Quick bit of trivia about Chicken Shack and that tremendous song. The lead singer was Christine Perfect. She left the band shortly after that, as she was getting married-to John McVie from Fleetwood … (View Post)
I think his first hit as a songwriter was a song he wrote for the Monkees. Forget the title. I remember the chorus:- "Then I saw her face Now I'm in a wheelchair" Or something like that ;) (View Post)
The Great Con Con is up and running again. People support the abolition of any tax-until someone points out that another tax has to rise to take its place. All monies passed to a surviving spouse are… (View Post)
The reason is simple. People play the £12 qualifier (and the £6 ones)purely to try and win the £55 as cash, rather than as a £55 semifinal seat. In order to achieve this, they preregister for the £55… (View Post)
That OMD song has aged really well. I've always loved the music of John Foxx. Started out with Ultravox-who were wonderful, but sold next to no records, until he was replaced by Midge Ure. When the m… (View Post)