Share an obscure song you love

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Bring your favourite flops/shoulda been hits to a new audience The only rule is, they cannot have made the UK Top 40.

My first choice - Humpe and Humpe, ‘Careless Love’. The duo changed their name to Swimming With Sharks (the name of their album) in the UK, for fairly obvious reasons

m.youtube.com/watch?v=G6BFJJPF1Xk

@pinkcattydude

Where’s me Jumper! - Sultans of Ping FC. I think I loved it because my parents hated it!

Just heard that in 'the young offenders' film.

Mrs Cold by Kings of Convenience.

I was listening to a young girl on YouTube the other day called Sophie Worsely.
It's a cracking tune and she's got ana amazing voice.

Mundy, Gin & Tonic sky

July You're A Woman - John Stewart

Rock n Roll I Gave You The Best Years Of My Life by Kevin Johnston, an Australian singer
Songs by the wonderful Harry Chapin who died much too young.

Sexy Cinderella by Linden David Hall.

Wish I was skinny by the Boo Radleys

Birdhouse in my soul -They Might Be Giants

Nobody's Child by Billy Fury. The saddest song ever. Cannot listen without crying.

Funky Town - Lips Inc

Mr. DeeJay - Match

Delta Lady - Joe Cocker

Ben Harper - Walk Away

I wasn't going to post mine as it was in the top 40 but some of the others have been so...

Blind Melon - No Rain

@AlecTrevelyan006

Julian Cope - the greatness and perfection of love

March 1984 Peaked at number 52 - should have been a huge hit

Great song. Also, Beautiful Love by Julian Cope.

Honey be Good- The Bible
Gentlemens excuse me- Fish

Buckle Down Winsocki by Blossom Dearie:

House by the Sea by Moddi

Song to the Siren by This Mortal Coil

Mistake by Bawl. On a 1990s mix tape from melody maker. Actually there was a random guy trying to find out what the song was on Bebo years ago, and I was delighted to tell him

@NannyGythaOgg

Back Street Luv by Curved Air.

It was a hit in 1971, but they were a great group who had this one hit that I have never heard on the radio since, so it meets most of your criteria and is amazingly good.

Interesting that this would be classed as obscure, I've always known this song and I thought it was much more sucessful than not making the top 40

I wonder how I would have come across it then

Or anything by Folk On.

DS says they don't count because most people don't want to hear them and therefore don't fit the 'criteria' in the OP. I think he's taking it too seriously.

I Alone by Live. Great 90s grunge song that I had on a mixtape by a boyfriend

@LadyEloise1

Rock n Roll I Gave You The Best Years Of My Life by Kevin Johnston, an Australian singer Songs by the wonderful Harry Chapin who died much too young.

Ha! Love Rock n Roll - really reminds me of my mum! Though she had some dodgy taste this one is a cracker!

The band Taxiride had some amazing songs in their native Australia and were successful in the US, Asia and Europe about 20 years ago. Didn't make it here though for some reason!

Get Set and Everywhere You Go are the stand out singles imo.

Can name numerous other Australian artists from the same era who were excellent so may have to come back to this thread.