Songs not heard for years

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But still love.

Just watched a programme on BBC2 , sound of Scotland, and just heard Bluebells Young at Heart, the first time I think I've heard it for many years. Firstly, the singer wasn't who I remember so that's was a shock and I suspect I thought it was Dexys Midnight Runners who sung it originally. Such yearning for one song 💔

I love coming across old songs, and getting really into them again or sometimes just really connecting to it for the first time, enjoying it in a way you didn't before.

Good Tradition by Tanita Tikaram
Crystallized by Kylie Minogue

Re: Story of the Blues
Pete Wylie is still touring and playing the Wah! hits (and non-hits). Excellent stuff.

My recently rediscovered current listening is Ape Man by the Kinks.

Rossmore Road by Barry Andrews has been my earworm for days. Nobody else I know seems to have ever heard it.

Oooh, I know that one! Haven't heard it for years, I'll need to have a listen.

Crazy For You by Let Loose. Such a beautiful pop song.

Your Woman by White Town. Great song that brings back loads of good memories from my youth!

Rabbit hole ahead - links to lots of old charts uploaded to Mixcloud, I've been listening all weekend 😊Contents | The Chart Shows Wiki | Fandom

A few from my recent 1987 chart listens -

Boy George - Sold
Swing Out Sister - Surrender
The Pretenders - Hymn to Her
Westworld - Sonic Boom Boy
The Christians - Forgotten Town
Glenn (Hoddle) and Chris (Waddle) - Diamond Lights (the TOTP performance is gloriously naff) 😂
Spear of Destiny - Never Take Me Alive

Lots of cheese by the likes of Sam Fox and various "jack" titles, just before Stock Aitken and Waterman dominated the charts

What a Fool Believes...Doobie Bros.

Not that I ever stopped listening to it since I discovered it in the 90s!!

Could have told you so by Halo James

One of my playlist regulars.
And then there’s this this a capella version.

You need to tune in to Greatest Hits FM. Loads of these songs are played on there.

You by 10 sharp cheesy but so good 😊

..and Sounds of the 80s and 90s, although I don't listen to the latter.

I have hear most of the above sings from listening to SOT80s, SOT70s as well as Greatest Hits Radio, Absolute 70s, 80s etc. I just don't listen to anything from the last 15 years.

A bit off piste but from the 70’s
Big Strong Man
I always remember the chorus
My brother sylveste (what’s he got?)
he’s got a row of 40 medals on his chest (big chest!)

Lambada! For some reason it popped into my head this afternoon, so of course got Alexa to play it and dance around the kitchen. 1989. Bought back some memories

My apple music station randomly brought up David Gray’s This Years Love for me recently and I found myself crooning along, completely forgot about him but he was everywhere for a little while

Big Area - Then Jericho

Black- it’s a wonderful
life. Heard this in tesco!

terry jacks - seasons in the sun

Seasons In The Sun was in the chart at much the same time as Billy, Don't Be A Hero. Spring of 1974.

Jem - Just a Ride

Heard today in the co-op, not heard that for years, what a tune

Live it up. By Mental as Anything

Everlasting love a true classic..loved it in Belfast..
I want to stay with you the rest of my life..gallagher and lyle..Be my be my little baby...i am an old romantic

Also last dance..Donna summer...classic tune

You people are not watching your BBC4 TOTP repeats.

I do every now and then but had to switch it off a week or so ago when Alexi Sale was 'singing' 'Ello John, got a new motor? Seemed a lot of people on Twitter felt the same.

Oh dear!