11 February 1994 Visitors to Paris usually just take in the Eiffel Tower, Arc de Triomphe, Notre Dame and the Louis Vuitton store. Difang and Igay Duana, though, saw Paris and ended up on a worldwide number one single without their knowledge. They were a Taiwanese folk singing duo who came to the French capital … Continue reading Enigma – ‘Return To Innocence’ →

21 January 1994 Can you imagine the amount of corporate conference-calling and your-people-faxing-my-people and he-doesn't-do-mornings that went into putting together this all-star movie soundtrack juggernaut? The pitch was probably: Bryan Adams had a huge hit with a song from the Robin Hood movie, The Three Musketeers is kinda like Robin Hood set in France, there … Continue reading Bryan Adams, Rod Stewart and Sting – ‘All For Love’ →

14 January 1994 Who breaks a butterfly upon a wheel? Who subjects East 17's 'It's Alright' to any sort of rigorous analysis? You can't fault it for energy; once the beat kicks in there's a tidal wave of bounce and verve. Nor can you fault it for sincerity; however anodyne or vague it may seem … Continue reading East 17 – ‘It’s Alright’ →