TheBobSegerSystem #JonEnglish #SamMorrisonBand

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Beautiful Loser – Who says we need it all? #MusicisLife #TedTocksCovers #BobSeger

Today’s feature begins with the fascinating fact that Bob Seger wrote ‘Beautiful Loser’ based on his respect for Leonard Cohen and his book with the similar title (Beautiful Losers). Through the ye…

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