MORE CLASSICAL THAN POP

A bit more classical led off by supposedly the greatsest singer of classical music ever although it seems he crossed over into more popular songs as shown here

Caruso - Over there

Mario Lanza - The drinking song

plus a 1950's Donald Peers with In a shady brook by a babbling brook and Please don't go

TONY

Anthony Newley. Many years ago (it must have been the late 1950's) I saw the film Idle on Parade which had in it three of the songs you can hear here. In particular I liked 'I've waited so long' which, as I now realise, was written by Jerry Lordan of the Shadows 'Apache' fame. For many years I thought the film was called Idol on Parade being a play upon the words but it was not that clever.

Newley had a good, but not great career - I believe he was underrated.

Idle Rock a Boogie
Idle on Parade
I've waited so long

All from the film. Plus we have 'Do you mind', 'Why' and 'Personality' and the superb 'And the heavens cried' all available for you.

ENZED MUSIC

Some Enzed stuff.

I have featured Bill & Boyd before. Today we also have Hogsnort Rupert and Dave & the Dynamos. Dave is Dave Luther who morphed out of the earlier Hogsnort. All these were big hits in their day. Plus we have an oddity from Union being I presume a play upon Rugby Union, the game they play in heaven.

Saw an article in an American magazine the other day which said that nobody outside the UK could name a professional rugby player. Proves how little they know being the national game of NZ, SA, Wales and probably Georgia.

So click Enzed to hear it all.

Bill & Boyd - Put another log on the fire
Dave & the Dynamos - Life begins at 40
Hogsnort Rupert - Pretty Girl
Union - Haka 95

GROUPS WITH GILLY

The Highwaymen - Great hit with Michael then nothing. The song Number 1 is just brilliant. Listen to the words which sums up the life of the group.

Another group with a longer life from the 50's - The Four Lads who have been around for nearly 70 years, plus a singer from that post war period, Max Bygraves, with his version of Gilly.

Click ME

The Highwaymen

Number 1 - Gypsy Rover

Four Lads

Gilly Gilly Ossenfeffer Katzenellen Bogen by the Sea - Put a light in the window

Max Bygraves

Gilly again

MORE BRITISH

From very old to more recent times - if 1960's is recent - all here for your ears.


A Cliff song that wasn't one of his big hits 'Apron Strings' but I think is is terrific.The first time I heard Apron Strings was when I bought Cliff's live LP and for some years I couldn't get a studio version but finally they released a version which I immediately snapped up.

Alma Cogan again 'Party Time'

Gerry & The Pacemakers singing C&W with Hank Williams 'You win again'

And finally something patriotic with Vera Lynn 'Land of Hope and Glory'

ODDS

Some Beatles oddities here.

In spite of all the danger: a home recording
Indeed I do - Middle of the island - All together now: The Beatles fooling around
Third man theme: more fooling around

NO HIT WONDERS - MAYBE

Some songs by singers who were not really unknown but didn't quite make it longer term. You can listen to them as they are just a click away..

Boyd Bennett - Seventeen
(wrote and sang this as well as My Boy Flat-top)

Nick Noble - Moonlight Swim
(but he did have 4 Top 40 hits)

Maureen Evans - Like I do 

(Welsh singer who got this to Number 3 in the UK)