Xavier - Give Me The Night (2005)
Kate Bush - 4 of her Greatest Songs
Kate Bush & Peter Gabriel - Don't Give Up (1986)
Kate Bush - Running up that Hill (1985)
Kate Bush - Babooshka (1980)
Kate Bush - Wuthering Heights (1978)
Kiesza - Hideaway (2014)
Kiesza - Hideaway (2014)
UK#1, BE#1, EuroHot100#1, IT#1, NL#1, DK#2, CH#5, DE#5, CAN#6, LUX#6, HUN#7, GRE#10, IRL#11, POL#12, SVK#15, CZK#20, FR#24, AUS#25, AT#29, FIN#30, US#65
Lyrics:
Taking me higher than I've ever been before
I'm holding it back, just want to shout out, give me more
You're just a hideaway, you're just a feeling
You let my heart escape beyond the meaning
Not even I can find a way to stop the storm
Oh, baby, it's out of my control, what's going on?
But you're just a chance I take to keep on dreaming
You're just another day that keeps me breathing
Baby, I love the way that there's nothing sure
Baby, don't stop me, hide away with me some more
Ooh, aah, aah, ooh, ooh, aah, aah, ooh, ooh, aah, aah, ooh, ooh, aah, aah, ooh
You send me the shiver up my spine, might overflow
You're bringing me closer to the edge of letting go
You're just a hideaway, you're just a feeling
You let my heart escape beyond the meaning
Putting my head into the clouds I'm floating home
When you get me going I can't find a way to stop
You're just a chance I take to keep on dreaming
You're just another day that keeps me breathing
Ooh, aah, aah, ooh, ooh, aah, aah, ooh
Baby, I love the way that there's nothing sure
Baby, don't stop me, hide away with me some more
Hide away with me some more
Bringing me higher than I've ever been before
I'm holding it back, just wanna shout out, "Give me more."
You're just a hideaway, you're just a feeling
You let my heart escape beyond the meaning
Not even I can find a way to stop the storm
Oh, baby, it's out of my control, what's going on
You're just a chance I take to keep on dreaming
You're just another day that keeps me breathing
You're a day that keeps me dreaming
Ooh, aah, aah, ooh, ooh, aah, aah, ooh
Baby, I love the way that there's nothing sure
Baby, don't stop me, hide away with me some more
Hide away with me some more
The Avener - Fade Out Lines (2013)
The Avener - Fade Out Lines (2013)
Lyrics:
It s everywehere i look
Fromage l'as Vegas to Richter hère
Under your dresser
Right by you ear
It s creeping In sweetly
It s definitely here
There s nothing more deadly
Than slow growing fear
Life was full and fruitful
And you could a take a real bite
The juive Well over
You skins delight
But the shadow it grows
And take the depth away
Leaving broken down pieces
To this pricipless ballet
The shallower it grows
The fainter we go
Did we build all those bridges
To watch them voluntarily
Of constant trust
The clock is ticking its last couple of tocks
And there won't be a party with weathering frocks
The Wanted - Glow In The Dark (2014)
The Wanted - Glow In The Dark (2014)
Lyrics:
Yeah
I was on it from the get go
The way you stood out from the crowd
Still shining with the lights low
Even when the sun goes go down
When you move
My eyes are locked on you
So I'm stuck, I'm hypnotized
It's the way you shine
'Cause it's like
The strobe lights not as bright as you are
You're the only one that I can see from afar
And I follow the rays til I get to your heart
I just gotta know who you are
You glow in the dark
You glow in the dark
You glow in the dark
You glow in the dark
I can see you
Glow in the dark
Shocking like electro
The way you put it down
I should've came here with my shades on
'Cause I'm blinded by you now
When you move
My eyes are locked on you
So I'm stuck, I'm hypnotized
It's the way you shine
'Cause it's like
The strobe lights not as bright as you are
You're the only one that I can see from afar
And I follow the rays til I get to your heart
I just gotta know who you are
You glow in the dark
You glow in the dark
You glow in the dark
You glow in the dark
I can see you
Glow in the dark
Soner Sarikabadayi - Yara Bandi (2014)
Soner Sarıkabadayı - Yara Bandı (2014)
Soner Sarıkabadayı - Yara Bandı Official Klip by sonersarikabadayi
Lyrics:
Bakıyorum uzaklara gözler var
İrili ufaklı ışıklı ışıklı
Net hatırlamıyorum da sözler var
Gizli saklı yasaklı
Çok güzel başladık ama
Sonumuz sıradandı
Bana göre ömürlere bedel
Sana göre yara bandı
Gidiyorum hayatından
Sana bir daha ne "günaydın" derim ne "sevgilim"
Kimse bundan daha fazla özlenemez
Seni son gördüğüm tarih ne sevgilim
English translation:
I'm looking at far away, there are eyes
Large, small illuminated, light
I dont remember exactly, probably there are sentences
Secret, banned
We have started well but
Our end was usual
It is the price of lifes as to me
It is just band-aid as to you
I'm leaving from your life
I will say neither "good morning" nor "my lover" to you
Nobody can be missed more much than you
when have ı seen you last, my dear ?
Gülsen feat. Murat Boz - İltimas (2014)
Gülşen feat. Murat Boz - İltimas (2014)
Lyrics:
İçimi deliyor hasret
Çok acıtıyor, söyle yapmasın
Bide gülüyor içinden
Kendini bana vurdurtmasın…
Bi bilsem sende kızıyor musun?
Yoksa gezindin mi kalpten kalbe
Sorgularım seni yanıltmasın
Sana iltimas bitmez bende
Yak söndür, sormam maksadın ne
Sağ olsun canın, durmam üzerinde
Yak söndür, sormam maksadın ne
Son bulsun hayat, bela gözlerinde…
English translation:
The longing is piercing my heart
it hurts so much, say that don't do this
and also she is laughing up one's sleeve
say that I can shoot her
I wonder if you are mad at me
or wandered from heart to heart ?
I don't wanna that my gueries belie you
The favoritism doesn't end for you in me
burn , distinguish, I don't ask that what's your aim
be happy that I just want
burn , distinguish, I don't ask that what's your aim
let the life end, a trouble in your eyes
Sergio Mendes - Mas Que Nada (1963)
Sergio Mendes - Mas Que Nada (1963)
Thiago Thome/Ary Barroso - Aquarela do Brasil 1939
Brazil Brazil - Thiago Thomé
ITV's World Cup theme is Thiago Thome's version of the song Brazil. A samba that became a crooners' standard, it was once a weapon in the war for the soul of Brazil.
Samba was the twerking of the 1910s - music for improper dancing at parties in downtown Rio. But by the 1940s, one samba, Aquarela do Brasil, had become Brazil's unofficial national anthem - and not just because it's so much more hummable than the lofty Hino Nacional Brasileiro. That has much to do with President Getulio Vargas, who seized power in the 1930 revolution and - with Mussolini as his model - dissolved parliament, eliminated his opposition and controlled the media.
Vargas also invented a new national identity, says journalist Misha Glenny: "Football as the national sport, samba as the national dance and carnival for the masses. All the things we think of when we hear the word 'Brazil' - these were Vargas ideas, popularised in order to bind together perhaps the most diverse population on Earth." But to satisfy the Department of Propaganda and Cultural Diffusion, samba had to change from what you might call the "gangsta samba" of the 30s, with lyrics telling tall tales of roguish anti-heroes.
Together with Rio's municipal bureaucrats, the department encouraged samba schools to develop patriotic songs. "Carnival", says historian Bryan McCann, "became expressly a festival of civic instruction."
Into this atmosphere of fascistically organised fun stepped Ary Barroso, a lawyer turned composer. Famous as a Simon Cowell-like judge on a radio talent show, Barroso wrote sambas that celebrated all things Brazilian.
One rainy night in 1939, he wrote the opening lines of Aquarela do Brasil (Watercolour of Brazil): "Brasil, meu Brasil brasileiro." This translates as "Brazil, my Brazilian Brazil". Never have four words been more Brazilian, before or since.
The censors had issues with some colloquialisms and a folksy reference to tambourines, but Barroso persuaded them that his "samba exaltacao" was modern and patriotic enough to meet their exacting requirements.
So Brazil found itself with a new orchestral samba - a popular, dignified hymn to the homeland. Aquarela do Brasil was first performed at a charity event hosted by the president's wife, and with the backing of the Radio Nacional it became inescapable.
Barroso was himself no zealot - he went on to write Salada Mista, an attack on the Munich Pact, and Aquarela do Brasil itself was a song that simultaneously celebrated the country's ethnic mix while gratifying the despots.
None of his many imitators would have such success and samba exaltacao was itself superseded, but Aquarela developed its own life abroad. Walt Disney, visiting Brazil in 1941, heard the song and decided it would be performed on film by Jose Carioca, a dapper cigar-chomping parrot.
Jose may be a quaint character, but his close friendship with Donald Duck was no act of whimsy on Disney's part - and neither was Disney's subsequent meeting with Barroso at an American consulate party in Rio.
Uncle Walt had been sent by Nelson Rockefeller as part of Franklin D Roosevelt's Good Neighbor Policy, which aimed to make Vargas and other Latin American leaders regard America as a friend. Rockefeller's job involved the propagation of benign imagery of a united North and South America. Donald and Jose embarked on cinematic adventures, underwritten with a $150,000 government guarantee.
So Aquarela do Brasil moved to the US with a new title - Brazil - and began its second political life, performed by Carmen Miranda in a hat of fruit and promoting Brazil as a tropical paradise, in contrast to Hollywood's previous negative portrayal of feckless Latinos.
The Good Neighbor programme gave way to the Cold War. In the meantime, the song acquired English lyrics - less of a watercolour, more of a holiday romance - and joined the repertoires of the Crosbys and the Sinatras. Terry Gilliam made it the sound of freedom in his 1985 dystopian film Brazil, and it remains the only composition to have been recorded by both Arcade Fire and the Vengaboys. Its appeal transcends genre as well as politics - few songs with such political baggage have such a strong melody, or are quite as danceable.
With the World Cup, it's back home in more ways than one. As another Brazilian government hopes that football will unite a divided nation, ITV's choice of samba is somehow very fitting.
Colton Ford - The Way You Love Me (2007)
Born 1962 in Pasadena, Colton got out of high school and his family really tried to dissuade him from getting into music as a profession, so he started going to college. He landed a gig in a dinner theater nightclub with six singers a night perform musicals and contemporary music. Colton got into a jazz quartet and hit the jazz club scene in Los Angeles. He moved to Los Angeles and heard Dawna Montell spinning in a nightclub. Making friends with her, Dawna heard his music and inroduced him to Romey, who has been his manager off and on ever since 1986. At that time, Romey was with Formula One which was Jon St. James' production company, which produced Stacey Q and Louis Louis and they were looking for a male vocalist so Colton got a go at a single called 'The Hardline' in 1986. A year and a half later, he signed to Mighty Productions, owned by Michael O'Hara and Denise Rich. At that time he was working with a producer who was co-producing Frankie Knuckles' second album. Colton started working on an album but there was a conflict of interest with the record label Virgin. They were having a hard time with Colton being white and being the front singer for Frankie Knuckles, He was replaced by Adeva. About four years later he had another deal on the table with Virgin, but Virgin cut back and Colton got shelved. He negotiated a deal with Third Stone, but before the album was finalised, the company folded. Colton's music career was stalling.
But he never really left music and inbetween his porn bookings, he kept composing and trying to move forward musically. In July 2002, both Colton and Blake felt burnt out and we were introduced to Chris Long, who at the time was with Miramax Films. He had heard Colton's music and got him into dance music, knowing that the gay community, who followed him through his porn career, would stay loyal. So it seemed a natural fit for him.
Colton Ford - The Way You Love Me
Colton Ford - The Way You Love Me (Morel's Pink Noise Mix)
Steve Mac & Steve Smith - Lovin' You More (2005)
Steve Mac & Steve Smith - Lovin' You More/The Big Track - Freemasons Remix (2005)
Beyoncé & Shakira - Beautiful Liar (2007)
Beyoncé & Shakira - Beautiful Liar - Freemasons Remix (2007)
DE#1, CH#1, FR#1, HUN#1, IT#1, IRL#1, NL#1, UK#1, EuroHot100#1, NZ#1, AT#2, BE#2, CAN#2, FIN#2, NOR#2, US#3, DK#4, AUS#5, SWE#6, CZK#8, SLV#11
Lyrics:
Ay, Ay, Ay
Nobody likes being played
Beyonce, Beyonce
Shakira, Shakira (hey)
[Beyonce] He said I'm worth it, his one desire
[Shakira] I know things about 'em that you wouldn't wanna read about
[Beyonce] He kissed me, his one and only, (yes) beautiful Liar
[Shakira] Tell me how you tolerate the things that you just found out about
[Shakira] You never know
[Beyonce] Why are we the ones who suffer
[Shakira] I have to let go
[Beyonce] He won't be the one to cry
[Beyonce] (Ay) Let's not kill the karma
(Ay) Let's not start a fight
(Ay) It's not worth the drama
For a beautiful liar
[Shakira] Can't we laugh about it (Ha Ha Ha)
(Oh) It's not worth our time
(Oh) We can live without 'em
Just a beautiful liar
[Shakira] I trusted him, but when I followed you, I saw you together
[Beyonce] I didn't know about you then 'till I saw you with him again
[Shakira] I walked in on your love scene, slow dancing
[Beyonce] You stole everything, how can you say I did you wrong
[Shakira] You never know
[Beyonce] When the pain and heartbreak's over
[Shakira] I have to let go
[Beyonce] The innocence is gone
[Beyonce] (Ay) Let's not kill the karma
(Ay) Let's not start a fight
(Ay) It's not worth the drama
For a beautiful liar
[Shakira] Can't we laugh about it (Ha Ha Ha)
(Oh) It's not worth our time
(Oh) We can live without 'em
Just a beautiful liar
[Shakira] Tell me how to forgive you
When it's me who's ashamed
[Beyonce] And I wish could free you
Of the hurt and the pain
(Both) But the answer is simple
He's the one to blame
Beyonce Beyonce
Shakira Shakira
Beyonce Beyonce
Shakira Shakira
(Hey)
[Beyonce] (Ay) Let's not kill the karma
(Ay) Let's not start a fight
(Ay) It's not worth the drama
For a beautiful liar
[Shakira] Can't we laugh about it (Ha Ha Ha)
(Oh) It's not worth our time
(Oh) We can live without 'em
Just a beautiful liar
Inna - Hot (2009)
Elena Alexandra Apostoleanu, a.k.a. Inna was born 1986 in Mangalia, Romania. 'Hot' was released in Nov 2008 and became an instant hit due to its infectious melody and lyrics. The formula certainly worked on me.
UK#1, HUN#1, ES#1, NL#2, ICE2, CZK#3, UKR#3, FR#5, ROM#5, BE#6, RUS#6, US#8, DK#13, FIN#14, SWE#14, NOR#14, CH#17, SVK#28, IRL#39, DE#80, IT#87.
It also became an airplay success in POR, BRZ, MDV, BUL, LEB, MTA, MOR, LBY, POL, SRB, SYR, TRK, RUS, GRE, PAK & UKR
UK#1, HUN#1, ES#1, NL#2, ICE2, CZK#3, UKR#3, FR#5, ROM#5, BE#6, RUS#6, US#8, DK#13, FIN#14, SWE#14, NOR#14, CH#17, SVK#28, IRL#39, DE#80, IT#87.
It also became an airplay success in POR, BRZ, MDV, BUL, LEB, MTA, MOR, LBY, POL, SRB, SYR, TRK, RUS, GRE, PAK & UKR
Cock Robin
Cock Robin's 1985 self-titled debut album was largely ignored in their native country, as with the majority of their output, but it was an overnight success in Europe, where the singles 'When Your Heart Is Weak' and 'The Promise You Made' became big hits. 'When Your Heart Is Weak' was the band's only chart single in the US. It also became a radio favorite in South Africa.
Two years later the band, reduced from the original quartet to the duo of Peter Kingsbery and Anna LaCazio, released a second album, After Here Through Midland. As with their debut, Cock Robin's second album attracted much attention in continental Europe, and also scored hits with the singles 'Just Around the Corner' and 'The Biggest Fool of All'.
In 1989, they released a their third album, First Love/Last Rites, and, as with their previous releases, the LP fared well in mainland Europe, but, due to poor management and promotion, failed to make an impact in the USA. The duo went their separate ways shortly after the release of the album and a European Tour, with Kingsbery releasing a string of solo projects in France, most notably a hit single 'Only the Very Best', recorded for the Michel Berger & Luc Plamandon concept musical album 'Tycoon', with English lyrics by Tim Rice in 1992. Anna LaCazio recorded her own solo album Eat Life circa 1992-93 but it was only officially released in its entirety for download in 2009.
The duo reformed in 2006, releasing another two albums, mainly noted in France.
Cock Robin - When Your Heart Is Weak (1985)
DE#8, FR#9, IT#26, US#35, NL#39
Lyrics:
What's the matter with the way we look?
Surely it's not the end
I only meant to make my motions clear
You worry too much if it's understood
Should we be seen as friends?
Seems like a real good beginning right here
'Cause when your heart is weak
I'm gonna pick the lock on it
My fingertips won't fail me
No matter what you do
The love you cannot see yet
Is about to witness a dawning
And you can twist and turn
But you won't get loose
Better forget getting rid of me
I don't see how you can
You put me off and I will hunt you
down...again
I'm mighty patient when I have to be
You have given me that
Still I look forward to the day you let me in
'Cause when your heart is weak
I'm gonna pick the lock on it
My fingertips won't fail me
No matter what you do
The love you cannot see yet
Is about to witness a dawning
And you can twist and turn
But you won't get loose
I'm gonna prove myself worthy
No more just hanging on
Without a prayer of a chance
I'm gonna come without warning
when your defenses are down and you're in
a desperate need
Oh, I bet you you then, you'll welcome me...
Your ol' companion
Your ol' companion
Remember baby,
'Cause when your heart is weak
I'm gonna pick the the lock on it
And you can twist and turn
But you won't get, you won't get
No you won't get loose
Oh no
Cock Robin - The Promise You Made (1986)
NL#1, FR#4, DE#6, CH#7, IT#18, UK#28
Lyrics:
If I laid down my love
To come to your defense
Would you worry for me
With a pain in your chest?
Could I rely on your faith to be strong
To picked me back up and to push me along?
Tell me
You'll be there in my hour of need
You won't turn me away
Help me out of the life I lead
Remember the promise you made
Remember the promise you made
If I gave you my soul
For a piece of your mind
Would you carry me with you
To the far edge of time?
Could you understand if you found me untrue
Would we become one, or divided in two
Please tell me
You'll be there in my hour of need
You won't turn me away
Help me out of the life I lead
Remember the promise you made
Remember the promise you made
Could I rely on your faith to be strong
To pick me back up and to push me along
Please tell me
You'll be there in my hour of need
You won't turn me away
Help me out of the life I lead
Remember the promise you made
Remember the promise you made
Cock Robin - Just Around The Corner (1987)
CH#6, SWE#12, DE#16, IT#17, FR'18, NL#19, AT#28
Lyrics:
Come ease my mind
For my prayers have not been answered in a long time
Things aren't quite as they seem inside my domain
You can't know about everything, only pleasure and pain
You wonder why I come here with head to my hands
Where else can I be cured and the king of your mansion
A thorn in your side
And a child to protect that claims he's free
Just around the corner, half a mile to heaven
Strong enough to hold you, starved for some affection
Darling come quickly, come ease my mind
For my prayers have not been answered in a long time
I've already made my bed, like it or not
As long as there's no regrets, I'll be here when the ride stops
These comforts to me
And these crosses to bear with which we live
Just around the corner, half a mile to heaven
Strong enough to hold you, starved for some affection
Baby, I can't drag you into this mess
I'm the thorn in your side and the child to protect
Yes, yes I'm
Just around the comer, half a mile to heaven
Strong enough to hold you, starved for some affection
Darling come quickly, come ease my worried mind
For my prayers have not been answered in a long time
Just around the comer
Strong enough to hold you
Half a mile to heaven
Just around the comer
Cock Robin - The Biggest Fool Of All
FR#47, DE#50
Lyrics:
My excuse is only human
Like any animal that breathes
Just to find a scent that's soothing
I give you power over me
I'm more weak than strong
And not a stranger to a fall
But I won't leave you till I turn to find you gone
I'm the biggest fool of all
But, I'm the biggest fool of all
There's no path of least resistance
It's a fable that you've heard
Any love that lacks conviction
Is gonna grovel in the dirt, yes it is
God this road is long
And surrounded by a wall
But I won't leave you till I turn to find you gone
I'm the biggest fool of all
I'm the biggest fool of all
I'm the biggest fool of all
Foolish as the prisoner
That listens for the jangling keys
And smart enough to know
That it's crazy I should run
When you've got no claim on me
So before your panic taunts you
To make relations disappear
You could help to ease my conscience
If just for once by standing here
I'm more weak than strong
And surrounded by a wall
But I won't leave you till I turn to find you
But I won't leave you till I turn to find you
But I won't leave you till I turn to find you
But I won't leave you till I turn to find you gone
I'm the biggest fool of all
Oh, yes I am
I'm the biggest fool of all
Oh yeah
I'm the biggest fool of all
Oh, I am
I'm the biggest fool of all
Oh, I am
I'm the biggest fool of all
Route 94 ft. Jess Glynne - My Love (2014)
Route 94 ft. Jess Glynne - My Love (2014)
UK#1, BE#6, DE#6, NL#9, RSA#10, AT#11, IRL#12, AUS#18, CH#24, FR#35, SWE#48, CZK#85
Alihan Samedov - Today is History
Close your eyes, listen to this and imagine sitting by the Bosphorus with the glistening sun reflecting of the gentle waves, sipping on an apple tea and a shisha, the muezzin calling in the background. Put your feet up, wind down and relax... - that's what I've done about six years ago. Magical.
Alihan Samedov is probably Azerbijan's most famous export - apart from oil, and possibly former Chess master Garry Kasparov.
Əlixan Səmədov, born in 1964 in Sumqayıt, is very well known in the region for his expertise in playing Azerbijani wind instruments, such as the balaban, the tutek, the zurna, as well as other more commonly known ones, like the saxophone, clarinet and oboe. Like his fellow citizen, he is also a chess master.
Already a legend in his own country and beyond, in 2004 famous Turkish resident DJ Suat Ateşdağlı decided to use his song 'Today is History' as his opening track for his mix compilation 'Bosphorus Night', which I can only recommend. It brings together an Oriental feel with Occidental club music.
Alihan himself has so far released several albums called 'Balaban' filled with tracks displaying his expertise in playing the instrument.
Alihan Samedov - Today is History
Alihan Samedov - Today Is History-2011 by izzmirli
Əlixan Səmədov, born in 1964 in Sumqayıt, is very well known in the region for his expertise in playing Azerbijani wind instruments, such as the balaban, the tutek, the zurna, as well as other more commonly known ones, like the saxophone, clarinet and oboe. Like his fellow citizen, he is also a chess master.
Alihan himself has so far released several albums called 'Balaban' filled with tracks displaying his expertise in playing the instrument.
Alihan Samedov - Today is History
Alihan Samedov - Today Is History-2011 by izzmirli
Gorgon City ft. MNEK- Ready For Your Love (2014)
Gorgon City ft. MNEK- Ready For Your Love (2014)
BE#2, UK#4, EuroHot100#5, ICE#29, NL#29, DE#58, SVK#77
Lyrics:
I'm ready for the start of something new
I'm ready to depart from what made me blue
I'm ready for my heart to let you through
But most of all' most of all
I'm ready for the rain to pour down on me
I'm ready for a change to come and set me free
I'm ready for my loss to become victory
But most of all' most of all
I'm ready for your love, I'm ready for your love, I'm ready for your love, but most of all, but most of all
I'm ready for you love, I'm ready for your love, I'm ready for your love
I'm ready for my hands to touch the sky
I wanna understand how it feels to fly
I'm ready for my eyes to see the light
But most of all' most of all
I'm ready to be strong, conquer my fears
I'm ready to be wrong so I can be right there
I'm ready to belong and to shake my cares
But most of all' most of all
I'm ready for your love, I'm ready for your love, I'm ready for your love
I'm ready for you love, I'm ready for your love, I'm ready for your love
I'm ready for you love, I'm ready for your love, I'm ready for your love
I'm ready for your love, I'm ready for your love, I'm ready for your love
Stars burn bright
Everything is changed between you and I
I was so apprehensive but I don't know why
Baby I'm ready for you to be by my side, by my side
The stars burn bright
Everything is changed between you and I
I was so apprehensive but I don't know why
Baby I'm ready for you to be by my side, by my side
I'm ready for your love, I'm ready for your love, I'm ready for your love, but most of all, but most of all
I'm ready for your love, I'm ready for your love, I'm ready for your love
I'm ready for your love, I'm ready for your love, I'm ready for your love, but most of all....
I'm ready for your love, I'm ready for your love, I'm ready for your love
Billy Idol
So you think New Jersey, US is an unlikely launch pad for a music star? How about Bromley, UK, then?
William Michael Albert Broad, a.k.a. Billy Idol, was born 1955 in Stanmore, England, deriving his stage name Idol from a schoolteacher's description of him as 'idle'.
Billy went on to join the Bromley Contingent of Sex Pistols fans. He first joined the punk rock band Siouxsie and the Banshees (before the band had decided on that name) in 1976, but soon quit and joined Chelsea in 1977 as a guitarist. But him and bandmate Tony James soon quit and co-founded Generation X, with Billy switching from guitarist to lead singer. Generation X signed to Chrysalis Records, released three albums and performed in the 1980 film, D.O.A., before disbanding.
The year after Billy moved to New York to start his solo career, which began with the EP titled Don't Stop. This included the Generation X song 'Dancing with Myself', originally recorded for their last album Kiss Me Deadly, and a cover of Tommy James & The Shondells' song 'Mony Mony'. In 1982 Idol instantly became an MTV staple with 'White Wedding'. In an effort to introduce himself to American audiences not yet as familiar with him as those in England, Billy's label re-released 'Dancing with Myself' in the US in conjunction with a music video (directed by Tobe Hooper, produced by Jeffrey Abelson, and conceptualised by Keith Williams) that played in heavy rotation on MTV for six months. That video sparked a new era of feature film directors trying their hand at music videos, which helped make Idol a household name.
My favourite Billy Idol tracks are 'Eyes Without A Face' and 'Flesh For Fantasy'.
Billy Idol - Dancing With Myself (1981 & 1983)
1981 - UK#62, US#102
1983 - NZ#9, AUS#42
Billy Idol - Mony Mony (1981)
1981 - US#1, CAN#1, NZ#2, UK#7, CH#13, DE#38, NL#89
Billy Idol - Hot In The City (1982 & 1988)
1982 - AT#5, NZ#5, AUS#18, CH#19, US#23, NL#40, UK#58
1988 - UK#13, CH#13, US#48
Billy Idol - White Wedding (1982 & 1985)
NZ#5, AUS#9, US#36
Billy Idol - Rebel Yell (1984 & 1985)
NZ#3, AUS#7, US#46, UK#64 in 1984 and UK#6 in 1985
Billy Idol - Eyes Without A Face (1984)
NZ#4, US#4, DE#10, NL#13, IT#14, UK#18, CH#21, FR#50
Billy Idol - Flesh For Fantasy (1984)
NZ#5, DE#11, CH#20, AUS#28, US#29, IT#30, UK#54
Billy Idol - Catch My Fall (1985)
DE#11, NZ#42, US#50, AUS#61
Billy Idol - To Be A Lover (1986)
NZ#2, FIN#3, AUS#3, US#6, CH#7, SWE#8, IT#16, UK#22, DE#28
Billy Idol - Don't Need A Gun (1987)
FIN#8, AUS#22, UK#26, NZ#27, CH#29, DE#36, US#37
Billy Idol - Sweet Sixteen (1987)
DE#2, NZ#3, AUS#9, CH#12, FIN#16, UK#17, US#20, IT#30
Billy Idol - Cradle of Love (1990)
US#2, FIN#8, IT#8, AUS#10, CH#11, NZ#16, UK#34, DE#38
William Michael Albert Broad, a.k.a. Billy Idol, was born 1955 in Stanmore, England, deriving his stage name Idol from a schoolteacher's description of him as 'idle'.
Billy went on to join the Bromley Contingent of Sex Pistols fans. He first joined the punk rock band Siouxsie and the Banshees (before the band had decided on that name) in 1976, but soon quit and joined Chelsea in 1977 as a guitarist. But him and bandmate Tony James soon quit and co-founded Generation X, with Billy switching from guitarist to lead singer. Generation X signed to Chrysalis Records, released three albums and performed in the 1980 film, D.O.A., before disbanding.
The year after Billy moved to New York to start his solo career, which began with the EP titled Don't Stop. This included the Generation X song 'Dancing with Myself', originally recorded for their last album Kiss Me Deadly, and a cover of Tommy James & The Shondells' song 'Mony Mony'. In 1982 Idol instantly became an MTV staple with 'White Wedding'. In an effort to introduce himself to American audiences not yet as familiar with him as those in England, Billy's label re-released 'Dancing with Myself' in the US in conjunction with a music video (directed by Tobe Hooper, produced by Jeffrey Abelson, and conceptualised by Keith Williams) that played in heavy rotation on MTV for six months. That video sparked a new era of feature film directors trying their hand at music videos, which helped make Idol a household name.
My favourite Billy Idol tracks are 'Eyes Without A Face' and 'Flesh For Fantasy'.
Billy Idol - Dancing With Myself (1981 & 1983)
1981 - UK#62, US#102
1983 - NZ#9, AUS#42
Billy Idol - Mony Mony (1981)
1981 - US#1, CAN#1, NZ#2, UK#7, CH#13, DE#38, NL#89
Billy Idol - Hot In The City (1982 & 1988)
1982 - AT#5, NZ#5, AUS#18, CH#19, US#23, NL#40, UK#58
1988 - UK#13, CH#13, US#48
Billy Idol - White Wedding (1982 & 1985)
NZ#5, AUS#9, US#36
Billy Idol - Rebel Yell (1984 & 1985)
NZ#3, AUS#7, US#46, UK#64 in 1984 and UK#6 in 1985
Billy Idol - Eyes Without A Face (1984)
NZ#4, US#4, DE#10, NL#13, IT#14, UK#18, CH#21, FR#50
Billy Idol - Flesh For Fantasy (1984)
NZ#5, DE#11, CH#20, AUS#28, US#29, IT#30, UK#54
Billy Idol - Catch My Fall (1985)
DE#11, NZ#42, US#50, AUS#61
Billy Idol - To Be A Lover (1986)
NZ#2, FIN#3, AUS#3, US#6, CH#7, SWE#8, IT#16, UK#22, DE#28
Billy Idol - Don't Need A Gun (1987)
FIN#8, AUS#22, UK#26, NZ#27, CH#29, DE#36, US#37
Billy Idol - Sweet Sixteen (1987)
DE#2, NZ#3, AUS#9, CH#12, FIN#16, UK#17, US#20, IT#30
Billy Idol - Cradle of Love (1990)
US#2, FIN#8, IT#8, AUS#10, CH#11, NZ#16, UK#34, DE#38
Mylène Farmer - Je Te Rends Ton Amour (1999)
Mylène Farmer - Je Te Rends Ton Amour (1999)
FR#10, BE#18
Mylène Farmer - Je te rends ton amour by leebil
Lyrics - incl. English translation:
M'extraire du cadre
Ma vie suspendue
Je rêvais mieux
Je voyais l'âtre
Tous ces inconnus
Toi parmi eux
Extracting myself from the frame
My life, suspended
I dreamt of better.
I saw the hearth
All those unknowns,
You among them
Toile,
Fibre qui suinte
Des meurtrissures
Tu voyais l'âme
Mais j'ai vu ta main
Choisir Gauguin
Canvas,
Fibre that oozes
Bruises
You saw the soul,
But I saw your hand
Choosing Gaugin
Et je te rends ton amour
Redeviens les contours
Je te rends ton amour
C'est mon dernier recours
Je te rends ton amour
Au moins pour toujours
Redeviens les contours
" la femme nue debout "
And I return your love,
Become once more the contours,
I return your love
It's my last resort
I return your love
At least, forever
Become once more the contours
"The naked woman standing"
M'extraire du cadre
La vie étriquée
D'une écorchée
J'ai cru la fable
D'un mortel aimé
Tu m'as trompé
Extracting myself from the frame,
The skewed life
Of a butchered woman
I believed the fable,
Of a beloved mortal
[But] you betrayed me
Toi
Tu m'as laissé
Me compromettre
Je serai " l'Unique "
Pour des milliers d'yeux
Un nu de maître
You,
You allowed me
To compromise myself.
I will be the "unique"
For thousands of eyes
A master's nude
Et je te rends ton amour
Au moins pour toujours
Je te rends ton amour
Le miens est trop lourd
Et je te rends ton amour
C'est plus flagrant le jour
Ses couleurs se sont diluées
Et je reprends mon amour
Redeviens le contour
De mon seul maître : EGON SHIELE et...
And I return your love,
At least forever
I return your love
Mine is too heavy
And I return your love
It is more obvious in the day,
[that] it's colors are diluted
And I return your love,
Become once more the frame
Of my only master: egon shiele and ....
And I return your love,
At least forever
I return your love
Mine is too heavy
And I return your love
It is more obvious in the day,
[that] it's colors are diluted
And I return your love,
Become once more the frame
Of my only master: egon shiele and ....
Clean Bandit - Rather Be (2014)
Clean Bandit - Rather Be (2014)
UK#1, BE#1, IRL#1, ISR#1, EuroHot100#1, FIN#1, LUX#1, NL#1, NOR#1, AUS#2, CH#2, IT#2, SWE#2, DE#3, HUN#3, NZ#3, FR#4, ES#5, DK#7, AT#8, SVK#9, POL#11, CZK#16, US#16, JPN#44
Bastille - Of The Night (2013)
Bastille - Of The Night (2013)
UK#2, BE#2, IRL#2, HUN#3, AUS#6, DE#10, AT#17, DK#22, ES#23, CH#28, SVK#33, SWE#39, US#46, NL#88
2Cellos - AC/DC 'Thunderstruck' (2014)
2Cellos are Luka Sulic (right) & Stjepan Hauser (left) - they are hailing from Croatia
Eurythmics - Here Comes The Rain Again (1984 & 2007)
Eurythmics - Here Comes The Rain Again - Freemasons Remix (2007) - Original (1984)
Eurythmics - Here Comes The Rain Again (Freemasons Remix - Tony Mendes Video Remix) from Tony Mendes on Vimeo.
Lyrics:
Here comes the rain again
Falling on my head like a memory
Falling on my head like a new emotion
I want to walk in the open wind
I want to talk like lovers do
I want to dive into your ocean
Is it raining with you
So baby talk to me
Like lovers do
Walk with me
Like lovers do
Talk to me
Like lovers do
Here comes the rain again
Raining in my head like a tragedy
Tearing me apart like a new emotion
Oooooh
I want to breathe in the open wind
I want to kiss like lovers do
I want to dive into your ocean
Is it raining with you
So baby talk to me
Like lovers do
Walk with me
Like lovers do
Talk to me
Like lovers do
So baby talk to me
Like lovers do
Here comes the rain again
Falling on my head like a memory
Falling on my head like a new emotion
(Here is comes again, here it comes again)
I want to walk in the open wind
I want to talk like lovers do
I want dive into your ocean
Is it raining with you
Daft Punk - Burnin' (1997)
Frenchmen Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo and Thomas Bangalter are Daft Punk, whom reached significant popularity in the late 1990s house movement in France and met with continued success in the years following, combining elements of house with synth-pop.
In 1997 they released their critically acclaimed album Homework, which includes my favourite single Burnin', an instrumental house music track.
The music video for Burnin' pays tribute to Chicago house producers that Daft Punk found inspiration in. The party scene in the video features DJ Sneak, Roger Sanchez, Derrick Carter, Roy Davis Jr., Paul Johnson, Robert Armani and DJ Hyperactive. Thomas and Guy also make brief appearances people at the party.
Daft Punk - Burnin' (1997)
FIN#20, FR#29, UK#30
Daft Punk - Burnin by shinobi2
Lykke Li - I Follow Rivers (2011)
a bit of a weird one. Originally released two years ago, this one seems to go round & round in Europe until another remix pops up and then it re-enters the charts, which is what has been happening now for over two years; and the 'Magicians Remix' did it for France (and me). Lykke Li hails from Ystad, Sweden and has won many music awards, yet still she is still somewhat unknown. At 27 years of age, she has been living around the globe, from Nepal and India to Morocco, from Brooklyn to Portugal, and it seems these moves have influenced her songwriting style, often blending pop and indie, folk and electro.
Lykke Li - I Follow Rivers - The Magician Remix (2011)
BE#1, DE#1, GRE#1, IT#1, LUX#1, POL#1, ROM#1, AT#2, CH#2, IRL#2, NL#2, POR#3, FR#4, ICE#4, CZK#5, HUN#6, BRZ#12, SVK#13, DK#40, SWE#44
Original version:
Lyrics:
Oh, I beg you, can I follow?
Oh, I ask you, wanna always
Be the ocean, where I unravel
Be my only, be the water where I'm wading
You're my river running high, run deep, run wild
I, I follow, I follow you
Deep sea baby, I follow you
I, I follow, I follow you
Dark room honey, I follow you
Heed a message, I'm the runner
He's the rebel, I'm the daughter waiting for you
You're my river running high, run deep, run wild
I, I follow, I follow you
Deep sea baby, I follow you
I, I follow, I follow you
Dark room honey, I follow you
You're my river running high, run deep, run wild
I, I follow, I follow you
Deep sea baby, I follow you
I, I follow, I follow you
Dark room honey, I follow you
I, I follow, I follow you
Deep sea baby, I follow you
I, I follow, I follow you
Dark room honey, I follow you
Lykke Li - I Follow Rivers - The Magician Remix (2011)
BE#1, DE#1, GRE#1, IT#1, LUX#1, POL#1, ROM#1, AT#2, CH#2, IRL#2, NL#2, POR#3, FR#4, ICE#4, CZK#5, HUN#6, BRZ#12, SVK#13, DK#40, SWE#44
Original version:
Lyrics:
Oh, I beg you, can I follow?
Oh, I ask you, wanna always
Be the ocean, where I unravel
Be my only, be the water where I'm wading
You're my river running high, run deep, run wild
I, I follow, I follow you
Deep sea baby, I follow you
I, I follow, I follow you
Dark room honey, I follow you
Heed a message, I'm the runner
He's the rebel, I'm the daughter waiting for you
You're my river running high, run deep, run wild
I, I follow, I follow you
Deep sea baby, I follow you
I, I follow, I follow you
Dark room honey, I follow you
You're my river running high, run deep, run wild
I, I follow, I follow you
Deep sea baby, I follow you
I, I follow, I follow you
Dark room honey, I follow you
I, I follow, I follow you
Deep sea baby, I follow you
I, I follow, I follow you
Dark room honey, I follow you
Alex Roque & Marcelo Vak ft. Leon Cormack - Finally I (2012)
Alex Roque & Marcelo Vak feat. Leon Cormack - Finally I - Crazibiza Remix (2012)
Lady Gaga - Paparazzi - Moto Blanco Remix (2009)
Lady Gaga - Paparazzi - Moto Blanco Remix (2009)
DE#1, CZK#1, AUS#2, AT#3, CAN#3, EuroHot100#3, ISR#3, IT#3, CH#4, IRL#4, NL#4, UK#4, NZ#5, SVK#5, BE#6, FR#6, US#6, FIN#9, HUN#10, DK#12, BRZ#18, SWE#22, ES#46
Lyrics:
We are the crowd
We're coming out
Got my flash on it's true
Need that picture of you
It's so magical
We'd be so fantastic, oh
Leather and jeans
Garage glamorous
Not sure what it means
But this photo of us
It don't have a price
Ready for those flashing lights
'Cause you know that baby I-
I'm your biggest fan
I'll follow you until you love me
Papa-Paparazzi
Baby there's no other superstar
You know that I'll be your-
Papa-Paparazzi
Promise I'll be kind
But I won't stop until that boy is mine
Baby you'll be famous
Chase you down until you love me
Papa-Paparazzi
I'll be your girl backstage at your show
Velvet ropes and guitars
Yeah cause you know I'm starting between the sets
Eyeliner and cigarettes
Shadow is burnt, yellow dance and return
My lashes are dry - purple teardrops I cry
It don't have a price
Loving you is Cherry Pie
'Cause you know that baby I
I'm your biggest fan
I'll follow you until you love me
Papa-Paparazzi
Baby there's no other superstar
You know that I'll be your
Papa-Paparazzi
Promise I'll be kind
But I won't stop until that boy is mine
Baby you'll be famous
Chase you down until you love me
Papa-paparazzi
Real good, We're dancing in the studio
Snap-snap, to that shit on the radio
Don't stop, for anyone
We're plastic but we still have fun
I'm your biggest fan
I'll follow you until you love me
Papa-Paparazzi
Baby there's no other superstar
You know that I'll be your
Papa-Paparazzi
Promise I'll be kind
But I won't stop until that boy is mine
Baby you'll be famous
Chase you down until you love me
Papa-paparazzi
Alexandra - Mein Freund der Baum (1968)
Alexandra - Mein Freund der Baum (1968)
Lyrics:
Ich wollt dich längst schon wiedersehn,
mein alter Freund aus Kindertagen,
ich hatte manches dir zu sagen,
und wußte, du wirst mich verstehen.
Als kleines Mädchen kam ich schon
zu dir mit all den Kindersorgen.
Ich fühlte mich bei dir geborgen,
und aller Kummer flog davon.
Hab ich in deinem Arm geweint,
strichst du mit deinen grünen Blättern
mir übers Haar, mein alter Freund.
Mein Freund der Baum ist tot,
er fiel im frühen Morgenrot.
Du fielst heut früh, ich kam zu spät,
du wirst dich nie im Wind mehr wiegen,
du mußt gefällt am Wege liegen,
und mancher, der vorüber geht,
der achtet nicht den Rest von Leben
und reißt an Deinen grünen Zweigen,
die sterbend sich zur Erde neigen.
Wer wird mir nun die Ruhe geben,
die ich in Deinem Schatten fand?
Mein bester Freund ist mir verloren,
der mit der Kindheit mich verband.
Mein Freund der Baum ist tot,
er fiel im frühen Morgenrot.
Bald wächst ein Haus aus Glas und Stein,
dort wo man ihn hat abgeschlagen,
bald werden graue Mauern ragen,
dort wo er liegt im Sonnenschein.
Vielleicht wird es ein Wunder geben,
ich werde heimlich darauf warten,
vielleicht blüht vor dem Haus ein Garten,
und er erwacht zu neuem Leben.
Doch ist er dann noch schwach und klein,
und wenn auch viele Jahre gehen,
er wird niemehr derselbe sein.
Mein Freund der Baum ist tot,
er fiel im frühen Morgenrot.
Above & Beyond pr Tranquility Base - Oceanic (2007)
Above & Beyond pres. Tranquility Base - Oceanic (Super8 & Tab Remix)
The Weeknd - Wanderlust - Pharrell Remix (2014)
Scheduled for UK release on 24th March is Canadian Abel Tesfaye's - a.k.a The Weeknd - 'Wanderlust', laced with samples of Dutch 80s formation Fox The Fox's 'Precious Little Diamond', which hit the continental European charts exactly 30 years ago.
Lyrics:
It was so hard to say the same thing
And you're so weak to say the same thing
Girl don't hold onto your apprehensiveness
And let the wildfire shine
And repeat after me
Good girls go to heaven,
And bad girls go everywhere
And tonight I will love you
And tomorrow you won't care
(Precious little diamond
I leave it all to you
Precious little diamond
Let it come to you)
You're in love with something bigger than love
You believe in something stronger than trust
Wanderlust
Wanderlust
You're too shy away from me
Just sacrifice your every last inhibition
I'm on your side
Don't patronize
You know tonight
Is the only time we'll have each other
Why would you try to waste this precious time?
Cause tonight I'll be right here
And tomorrow you won't care
(Precious little diamond)
Precious little diamond
(I leave it all to you)
I leave it all to you
(Precious little diamond)
Precious little diamond
(Let it come to you)
You're in love with something bigger than love
You believe in something stronger than trust
Wanderlust
Wanderlust
They're in love with this idea of love
It's a shame that they'll believe it will come
For us all, for us all
You're in love with something bigger than love
You believe in something stronger than trust
Wanderlust
Wanderlust
(Precious little diamond)
Precious little diamond
(I leave it all to you)
I leave it all to you
(Precious little diamond)
Precious little diamond
(Let it come to you)
Lyrics:
It was so hard to say the same thing
And you're so weak to say the same thing
Girl don't hold onto your apprehensiveness
And let the wildfire shine
And repeat after me
Good girls go to heaven,
And bad girls go everywhere
And tonight I will love you
And tomorrow you won't care
(Precious little diamond
I leave it all to you
Precious little diamond
Let it come to you)
You're in love with something bigger than love
You believe in something stronger than trust
Wanderlust
Wanderlust
You're too shy away from me
Just sacrifice your every last inhibition
I'm on your side
Don't patronize
You know tonight
Is the only time we'll have each other
Why would you try to waste this precious time?
Cause tonight I'll be right here
And tomorrow you won't care
(Precious little diamond)
Precious little diamond
(I leave it all to you)
I leave it all to you
(Precious little diamond)
Precious little diamond
(Let it come to you)
You're in love with something bigger than love
You believe in something stronger than trust
Wanderlust
Wanderlust
They're in love with this idea of love
It's a shame that they'll believe it will come
For us all, for us all
You're in love with something bigger than love
You believe in something stronger than trust
Wanderlust
Wanderlust
(Precious little diamond)
Precious little diamond
(I leave it all to you)
I leave it all to you
(Precious little diamond)
Precious little diamond
(Let it come to you)
Chris Isaak - Blue Hotel & Wicked Game
Chris Isaak - Blue Hotel (1987)
FR#28, NL#42, UK#100
Lyrics:
Blue Hotel, on a lonely highway,
Blue Hotel, life don't work out my way.
Blue Hotel, on a lonely highway,
Blue Hotel, life don't work out my way.
I wait alone each lonely night.
Blue Hotel... Blue Hotel...
Blue Hotel, every room is lonely,
Blue Hotel, I was waiting only.
The night is like her lonely dream.
Blue Hotel... Blue Hotel...
Blue Hotel, on a lonely highway,
Blue Hotel, life don't work out my way.
I wait alone each lonely night.
Blue Hotel... Blue Hotel...
Chris Isaak - Wicked Game (1990)
SWE#3, NL#5, US#6, NZ#7, DE#9, UK#10, IRL#10, AUS#15, FR#42
Lyrics:
The world was on fire
No one could save me but you
Strange what desire will make foolish people do
I never dreamed that I'd meet somebody like you
And I never dreamed that I'd lose somebody like you
No, I don't want to fall in love
This love is only gonna break your heart
No, I don't want to fall in love
This love is only gonna break your heart
With you, With you
What a wicked game you play
To make me feel this way
What a wicked thing to do
To let me dream of you
What a wicked thing to say
You never felt this way
What a wicked thing to do
To make me dream of you
And I don't wanna fall in love
This love is only gonna break your heart
And I don't want to fall in love
This love is only gonna break your heart
World was on fire
No one could save me but you
Strange what desire will make foolish people do
I never dreamed that I'd love somebody like you
I never dreamed that I'd lose somebody like you
No I don't wanna fall in love
This love is only gonna break your heart
No I don't wanna fall in love
This love is only gonna break your heart
With you, With you
Nobody loves no one