Phil Collins – ‘You Can’t Hurry Love’

22 January 1983 Two of the negatives of an '80s pop childhood in one track: Phil Collins, and encountering a song as an inferior cover version without knowing the original. Phil Collins' modus operandi was to use his cheeky-chappie persona to gain media attention for himself and his bland, middle-aged passive aggressive tracks. Here, he … Continue reading Phil Collins – ‘You Can’t Hurry Love’

Renée and Renato – ‘Save Your Love’

11 December 1982 Just when the Italian community were probably thinking the radiation cloud of 'Shaddap You Face' was finally dissipating, 1982 brought the Cornetto ice cream ad in which an operatic gondolier sings "Just one Cornetto / Give it to me" to the tune of 'O Sole Mio'. This became cultural shorthand for Italy … Continue reading Renée and Renato – ‘Save Your Love’