Discussion:
And time goes by so slowly... in this old chart from 1995
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Chris Brown
2020-05-31 12:16:36 UTC
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So after I posted the 1985 chart last week, I realised I had a 1980s
chart scheduled for this week so, in order to avoid breaking my own
self-imposed rule nobody cares about I had to replace it.
I decided to reward myself by doing a mid-90s chart, with the excuse
that it's 10 years after 1985 and some of the these could almost be seen
as sequels to hits from 10-years-and-a-week earlier.

If you like doubles, we have the unusual experience of Therapy? and
Ladysmith Black Mambazo charting twice each and even the same track in
the Top 100 twice. Plus two of the many hit singles called 'I Believe'.

Playlists are here and quite thorough, although only one of the
aforementioned 'I Believe' tracks is on Spotify.
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4j9kWMv0hV6dhnKAAy1hVN?si=xbvtFy0YQzKT7n2xCYmbQg
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdiUvgvgpgNpK0GpmQGk58dxFUHvbJ9lY

Chart dated: 3rd June 1995

1. (1) Robson & Jerome - Unchained Melody/ (There'll be Bluebirds
Over) The White Cliffs of Dover
2. (NE) Pulp - Common People
3. (2) Perez "Prez" Prado And His Orchestra - Guaglione
4. (3) Scatman John - Scatman (Ski-Ba-Bop-Ba-Dop-Bop)
5. (NE) Baby D - I Need Your Loving (Everyboy's Got To Learn Sometime)
6. (5) Ali Campbell (featuring Pamela Starks) - That Look in Your Eye
7. (7) Nightcrawlers ft John Reid - Surrender Your Love
8. (10) McAlmont & Butler - Yes
9. (6) Billie Ray Martin - Your Loving Arms
10. (4) Livin' Joy - Dreamer
11. (NE) Reef - Naked
12. (8) Celine Dion - Only One Road
13. (13) Montell Jordan - This Is How We Do It
14. (NE) Therapy? - Stories
15. (24) Jimmy Somerville - Hurt So Good
16. (NE) Ladysmith Black Mambazo/China Black - Swing Low Sweet Chariot
17. (15) Joshua Kadison - Jessie
18. (11) Tina Arena - Chains
19. (16) Michelle Gayle - Freedom
20. (21) Radiohead - Fake Plastic Trees
21. (NE) Happy Clappers - I Believe
22. (14) Take That - Back For Good
23. (18) Elton John - Made In England
24. (20) Bryan Adams - Have You Ever Really Loved A Woman?
25. (19) Outhere Brothers - Don't Stop (Wiggle Wiggle)
26. (17) Oasis - Some Might Say
27. (12) Love City Groove - Love City Groove
28. (NE) Curtis Stigers - This Time
29. (36) Blessid Union Of Souls - I Believe
30. (25) Bobby Brown - Two Can Play That Game
31. (9) Manchester United feat Stryker - We're Gonna Do It Again
32. (NE) Westbam - Wizards Of The Sonic
33. (23) Incognito - Everyday
34. (35) Gompie - Alice (Who The X Is Alice)
35. (NE) Mary Chapin Carpenter - Shut Up And Kiss Me
36. (NE) Brandy - I Wanna Be Down
37. (30) Weezer - Buddy Holly
38. (28) Boyzone - Key To My Life
39. (26) Rod Stewart - You're The Star
40. (29) Bob Marley & The Wailers - Keep On Moving

41. (NE) Kingmaker - In The Best Possible Taste (Part 2)
42. (37) Real McCoy - Love & Devotion
43. (NE) Martyn Joseph - Talk About It In The Morning
44. (39) Brownstone - If You Love Me
45. (NE) E-Rotic - Max Don't Have Sex With Your Ex
46. (22) Future Sound Of London - Far-Out Son Of Lung & The Ramblings Of
A Madman
47. (NE) Ladysmith Black Mambazo feat. PJ Powers - World In Union '95
48. (NE) Adam Ant - Gotta Be A Sin
49. (NE) Tinman - Gudvibe
50. (32) The Charlatans - Just Lookin'/Bullet Comes
51. (31) Everton - All Together Now
52. (33) Sheryl Crow - Can't Cry Anymore
53. (41) Dionne Farris - I Know
54. (57) Jeff Buckley - Last Goodbye
55. (34) Frankie Knuckles ft Adeva - Too Many Fish
56. (27) Faith No More - Ricochet
57. (NE) Hammer/Deion Sanders - Straight To My Feet
58. (NE) Wayne Marshall - Spirit
59. (NE) Pamela Fernandez - Let's Start Over/Kickin' The Beat
60. (42) MN8 - If You Only Let Me In
61. (62) Lighthouse Family - Lifted
62. (NE) Dreamhouse - Stay
63. (40) Teenage Fanclub - Sparky's Dream
64. (38) The Orb - Oxbow Lakes
65. (NE) Get Ready - Wild, Wild West
66. (55) Oui 3 - Joy Of Living
67. (43) Machine Head - Old
68. (44) MK - Burning '95
69. (51) Charles & Eddie - 24-7-365
70. (NE) Dub War - Strike It
71. (54) Bjork - Army of Me
72. (56) Blackstreet - Joy
73. (NE) Molly Half Head - Shine
74. (49) Runrig - An Ubhal As Airde (The Highest Apple)
75. (48) Green Day - When I Come Around
76. (NE) Carolyn Harding & Damon Horton - Sing A Song
77. (71) Bucketheads - The Bomb! (These Sounds Fall Into My Mind)
78. (67) Maria Rowe - Sexual
79. (53) Orbital/Therapy? - Belfast(Wasted)/Innocent X
80. (59) Urban Cookie Collective - Spend The Day
81. (75) Hootie & The Blowfish - Let Her Cry
82. (86) The Beatles - Baby It's You
83. (72) Joyce Sims - Come Into My Life {1995 remix}
84. (88) Cher, Chrissie Hynde & Neneh Cherry with Eric Clapton - Love
Can Build A Bridge
85. (RE) Mary J Blige - I'm Goin' Down
86. (80) Annie Lennox - No More "I Love You"s
87. (RE) Des'Ree - You Gotta Be
88. (NE) Body Heat - Waves of Life
89. (79) Elton John - Believe
90. (NE) Act Of Faith - Lost On A Breeze
91. (NE) Vangelis - Conquest of Paradise
92. (NE) Gary Numan - Dark Light (The Live EP)
[Bleed; Everyday I Die; The Dream Police; Listen To The Sirens]
93. (RE) Reef - Good Feeling
94. (NE) The Brotherhood - Alphabetical Response
95. (99) Bon Jovi - Someday I'll Be Saturday Night
96. (RE) The Boo Radleys - Wake Up Boo!
97. (92) MN8 - I've Got A Little Something For You
98. (RE) Luther Vandross - Ain't No Stopping Us Now
99. (NE) Wayne Marshall - Spirit
100.(NE) Mudhoney - Generation Spokesmodel
Mark Goodge
2020-05-31 20:41:38 UTC
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Post by Chris Brown
Chart dated: 3rd June 1995
This is in my mid-90s blank period, when I was living in a shared house
and rarely listening to the radio. So what I heard at the time was very
hit and miss, it depended mostly on what other people were listening to
when I was around them. There are some tracks in here that I'm very
familiar from the time, others that I've really only discovered in
retrospect via gold format radio and some that I still don't recognise
at all.

I've seen two acts in this chart play live. In a neat piece of
serendipity, one of the acts that I've seen play live, but only once,
have two songs in this chart, while the act that only has one song in
this chart I've seen live twice.

In the "small world" files, I have also met both the mother and former
flatmate of one member of another act in this chart.
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1. (1) Robson & Jerome - Unchained Melody/ (There'll be Bluebirds
Over) The White Cliffs of Dover
Ugh.
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2. (NE) Pulp - Common People
Classic track, by any definition. Various polls rate it as the greatest
Britpop song of all time. It's hard to disagree. Unless you're an Oasis
or Blur fan.
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3. (2) Perez "Prez" Prado And His Orchestra - Guaglione
Somewhat strange interloper into a 90s chart. Although that was because
of an advert. Which, because I wasn't listening much to the radio at the
time, but did watch TV, is where I remember the song from. Here it is,
for those that don't remember it:


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4. (3) Scatman John - Scatman (Ski-Ba-Bop-Ba-Dop-Bop)
Irritating novelty song.
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5. (NE) Baby D - I Need Your Loving (Everyboy's Got To Learn Sometime)
Don't remember this.
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6. (5) Ali Campbell (featuring Pamela Starks) - That Look in Your Eye
Or this.
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7. (7) Nightcrawlers ft John Reid - Surrender Your Love
Or, for that matter, this.
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8. (10) McAlmont & Butler - Yes
Or even this. Not doing very well so far, are we.
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9. (6) Billie Ray Martin - Your Loving Arms
I do vaguely remember this, though. Although I don't think I remember it
from the time. I think it's just cropped up on a compilation somewhere
that I downloaded in a fit of absentmindedness.
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10. (4) Livin' Joy - Dreamer
Ditto this one.
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16. (NE) Ladysmith Black Mambazo/China Black - Swing Low Sweet Chariot
One of several sport-related songs in this chart. This one is about the
game played by gentlemen with funny shaped balls.
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20. (21) Radiohead - Fake Plastic Trees
The second song in this chart to feature the lead singer in a
supermarket trolley.
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23. (18) Elton John - Made In England
A rather limp attempt to harness the Britpop vibe.
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26. (17) Oasis - Some Might Say
This is one that evokes the era very strongly for me, because, as I
think I mentioned in another 90s chart, some friends of mine were in a
band and we played Oasis a lot on the way to gigs. This is one of my
favourite Oasis songs, as it happens.
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31. (9) Manchester United feat Stryker - We're Gonna Do It Again
The second sport-related song. This really is awful. They were
desperately trying to avoid the cheesy football songs of yore, but fell
into the opposite trap of trying too hard to get down wit' da kids.
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34. (35) Gompie - Alice (Who The X Is Alice)
Who the X thought that this would be a good idea. It worked for Roy
Chubby Brown, but once is enough.
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37. (30) Weezer - Buddy Holly
Good song. The video was included on the Windows 95 CD-ROM, which gve it
massive exposure. Appafrently the band didn't know that the record lable
had negotiated for that to happen, and didn't have computers themselves
so were none the wiser.
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51. (31) Everton - All Together Now
A double win for Everton, really, since they not only lifted the FA Cup
that year but also had a better cup final song. Although you could argue
that they cheated a bit by simply repackaging an existing song that was
good to start with. A bit like buying the league, really.
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61. (62) Lighthouse Family - Lifted
Good song. One of my favourites at the time.

Mark
Chris Brown
2020-06-21 16:57:36 UTC
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Post by Chris Brown
Chart dated: 3rd June 1995
This is in my mid-90s blank period, when I was living in a shared house
and rarely listening to the radio. So what I heard at the time was very
hit and miss, it depended mostly on what other people were listening to
when I was around them. There are some tracks in here that I'm very
familiar from the time, others that I've really only discovered in
retrospect via gold format radio and some that I still don't recognise
at all.
Thanks for reminding me that songs released when I was at school are now
"gold format".
Post by Mark Goodge
I've seen two acts in this chart play live. In a neat piece of
serendipity, one of the acts that I've seen play live, but only once,
have two songs in this chart, while the act that only has one song in
this chart I've seen live twice.
In the "small world" files, I have also met both the mother and former
flatmate of one member of another act in this chart.
I believe it has been previously disclosed that this is one R. Williams
from Take That (or rather his mum and flatmate).
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Post by Chris Brown
1. (1) Robson & Jerome - Unchained Melody/ (There'll be Bluebirds
Over) The White Cliffs of Dover
Ugh.
One of the huge-selling records nobody admits to liking.
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2. (NE) Pulp - Common People
Classic track, by any definition. Various polls rate it as the greatest
Britpop song of all time. It's hard to disagree. Unless you're an Oasis
or Blur fan.
I'm not sure even they would necessarily disagree - although on the
other had I think it might be too "obvious" a choice for some people.
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3. (2) Perez "Prez" Prado And His Orchestra - Guaglione
Somewhat strange interloper into a 90s chart. Although that was because
of an advert. Which, because I wasn't listening much to the radio at the
time, but did watch TV, is where I remember the song from.
I wasn't listening to the radio much either at that time but I kind of
had the impression they wouldn't have been playing it much anyway. It's
hard to see which stations it would fit.
Possibly significant that it was the third chart run for this release,
because the ad had been running for a while but it took time to spin
that into sales.
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Here it is,
http://youtu.be/5Om15TM7t9g
Made on a low budget, too, unlike many of their ads.
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4. (3) Scatman John - Scatman (Ski-Ba-Bop-Ba-Dop-Bop)
Irritating novelty song.
At least it has something to it.
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5. (NE) Baby D - I Need Your Loving (Everyboy's Got To Learn Sometime)
Don't remember this.
You'll remember the original though?
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6. (5) Ali Campbell (featuring Pamela Starks) - That Look in Your Eye
Or this.
You probably don't remember anything else by Pamela Starks, who seems to
have been a jobbing session singer apart from her contribution to this
(which she also co-wrote so I hope she at least made a decent amount of
money from it).
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7. (7) Nightcrawlers ft John Reid - Surrender Your Love
Or, for that matter, this.
Rare sighting of a Nightcrawlers hit that doesn't have any variations of
the words "Push" or "Feeling" in the title.
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8. (10) McAlmont & Butler - Yes
Or even this. Not doing very well so far, are we.
I think you'd find some support for this as one of the greatest Britpop
singles. And others who didn't think it was Britpop at all.
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9. (6) Billie Ray Martin - Your Loving Arms
I do vaguely remember this, though. Although I don't think I remember it
from the time. I think it's just cropped up on a compilation somewhere
that I downloaded in a fit of absentmindedness.
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10. (4) Livin' Joy - Dreamer
Ditto this one.
The latter especially likely to crop up on 90s dance compilations.
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16. (NE) Ladysmith Black Mambazo/China Black - Swing Low Sweet Chariot
One of several sport-related songs in this chart. This one is about the
game played by gentlemen with funny shaped balls.
And it's not alone.
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20. (21) Radiohead - Fake Plastic Trees
The second song in this chart to feature the lead singer in a
supermarket trolley.
In the video, at least. I don't think either of them was actually
recorded that way, although you wouldn't entirely put in past Thom Yorke.

But seriously, you did prompt me to check whether it was the same video
director but apparently not.
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23. (18) Elton John - Made In England
A rather limp attempt to harness the Britpop vibe.
I hadn't particularly thought about that because musically it's not
particularly Britpop - definitely more Slade than Suede - but I suppose
the title and video are a bit closer. And to be fair, in the context of
Elton John singles, it's unusually guitar-oriented.
Interesting then that it was recorded in 1994, which is pretty early for
a veteran act to be attempting to "do" Britpop... but it seems
characteristic of Elton because he's know to keep a keen eye on trends.
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26. (17) Oasis - Some Might Say
This is one that evokes the era very strongly for me, because, as I
think I mentioned in another 90s chart, some friends of mine were in a
band and we played Oasis a lot on the way to gigs.
Even if you didn't, it would surely be hard to escape hearing Oasis
songs in 1995-6. Although I guess you might associate the ones like
'Wonderwall' less with the time purely because you still hear it so much
now.
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This is one of my
favourite Oasis songs, as it happens.
One of mine too.
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31. (9) Manchester United feat Stryker - We're Gonna Do It Again
The second sport-related song. This really is awful. They were
desperately trying to avoid the cheesy football songs of yore, but fell
into the opposite trap of trying too hard to get down wit' da kids.
Only a year after they were working with Status Quo, so quite a jump in
style if not quality.
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34. (35) Gompie - Alice (Who The X Is Alice)
Who the X thought that this would be a good idea. It worked for Roy
Chubby Brown, but once is enough.
I'd always assumed (with no research) that this version came first, and
Smokie brought in "Chubby" as an attempt to get some of the action for
themselves. I know Smokie were still quite big in Germany then, but he
surely wouldn't have been recognisable over there?

...OK, so I did have a look at Wikipedia and that does confirm that
Gompie recorded their version because they heard a crowd in bar singing
the rude bit when the DJ played the original, although it doesn't
explain why.
Anyway, it seems like it may not actually be the most offensive version
of this song, thanks to Kevin Bloody Wilson.
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37. (30) Weezer - Buddy Holly
Good song. The video was included on the Windows 95 CD-ROM, which gve it
massive exposure.
We must not have had that, because I'm sure I would have watched it if
we had. As noted elsewhere I did see the video on TV.
Post by Mark Goodge
Appafrently the band didn't know that the record lable
had negotiated for that to happen, and didn't have computers themselves
so were none the wiser.
Of course Rivers Cuomo famously put the band on hold for years after
this to do a degree, so I presume he spent some time in the university
computer lab.
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51. (31) Everton - All Together Now
A double win for Everton, really, since they not only lifted the FA Cup
that year but also had a better cup final song. Although you could argue
that they cheated a bit by simply repackaging an existing song that was
good to start with.
And making it worse.
Post by Mark Goodge
A bit like buying the league, really.
*nods and pretends to understand/care about this reference*
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61. (62) Lighthouse Family - Lifted
The strange thing about this single is I remember seeing it in the shops
at the time, but I didn't actually hear it until it was rereleased the
following year. And when I did it didn't sound like I'd imagined in 1995.

Chris
Mark Goodge
2020-06-21 18:51:33 UTC
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Chart dated: 3rd June 1995
This is in my mid-90s blank period, when I was living in a shared house
and rarely listening to the radio. So what I heard at the time was very
hit and miss, it depended mostly on what other people were listening to
when I was around them. There are some tracks in here that I'm very
familiar from the time, others that I've really only discovered in
retrospect via gold format radio and some that I still don't recognise
at all.
Thanks for reminding me that songs released when I was at school are now
"gold format".
Welcome to the club.
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Post by Mark Goodge
I've seen two acts in this chart play live. In a neat piece of
serendipity, one of the acts that I've seen play live, but only once,
have two songs in this chart, while the act that only has one song in
this chart I've seen live twice.
In the "small world" files, I have also met both the mother and former
flatmate of one member of another act in this chart.
I believe it has been previously disclosed that this is one R. Williams
from Take That (or rather his mum and flatmate).
Yes, indeed.
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1. (1) Robson & Jerome - Unchained Melody/ (There'll be Bluebirds
Over) The White Cliffs of Dover
Ugh.
One of the huge-selling records nobody admits to liking.
I suspect it may have sold well into the gift economy, as well as of,
course, being boosted by the VE Day 50th anniversary link.

The latter song, of course, is relevant now following the death of Vera
Lynn. But nobody is remembering the Robson & Jerome version.
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2. (NE) Pulp - Common People
Classic track, by any definition. Various polls rate it as the greatest
Britpop song of all time. It's hard to disagree. Unless you're an Oasis
or Blur fan.
I'm not sure even they would necessarily disagree - although on the
other had I think it might be too "obvious" a choice for some people.
Sometimes, the obvious answer is the right answer.
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8. (10) McAlmont & Butler - Yes
Or even this. Not doing very well so far, are we.
I think you'd find some support for this as one of the greatest Britpop
singles. And others who didn't think it was Britpop at all.
I'm not sure there would be many people regard it as one of the greatest
Britpop singles. Although I'm willing to be proved wrong.
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16. (NE) Ladysmith Black Mambazo/China Black - Swing Low Sweet Chariot
One of several sport-related songs in this chart. This one is about the
game played by gentlemen with funny shaped balls.
And it's not alone.
And it's another song that is topical right now, although for very
different reasons.
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20. (21) Radiohead - Fake Plastic Trees
The second song in this chart to feature the lead singer in a
supermarket trolley.
In the video, at least. I don't think either of them was actually
recorded that way, although you wouldn't entirely put in past Thom Yorke.
But seriously, you did prompt me to check whether it was the same video
director but apparently not.
Yeah, I checked that as well. I did also wonder if either video borrowed
the idea from the other one. But it seems to be a genuine coincidence.
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26. (17) Oasis - Some Might Say
This is one that evokes the era very strongly for me, because, as I
think I mentioned in another 90s chart, some friends of mine were in a
band and we played Oasis a lot on the way to gigs.
Even if you didn't, it would surely be hard to escape hearing Oasis
songs in 1995-6. Although I guess you might associate the ones like
'Wonderwall' less with the time purely because you still hear it so much
now.
Yes, but the same applies to Blur and yet I associate them less with the
era than Oasis. And I think this is one of the reasons.
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34. (35) Gompie - Alice (Who The X Is Alice)
Who the X thought that this would be a good idea. It worked for Roy
Chubby Brown, but once is enough.
I'd always assumed (with no research) that this version came first, and
Smokie brought in "Chubby" as an attempt to get some of the action for
themselves. I know Smokie were still quite big in Germany then, but he
surely wouldn't have been recognisable over there?
...OK, so I did have a look at Wikipedia and that does confirm that
Gompie recorded their version because they heard a crowd in bar singing
the rude bit when the DJ played the original, although it doesn't
explain why.
Anyway, it seems like it may not actually be the most offensive version
of this song, thanks to Kevin Bloody Wilson.
It's possibly unusual in that the offensive versions of the song are
probably more famous than the original, now.
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37. (30) Weezer - Buddy Holly
Good song. The video was included on the Windows 95 CD-ROM, which gve it
massive exposure.
We must not have had that, because I'm sure I would have watched it if
we had. As noted elsewhere I did see the video on TV.
Post by Mark Goodge
Appafrently the band didn't know that the record lable
had negotiated for that to happen, and didn't have computers themselves
so were none the wiser.
Of course Rivers Cuomo famously put the band on hold for years after
this to do a degree, so I presume he spent some time in the university
computer lab.
He was a classical music student, though, so there may not have been a
lot of reason for him to spend time there.
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51. (31) Everton - All Together Now
A double win for Everton, really, since they not only lifted the FA Cup
that year but also had a better cup final song. Although you could argue
that they cheated a bit by simply repackaging an existing song that was
good to start with.
And making it worse.
Post by Mark Goodge
A bit like buying the league, really.
*nods and pretends to understand/care about this reference*
I could explain, but since you don't care, I won't!

Mark
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2020-06-25 20:34:40 UTC
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Chart dated: 3rd June 1995
This is in my mid-90s blank period, when I was living in a shared house
and rarely listening to the radio. So what I heard at the time was very
hit and miss, it depended mostly on what other people were listening to
when I was around them. There are some tracks in here that I'm very
familiar from the time, others that I've really only discovered in
retrospect via gold format radio and some that I still don't recognise
at all.
Thanks for reminding me that songs released when I was at school are now
"gold format".
Welcome to the club.
Hah, yeah, I knew it was inevitable.
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1. (1) Robson & Jerome - Unchained Melody/ (There'll be Bluebirds
Over) The White Cliffs of Dover
Ugh.
One of the huge-selling records nobody admits to liking.
I suspect it may have sold well into the gift economy, as well as of,
course, being boosted by the VE Day 50th anniversary link.
The latter song, of course, is relevant now following the death of Vera
Lynn. But nobody is remembering the Robson & Jerome version.
It occurs to me that it's odd R&J didn't do a version of 'We'll Meet Again'.
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2. (NE) Pulp - Common People
Classic track, by any definition. Various polls rate it as the greatest
Britpop song of all time. It's hard to disagree. Unless you're an Oasis
or Blur fan.
I'm not sure even they would necessarily disagree - although on the
other had I think it might be too "obvious" a choice for some people.
Sometimes, the obvious answer is the right answer.
That's almost a Britpop lyric.
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8. (10) McAlmont & Butler - Yes
Or even this. Not doing very well so far, are we.
I think you'd find some support for this as one of the greatest Britpop
singles. And others who didn't think it was Britpop at all.
I'm not sure there would be many people regard it as one of the greatest
Britpop singles. Although I'm willing to be proved wrong.
Well, I think we can agree that a lot of Britpop fans consider it
classic single. Although I admit that when I first heard it, I didn't
now what it was and had no idea it was in any way connected to Britpop.
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16. (NE) Ladysmith Black Mambazo/China Black - Swing Low Sweet Chariot
One of several sport-related songs in this chart. This one is about the
game played by gentlemen with funny shaped balls.
And it's not alone.
And it's another song that is topical right now, although for very
different reasons.
Yes, I'm a bit ahead of my time here.
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20. (21) Radiohead - Fake Plastic Trees
The second song in this chart to feature the lead singer in a
supermarket trolley.
In the video, at least. I don't think either of them was actually
recorded that way, although you wouldn't entirely put in past Thom Yorke.
But seriously, you did prompt me to check whether it was the same video
director but apparently not.
Yeah, I checked that as well. I did also wonder if either video borrowed
the idea from the other one. But it seems to be a genuine coincidence.
I'm sure they would have been filmed too close together. The connection
with the Pulp song is logical enough, I suppose it fits the Radiohead
one too but on a less literal level (as you would expect from them)
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26. (17) Oasis - Some Might Say
This is one that evokes the era very strongly for me, because, as I
think I mentioned in another 90s chart, some friends of mine were in a
band and we played Oasis a lot on the way to gigs.
Even if you didn't, it would surely be hard to escape hearing Oasis
songs in 1995-6. Although I guess you might associate the ones like
'Wonderwall' less with the time purely because you still hear it so much
now.
Yes, but the same applies to Blur and yet I associate them less with the
era than Oasis. And I think this is one of the reasons.
There's obviously a bit of subjectivity to this, but if I think of songs
that remind me of a particular time, it's usually songs that are were on
the radio/TV etc a lot, rather than the ones I was playing myself at the
time.
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34. (35) Gompie - Alice (Who The X Is Alice)
Who the X thought that this would be a good idea. It worked for Roy
Chubby Brown, but once is enough.
I'd always assumed (with no research) that this version came first, and
Smokie brought in "Chubby" as an attempt to get some of the action for
themselves. I know Smokie were still quite big in Germany then, but he
surely wouldn't have been recognisable over there?
...OK, so I did have a look at Wikipedia and that does confirm that
Gompie recorded their version because they heard a crowd in bar singing
the rude bit when the DJ played the original, although it doesn't
explain why.
Anyway, it seems like it may not actually be the most offensive version
of this song, thanks to Kevin Bloody Wilson.
It's possibly unusual in that the offensive versions of the song are
probably more famous than the original, now.
I think if you perceive these versions as parodies, then it's definitely
true and definitely unusual.
I had no idea the original existed until I heard whichever of the
Gompie/Chubby versions I heard first.
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37. (30) Weezer - Buddy Holly
Appafrently the band didn't know that the record lable
had negotiated for that to happen, and didn't have computers themselves
so were none the wiser.
Of course Rivers Cuomo famously put the band on hold for years after
this to do a degree, so I presume he spent some time in the university
computer lab.
He was a classical music student, though, so there may not have been a
lot of reason for him to spend time there.
He may not have needed to, but he's exactly the sort who would get into
it anyway. He's the sort of person who puts Mystery Science Theater 3000
references into album sleeves.
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51. (31) Everton - All Together Now
A double win for Everton, really, since they not only lifted the FA Cup
that year but also had a better cup final song. Although you could argue
that they cheated a bit by simply repackaging an existing song that was
good to start with.
And making it worse.
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A bit like buying the league, really.
*nods and pretends to understand/care about this reference*
I could explain, but since you don't care, I won't!
Yeah, I did grasp the general point but that's about enough for me.

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Chart dated: 3rd June 1995
22. (14) Take That - Back For Good
86. (80) Annie Lennox - No More "I Love You"s
I only remember two from this chart, and only one of them well!
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Paul Hyett, Cheltenham
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Chart dated: 3rd June 1995
22. (14) Take That - Back For Good
86. (80) Annie Lennox - No More "I Love You"s
I only remember two from this chart, and only one of them well!
Well, I'm gonna hit you with the usual post of version songs.
So, the obvious covers:

1. (1)Robson & Jerome - Unchained Melody/ (There'll be Bluebirds Over)
The White Cliffs of Dover
5. (NE) Baby D - I Need Your Loving (Everyboy's Got To Learn Sometime)
15. (24) Jimmy Somerville - Hurt So Good
16. (NE) Ladysmith Black Mambazo/China Black - Swing Low Sweet Chariot
34. (35) Gompie - Alice (Who The X Is Alice)
47. (NE) Ladysmith Black Mambazo feat. PJ Powers - World In Union '95
51. (31) Everton - All Together Now
82. (86) The Beatles - Baby It's You
98. (RE) Luther Vandross - Ain't No Stopping Us Now

And as a bonus feature, some songs that are technically covers but are
comfortably the best-known versions to a UK audience:
6. (5) Ali Campbell (featuring Pamela Starks) - That Look in Your Eye
84. (88) Cher, Chrissie Hynde & Neneh Cherry with Eric Clapton - Love
Can Build A Bridge
86. (80) Annie Lennox - No More "I Love You's"

Here's a song that was pointlessly reminxed 20 years later and was
almost as big a hit again:
13. (13) Montell Jordan - This Is How We Do It

And here are a couple of tracks that are best-known for their
appearances in TV commercials:
3. (2) Perez "Prez" Prado And His Orchestra - Guaglione
11. (NE) Reef - Naked
74. (49) Runrig - An Ubhal As Airde (The Highest Apple)

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So after I posted the 1985 chart last week, I realised I had a 1980s chart
scheduled for this week so, in order to avoid breaking my own self-imposed
rule nobody cares about I had to replace it.
I decided to reward myself by doing a mid-90s chart, with the excuse that
it's 10 years after 1985 and some of the these could almost be seen as
sequels to hits from 10-years-and-a-week earlier.
If you like doubles, we have the unusual experience of Therapy? and
Ladysmith Black Mambazo charting twice each and even the same track in the
Top 100 twice. Plus two of the many hit singles called 'I Believe'.
Playlists are here and quite thorough, although only one of the
aforementioned 'I Believe' tracks is on Spotify.
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4j9kWMv0hV6dhnKAAy1hVN?si=xbvtFy0YQzKT7n2xCYmbQg
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdiUvgvgpgNpK0GpmQGk58dxFUHvbJ9lY
Chart dated: 3rd June 1995
1. (1) Robson & Jerome - Unchained Melody/ (There'll be Bluebirds Over)
The White Cliffs of Dover
VE day 50 tie in?
2. (NE) Pulp - Common People
Their highest chart placing
3. (2) Perez "Prez" Prado And His Orchestra - Guaglione
Always wondered why they bothered with the nickname. Good ad though
5. (NE) Baby D - I Need Your Loving (Everyboy's Got To Learn Sometime)
Coming to the end of their run now with this cover
8. (10) McAlmont & Butler - Yes
A brief run of success for these 2
10. (4) Livin' Joy - Dreamer
Iconic club track of the era
27. (12) Love City Groove - Love City Groove
Eurovulsion but actually quite a good one
34. (35) Gompie - Alice (Who The X Is Alice)
Hell was this still knocking around! Must have been on the charts for
months between this and Smokie/Roy
37. (30) Weezer - Buddy Holly
Absolutely loved this and bought the album. Seem to remember the video
interjected some Happy Days pastiche? Also remember 'The World has turned
and left me here' off the album being a good gym song
71. (54) Bjork - Army of Me
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Chart dated: 3rd June 1995
1.   (1) Robson & Jerome - Unchained Melody/ (There'll be Bluebirds
Over) The White Cliffs of Dover
VE day 50 tie in?
Exactly that.
I think it was shoehorned into the TV show as well.
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2.  (NE) Pulp - Common People
Their highest chart placing
Yes, albeit jointly.
Apparently the record company were as surprised as anyone.
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3.   (2) Perez "Prez" Prado And His Orchestra - Guaglione
Always wondered why they bothered with the nickname.  Good ad though
I wonder whether it was supposed to be a play on words: "Prez" as short
for "Perez" but also "President".
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5.  (NE) Baby D - I Need Your Loving (Everyboy's Got To Learn Sometime)
Coming to the end of their run now with this cover
Technically the second of five Top 40 hits (though the fifth was a remix
of the first) but I would agree it's one of the only two they're widely
associated with.
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8.  (10) McAlmont & Butler - Yes
A brief run of success for these 2
A strange career - they fell out with each other and split after two
singles, then reunited several years later and did an album, then came
back after several more years with a one-off single. They reportedly
recorded another album at that time but never finished it.
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10.  (4) Livin' Joy - Dreamer
Iconic club track of the era
Agreed. Not that I went to any clubs in 1995.
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27. (12) Love City Groove - Love City Groove
Eurovulsion but actually quite a good one
Not a hit with the juries at the time though IIRC.
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34. (35) Gompie - Alice (Who The X Is Alice)
Hell was this still knocking around!  Must have been on the charts for
months between this and Smokie/Roy
Yep, 12 weeks for this and 27 for Smokie/Roy (not counting the original
Smokie version of course).
This is quite early days though, Smokie & Roy haven't made the Top 40 yet.
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37. (30) Weezer - Buddy Holly
Absolutely loved this and bought the album.  Seem to remember the video
interjected some Happy Days pastiche?
Yes, the band's performance was inserted into Happy Days footage, which
was a really impressive technical achievement at the time and a huge MTV
hit. Definitely the thing that really put them on the map, even though
this was their second UK hit.
I sometimes get the impression they've been overcompensating for most of
their subsequent career.
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Also remember 'The World has
turned and left me here' off the album being a good gym song
I was about as likely to go to a gym as a club in 1995.
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71. (54) Bjork - Army of Me
Was this the Vauxhall ad by now or is this from the original run?
I thought the Vauxhall ad was Play Dead?

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Chart dated: 3rd June 1995
1.   (1) Robson & Jerome - Unchained Melody/ (There'll be Bluebirds
Over) The White Cliffs of Dover
VE day 50 tie in?
Exactly that.
I think it was shoehorned into the TV show as well.
Didn't it start life as a karaoke performance in "Soldier Soldier" (the
A side that is). I'm sure it was that performance that led to Simon
Cowell talking them into recording it for real.
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5.  (NE) Baby D - I Need Your Loving (Everyboy's Got To Learn Sometime)
Coming to the end of their run now with this cover
Technically the second of five Top 40 hits (though the fifth was a remix
of the first) but I would agree it's one of the only two they're widely
associated with.
Am I wrong or is the lead singer married to Phil Fearon of Galaxy fame?
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8.  (10) McAlmont & Butler - Yes
A brief run of success for these 2
A strange career - they fell out with each other and split after two
singles, then reunited several years later and did an album, then came
back after several more years with a one-off single. They reportedly
recorded another album at that time but never finished it.
Did they fall out again?
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10.  (4) Livin' Joy - Dreamer
Iconic club track of the era
Agreed. Not that I went to any clubs in 1995.
I did but not the sort of clubs that would be playing dance music. In
1995 I was with someone who was into rock music so she managed to talk
me into going to rock clubs. I can't remember the name of the one we
went into in London (it was in Hammersmith but that's as much as I
remember) but back in the north east it was The Mayfair in Newcastle
which has sadly now been demolished.
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71. (54) Bjork - Army of Me
Was this the Vauxhall ad by now or is this from the original run?
I thought the Vauxhall ad was Play Dead?
Yeah, I think it was 'Play Dead'.
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Chart dated: 3rd June 1995
1.   (1) Robson & Jerome - Unchained Melody/ (There'll be Bluebirds
Over) The White Cliffs of Dover
VE day 50 tie in?
Exactly that.
I think it was shoehorned into the TV show as well.
Didn't it start life as a karaoke performance in "Soldier Soldier" (the
A side that is). I'm sure it was that performance that led to Simon
Cowell talking them into recording it for real.
I didn't watch it so I didn't find out until later - I wasn't sure
whether Cowell saw them in the TV show and decided to make them pop
stars, or whether he signed them up and then had that scene put in to
promote it.
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5.  (NE) Baby D - I Need Your Loving (Everyboy's Got To Learn Sometime)
Coming to the end of their run now with this cover
Technically the second of five Top 40 hits (though the fifth was a
remix of the first) but I would agree it's one of the only two they're
widely associated with.
Am I wrong or is the lead singer married to Phil Fearon of Galaxy fame?
That's true (or at least was and I haven't heard any different).
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8.  (10) McAlmont & Butler - Yes
A brief run of success for these 2
A strange career - they fell out with each other and split after two
singles, then reunited several years later and did an album, then came
back after several more years with a one-off single. They reportedly
recorded another album at that time but never finished it.
Did they fall out again?
They don't seem to have done, no. They were talking about this
unreleased album when they were promoting the single, and they've toured
and done reissues, they just didn't seem interested in new material.
Sadly the drummer died in 2018 so I'm sure they'll ever work together now.
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71. (54) Bjork - Army of Me
Was this the Vauxhall ad by now or is this from the original run?
I thought the Vauxhall ad was Play Dead?
Yeah, I think it was 'Play Dead'.
And mostly David Arnold's parts, come to think of it.

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