May 31, 2021

 

 

In 89, U2, on Island, reached No.4,

with ‘All I Want Is You’.

And in 93, ‘All That Matters To Me’,

made No.67, for Alexander O’Neal, on Tabu.

 

In 94, ‘I Swear’, on Atlantic,

gave All – 4 – One, a platinum US No.1 & UK Top 2.

And in 01, Janet Jackson, on Virgin,

had a US No.1 & UK Top 3, with ‘All For You’.

 

In 82, ‘All Of My Heart’, on Neutron,

was a Top 5, for ABC.

And in 99, ‘All Night Long’, on Puff Daddy,

gave Faith Evans feat Puff Daddy, a No.23.

 

In 98, ‘All That Matters’, made No.11,

for Louise, on 1st Avenue.

And in 03, Bon Jovi, on Mercury,

was at No.9, with ‘All About Loving You’.

 

In 65, ‘All Over The World’, rose to No.16,

for Francoise Hardy, on Pye.

And in 98, ‘Beat Goes On’, peaked at No.11,

on ffrr, for, All Seeing I.

 

In 97, OTT, on Epic,

saw ‘All Out Of Love’, climb to No.11.

And in 03, ‘All In My Head’, on Moksha/Arista,

for Kosheen, rose to No.7.

 

In 66, ‘All Or Nothing’, on Decca,

gave The Small Faces, a No.1 song.

And in 08, Kid Rock, had a No.1,

on Atlantic, with ‘All Summer Long’.

 

In 78, ‘All Night Long’, on Philadelphia International,

for Dexter Wansell, made No.59.

And in 89, ‘All Around The World’, on Arista,

found Lisa Stansfield, on the No.1 line.

 

In 90, ‘All My Trials’, on Parlophone,

gave Paul McCartney, a Top 5 play.

And in 02, ‘All My Life’, also a Top 5,

for The Foo Fighters, on RCA.

 

In 88, Pat Benatar, rose to No.19,

on Chrysalis, with ‘All Fired Up’.

And in 01, All Saints, reached No.7,

on London, with ‘All Hooked Up’.

 

In 74, ‘All Of My Life’, on Tamla Motown,

for Diana Ross, peaked at No.9.

And in 97, Portishead, on Go! Beat,

rose to No.8, with ‘All Mine’.

 

written by Harriet Blackbury.

 

May 26, 2021

 

 

 

In 93, Future Sound Of London, peaked at No.27,

on Virgin, with ‘Cascade’.

And in 94, Elvis Costello & The Attractions made No.48,

on Warner Brothers, with ‘London’s Brilliant Parade’.

 

In 80, ‘Towers Of London’, on Virgin

made No.31 for XTC.

And in 06, ‘London Bridge’ on A&M/Polydor,

gave Fergie a US No.1 & UK Top 3.

 

In 73, ‘Galloping Home’, raced to No.31,

for London String Chorale, on Polydor.

And in 83, ‘London Town’, on RCA,

saw Bucks Fizz, at No.34.

 

In 57, ‘Cry Me A River’, on London,

gave Julie London, a No.22.

And in 90, Londonbeat, had a US No.1 & UK No.2,

on AnXious, with ‘I’ve Been Thinking About You’.

 

In 78, ‘What A Night’, on Vertigo,

gave City Boy a No.39.

And in 80, Light Of The World, shone at No.41,

with ‘London Town’, on Ensign.

 

In 76, ‘London Boys’, on EMI,

gave T Rex, Top 40 rights.

And in 89, The London Boys, on Wea,

had a Top 2, with ‘London Nights’.

 

In 08, Madness, on Lucky Seven Records,

reached No.24, with NW5.

And in 57, ‘He’s Got The Whole World In His Hands’, 

on Parlophone, for Laurie London, at No.12, did arrive.

 

In 67, Waterloo Sunset’, on Pye,

gave The Kinks, a Top 2 success.

And in 79, The Clash, peaked at No.11,

with ‘London Calling’, on CBS.

 

written by  Harriet Blackbury

 

 

May 21, 2021

 

 

1     ROGER FREESTONE

2     WILFRED MILNE

3     LEON BRITTON

4     LIAM CULLEN

5     JOHN TOSHACK

6     MEL CHARLES

7     HERBIE WILLIAMS

8     GARRY MONK

9     ADRIAN AKANDE

10   LEWIS WEBB

11    WILFRIED BONY

12    ROBBIE JAMES

13    JOSH THOMAS

14    GYLFI SIGUROSSON

15    TIVONGE RUSHESHA

16    CHRIS COLEMAN

17    YAN DHANDA

18    LEE TRUNDLE

19    HARRY GRIFFITHS

20    ANDRE AYEW

21    FREDDIE WOODMAN

22    ALAN TATE

23    MATT GRIMES

24    IVOR ALLCHURCH

25    JOE ALLEN

26    BEN CABANGO

27    CONOR HOURIHANE

28    ANGEL RANGEL

29    KOREY SMITH

30    LUKASZ FABIANSKI

31    BOB LATCHFORD

32    MICHU

33    ALEX FERGUSON

34    BRIAN EVANS

35    NEIL TAYLOR

36    JAMAL LOWE

37    ALAN CURTIS

38    JOHN KING

39    MARC GUEHI     (on loan)

40    ROBERTO MARTINEZ

41    JAKE BIDWELL

42    CHICO

43    LEIGHTON JAMES

44    BEN DAVIES

45    CONNOR ROBERTS

46    KEITH WALKER

47    JONATHAN DE GUZMAN

48    NATHAN DYER

49    DORUS DE VRIES

50    BILLY HOLE

51    SCOTT SINCLAIR

52    LEN ALLCHURCH

53    MICHEL VORM

54    JEREMY CHARLES

55    FERRIE BODDE

56    KRISTIAN O’LEARY

57    WAYNE ROUTLEDGE

58    JASON BOWEN

59    DANNY GRAHAM

60    DUDLEY LEWIS

61    JAY FULTON

62    COLIN PASCOE

63    TERRY MEDWIN

64    HARRY DEACON

65    FERNANDO LLORENTE

66    ALAN WADDLE

67    TUDOR MARTIN

68    SID LAWRENCE

69    JASON SCOTLAND

70    MEL NURSE

71    JIM McLAUGHLIN

72    DAVE GWYTHER

73    ASHLEY WILLIAMS

74    MIKE HUGHES

75    NIGEL STEVENSON

76    ANDY LEGG

77    COLIN WEBSTER

78    JAMES COLLINS

79    STEVE TORPEY

80   DAI THOMAS

81    TOMMY OLSEN

82    JOE SYKES

83    JACK FOWLER

84    KEITH TODD

85    FRANK SCRINE

86    LEONARD THOMPSON

87    RONNIE WILLIAMS

88    SAMMY McCRORY

89    CLIFF JONES

90    BRAYLEY REYNOLDS

91    KYLE NAUGHTON

92    STEVEN BENDA

 

compiled by Harriet Blackbury

April 2021

usual copyright rules apply

 

Thank you for visiting my website   Regards Harriet 

 

 

May 17, 2021

 

 

Tune in to Tony’s Time Machine

at Noon on Tuesday, 18th May 2021

to hear Tony’s interesting interview

with Fernando Perdoma  (the producer of RAM ON –

the 50th Anniversary Tribute to Paul & Linda McCartney’s

RAM)

along with some great tracks.

 

Also on the show,   

Tony will be reading the poem –

‘A Tribute to The Bay City Rollers’

written by Harriet Blackbury

and can be found on

blackbury-poems.com

 

 

May 12, 2021

 

1     N MY LARGE RUN     5  6

2     MUCH LIKE PIERS     6  7

3     I K PAINTER     3  6

4     O MY ABBA OR B Z     5  6

5     R GREEN DOOR  G     6  5

6     HI – I AM AT SLICK MG CAR     5  7 – 5

7     THIS HUNCH OR G     5  7  (ex manager)

8     R MY YEAR  OK     5  4

9     O GREAT HAT   MR P     6  6

10   REWARD PET     5  4

11    HELP SEA NETS  D     4  8

12    O I RAN NORTH  B     5  6

13    ANY WHEAT  MR     6  4

14    I WON S E LINER     5  6

15    AKA  U GEZ   U AN ALL     7  6

16    L   Y LAND IN CUP     5  6

17    LAY UP A NAME     4  6

18    HE BEST P R NETS     4  8

19    RHYL SO CALM     5  5

20    S F  TO EVEREST     5  6

21    OK  HARK TO CANNY TEN     7  9

22    OK TO C MY MO     5  4

23    CAR PALS GO   B?     6  4

24    IN THE WEB     3  5

25    LIKELY CLUB  W     4  7

26    US  WE KIND L     5  4

27    THE L A AIRWAY CO     7  6

28    L  Y SHARE BEANS     6  6

29    SO  A SOLAR TREND DR     7  8

30    U C RAP YET     5  3

31    VAR   RED POPPY     4  7

32    CHEZ ROSE BARN T     6  7

33    U C IT AT LIMB DR    4  8

34    A   B D MEDAL   A     4  2 – 3

35    Y E FUN   F DASH     5  5

36    MORE THEMED     5  5

37    ORLANDO FINE  N     6  6

38    O C   ONLY AL RAN ON     5  8

39    Y  T  GOES UP     3  5  (ex manager)

40    AH   SHARE ZAK  N  A J   I B HAL     7  11

41    NU BRO     5

42    AM A LA LA LAND     4  7

43    I D    JOE SO QUIZER     4  9

44    MY HOME KIT   P L C     5  7

45    O  MISS U BY SAVE     4  8

46    AKA   AMBERLY     5  5

47    R OFTEN C DRAWS     6  6

48    Q   MY PALS RATE IT     5  7

49    O I DO C  LEARNING     5  8

50    ME   A BEST DRAW     4  7

51    TITLE   E NET N BOLT     7  7

52    NBC  AND WEEKLY     5  7

53    C THIS TRIAL   AN WON     9  6

54    L  E AV ZEST   ANT E     6  6

55    I IS LAST CALLER   AM EX     6  3  8

56    O  E ON A DUAL ROLL     8  5

57    DO TACKLE  AS V DID     5  9

58    C   E RAN GREEN PARKS     6  9

59    B  AND RUN     3  4

60    HANDMADE ON M     4  7

61    I D    SEE SWELL TV     5  7

62    BY FAR  OR  B BELL     5  7

63    TESTING GATE V     5  7

64    L   E SING  N LOW     4  6

65    OIL B HOT   BY L     5  5

66    AR   TRY A   G H     4  4

67    TWILL   YET ALL     5  6

68    I ME   AS  MY  J C      5  4

69    L SUPER  AN LOVE IT     5  1  8

70    VAR    E WALKED     4  6

71    N E   STAND TEN     3  7

72    VAR    SUB WENT    SEETH     5  10

73    WIN PEN    BAR   O  Y     5  6

74    MORN  N  GALA  L     6  4

75    I KNOW GLEN  SIR     3  9

76    VAR   E TURNED     4  6

77    A HIP MAN CAN     3  7

78    N NINE DOORS   D G     6  6

79    N ENJOY SING R     3  8

80    WENT AS  B B     4  4

81    I B BOTH WING     3  7

82    I M ONLY SLIM  J C      5  7

83    THE MR STOP IT     6  5

84    O U WANT ALPS     4  6

85    MY IMP  SKI  JOHN     5  7

86    Y   U ALL GOLD  W     5  5

87    SIT DEEP  R  READ IT     5  9

88    ANS    E FIND MORE     5  7

89    DRY  W PIER EDGE     5  7

90    E I C GRILL     4  4

91    STIR ROCK FYNE     5  7

92    NR GOAL   YES  NR     5  6

93    OH  HY   C COLIN  N   J M N     6  8

94    LION REALM     3  6

95    BIKER NEVER M N      5  7

96    Y I C A SILVER HEEL     7  7

97    PURR N BREATHE     5  7

98    HI ROBINS ON CAMEL     7  8

99    Y  E BE DRILL     5  4

100  HE L  NOT KING     4  6

101   Y I C BLISS   LAD     4  7

102   UK  GRANT ON     4  5

103   JO  VIA DECK     4  5

104   A TOUR   HOT DRAW     6  6

105   I D    C Y  HE TRAIN     4  7

 

The answers will appear on my website –

blackbury-poems.com

on 2nd July 2021

Compiled by Harriet Blackbury

(usual copyright rules apply)

Thank you for visiting my website.  Regards Harriet