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Author: Christopher Smith

So perhaps you’ve read an article or two that I’ve written and wondered “just who is this character?”! Well I thought maybe it would be time to introduce myself and what I’m all about. Well it’s all about the music! Having been born in the late 1970’s I was heavily influenced by my parent’s love of ‘popular’ music and rock and roll of the 1950’s and 60’s. My Mother always said she should of married Elvis and my father was, and is still, in love with Sandie Shaw! But while my Dad’s tastes stopped in about 1967, my Mum carried on loving music throughout the 70’s, 80’s and beyond. My first memory was playing on the floor whilst my Mother was ironing one day with the radio on, and hearing ABBA’s “Super Trouper” dancing my nappy off to it! Maybe that’s where it all went wrong…?! Having been subjected to all and sundry in my infant years, I finally found my feet in the mid-1980’s and began ‘partying’ to the likes of Culture Club, Stevie Wonder(!), Elkie Brooks and Bananarama to name but a few! The year 1987 would have a profound effect on my listening tastes and from thereon in my life would be dominated with buying and listening to music. Any number of outstanding songs were released and listened to that year, most notably “Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now”, “I Wanna Dance With Somebody” and “La Isla Bonita”. That Summer my mind was completely taken over with music and sounds I’d never heard before and I was totally taken in by it all. My father would say “whaaar rubbish you got on naaaaao?” (I’m from Norfolk!) but I was hooked. And it continued so for the rest of the decade and the next. At the beginning of 1988 I ‘met’ my true love and the singer I’ve worshipped more than any other artist or group. You may know of her. She’s from Australia…! Aside from pop music, my tastes are many and varied and continues to grow and expand as I ‘mature’ in age. I’ve always been heavily interested in films and in particular the mechanics of film making and of course film music, so scores and subsequently orchestral music takes up a lot of my tastes and collection. 90’s dance and club tunes also takes up much of the space in my head and I’m surprised my brain has stopped shaking from the years of abuse it took being dragged to nightclubs, often three times a week in my 20’s! I find with each year that passes I regress back to my youth and of course the 1980’s. 80’s music dominates and the lust to see as many 80’s acts and singers play live now is insatiable. I’m still getting into the groove as much as every breath I take, but I’m never gonna give up listening to my heart and pumping up the volume, simply because I LOVE MUSIC…any kind of music!
Fresh Music

FRESH: ‘I Can’t Lie’ – Rex

Posted on January 13, 2021January 13, 2021 by Christopher Smith
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FRESH: ‘100%’ – Eva No

Posted on January 13, 2021January 13, 2021 by Christopher Smith
Eva No
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FRESH: ‘Push And Pull’ – KTEE

Posted on January 12, 2021January 12, 2021 by Christopher Smith
KTEE
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1987 Charts

CHARTS: UK Top 40 Singles Chart 11th January 1987

Posted on January 11, 2021January 11, 2021 by Christopher Smith
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FRESH: ‘Let’s Not Throw Away A Good Thing’ – Alex Roma

Posted on January 11, 2021January 11, 2021 by Christopher Smith
Alex Roma
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1991 Charts

CHARTS: UK Top 40 Singles Chart 13th January 1991

Posted on January 10, 2021January 17, 2021 by Christopher Smith
Enigma Sadeness
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Where Are They Now?

WHERE ARE THEY NOW? The KLF

Posted on January 9, 2021January 9, 2021 by Christopher Smith
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FRESH: ‘Break My Heart’ – JC Stewart

Posted on January 8, 2021January 8, 2021 by Christopher Smith
JC Stewart
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Cover Version vs Original Version

COVER vs ORIGINAL: ‘You To Me Are Everything’

Posted on January 8, 2021January 8, 2021 by Christopher Smith
The Real Thing
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FRESH: ‘Fields Of Gold’ – Neeq Serene

Posted on January 8, 2021January 8, 2021 by Christopher Smith
Neeq Serene
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FRESH: ‘Falling For You’ – Laura Valentine

Posted on January 8, 2021January 8, 2021 by Christopher Smith
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