Samantha Fox – I Only Wanna Be With You

Posted in Samantha Fox, Sleazesisters on May 28th, 2010 by H Bradley

In 1988, Fox covered the song as “I Only Wanna Be With You” for her album I Wanna Have Some Fun. It was released as the second single in the United States and Europe from her third studio album I Wanna Have Some Fun (1988). The song was another hit for Samantha, reaching number sixteen in the United Kingdom and number thirty-one in the United States. The music video does not have a plot, but scenes include Fox hunting through trash cans, dancing, fireworks, and the singer in bed with her bespectacled lover.
Television shows Fox performed the song on include Top of the Pops in 1989 and “Viva el espectáculo” on TVE1 in 1990.

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Pet Shop Boys – Go West

Posted in Pet Shop Boys on May 28th, 2010 by H Bradley

“Go West” is a song by the 1970s disco group Village People. The song eventually found greater success when it was covered in 1993 by the synthpop duo Pet Shop Boys.
Pet Shop Boys have sold over 50 million records worldwide and are listed as the most successful duo in UK music history by The Guiness World Record Book 2008. Since 1986, they have achieved 42 Top 30 singles and 22 Top 10 hits in the UK, including four Number Ones: “West End Girls”, “It’s a Sin”, “Always on My Mind” and “Heart”.

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Robyn – Dancing Own My Own

Posted in Robyn on May 17th, 2010 by H Bradley

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Robin Miriam Carlsson, better known by her stage name Robyn (born 12 June 1979) is a Grammy Award-nominated Swedish pop singer-songwriter. Robyn was known in the late nineties for her dance-pop hits “Show Me Love” and “Do You Know (What It Takes)”. Robyn entered Melodifestivalen 1997 as songwriter with the entry “Du gör mig hel igen” (You make me whole again). She has since started to gain mainstream success worldwide owing to the popularity of her No 1 hit single “With Every Heartbeat” and subsequent album release. In January, 2009 Robyn won a Swedish Grammis award for Best Live Act 2008.

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Lady Gaga – Alejandro

Posted in Lady Ga Ga on May 17th, 2010 by H Bradley

“Alejandro” is a song by American recording artist Lady Gaga. It is the third single from her second studio album, The Fame Monster (2009). Co-written and produced by RedOne, it is composed as a mid-tempo Europop song with an uplifting melody, where Gaga sings in a non-English accent about bidding farewell to her lovers. It was inspired by Gaga’s “Fear of Sex Monster”. Critics noted it to be heavily influenced by ABBA and Ace of Base, and predominantly gave positive reviews for it.”Alejandro” charted on the UK Singles Chart prior to its official release, and reached the top-five on the Hungarian Singles Chart due to download sales from the album. It has also charted in United States, Australia, Canada and New Zealand. A music video has been planned for the single. Gaga performed the song on both the legs of The Monster Ball Tour, portraying a sexual innuendo scene with her dancers. The song was also performed on the ninth season of American Idol on May 5, 2010.

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Bananarama – The Runner

Posted in Bananarama on May 17th, 2010 by H Bradley

Viva is the tenth studio album recorded by the British vocal duo Bananarama. It was released by Fascination Records on 14 September 2009 in the UK.Viva is Bananarama’s fifth album as a duo of Sara Dallin and Keren Woodward, and their first new album since 2005′s Drama. It contains the singles “Love Comes” ,”Love Don’t Live Here” and other new tracks co-written by Dallin and Woodward, as well as three cover versions – “Rapture” (originally by iiO), “The Runner” (originally a 1979 hit for The Three Degrees) and “S-S-S-Single Bed”" (originally by Fox).Four additional cover versions are available on download format: “Run to You” (originally by Bryan Adams), “The Sounds of Silence” (originally by Simon and Garfunkel), “Voyage Voyage” (originally by Desireless) and “Tokyo Joe” (originally by Bryan Ferry).Three of these four bonus tracks were only available until the album’s release date.The album charted on the UK Albums Chart at number 87.

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Glee – Madonna Remixes

Posted in Bon Jovi, Glee, Madonna on May 14th, 2010 by H Bradley

The first season of Glee will consist of 22 episodes. The pilot episode was broadcast on May 19, 2009. The series returned on September 9, 2009, airing on Wednesdays in the 9:00 P.M. timeslot until December 9, 2009. On September 21, 2009, more episodes were ordered for the first season by Fox, which aired on April 13, 2010, with the show moving to Tuesday evenings. On January 11, 2010, it was announced that Fox had commissioned a second season of the show. Season Two begins production June 2010.

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Alphabet Mash-Up (P-S)

Posted in Anges, Beyonce, Diana Ross, George Michael, Leona Lewis, Michael Jackson, Pitbull, Rihanna, Steps, The Jacksons, The Saturdays on May 13th, 2010 by H Bradley

Sorry about the delay in posting but I have been away on my holidays for a well deserved break. I got some wicked posts coming over the next few weeks so watch this space.

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