starbright Posted August 29, 2011 Report Share Posted August 29, 2011 Robbie Williams - don't like his brash boastful personality but he has some memorable hits... Heal the Past, Live the Present, Dream the Future Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starbright Posted August 29, 2011 Report Share Posted August 29, 2011 Another RW song I like. Heal the Past, Live the Present, Dream the Future Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steppenwolf Posted August 29, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 29, 2011 He complimented us gay men in his song Supreme...And all the best women are marriedAll the handsome men are gay You feel deprived ...and stripped himself literally to the bones,in this music video, Rock DJ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steppenwolf Posted August 29, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 29, 2011 Robbie Williams - don't like his brash boastful personality but he has some memorable hits... Angels is also a popular song played at funerals in the UK... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steppenwolf Posted August 29, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 29, 2011 And Monty Python's classic tops list of best funeral songs in the UK,Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sticky&Sweet Posted August 29, 2011 Report Share Posted August 29, 2011 (edited) This is my favourite song in 2009. And 2010.http://youtu.be/q-wGMlSuX_c Edited August 29, 2011 by Sticky&Sweet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steppenwolf Posted August 29, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 29, 2011 And the UK music scene got weirder in 1995 with Mike Flowers Pops,covering Oasis' Wonderwall...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SyBBlt4bajM...and here's the Gallagher brothers' original... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zell85 Posted August 29, 2011 Report Share Posted August 29, 2011 anyone remember this classic? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steppenwolf Posted August 29, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 29, 2011 #1 Heart Skips A Beat Feat. Rizzle Kicks - Olly Murs Let's see if Olly Murs could retain the crown,and notch up his 2nd number 1 following the success of his .Yes, Olly Murs of X-Factor fame landed himself a second Number One single in just inside a year,following Please Don't Let Me Go which topped the charts exactly 50 weeks ago! Now which of the 2 tracks do you prefer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steppenwolf Posted August 29, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 29, 2011 Have a Deee-Lite -ful evening everybody!Groove Is In The Heart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest dee lite Posted August 29, 2011 Report Share Posted August 29, 2011 Have a Deee-Lite -ful evening everybody! Groove Is In The Heart Dee lite is american.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steppenwolf Posted August 29, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 29, 2011 Dee lite is american....You're right, thank you for highlighting that, my bad. LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steppenwolf Posted August 29, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 29, 2011 Groove Armada has to be from the UK...At The River ...and then there's Utah Saints too, sampling Kate Bush here...Something Good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steppenwolf Posted August 29, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 29, 2011 ...and then there's Utah Saints too, sampling Kate Bush here...Something GoodCloudbusting by Kate Bush,which Utah Saints sampled... And the haunting tale of Catherine and Heathcliff in Wuthering Heights Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steppenwolf Posted August 29, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 29, 2011 More Kate Bush...The Sensual World Running Up That Hill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaterTenebrarum Posted August 30, 2011 Report Share Posted August 30, 2011 steppenw: The running man! It was all the rage in my teens. Used to dance like that in a group and I can still do it now. Hahah!I know Kylie is Aussie but she is uber popular in UK and used to be all over Smash Hits magazine. Two songs from her excellent and under-appreciated eponymous 5th album. The last Ms Minogue album I bought was Light Years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starbright Posted August 30, 2011 Report Share Posted August 30, 2011 Breathe - Hands to Heaven Heal the Past, Live the Present, Dream the Future Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starbright Posted August 30, 2011 Report Share Posted August 30, 2011 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRXM0FY_qs0&ob=av2eClimie Fisher "Love Changes Everything"Simon Climie died on 25 August 1999 during surgery for bowel cancer. Heal the Past, Live the Present, Dream the Future Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starbright Posted August 30, 2011 Report Share Posted August 30, 2011 Back to the 80s with Cutting Crew! Heal the Past, Live the Present, Dream the Future Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starbright Posted August 30, 2011 Report Share Posted August 30, 2011 1982! I still like the chorus "Our House, In the middle of our street"! Heal the Past, Live the Present, Dream the Future Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starbright Posted August 30, 2011 Report Share Posted August 30, 2011 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMAe31FFHboNaked Eyes "Always something there to remind me"Always love the intro of this song - reminds me of a church, don't ask me why. Heal the Past, Live the Present, Dream the Future Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steppenwolf Posted August 30, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 30, 2011 (edited) steppenw: The running man! It was all the rage in my teens. Used to dance like that in a group and I can still do it now. Hahah!The running man? You mean the guy in the video for Something Good?You lost me there for a while, a long while actually! LOLActually I prefer their debut single, What Can You Do For Me betterit samples Eurythmics' There Must Be an Angel (Playing with My Heart),Gwen Guthrie's "Ain't Nothin' Goin' on But the Rent" and KISS' Alive II album. And here's their 3rd single Believe in Me,sampling The Human League's Love Action (I Believe in Love),Crown Heights Affair's You Gave Me Love,and Sylvester's Do Ya Wanna Funk? Edited August 30, 2011 by steppenwolf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steppenwolf Posted August 30, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 30, 2011 1982! I still like the chorus "Our House, In the middle of our street"!I like these 2 tunes from Madness,from wacky to romantic...Uncle Sam It Must Be Love Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steppenwolf Posted August 30, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 30, 2011 Simon Climie died on 25 August 1999 during surgery for bowel cancer.Shucks, I didn't know one-half of Climie Fisher is gone!!! However, I do know that Mel Appleby of Mel & Kim died of pneumonia after being diagnosed with cancer... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steppenwolf Posted August 30, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 30, 2011 Sadly, he has passed on too,Malcolm McLaren, he who sang about Vogue-ing before Madonna did...Deep In Vogue Madame Butterfly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GKarl Posted August 30, 2011 Report Share Posted August 30, 2011 Love The XX. Saw them perform at Esplanade with Florence and The Machine, very cool.YOU SAW FLORENCE + THE MACHINE PERFORM?!?!Oh maaannnn that's one of my regrets in life, that i didnt get to watch Ms Welch in her gloryy... "A weak man has doubts before his decision. A strong man has them afterwards." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steppenwolf Posted August 30, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 30, 2011 Climie Fisher "Love Changes Everything"Simon Climie died on 25 August 1999 during surgery for bowel cancer.Here's their other hit, Rise To The Occasion,in 2 different versions..http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZliiH0xTIo I prefer the hip-hop one better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steppenwolf Posted August 31, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 31, 2011 YOU SAW FLORENCE + THE MACHINE PERFORM?!?!Oh maaannnn that's one of my regrets in life, that i didnt get to watch Ms Welch in her gloryy...Check out their new single, What The Water Gave Me,debut @ #24 this week... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derryfawne Posted August 31, 2011 Report Share Posted August 31, 2011 I just watched this on X-Factor. The group has talent, definitely, but it's the yummy buffed-up guy in white on the far right that gets me goiiiiiing, lol.The one audition that truly impressed me, though, is that of 's. “Do not take life too seriously. You’ll never get out of it alive.” — Elbert Hubbard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steppenwolf Posted August 31, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 31, 2011 Alright, I'm gonna cheat a little here,as the following acts are not totally from the UK (except Sophie Ellis-Bextor),but both songs were massive, reaching #1 in the UK in 2000. NjoiGroovejet (If This Ain't Love) - Spiller Feat. Sophie Ellis-Bextor Lady (Hear Me Tonight) - Modjo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steppenwolf Posted September 1, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 1, 2011 (edited) Here's the top 3 of the mid-week UK Singles chart once again,as we see yet another new entry crashing in to the top spot...#3 Heart Skips A Beat Feat. Rizzle Kicks - Olly Murs#2 You Need Me, I Don't Need You - Ed Sheeran #1 Example Stay Awake - Example Edited September 1, 2011 by steppenwolf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaterTenebrarum Posted September 1, 2011 Report Share Posted September 1, 2011 More trashy teenybopper stuff.Billie Piper! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaterTenebrarum Posted September 1, 2011 Report Share Posted September 1, 2011 And Mel C... And Geri H. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steppenwolf Posted September 1, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 1, 2011 And Mel C...And Geri H.Of the 5 Spice Girls,I always like Baby Spice, Emma BuntonMaybe - I love the choreographyhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r57pS5lPUUICrickets Sing For Anamaria - Cute tune and funny video Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steppenwolf Posted September 1, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 1, 2011 Of the 5 Spice Girls,I always like Baby Spice, Emma BuntonMore Ms Bunton here...Downtown - A Petula Clark cover version What I Am - It's Tin Tin Out Feat. Emma Bunton covering Edie Brickell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avecinfuser Posted September 1, 2011 Report Share Posted September 1, 2011 Me, on the other hand, is a BIG Geri Halliwell fan, the coolest and the most successful of all the Spice Girls in my humblest opinion. Only to lie like this between the bombs, dreaming away and not alone, because time was very short. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avecinfuser Posted September 1, 2011 Report Share Posted September 1, 2011 Sophie Ellis-Bextor!!! Is she British??? I think so....LOVE HER!!! Only to lie like this between the bombs, dreaming away and not alone, because time was very short. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaterTenebrarum Posted September 1, 2011 Report Share Posted September 1, 2011 Aaaa!! Geri is my favourite Spice Girl too!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steppenwolf Posted September 1, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 1, 2011 Sophie Ellis-Bextor!!! Is she British??? I think so....LOVE HER!!!Yes Sophie Ellis-Bextor is British,she was originally from the group Theaudience...I Know Enough (I Don't Get Enough) - their biggest hit reaching #25 I Got The Wherewithal - their debut single (failed to chart) out of 4 releases from their only album Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GKarl Posted September 1, 2011 Report Share Posted September 1, 2011 Check out their new single, What The Water Gave Me, debut @ #24 this week... Watched already!! Many times in fact, since her birthday on 28th Aug!! Hahaha "A weak man has doubts before his decision. A strong man has them afterwards." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starbright Posted September 2, 2011 Report Share Posted September 2, 2011 It's Friday and I'm in love! Heal the Past, Live the Present, Dream the Future Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starbright Posted September 2, 2011 Report Share Posted September 2, 2011 Heal the Past, Live the Present, Dream the Future Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steppenwolf Posted September 2, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 2, 2011 It's Friday and I'm in love!A movement in the corner of the room! And there is nothing I can do When I realise with fright That the Spiderman is having me for dinner tonight!Lullaby - The Cure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steppenwolf Posted September 2, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 2, 2011 Sophie Ellis-Bextor!!! Is she British??? I think so....LOVE HER!!!Yes Sophie Ellis-Bextor is British,she was originally from the group Theaudience...I Know Enough (I Don't Get Enough) - their biggest hit reaching #25I Got The Wherewithal - their debut single (failed to chart) out of 4 releases from their only albumSophie Ellis-Bextor's husband is also from an UK band,he's the bassist of the pop group, The Feeling..I Thought It Was Over - taken from the 2nd album Join With Us, reaching #9 Video Killed The Radio Star (Live at V Festival, 2008) - covering The Buggles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steppenwolf Posted September 2, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 2, 2011 Season 6's X-factor winner - Joe McElderry. This was a top 5 hit in Britain last year. The song is decent and .... he's very adorableWatch Joe McElderry transformed from a Popstar to an Operastar,and you know what, he emerged victorious and won again!!!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQsW8orWWM4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avecinfuser Posted September 3, 2011 Report Share Posted September 3, 2011 (edited) Question: Is Cathy Dennis British?I know Seal is British right? AKA Seal Henry Olusegun Olumide Adeola Samuel (born 19 February 1963 in Paddington, London,England). He's awesome too back in his heydays! Though these days he ain't producing much good stuff. Here are my faves Prayer For The Dying and Newborn Friend. Edited September 3, 2011 by Avecinfuser Only to lie like this between the bombs, dreaming away and not alone, because time was very short. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaterTenebrarum Posted September 3, 2011 Report Share Posted September 3, 2011 Anyone remember Sonique? Very very popular in my circuit boy days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Starbright Posted September 3, 2011 Report Share Posted September 3, 2011 Yes, Cathy Dennis is British. She's more famous as a songwriter these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starbright Posted September 3, 2011 Report Share Posted September 3, 2011 Sheena Easton has a very distinctive voice instantly recognisable on the radio.My favourite song by her is 'Almost over you'. Another favourite is 'For your eyes only' - the James Bond theme song. Heal the Past, Live the Present, Dream the Future Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steppenwolf Posted September 3, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 3, 2011 Sheena Easton has a very distinctive voice instantly recognisable on the radio.My favourite song by her is 'Almost over you'. Another favourite is 'For your eyes only' - the James Bond theme song.Almost Over You is my favourite song by Sheena Easton too.In HKG, Strut is more popularly known as Bad Girl in its Cantonese version,covered by the late Anita Mui...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dcAJ9siMseA&ob=av2e Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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