10 December 1988 Well, I didn't know that 'Mistletoe And Wine' was originally from a musical version of Hans Christian Andersen's story The Little Match Girl, screened on UK television in the mid-'80s, set in Victorian London, without the more religious lyrics, and sung by Twiggy as the character of a bawdy East End lady … Continue reading Cliff Richard – ‘Mistletoe And Wine’
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U2 – ‘Desire’
24 September 1988 Dunk a-dunk a-dunk, a-dunk-dunk! That's the Bo Diddley beat, a staple of rock music since the man himself popularised it in the '50s, and a proven crowd-pleaser. For example, in 1987 it was used by George Michael on his worldwide massive retro rock 'n' roll hit with a one-word abstract-noun title, 'Faith'. … Continue reading U2 – ‘Desire’
