October 9, 2019

 

 

In 83, Long Hot Summer/Paris Match, made No.3,

for Style Council, on Polydor.

And in 2000, ‘Rome Wasn’t Built In A Day’,

on East West, gave Morcheeba, a No.34.

 

In 74, The Scaffold, reached to No.7,

on Warner Brothers, with ‘Liverpool Lou’.

And in 81, ‘Vienna’, on Chrysalis,

for Ultravox, was a gold-selling No.2.

 

In 89, Simple Minds, peaked at No.18,

on Virgin, with ‘The Amsterdam EP’.

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

gave US singer – Fergie, a US No.1 & UK No.3.

 

In 76, ‘The Boston Tea Party’, on Mountain,

gave The Sensational Alex Harvey Band, a No.13 success.

And in 79, ‘London Calling’, made No.11,

for The Clash, on CBS.

 

In 64, ‘Viva Las Vegas’, rose to No.17,

for Elvis Presley & The Jordanaires, on RCA.

And in 84, ‘One Night In Bangkok’, made No 12,

for Murray Head, also, on RCA.

 

In 53, ‘Wonderful Copenhagen’, on Brunswick,

gave Danny Kaye, a Top 5 success.

And in 65, ‘I Left My Heart In San Francisco’, made No.25,

for Tony Bennett, on CBS.

 

In 66, ‘Winchester Cathedral’, on Fontana,

for The New Vaudeville Band – a US No.1 & UK No.4.

In 68, ‘Mexico’, on Pye,

for Long John Baldry, made a No 15, score.

 

In 96, ‘Rotterdam’, on Go! Discs,

gave Beautiful South, a No.6.

In 06, ‘Manchester’, on Sony Music, made No.41,

also, for Beautiful South, ending this mix.

 

 

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