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    mr_popquizmr_popquiz Posts: 27,493
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    The first of 4 appearances on the show in 1996 for Liverpool's Cast.

    Sandstorm was the 1st of 7 top 10 hits all of which entered at their peak position.

    Sandstorm was a number 8 hit and came from their debut album All Change which contained their first 4 hits - Finetime / Alright / Sandstorm / Walkaway.


    We will see Walkaway in March.
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    ViewerUpNorthViewerUpNorth Posts: 4,611
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    Oh, a great record by Cast, this is one I never mind hearing
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    blue screenblue screen Posts: 6,550
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    edited 10/05/24 - 18:18 #429
    Cast were definitely second tier Britpop but they certainly had a few good songs like this one
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    aiwacataiwacat Posts: 17,035
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    Cast. Doomed to sit in the long shadow of The La's.

    Better than a lot of the Britpop landfill of the period.
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    sheff71sheff71 Posts: 8,490
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    Possibly the best Cast single, as already mentioned they are arguably second tier Britpop (alongside Shed Seven), but they knocked out a few good tunes along the way.
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    BurnleyRubbleBurnleyRubble Posts: 19,373
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    mr_popquiz wrote: »
    The first of 4 appearances on the show in 1996 for Liverpool's Cast.

    Sandstorm was the 1st of 7 top 10 hits all of which entered at their peak position.

    Sandstorm was a number 8 hit and came from their debut album All Change which contained their first 4 hits - Finetime / Alright / Sandstorm / Walkaway.


    We will see Walkaway in March.

    Memories of Euro 96...
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    mr_popquizmr_popquiz Posts: 27,493
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    There were 2 acts called Solo who had hits in the 1990s - a British act led by Stuart Crichton ( who we recently saw as a member of Umboza ) and this US soul act who were called "Solo US" on British pressings of their records to avoid confusion with the British act called Solo.

    Heaven will be their only top 40 hit ( in 2 weeks time ) and this was their only appearance on Top of the Pops

    The song was produced by legendary duo Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis who had massive success with artists like Janet Jackson, Alexander O'Neal, Human League, Boyz II Men and many others.
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    DUNDEEBOYDUNDEEBOY Posts: 110,487
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    Does sound a lot like finetime.
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    sheff71sheff71 Posts: 8,490
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    #435
    Solo - they're no Flying Pickets...
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    aiwacataiwacat Posts: 17,035
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    Is it acappella, if there's a bass involved?
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    Simon PringleSimon Pringle Posts: 3,525
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    Solo never existed and were AI-generated for this repeat. We're all part of a special BBC Four test broadcast.
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    blue screenblue screen Posts: 6,550
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    Normally the reason I have no recollection of some songs from this period is because they are completely bland and forgettable.

    This Solo song being a prime example
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    Lucy Van PeltLucy Van Pelt Posts: 11,684
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    Cast, that was more like it
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    DUNDEEBOYDUNDEEBOY Posts: 110,487
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    It’s a no from me
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    ViewerUpNorthViewerUpNorth Posts: 4,611
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    edited 10/05/24 - 18:24 #441
    Not my type of music, but you can't argue that Solo have some vocal talents here. Actually enjoying this
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    mr_popquizmr_popquiz Posts: 27,493
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    aiwacat wrote: »
    Is it acappella, if there's a bass involved?

    No !!
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    sheff71sheff71 Posts: 8,490
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    aiwacat wrote: »
    Is it acappella, if there's a bass involved?

    I was wondering that...
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    Scott_WhittonScott_Whitton Posts: 5,427
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    #444
    No idea who this lot are?
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    Lucy Van PeltLucy Van Pelt Posts: 11,684
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    ViewerUpNorth wrote: »
    Not my type of music, but you can't argue that Solo have some vocal talents here. Acturally Enjoying this

    Never heard of them before but they had nice voices
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    mr_popquizmr_popquiz Posts: 27,493
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    edited 10/05/24 - 18:24 #446
    George Michael storms to the top of the chart after selling around 110,000 copies of Jesus To A Child.

    George dethrones Michael Jackson for the 2nd time - previously in 1991 with Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me with Elton John.

    George will have an extra smile on his face because he dethrones an act on Sony following his lengthy court case against them which he lost.


    George first performed Jesus To A Child at the MTV Europe Music Awards in 1994 – the song got its first radio play at Easter 1995 on Capital Radio as part of their Help A London Child campaign – because George was in dispute with Sony and still under contract with them, the song was not released until after Sony sold his contract to Virgin Records in July 1995.


    This is the 10th career number 1 for George:

    6 solo

    Careless Whisper / A Different Corner / I Knew You Were Waiting For Me ( with Aretha Franklin ) / Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me ( with Elton John ) / Five Live EP ( with Queen and Lisa Stansfield ) / Jesus To A Child

    4 with Wham

    Wake Me Up Before You Go Go / Freedom / I'm Your Man / The Edge Of Heaven


    Of course he was also part of Band Aid.


    Jesus To A Child was George's tribute to his former partner Anselmo Feleppa who passed away in 1993 aged 36.

    This was the only week at number 1 for the song .

    George did not reveal this during his lifetime, but after he passed away, Childline founder Dame Esther Rantzen revealed that George donated all royalties from the song to Childline
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    UDCUDC Posts: 652
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    Time to sleep for three minutes. Wake me up when you're finished George.
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    blue screenblue screen Posts: 6,550
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    #448
    It's a big leap from Wham Rap to Jesus To A Child! Shows how versatile a songwriter George was
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    sheff71sheff71 Posts: 8,490
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    #449
    JTAC is George's 10th #1, what were the others before this?

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    aiwacataiwacat Posts: 17,035
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    Sticking something sharp into my thigh so I don't nod off during George's soporific effort. Don't care if it's heartfelt if it's also dull.
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    ViewerUpNorthViewerUpNorth Posts: 4,611
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    As I said last week, this is one of those records I can appreciate more in my late 30's than I did when I was 10.
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