Brotherhood Of Man

Brotherhood of Man are a British vocal pop group who achieved success in the 1970s, most notably after winning the 1976 Eurovision Song Contest for the UK with the song "Save Your Kisses for Me". The group was initially an umbrella title for a frequently-changing line-up of session singers, first achieving success with the single United We Stand in 1973. After winning Eurovision, a definite four-member line-up, two males and two females (loosely based on the Scandinavian gender-equal ABBA), went on to score many hits at home and around the world, with three UK number one singles and four top twenty albums. The balanced male/female line-up is also said to have inspired 1980s 'successors' Bucks Fizz.
The four members last performed live in October 2020, although announced their retirement from touring in December 2022.
==Link to Peel==
Peel seems to have shown little interest in the group, even in their early days, although showed some appreciation for their 1970 single This Boy with his review for Disc and Music Echo's New Singles section, stating, "It's well made and is assured Radio 1 plays but none of us liked it. It'll probably be a hit." An archive clip of the early line-up performing their hit United We Stand in January 1970 featured in Top of the Pops 20th anniversary edition in 1984, hosted by Peel and Jensen. "A really cute bunch of kids", Peel remarked. The Eurovision winner and hit single Save Your Kisses For Me was played by the DJ only as a cover version on numerous shows in December 1979.
They are not to be confused with the jazz big band Brotherhood Of Breath, who did a couple of sessions for Peel in the early 1970s and whose musical style could hardly have been more different - although they too found appreciation in Europe.
==Sessions==
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==Shows Played==
*05 January 1984 (TOTP) - United We Stand 
== Cover Versions ==
* Kapital Punischment (Morgan Fisher) - Save Your Kisses For Me (04 December 1979)
==External links==
*Wikipedia
*Discogs
Category:Artists
Category:Covered