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Genetic Engineering

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**Genetic Engineering** is a song written and recorded by British group OMD, initially released as a single in February 1983. It was the first material to be taken from their new album *Dazzle Ships*, released in March.

### Single release

The single reached no. 20 in the UK charts and stayed in the Top 40 for 6 weeks. Success was relatively modest compared to previous singles Souvenir, Joan of Arc and Maid of Orleans which all reached the top 5 in the UK between 1981 and early 1982.

The B side was another new track 4-Neu. The single was released in the customary 7" and 12" versions, with an extended version of the A side. A picture disc was also released.

* 7"

A. Genetic Engineering

B. 4-Neu

* 12"

A. Genetic Engineering (312mm version)

B. 4-Neu

## TV performances

* *Top of the Pops*: 03 March 1983
* *Saturday Superstore* - date unknown.[1]
* *The Tube* - February 1983

## Other versions

* The group included Genetic Engineering in the four tracks chosen for their third session for John Peel recorded on 29 January 1983 and first broadcast on Peel's show on 21 February. Group member Andy McCluskey was said to have been happier with the production on the Peel version than the official released track.
* The song was part of the live set for the *Dazzle Ships* tour in 1983, although was dropped for subsequent live concerts. It was revived again in 2008 after the group had reformed and by definition was part of the special performances *Dazzle Ships Live at the Museum of Liverpool* (2014) and *Architecture & Morality / Dazzle Ships live at the Royal Albert Hall* (2016). It was also included on subsequent tours.[2]

## Scrapbook

Genetic Engineering advert
Eurovision Song Contest (1993)

**Eurovision Song Contest 1993**

* **Date**: 15 May 1993
* **Location**: Millstreet, Ireland
* **Venue**: Green Glens Arena
* **Countries participating**: 25
	+ Countries returning: -
	+ Debut countries: Bosnia & Herzegovina, Croatia, Slovenia
	+ Non-returning countries: Yugoslavia

* **Broadcaster**: RTE
* **Presenter**(s): Fionnuala Sweeney (b.1965)
* **Winning entry**: **Niamh Kavanagh - In Your Eyes** (Irleand)

* **UK entry**: Sonia - Better the Devil You Know (2nd place)
* **UK commentators**: Terry Wogan (BBC One), Ken Bruce (BBC Radio 2)

## Trivia

* Millstreet, which had a population of just 1,500, was the smallest and most remote host town ever chosen for Eurovision.
* Ireland's fifth victory, equalling the record set by France in 1977 and matched by Luxembourg in 1983.
* European Broadcasting Union introduced an extra competition round for nations who had never competed before, namely Hungary, Slovakia, Romania, Estonia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and Slovenia. the latter three went through to the final.

## External links

* Wikipedia
* ESC official site archive page
George Harrison

**George Harrison** MBE (b.25 February 1943 – d.29 November 2001) was a British musician and singer-songwriter who achieved international fame in pop culture as a guitarist in The Beatles. He achieved success as a solo artist after the group split, most notably with the song My Sweet Lord, and also enjoyed a renaissance in the late 1980s as member of The Traveling Wilburys.

The youngest of the four Beatles, also known as 'the quiet Beatle', is was also well-known for being the first to embrace Eastern culture in the 1960s, in particular transcendental meditation, integrating elements of Indian music into the Beatles' canon. Although the vast majority of Beatles songs were famously written by Lennon & McCartney, Harrison's notable contributions to the song writing for the group include While My Guitar Gently Weeps, Something and Here Comes the Sun.

Post-Beatles, he organised the 1971 Concert for Bangladesh with Indian musician Ravi Shankar, founded his own record company in 1974 and film production company Hand Made Films, in 1978, famous for the Monty Python film *The Life of Brian* (1979).

Harrison died of lung cancer in 2001 at the age of 58, survived by second wife Olivia (née Arias) and their son Dhani (b.1978).

## See also

* The Concert for Bangladesh
* 08 November 1987 - Charts
Dancing Queen

**Dancing Queen** - song recorded by ABBA, released as a single in 1976. Later included on the album *Arrival*.

UK no.1 for six weeks, top 40 for 15 weeks. No.1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for one week in 1977.[1]
A 2016 re-release got to no.3 on the Vinyl Singles Chart and no.4 and no.3 on Physical Singles Chart in the UK.[2] To date it remains ABBA's most streamed song.

Fourth biggest selling single of 1976.

## See also

* Don't Go Breaking My Heart
* Fernando
Crystal

**Crystal** is the title of a song written recorded and released by New Order in 2001, initially as a single and successively as the opening track of their album *Get Ready* released shortly afterwards.

The single was the group's first new music since the album *Republic* in 1993.

Crystal entered the UK charts at no.8 on 19 August 2001, making it their sixth Top 10 single.
David Coleman

**David Coleman** OBE (b.26 April 1926 – 21 December 2013) was a British sports commentator and television presenter who worked for the BBC for 46 years.

Coleman started working on *Grandstand* when it began in 1958, continuing as the regular presenter until 1968. He also presented the *BBC Sports Personality of the Year* from 1961, and *Sportsnight* from 1968 to 1972 . He even covered the return of The Beatles from the United States and the 1959 General Election for the BBC from the Press Association headquarters.

As well as a presenter, Coleman was also a sports commentator. He presented and/or commentated on eleven Olympic Games from Rome 1960 to Sydney 2000, as well as eight Commonwealth Games. He commentated on the World Cup Final in 1974 and 1978, the European Cup Final in 1973 and 1975 and the FA Cup final from 1972 to 1976 and in 1978. Coleman's last live football commentary was on 26 May 1979 when he described England's 3–1 win over Scotland at Wembley.
David Sylvian

**David Sylvian**  (David Alan Batt, b. 23 February 1958) is a British singer, songwriter, musician, recording artist, recorder producer and artist. He was a founder member of the group Japan going on to become a successful solo artist after the group dissolved in 1982.

As well as recording as a solo artist, he has also collaborated with several other musicians such as Ryuichi Sakamoto, Robert Fripp, Bill Nelson and Holger Czukay as well as with other former members of Japan, including his brother Steve Jansen, after the group split.

His brother is drummer and percussionist Steve Jensen, with whom he was also in Japan.

## Discography

*as solo artist*

* *re-released on vinyl in 2019*.

## Scrapbook

*Smash Hits* cover, Feb.1982*Record Mirror*, 03 Apr. 1982*Record Mirror* 23.10.1982*NME* cover, Nov. 1982*Record Mirror*, Nov. 1984*The First Day* tour programme (1192)
## External links

* davidsylvian.com - official site
* davidsylvian.net - unofficial site
* Wikipedia
* Discogs.com
Faithless (group)

**Faithless** are a British electronica band formed in 1995 consisting of singer Maxi Jazz (born Maxwell Fraser 14 June 1957), DJ and musician Sister Bliss (born Ayalah Deborah Bentovim 30 December 1970 in London), and producer Rollo (born Rowland Constantine O'Malley Armstrong, 08 May 1966). Faithless have sold over 15 million albums worldwide, and enjoyed a string of hit singles such as Insomnia, Mass Destruction and Salva Mea as well as scoring three UK Official Album Chart Number 1s with *No Roots*, *Forever Faithless* and Faithless 2.0.

Rollo is also the brother of vocalist Dido, who has featured on some of the band’s songs.
David Tennant

**David Tennant** (né **McDonald**; b.18 April 1971) is a British actor of Scottish origin. He is best known in pop-culture for his role as the tenth incarnation of the Doctor in the BBC science fiction series *Doctor Who* between 2005 and 2010, returning to the show for special appearances in 2013, 2022 and 2023. He also played a leading role in the BBC crime drama series *Broadchurch* (2013–2017), and in *Good Omens* (Amazon, 2019–2023).

He also played the title character in a 2008 Royal Shakespeare Company production of Shakespeare's *Hamlet,* adapted for television in 2009.

Tennant adopted the surname after discovering that there was another actor called David McDonald. He adopted his stage name after reading an article by Pet Shop Boys' Neil Tennant in *Smash Hits*. He later changed his name legally.

He is married to Georgia Moffett, the daughter of actors Sandra Dickinson and Peter Davison, who has also played the role of Doctor Who. Tennant met Moffett when she was playing his on-screen daughter in *The Doctor's Daughter* (2008). David and Georgia Tennant have five children.

## Doctor Who

* Preceded by: Christopher Eccleston
* Regeneration episode: The Parting of the Ways - 18 June 2005
* First full episode: The Christmas Invasion - 25 December 2005
* Final episode: The End of Time Pt. 2 - 01 January 2010
* Tot. no. episodes: 47
* Special episodes: *The Day of the Doctor* - 23 November 2013.
* Successor: Matt Smith

## Other TV

* *Single Father* (2010)
* *Broadchurch* (2013–2017)

## See also

* Tom Baker
* Matt Smith
* Catherine Tate
Eurovision Song Contest (1974)

**Eurovision Song Contest 1974**

* **Date**: 06 April 1974
* **Location**: Brighton, UK
* **Venue**: The Dome
* **Countries participating**: 17
	+ Countries returning: none
	+ Debut countries: Greece
	+ Non-returning countries: France

* Broadcaster: BBC
* Presenter(s): Katie Boyle
* Winning entry: **Waterloo** - ABBA (Sweden)

* UK entry: Olivia Newton-John - Long Live Love (4th place)
* UK commentators: David Vine (BBC One), Terry Wogan (BBC Radio 1 & 2)

## Trivia

* Italian singer Gigliola Cinquetti, winner of the 1964 edition, returned to sing for her country. "Sì" came second place although state broadcaster RAI did not broadcast the show, fearing it would influence voters in an upcoming referendum.
* Winners ABBA famously made their breakthrough on this show, and went on to become one of the world's most successful recording acts. They did have to wait over another year however for their next UK Top 20 hit, SOS in October 1975.

## External links

* Wikipedia
* ESC official site archive page
Ghost Town/Why?/Friday Night, Saturday Morning

**Ghost Town / Why? / Friday Night, Saturday Morning** was a double A side single, comprising the three titular songs, recorded by British groups The Specials and released on 12 June 1981.

The single reached no.1 in the UK on 07 July and remained at the top of the charts for three consecutive weeks.

## Tracklisting

7", 2 Tone records CHS TT 17
* 'A' Side One: Ghost Town
* 'A' Side Two: Why?, Friday Night Saturday Morning

12", 2 Tone records CHS TT1217
* tracklisting as above although Ghost Town is an 'Extended Version', as stated on the sleeve. Why? is also longer than the 7" version, although this is not sdtated in the labelling. The rear sleeve and labels bear timings for all three tracks: Ghost Town 6:02, Why? 3.55, Friday Night Saturday Morning 3:32.

### Ghost Town

Written by band member Jerry Dammers, the lead track is considered a major piece of popular social commentary, addressing themes of urban decay, deindustrialisation, unemployment and violence in inner cities at the time. All three of the major UK music magazines of the time awarded "Ghost Town" the accolade of "Single of the Year" for 1981.

As 'lead track', Ghost Town was featured on radio and TV at the time. The song was featured on *Top of the Pops* as follows:

* 18 June 1981 (21) - video
* 02 July 1981 (2) - studio performance
* 09 July 1981 (1) - studio performance, TOTP 900th edition
* 16 July 1981 (1) - video (over closing credits)
* 23 July 1981 (1) - studio performance rpt.
* 31 December 1981 (end of year ed.) - repeat of 02/07/81 performance
* 08 January 2016 - *The Story of 1981 / Big Hits 1981*

### Why?

Why was written by band member by guitarist Lynval Golding in response to a violent racist attack he had suffered in July 1980.

### Friday Night, Saturday Morning

The third track was written by lead singer Terry Hall and describes a mundane night out in the group's native Coventry.

## Re-releases

The single was re-released on its 10th anniversary in 1991, and in 2021, its 40th.

### Ghost Town Revisited (1991)

7" 2 Tone Records CHS TT 30
A The Specials - Ghost Town (3:38)

B Special Productions - Ghost Dub '91 (4:18)

12" 2 Tone records CHS TT 12 30 [1]
A1 The Specials - Ghost Town (6:00)

A2 The Specials - Why? (2:59)

B1 Special Productions - Ghost Dub '91 (6:34)

B2 Special Productions - Version (4:25)

### Ghost Town (2021 remaster)

rel. 04 June 2021

7" 45 rpm, half-speed remastered limited edition, 2 Tone CHS TTH 17[2]
* Ghost Town / Why? / Friday Night, Saturday Morning

12" 45 rpm, half-speed remastered limited edition, 2 Tone CHS TTH 1217 [3]
* Ghost Town (Extended version) / Why? / Friday Night, Saturday Morning

Digital edition

* Ghost Town (Extended version) / Why? (Extended version) / Friday Night, Saturday Morning / Ghost Town (Single version)

## External links

* Discogs
* Musicbrainz
* Spotify (2021 remaster)
Futurama 2

**Futurama 2** was the title of a two-day music festival held in Leeds, UK on Saturday 13 and Sunday 14 September 1980.

* Echo & The Bunnymen replaced Simple Minds who were on a European tour with Peter Gabriel.
* Soft Cell's first public gig.
* Bill Nelson cancelled.
* Y went on to become Danse Society.

## External links

* Video playlist on youtube
David Essex (album)

**David Essex** is the second studio album by British pop star of the same name. It was released in September 1974 and eventually reached no.2 in the UK album charts in December, a position it maintained for four consecutive weeks, kept off the top spot by Elton John's *Greatest Hits* collection.

The album featured the hits **Gonna Make You a Star**, which opens the album, and **Stardust**, which closes it. the former single reached no.1 in the UK, while the latter reached no.7.
Feels

**Feels** is a song recorded and produced by Scottish DJ Calvin Harris featuring American artists Pharrell Williams, Katy Perry and Big Sean. It was released in June 2017 as the fourth single from his fifth studio album *Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 1* (2017).

The single went to no.1 the UK for one week on 11 August 2017.
Glass Onion

**Glass Onion** is the title of a song recorded and released by The Beatles. It originally featured on their 1968 album *The Beatles* ("*The White Album*"). Although accredited to the writing partnership of Lennon/McCartney for contractual reasons, the song was actually written by John Lennon.

The song lyrics famously reference other Beatles songs, namely  "Strawberry Fields Forever", "I Am the Walrus", "Lady Madonna", "The Fool on the Hill", and "Fixing a Hole". At 2:16 it is one of the group's shorter tracks. It has never been released as a single although a three-track bundle of different versions of the song was released on streaming and digital services ahead of the re-release of *The Beatles* on 02 November 2018.[1]

## 2018 mix

As part of the re-release of a newly remixed version of the *The Beatles* album, a video to accompany the 2018 mix of Glass Onion was released on 01 November 2018.
Do They Know It's Christmas?

**Do They Know It's Christmas?** is the title of a song recorded and released by supergroup Band Aid. Written by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure, The song was released in December 1984 as a fund-raising single for famine relief in Africa.

## Single release

### Tracklisting

7" FEED 1
A. Do They Know It's Christmas?

B. Feed The World

12" FEED 112
A. Do They Know It's Christmas ? (12" Mix) - remixed by Trevor Horn

B1 Do They Know It's Christmas ? (Standard Mix)

B2 Feed The World

## Timeline

* 25 November 1984: Do They Know It's Christmas? is recorded in one day at SARM Studios, Notting Hill, London between 11 am and 7 pm.
* 26 November 1984: Bob Geldof appears on the Mike Read Breakfast Show on BBC Radio 1 in order to promote the single.
* 03 December 1984: the record is released.
* 11 December 1984: the single has entered the charts at no.1 (the second single of the year to do so after Frankie Goes to Hollywood's Two Tribes). Do They Know It's Christmas? replaced FGTH's The Power of Love (with its Nativity-themed video) which had taken just two weeks to reach the top. It dropped down to N3 with Wham!'s Last Christmas entering the charts at N2.
* 13 December 1984: promo-clip of the recording/performance of the single is shown on Top of the Pops. The clip will be shown for each week of the single's five-week stint at no.1.
* 25 December 1984: Band Aid appear in the studio for the Top of the Pops Christmas Day Special. The formation is slightly different since some artists could not make it to the BBC Studios. George Michael, for example, is absent and Sting is shown as partially miming over his vocal part, while Paul Weller famously mimes to Bono Vox's part. Billy Currie of Ultravox is shown miming a keyboard part with a toy piano. Other notable new additions 8who did not partecipate in the original recording) include members of Slade, Bronski Beat, Frankie Goes To Hollywood and Nik Kershaw.

## Scrapbook

feature in *Record Mirror' dtd 15 December 1984*
## Re-recorded versions

Several new versions of the original song have been recorded and released since the original.

### Band Aid II

* released 11 December 1989: three weeks at number one in the UK, Christmas number one single, the last number one single of the 1980s, and the ninth biggest selling single of 1989.

### Band Aid 20

* released 29 November 2004: four weeks at number one

### Glee Cast

* released 15 November 2011, album *Glee: The Music, The Christmas Album Volume 2*.

### Band Aid 30

* released 17 November 2014 (rec. Saturday 15 Nov.): straight to no.1 but remained for one week only.

### LadBaby

* Retitled "Food Aid", rel. 16 December 2022, Ladbaby's fifth consecutive Christmas number one (surpassing The Beatles' record of four non consec. Christmas no.1s)

## External links

* The Making of Band Aid: Secrets and Stories From the Star-Studded Session - rollingstone.com
FA Cup

**The FA Cup** - more formally the Football Association Challenge Cup, is an annual knockout football competition in men's football played between English clubs.

It was first played during the 1871–72 season, making it the oldest national football competition in the world

## FA Cup final

The tournament culminates in the FA Cup Final. See below for list of years, dates, winners etc.

* FA Cup finals (1964-1979)
* FA Cup finals (1980-1989)
* FA Cup finals (1990-1999)
* FA Cup finals (2000-2009)
* FA Cup finals (2010-2019)
* FA Cup finals (2020-2029)

See also: What links here
February albums

***This page is no longer updated and is replaced by February albums (new version).***

Notable albums released in the UK in the month of February. Artist followed by album title in *italics*. Exact dates, where known in brackets.

### 1970s

* **1977**: The Damned - *Damned* *Damned* *Damned* (18, debut)
* **1978**: Blondie - *Plastic Letters* (UK), Kate Bush - *The Kick Inside* (debut, 17)
* **1979**: Sex Pistols - *The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle* (26)

### 1980s

* **1984**: Simple Minds - *Sparkle in the Rain* (6),
* **1985**: Tears For Fears - *Songs from The Big Chair* (25)
* **1986**: Talk Talk - *The Colour of Spring* (17)
* **1987**: The Smiths - *The World Won't Listen* (23)

### 1990s

* **1993**: Radiohead - *Pablo Honey* (22, debut)
* **1999**: Eminem - *The Slim Shady LP* (23),

### 2000s

* **2000**: Oasis - *Standing On The Shoulder of Giants* (28)

### 2010s

* **2015**: Public Service Broadcasting - *The Race For Space*
Gary Barlow

1993

**Gary Barlow** (b. 20 January 1971) is a British singer, songwriter, record producer and recording artist. He first became well-known in pop-culture as a member of boyband Take That and later established himself as a solo artist and songwriter for other artists.

## See also

* Robbie Williams
* Guilty (Blue song)
Frank Worthington

**Frank Worthington** (b.23 November 1948) is a former English professional footballer. He began his professional career with Huddersfield Town in 1966 before moving to Leicester City in 1972. He then played for Bolton Wanderers, Birmingham City, Leeds United, Sunderland, Southampton, Brighton and Hove Albion, Tranmere Rovers, Preston North End, Stockport County and Galway United.

He also won eight caps for England in 1974, scoring two goals.

Autobiography: *One Hump Or Two The Frank Worthington Story* (1994)

One Hump Or Two The Frank Worthington Story
Empty Avenues

Cd front cover

**Empty Avenues** is the title of a six-track mini-album recorded and released by John Foxx and The Belbury Circle in 2013. It was released on CD, vinyl and as a digital download in FLAC format from the Ghost Box site.

## Tracklisting

* CD and digital release

1. Empty Avenues (3:39)
2. Almost There (3:53)
3. The Right Path (4:04)
4. Suit (3:37)
5. The Time of Your Life (3:52)
6. Empty Avenues and Dark Corners (Pye Corner Audio Mix) (5:00)

* 10" vinyl

Side One, tracks 1-3; Side Two tracks 4-6

## External links

* ghostbox.co.uk
* discography entry on metamatic.com
* discogs.com
* Interview/album review on factmag.com
Faith (song)

**Faith** is the title of a song written, recorded and released by British recording artist George Michael. The song was initially released as a single in October 1987 and subsequently featured on the album of the same name released a few weeks later.

The intro to the track references the Wham! track Freedom, played on an organ. The style of the rest of the song copies a more traditional rock n roll style.

## Single release

7", 12" and cassette single versions were released on 12 October 1987 entering th UK singles chart at no.10 on 20 October 1987, reaching a peak position of no.2 a week later kept off the top spot by the Bee Gees' You Win Again. It remained in second position for a second week, outsold again by the Bee Gees single. Only the promo video was featured on Top of the Pops.

In the US, howver, the single reached the no.1 position on the Hot 100 in December, knocking Belinda Carlisle's Heaven Is A Place On Earth of the top spot, and remained there for four consecutive weeks, eventually ousted by Whitney Houston's So Emotional.

### Tracklisting

7" UK EPIC EMU 3 / US Columbia 38-07623

A. Faith
B. Hand to Mouth
- both 12" issues feature Faith Instrumental as bonus track on the B side.

- UK cassette single EMUC 3 featured all three tracks duplicated on both sides.
Damned Damned Damned

LP front cover

**Damned Damned Damned** is the title of the debut album by the British punk band The Damned. It was released on 18 February 1977 on Stiff records and is generally considered to be the first full length album issued by a British punk band.

It was preceded by the band's debut single New Rose, released in October 1976. *Damned Damned Damned* track Neat Neat Neat was also released as a single at around the same time as the album itself.

The Damned had also recorded a John Peel session in December 1976, which featured, along with New Rose, a preview of four other tracks which would later appear on the album.[1] Peel is also known to have played five tracks from the album on his radio show on 16 February, shortly before the official album release.

*Damned Damned Damned* reached no.34 in the UK album charts.

## Personnel

* Dave Vanian – vocals
* Brian James – guitar, vocals
* Captain Sensible – bass, vocals
* Rat Scabies – drums, vocals

Producer: Nick Lowe

## Tracklisting

* original UK LP/MC

Side One

1. Neat Neat Neat
2. Fan Club
3. I Fall
4. Born To Kill
5. Stab Yor Back
6. Feel The Pain

Side Two

1. New Rose
2. Fish
3. See Her Tonite
4. 1 of the 2
5. So Messed Up
6. I Feel Alright

*All tracks written by Brian James, except Stab Your Back by Rat Scabies and I Feel Alright by The Stooges.*

## Re-issues

**3xCD 30th anniversary expanded edition** **(2007)** [2]

* CD1: original album tracks
* CD2: demos, Peel session, In Concert and 1977 singles Stretcher Case Baby, Sick Of Being Sick
* CD3: Live @ The 100 Club, 6/7/76

**4xCD Box set (2012)**

as above plus

* CD4: Interview Disc: 1. Steve Lamacq Celebrates The 30th Anniversary Of 'New Rose' By The Damned. 2. Rat Scabies, Captain Sensible with John Walters, 01 January 2000, 3. *Rock On*: Sound Archives, 28 May 1977.

## Singles

UK rel. date 22 October 1976
* 7" single

A. New Rose (1:99)

B. Help (1:42)
UK rel. date 18 February 1977
* 7" single

A. Neat Neat Neat (2:34)

B. Stab Yor Back (0:57) / Singalonga-Scabies (0:57) - *both written by R. Scabies*

## External links

* Discogs
* Musicbrainz
* Wikipedia
* Spotify - *original album remaster (2017)*
* Spotify - *30th anniversary expanded edition*
Go West (group)

*Adapted from text created by AI. For the Village People/Pet Shop Boys song see Go West.*

### Genre

pop

**Go West** are a British pop duo formed in 1982 by vocalist Peter Cox and guitarist Richard Drummie. They achieved success in the 1980s and 1990s with their catchy pop-rock sound and well-crafted songs. The duo's most notable period of success was during the late 1980s.

One of their biggest hits is the song We Close Our Eyes which was released in 1985 and became an international success. The track reached the top 5 in the UK and the United States. Another popular single was King of Wishful Thinking, released in 1990, which was featured in the soundtrack of the movie *Pretty Woman*.

## External links

* Official site
* Discogs.com
Figaro

**Figaro** was the title of a song recorded and released by British vocal group Brotherhood of Man.

Released in January 1978, it would become the groups third and final no.1 single.

## Chart performance

The song was first featured as a new non-chart song on the first edition of *Top of the Pops* of 1978, introduced by Peter Powell.The single entered the Top 40 at no.14 (after an initial placing of 45) as the highest new entry in the chart announced on 17 January, and a week later went up to no.4, fuelled by a TOTP performance on 19 January. The single then went to no.3 before replacing Althia and Donna's Uptown Top Ranking at no.1 on 07 February. Ironically the single spent just one week at the top as it was toppled by Take A Chance on Me by ABBA, a group they were often accused of copying.

## Legacy

Figaro was later featured on the group's album *B for Brotherhood*, released in June. The single spent 10 weeks in the Top 40 and became on of the biggest selling of 1978 in the UK [1] .It was featured on the Christmas edition of *Top of the Pops*.

As a sign of the times, a "disco mix" of Figaro was made especially for release in Canada.

The group would enjoy just one more Top 20 hit, Beautiful Lover, which also featured on the album.

## External links

* Official chart archive

* Discogs
* Spotify
Ed Sheeran

**Ed Sheeran** (b. Edward Christopher Sheeran, 17 February 1991 is British singer, songwriter recording artist and record producer. He first became successful in the UK in 2011 with the single The A Team, followed by You Need Me, I Don't Need You and Lego House, all top 5 hits in the same year. His first three studio albums have all reached no.1 in th UK.

His first 2017 single Shape of You remained at no.1 for 13 consecutive weeks before losing out to Harry Styles' Sign of the Times only to return to the top for another week.

## Discography

### Albums

* + (2011)
* × (2014)
* ÷ (2017)
Glastonbury Festival

**Glastonbury Festival** or, as it is now known, **Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts**, is a five-day festival of contemporary performing arts that takes place in Pilton, Somerset, England, about 10km from the town of Glastonbury itself.

The festival was held intermittently from 1970 until 1981, after which it has been held every year, except for "fallow years" taken mostly at five year intervals, intended to give the land, local population, and organisers a break. (2018 was a fallow year).

Although it stretches over five days, the main focus is usually on the final three days, from Friday to Sunday.

Initially considered as an 'alternative music' festival, the event gained mainstream pop culture attention from around the early to mid-90s. It was first televised, by Channel 4, in 1994. The following year saw it gain momentum and public attention before a "fallow year" in 1996. The 1997 festival gained sponsorship from the BBC and The Guardian for the first time.

Glastonbury has now become a major event in the musical calendar and draws major acts as public demand and crowds grow year by year.

In 2019 the BBC introduced non-stop coverage from the event from 27 June via its Sounds app. [1]

The festival was not held in 2020 due the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2021, a film recorded on the Glastonbury site, *Live From Worthy Farm,* was produced. The festival resumed normally in 2022.

## Articles

"*20 sets that shook Glastonbury: the stories behind Worthy Farm’s most memorable ever performances"*, Al Horner, NME.com, 2019 **[2]**

## Resources

* Official site home page

* Official site history
* *Every Glastonbury poster and line-up since 1970*, nme.com
* UK Rock festivals (limited)
* Wiki main
* Wiki line-ups
Debbie Harry

**Debbie Harry** (b. 01 July 1945, real name Angela Tremble, aka Deborah Harry) is an American singer, songwriter and actress famous as lead singer of the group Blondie. Harry also pursued a successful solo career after Blondie's demise. Her debut solo album *KooKoo* reached no.6 in the UK in 1981. She returned to the group in the late 1990's when they reformed, although has since again returned to solo and other musical projects.

## Scrapbook

*Record Mirror* 04 Feb 1978*NME* 04 February 1978*Smash Hits*, Nov. 1980
## External links

* discogs
* Debbie Harry/Blondie on twitter
Eddie Redmayne

**Eddie Redmayne** (Edward John David Redmayne, b. London 06 January 1982) is a British stage and screen actor.

He attended the Jackie Palmer Stage School at the age of 10, together with James Corden. He also attended Eton College where is was in the same year as HRH Prince William. He graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge with a 2:1 in the History of Art in 2003.

## Notable Roles

* Stephen Hawking (*The Theory of Everything*, 2014)
* Einar Wegener/Lili Elbe (*The Danish Girl*, 2015)
Gold Mother

Album ad, June 1990

### Singles

Come Home (1989), How Was It For You, Come Home (1990), Lose Control, Sit Down (1991)

### Next album

*Seven*

**Gold Mother** is the title of the third studio album by British band James.The album entered the UK charts at no.16, its peak position, on its release, although a 1991 re-release, featuring the hit single Sit Down, reached no.2 in March of that year.

## External links

* Wikipedia
Discovery (Daft Punk)

*for the ELO album of the same name see Discovery (ELO).*

***Discovery*** is the title of the second studio album by French electronic music duo Daft Punk, released on 26 February 2001 on Virgin Records.

The album entered the UK charts at no.2 immediately after its release and stayed in the Top 40 for a total of twenty-five weeks.

## Personnel

* Daft Punk
* Romanthony (vocals on One More Time & Too Long)
* Todd Edwards (vocals on Face To Face)

## Tracklisting

original UK CD release

1. One More Time
2. Aerodynamic
3. Digital Love
4. Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger
5. Crescendolls
6. Nightvision
7. Superheroes
8. High Life
9. Something About Us
10. Voyager
11. Veridis Quo
12. Short Circuit
13. Face to Face
14. Too Long

*UK only. All singles feature remixes of lead track only, unless otherwise stated.*

## Singles

UK rel. date 13 November 2000, UK chart peak 02
UK rel. date 28 March 2001
features Aerodynamite
UK rel. date 11 June 2001
UK rel. date 13 October 2001, UK chart peak 25

## External links

* Discogs
* Musicbrainz
* Wikipedia
* Spotify
Discovery (ELO)

LP front

### Singles

Shine a Little Love, The Diary of Horace Wimp, Don't Bring Me Down, Confusion/Last Train to London.

### Next album

*Unknown*

for the Daft Punk album of the same name see *Discovery* (Daft Punk).

***Discovery*** is the title of the eighth studio album by British group Electric Light Orchestra (ELO).

## Band personnel

* Jeff Lynne - lead vocals, guitars, synthesisers
* Bev Bevan - drums, percussion
* Richard Tandy - keyboards, synthesisers
* Kelly Groucutt - bass, vocals, backing vocals

## Tracklisting

### original LP/MC release JET LX 500, 1979

Side One

1. Shine a Little Love (4:45)
2. Confusion (3:44)
3. Need Her Love (5:14)
4. The Diary of Horace Wimp (4:22)

Side Two

1. Last Train to London (4:34)
2. Midnight Blue (4:21)
3. On the Run (3:58)
4. Wishing (4:15)
5. Don't Bring Me Down (4:06)

### 2001 CD remaster

as above plus bonus tracks:

10. On the Run
11. Second Time Around
12. Little Town Flirt
## Singles

UK releases only

UK rel. date April 1979, UK chart peak 06
7" Jet 144 / 12" S JET 12 144

UK rel. date July 1979, UK chart peak 08
7" Jet 150

A. The Diary of Horace Wimp (4.17) B. Down Home Town (3.53)
*see page for more info*
UK rel. date August 1979, UK chart peak 03
7" JET 503 / 12" JET 12 153 (same tracks)

UK rel. date November 1979, UK chart peak 08
7" JET 166

## Notes

* LP in gatefold sleeve - initial copies with free poster
* all songs written and produced by Jeff Lynne
* the track Midnight Blue features as the B-side to the 1980 ELO single All Over the World

## Scrapbook

*Look-In* feature, issue w/e 07 July 1979
## External links

* discogs
* musicbrainz
* Spotify
David Icke

**David Icke** (b. 29 April 1952) is a former British sports broadcaster later turned conspiracy theorist and writer.

As a sports broadcaster he appeared on the BBC programmes *Newsnight, Grandstand, Saturday Superstore* and *Breakfast Time* as well as on BBC coverage of the 1984 and 1988 Olympic Games, International Snooker, International Athletics, Championship Bowls, the 1990 Commonwealth Games. His last programme for the BBC was the Benson and Hedges Masters snooker final on 11 February 1990. By this time he was already an activist of the Green Party.

In 1991 he appeared as a guest on *Wogan*, following a press conference in which he had stated that the world would end in 1997. Wogan interviewed Icke again in 2006 (*dailymotion video here*).

## See also

* 01 October 1983 - *Saturday Superstore*
Germany

**Germany** is a country located in central Europe. It is the most populous member state of the European Union, and the second most populous in Europe after Russia.

After World War II, and the fall of Nazi Germany, the country was divided into the Federal Republic of Germany, generally known as West Germany, and the German Democratic Republic, East Germany. The respective capital cities were Bonn and East Berlin. Unification in 1990 brought both countries together into a single Federal Republic, with Berlin as its capital.

The people of Germany are called Germans, and the official language is German.

Major cities, apart from Berlin, include Stuttgart, Hamburg, Cologne (Köln), Frankfurt and Munich (München).

## Germans in pop culture

* James Last (1929 – 2015 - band leader
* Helmut Kohl (1930 – 2017) - politician
* Nico (1938 – 1988) - singer
* Angela Merkel (b.1954) - politician
 Groups
* Kraftwerk
* Xmal Deutschland
* Can
* Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft
* Alphaville
* Propaganda
* *Auto Auto* (1965)
* *Euroshow 71* (1971)
* Eurovision Song Contest (1983)
* Eurovision Song Contest (2011)

## Sporting events

since 1964

* 1972 Olympic Games (Munich)
* 1974 World Cup (West Germany)
* UEFA Euro 1988 (West Germany)
* 2006 World Cup
* UEFA Euro 2024

## Eurovision Song Contest

since 1964

 2010 Lena - Satellite

## Other TV shows

*links to external sites where available*

* Panorama Goes to Germany (BBC One, 1964)
* Television Top of the Form Special (BBC One, 1965) UK v. Germany
* Tonight am Rhein (BBC One, 1965) - prior to HM The Queen's State visit
* The Choice Before Germany (BBC Two, 1965) - A conversation with Willy Brandt ahead of elections.
* Beyond the Wall: Tuesday's Documentary (BBC One, 1970 - *available on i-player*)
Dua Lipa

**Dua Lipa** (b. 22 August 1995) is a British singer and songwriter. She was born in the UK to Albanian parents who had fled from the war in Kosovo. In 2008 the family moved back to the region although after beginning her singing career by posting videos on youtube. Lipa relocated to London in 2008 and began working as a model.

She had her first UK hit with Hotter Than Hell in 2016 and her first UK no.1 on 24 August 2017 with New Rules. Released on 02 June 2017, her eponymous debut album reached no.5. She won Best New Act at the 2017 MTV Music Awards and in the same year also became the UK's most streamed female artist.[1]

Her follow-up album Future Nostalgi (2020) went to no.1 in the UK and spent a total of 121 consecutive weeks in the Top 40. Her collaboration with Elton John, Cold Heart, went to no.1 in 2021. Lipa began releasing new material in May 2023, starting with the single Dance All Night, taken form the *Barbie* movie soundtrack.

## External links

* Official site
* Discogs
* Official chart archives
Gonna Make You a Star

Redirect to:

* Gonna Make You A Star

**Gonna Make You a Star** is the title of a song written and recorded by British vocalist David Essex and released as a single in September 1974.

It reached no.1 in the UK in November, making it Essex's first chart-topper[1]. The track was included on the album *David Essex* also released in September. The same album featured the follow-up single Stardust.

See also: Hold Me Close
Jamie Theakston

**Jamie Theakston** (b.21 December 1970) is a British television presenter, producer, and occasional actor. He co-presented the Saturday morning BBC One children's show *Live & Kicking* with Zoe Ball between 1996 and 1999. He also co-hosted BBC One's *Top of the Pops* between 1998 and 2003.

He currently co-hosts the national breakfast show with Amanda Holden on Heart Radio.
Exciter

**Exciter**

## Tracklisting

1. Dream On (4:21)
2. Shine (5:34)
3. The Sweetest Condition (3:44)
4. When the Body Speaks (6:02)
5. The Dead of Night (4:51)
6. Lovetheme (2:04)
7. Freelove (6:12)
8. Comatose (3:25)
9. I Feel Loved (4:22)
10. Breathe (5:19)
11. Easy Tiger (2:06)
12. I Am You (5:11)
13. Goodnight Lovers (3:49)

## Singles

rel. 23 April 2001

rel. 30 July 2001

rel. 05 November 2001

rel. 11 February 2002

## Re-releases

* 2007:
	+ SACD with 13 tracks as above
	+ DVD
		- A Short Film *Depeche Mode: 1999-2002 (Presenting The Intimate And Delicate Side Of Depeche Mode)*
		- *Exciter* In 5.1 And Stereo
		- Live In Paris, October 2001: The Dead Of Night / The Sweetest Condition / Dream On / When The Body Speaks / Breathe / Freelove
		- Additional tracks: Easy Tiger (Full Version) / Dirt / Freelove (Floods Radio Mix) / Zenstation / When The Body Speaks (Acoustic Version)
* 2013
	+ Remastered CD (13 tracks)
* Digital edition
	+ *Exciter* - 13 tracks + Live in Paris tracks + additional tracks (as above)

## Chart performance

* Official Albums/Physical Albums Chart: N9 (2001)
* Official Independent Albums Chart: N1 (2001)

## Related releases

* One Night in Paris – The Exciter Tour 2001 – A Live DVD by Anton Corbijn (DVD, 2002)
* Exciter | The 12″ Singles (boxset, 2022)

## External links

* Discogs
* MusicBrainz
* Spotify (Deluxe ed.)
Donny Osmond

**Donny Osmond** (Donald Clark Osmond born 09 December 1957) is an American vocalist, recording artist, actor and former teen-idol. He is part of the Osmond family, originally from Salt Lake City, Utah who also performed and recorded under the name of The Osmonds. he also released recordings as a duo with his sister Marie.

## See also

* David Cassidy
* Bay City Rollers
* Simon Turner

## External links

* Wikpedia
* Discogs
Get Set For Summer

**Get Set For Summer** was a BBC One Saturday morning magazine show which ran for six weeks in July and August in 1981 and for nine weeks from April to mid-June 1982, before being renamed *Get Set* and continuing until September. It was re-branded as *The Get Set Picture Show* in 1983, and successively *The Saturday Picture Show* from 1984-1986.

## Series 1

The first series was hosted by Peter Powell with Mark Curry "also appearing". Other regulars included Sue Pollard and *Play School* presenter Lucie Skeaping.

* Music guests:
	+ 11 July 1981: Kiki Dee (guest presenter), The Beat
	+ 18 July: Toyah Willcox (guest presenter), The Jam
	+ 25 July: Pauline Black (guest presenter), Spandau Ballet
	+ 08 August: Suzi Quatro (guest presenter), Duran Duran
	+ 15 August: Hazel O'Connor (guest presenter), Shakin' Stevens

## Series 2

Co-hosted by Peter Powell and Mark Curry and branded as "the Summertime Saturday Show".

Starting on 17 April 1982, the programme had a more structured format, with regular cartoon shows and short features such as Day-Tripper (celebrity excursions around the UK), TV Powww! "the all-action telephone video game", Ten/Fifteen (live music), VideoVote "a verdict on the latest in-vision releases",  plus Newsround news and sports summaries.

On 12 June the show was re-named *Get Set* and had just Curry as presenter. Basic format and some features remained the same.

* Notable shows:
	+ 01 May: live music and fashion talk from Toyah, motorbike scrambling with David Essex, plus the Illustrated Top Ten.

## Scrapbook

*scans GraemeWood*

*Radio Times* promo for the new series in 19821985: front cover of BEEB magazine for new series on (20 April)

## External links

* IMDb
* Entry in www.paulmorris.co.uk/satkids
Dare

LP front cover

### Formats

LP, MC; CD (1983); CD remaster (2001); LP pic disc (2013); Special ed. CD with Love and Dancing (2002).

### Singles

The Sound of the Crowd, Love Action (I Believe in Love), Open Your Heart, Don't You Want Me.

### Next album

*Hysteria*

***Dare** (also issued as **Dare!**)* is the third studio album recorded and released by The Human League and the first to be released after the group split in 1980.

The album was produced by Martin Rushent and The Human League, and recorded at Rushent's Genetic Sound studios near Reading, Berkshire between March and September 1981. It was released in the UK on 16 October 1981.

*Dare* remains the group's most successful and best known album and has been re-issued several times since 1981 in various formats. The album contains four hit singles and also spawned the remix album *Love and Dancing,* released in 1982, one of the first of its kind.

## Tracklisting

* original album releaseVirgin V2192 (*timings taken from original LP release*)

Side One

1. The Things That Dreams Are Made Of
2. Open Your Heart
3. The Sound of the Crowd
4. Darkness
5. Do or Die

Side Two

1. Get Carter
2. I Am the Law
3. Seconds
4. Love Action (I Believe in Love)
5. Don't You Want Me

## Re-releases

* 2001 - Remastered SACD / 2003 - remastered CD (same 10 tracks)
* 2002 - *Dare / Love and Dancing*, *21st Anniversary Edition* single CD in hardback book style packaging
* 2012 - Dare/Fascination! - 2xCD, digital. 15+10 tracks
* 2013 - Virgin 40, 12" vinyl picture disc
* 2023 - *Dare: Singles & Remixes* (digital only)

## Charts

* UK Album charts: **1** (1+3 weeks, 191-82)
* UK End of year chart: 3 (1981), 8 (1982)
* US Billboard 200: 3 (1982)

## See also

* *Love and Dancing*
* *Fascination!*

## Singles

UK rel. date 20 April 1981, UK chart peak 12
* 7" single Virgin VS 416

A. The Sound of the Crowd
B. The Sound of the Crowd (Add Your Voice)
* 12" single Virgin VS 416-12

A. The Sound Of The Crowd (Complete)
B. The Sound Of The Crowd (Instrumental)

UK rel. date 27 July 1981, UK chart peak 03
* 7" single - see page for details

**Hard Times/Love Action**
* 12" single - see page for details
UK rel. date 28 September 1981, UK chart peak 06
* 7" single VS453

A. Open Your Heart (3:53)
B. Non-Stop (4:15)
**Open Your Heart / Non-Stop**
* 12" single VS453-12

A. Open Your Heart / Non-Stop (8:15)
B. Open Your Heart / Non-Stop (Instrumentals) (8:41)

UK rel. date 27 November 1981, UK chart peak **01**
* 7"/12" single

see page for details

## Scrapbook

*Melody Maker* review, issue dtd 17 October 1981 (reproduced in *The History of Rock - 1981*)album ad, Oct. 1981*Smash Hits* 1981 Poll - Best album
## External links

* discogs.com Discogs.com
* *The Dare Special* on black hit of space.dk
* *The Genetic Tape* - David M Allen on Anglo Centric recordings
Diane Keen

**Diane Keen** (b.29 July 1946) is a British actress best known for her work in television

## TV shows

* *Cuckoo Waltz* (ITV, 1975-77, 1980)
* *Rings On Their Fingers* (BBC1, 1978-1980)
* *Foxy Lady* (ITV, 1982- 1984)
* *Doctors* (BBC1, 2003-2012)

## Scrapbook

*scans GraemeWood unless otherwise stated*

*Rings On Their Fingers* (1978)*Foxy Lady* (1982)
Electronic

**Electronic** were a musical duo formed by Bernard Sumner of New Order and Johnny Marr, formerly of The Smiths, in the late 1980s. Originally intended as a solo project by Sumner, he later called upon friend and fellow Mancunian Marr for help with songwriting, effectively forming a 'super-group'. Influenced by electronic dance music of the time, Marr's guitar skills contributed to form a blend of both genres.

Their first recorded output was the single Getting Away With It, co-written with Neil Tennant of the Pet Shop Boys who also contributes backing vocals to the song. Released on the Factory label (cat. no. FAC 257) the sleeve was designed by Peter Saville. the drums were played by David Palmer (of ABC) and the strings arranged by Anne Dudley (ABC, Art of Noise). Backed with the Italo-house influenced B-side Lucky Bag, the single reached no.12 in th UK in the final Christmas week Top 40 of the 1980s.[1]

Electronic spent much of 1990 writing new material and performing live, including a support slot to Depeche Mode on their *Violator* tour. New recorded material finally came to light in the Spring of 1991 with a new single Get the Message released on 15 April and the parent album *Electronic* released on 27 May. The single went Top 10 in the UK reaching no.8 while the album went straight in to the charts at no.2, outsold only by Seal's eponymous debut. Album track Patience of a Saint was another collaboration with Neil Tennant, also involving Pet Shop Boys partner Chris Lowe. A further single Feel Every beat (the album's closing track) was also released a single but fared less well, reaching only no.39 in the UK in September.[2]

## Scrapbook

*scans Like Punk Never Happened*

*Smash Hits* 27 December 1989

## External links

* front cover and feature in *Melody Maker*, dtd. 13 April 1991 at themarrchives.com
Don't Go Breaking My Heart

**Don't Go Breaking My Heart** is the title of a song written by Elton John with Bernie Taupin (under the pseudonyms "Ann Orson" and "Carte Blanche") and recorded and released as a single in 1976 by Elton John and Kiki Dee.

The single reached no.1 in the UK in July and remained at the top for six weeks over the hot summer, eventually usurped by ABBA's Dancing Queen. Don't Go Breaking My Heart became the second biggest single of the year, after Brotherhood of Man's Save Your Kisses for Me. It also went to no.1 in the US Billboard 100 (John's sixth), staying at the top for four weeks, usurped by the Bee Gees' You Should Be Dancing.

The original female vocal choice for the duet was Dusty Springfield although she was allegedly 'too ill' at the time.

### Promo video

The song was also famous for its promo video which featured the two singers performing the song in a recording studio in a jocular style, inclusing an impromptu hand jive/dance routine during the instrumental bidge.. The video was shown on *Top of the Pops* firstly on 08 July when the single was at no.9 and then from 22 July for the six successive weeks when it was at no.1. It also featured on the Christmas Day show. *(view video here)*

Elton John performed the song with Kiki Dee live at Live Aid, Wembley Stadium in 1985.

The duo of John & Dee went close to no.1 again in 1993 with the single True Love, no.2 for two weeks in November of that year. [1][2]

## Other versions

John re-recorded and released the song with American drag queen and actor Rupaul in 1994. This version reached no.7 in the UK and no.3 in the US Billboard Dance Club chart.

## External links

* Discogs
* Official charts archive