April 3, 2020

 

 

 

 

In 96, Cast, reached No.8,

with ‘Sandstorm’, on Polydor.

And in 2000, ‘Deeper Shade Of Blue’,

on Ebul/Jive, gave Steps, a Top 4.

 

In 60, Bobby Darin, sailed to No.8,

on London, with ‘La Mer (Beyond The Sea)’.

And in 76, ‘Ships In The Night’, on Harvest,

for Be Bop Deluxe, peaked at No.23.

 

In 82, Captain Sensible, had a No.1 for two weeks,

on A & M, with ‘Happy Talk’.

And in 97, Blue Boy, was at No.25,

with ‘Sandman’, on Sidewalk.

 

In 83, ‘Waves’, on London,

gave Blancmange, a No.19.

And in 97, ‘Blinded By The Sun’, on Geffen,

found Seahorses, enjoying a No.7 scene.

 

In 98, ‘Wild Surf’, on Infectious,

for Ash, rose to No.31.

And in 03, Coral, had a Top 5,

on Deltasonic, with ‘Pass It On’.

 

In 63, ‘Surf City’, on London,

was a US No.1 & UK No.26, for Jan & Dean.

And in 83, ‘Waterfront’, on Virgin,

for Simple Minds, reached No.13.

 

In 76, ‘Seagull’, on Penny Farthing,

for Rainbow Cottage, peaked at No.33.

And in 02, Aquanuts, made No.75,

on Data, with ‘Deep Sea’.

 

In 59, Marty Wilde, on Philips,

with ‘Sea Of Love’, had a Top 3 play.

And in 61, Don Gibson reached No.14,

with ‘Sea Of Heartbreak’, on RCA.

 

In 79, ‘Fifty Four’, on Capricorn,

gave Sea Level, a No.63.

And in 04, Tim Booth, made No.68,

on Sanctuary, with ‘Down By The Sea’.

 

In 88, ‘Voyage Voyage (Remix)’, a Top 5,

for Desireless, on CBS.

And in 88, ‘Ship Of Fools’, on Mute,

gave Erasure, a Top 6 success.

 

In 75, ‘Sailing’, on Warner Brothers,

gave Rod Stewart, a four week, No.1 gold-seller.

And in 08, ‘Sea Spray’/’22 Dreams’, on Island,

reached No 59, for Paul Weller.

 

In 01, ‘Sea Of Blue’, on Slinky Music,

gave Technation, a No.56.

And in 04, ‘Sand In My Shoes’, on Cheeky,

for Dido, peaked at No.29, ending this mix.

 

Written by

Harriet Blackbury

 

April 1, 2020

 

 

In April, Level 42, reached the Top 3,

with ‘Lessons In Love’, on Polydor.

And in November, ‘Almaz’, on Warner Brothers,

gave Randy Crawford, a Top 4.

 

In May, Jaki Graham, reached No.7,

with ‘Set Me Free’, on EMI.

And also in May, The Cure, peaked at No.22,

on Fiction, with ‘Boys Don’t Cry’.

 

In March, ‘No One Is To Blame’, made No.16,

for Howard Jones, on Wea.

And in April, ‘Rough Boy’, on Warner Brothers,

gave ZZ Top, a No.23.

 

In March, Ruby Turner, made No.61,

with ‘I’m In Love’, on Jive.

And in August, ‘Fourth Rendez-vous’, on Polydor,

gave Jean-Michel Jarre, a No.65.

 

In January, ‘Walk Of Life’, on Vertigo,

took Dire Straits, into the Top 2.

And in October, Madonna, reached No.1,

on Sire, with True Blue.

 

In February, Debbie Harry, peaked at No.8,

on Chrysalis, with ‘French Kissin’ In The USA’.

And in August, Modern Talking, made the Top 4,

with ‘Brother Louie’, on RCA.

 

In July, ‘Love Of A Lifetime’, on Warner Brothers,

for Chaka Khan, rose to No.52.

And in November, Doctor And The Medics featuring Roy Wood,

reached No.45, on IRS, with ‘Waterloo’.

 

In November, ‘Each Time You Break My Heart’,

gave Nick Kamen, a Top 5, on Wea.

And in December, ‘Down To Earth’, on Mercury,

for Curiosity Killed The Cat, made the Top 3.

 

In February, ‘She’s Always A Woman’/’Just The Way You Are’,

for Billy Joel, reached No.53, on CBS.

And in July, ‘Some Candy Talking’, on Blanco Y Negro,

gave Jesus and Mary Chain, a No.13 success.

 

In March, ‘Marlene On The Wall’, on A & M,

for Suzanne Vega, a No.21, was to be.

And in September, ‘Walk Like An Egyptian’, for The Bangles,

on CBS, a silver-selling, US.No.1 & UK Top 3.

 

In April, ‘Have You Ever Had It Blue’, made No 14,

for The Style Council, on Polydor.

And in October, ‘Wonderland’, on CBS,

for Paul Young, peaked at No.24.

 

In January, ‘Chain Reaction’, on Capitol,

was a gold-selling, three week UK No.1, for Diana Ross.

And in July, ‘Give Me The Reason’, on Epic,

reached No.60, for Luther Vandross.

 

Written by

Harriet Blackbury

 

 

No germ laden kisses allowed right now,

though one is permitted a curtsy or bow,

 

as long as the distance is two metres apart,

from those whom we love, with all of our heart.

 

And definitely not, any big hugs or squeezes –

only waves from a window, avoiding diseases.

 

And so it is that, by memories we are consoled,

until this mother of all viruses, can be controlled.

 

A time to take stock, with a different perspective,

until a cure can be found, that is effective.

 

This restriction of movement, from freedom we had,

perhaps not such a bad thing, as times had become mad.

 

When, like headless chickens, without a moment to spare,

we conducted our life, dashing around here and there,

 

on a roller coaster to nowhere, all stressed out of our head,

and too exhausted to sleep, when finally getting into bed.

 

Some people are even saying, it’s a population correction,

and who knows if their theories are true?

 

Though these times surely don’t compare, to previous world wars,

that our ancestors endured, and went through?

 

So let sense prevail, now faith, once more is shaken,

to help minimize the loss, of life, sadly taken.

 

As our hearts go to those, with dearest ones lost,

in these desperate days, as we count the cost.

 

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