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Hurry Up Harry
"Hurry Up Harry" is a song by English band Sham 69 was released in October 1978, which came from their second studio album '' That's Life''. The single was backed by the B-side "No Entry". It reached number 10 on the UK Singles Chart for 8 weeks . The song was on their 1980 compilation album ''The First, the Best and the Last'' and 1989 live album ''The Complete Sham 69 Live''. They appeared on the BBC television show ''Top of the Pops'' and performed "Hurry Up Harry". In 2006, the single " Hurry Up England" was released as an alternative football anthem for England's entry in the 2006 FIFA World Cup The 2006 FIFA World Cup, also branded as Germany 2006, was the 18th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament. It was held from 9 June to 9 July 2006 in Germany, which had won the right to host the ..., featuring samples from the original. Track listing ;Side one # "Hurry Up Harry" ;Side two # "No Entry" Chart performances R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sham 69
Sham 69 are an English punk rock band that formed in Hersham in Surrey in 1975. They were one of the most successful punk bands in the United Kingdom, achieving five top 20 singles, including "If the Kids Are United" and "Hurry Up Harry". The group's popularity saw them perform on the BBC’s ''Top of the Pops'', and they appeared in the rockumentary film, ''D.O.A.''. The original unit broke up in 1979, with frontman Jimmy Pursey moving on to pursue a solo career. In 1987, Pursey and guitarist David Parsons reformed the band, joined by new personnel. Although subsequently going through a number of line-up changes, Sham 69 remained active and were still playing gigs as of 2022. History Formation Sham 69 formed in Hersham, Surrey in 1975, although originally known (according to some sources) as Jimmy and the Ferrets. 'Sham 69' is said to have derived from a piece of graffiti that co-founder Jimmy Pursey saw on a wall. It originally said ''Walton and Hersham '69'' but had partl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Top Of The Pops
''Top of the Pops'' (''TOTP'') is a British Record chart, music chart television programme, made by the BBC and originally broadcast weekly between 1January 1964 and 30 July 2006. The programme was the world's longest-running weekly music show. For most of its history, it was broadcast on Thursday evenings on BBC One. Each show consisted of performances of some of the week's best-selling popular music records, usually excluding any tracks moving down the chart, including a rundown of that week's singles chart. This was originally the Top 20, though this varied throughout the show's history. The Top 30 was used from 1969, and the Top 40 from 1984. Dusty Springfield's "I Only Want to Be with You" was the first song featured on ''TOTP'', while the Rolling Stones were the first band to perform, with "I Wanna Be Your Man". Snow Patrol were the last act to play live on the weekly show when they performed their single "Chasing Cars". Special editions were broadcast on Christmas Day ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1978 Songs
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Polydor Records Singles
Polydor Records Ltd. is a German-British record label that operates as part of Universal Music Group. It has a close relationship with Universal's Interscope Geffen A&M Records label, which distributes Polydor's releases in the United States. In turn, Polydor distributes Interscope releases in the United Kingdom. Polydor Records Ltd. was established in London in 1954 as a British subsidiary of German company Deutsche Grammophon, Deutsche Grammophon/Schallplatte Grammophon GmbH. It was renamed Polydor Ltd. in 1972. Notable current and past artists signed to the label include ABBA, Cream (band), Cream, The Moody Blues, The Who, Ringo Starr, Bee Gees, The Jam, Bing Crosby, The Shadows, James Brown, Level 42, Ellie Goulding, Juice WRLD, Piri_%26_Tommy, Piri & Tommy, James Last, Eric Clapton, Marie Osmond, Keith O'Conner Murphy, Yngwie Malmsteen, Lana Del Rey, Haim (band), Haim, and Buckingham Nicks. Label history Beginnings Polydor Records was founded on 2 April 1913 by German ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sham 69 Songs
Sham may refer to: Arabic use * Al-Sham or Shām (شام), the historical name for the Greater Syria region, now most commonly known as the Levant or the eastern Mediterranean, including the modern countries of Syria, Lebanon, Palestine, Israel, Jordan, Cyprus and Turkey's Hatay Province. ** Bilad al-Sham, the Caliphate province of the same region ** Jund al-Sham, militant group based in Afghanistan, meaning "Army of Syria" * Sham el-Nessim, Egyptian holiday marking the beginning of spring * Sham, or Alsahm, the Arabic name for the star Alpha Sagittae English use * Fraud ** Sham drug as a quack remedy ** Sham election, another name for a show election ** Sham marriage, a marriage entered into with intent to deceive ** Sham peer review, a fraudulent or malicious form of peer review * Hoax * Placebo, any drug, surgery, or other treatment with intentional (and usually blinded) lack of efficacy ** Sham drug as a placebo used in a single- or double-blinded control group of experim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1978 Singles
Events January * January 1 – Air India Flight 855, a Boeing 747 passenger jet, crashes off the coast of Bombay, killing 213. * January 5 – Bülent Ecevit, of CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd government). * January 6 – The Holy Crown of Hungary (also known as Stephen of Hungary Crown) is returned to Hungary from the United States, where it was held since World War II. * January 10 – Pedro Joaquín Chamorro Cardenal, a critic of the Nicaraguan government, is assassinated; riots erupt against Somoza's government. * January 18 – The European Court of Human Rights finds the British government guilty of mistreating prisoners in Northern Ireland, but not guilty of torture. * January 22 – Ethiopia declares the ambassador of West Germany '' persona non grata''. * January 24 ** Soviet satellite Kosmos 954 burns up in Earth's atmosphere, scattering debris over Canada's Northwest Territories. ** Rose Dugdale and Eddie Gallagher become the first convicted p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irish Singles Chart
The Irish Singles Chart is the Republic of Ireland's music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association (IRMA) and compiled on their behalf by the Official Charts Company. Chart rankings are based on sales, which are compiled through over-the-counter retail data captured electronically each day from retailers' EPOS systems. All major record shops, digital retailers and streaming services contribute to the chart, accounting for over 95% of the market. A new chart is compiled and officially released to the public by the Irish Recorded Music Association on Friday at noon. Each chart is dated with the "week-ending" date of the previous Thursday (i.e., the day before issue). The singles chart was first published on 1 October 1962, and covered the top ten singles of the previous week by record label shipments. History The charts were first broadcast on RTÉ on 1 October 1962. Before this charts had been printed in the ''Evening Herald ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006 FIFA World Cup
The 2006 FIFA World Cup, also branded as Germany 2006, was the 18th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament. It was held from 9 June to 9 July 2006 in Germany, which had won the right to host the event in July 2000. Teams representing 198 national football associations from all six populated continents participated in the qualification process which began in September 2003. Thirty-one teams qualified from this process along with hosts Germany for the finals tournament. It was the second time that Germany staged the competition and the first as a unified country along with the former East Germany with Leipzig as a host city (the other was in 1974 in West Germany), and the 10th time that the tournament was held in Europe. Italy won the tournament, claiming their fourth World Cup title, defeating France 5–3 in a penalty shoot-out in the final after extra time had finished in a 1–1 draw. Germany defeated Portugal 3–1 to finis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hurry Up England
"Hurry Up England – The People's Anthem" is a charity single by English punk rock band Sham 69, featuring Graham Coxon on guitar. The single – a somewhat opportunistic re-working of Sham 69's earlier hit "Hurry Up Harry", was recorded as an alternative football anthem for England's entry in the 2006 FIFA World Cup. It was released 12 June 2006 as "The People's Anthem," after being voted on by fans of Virgin Radio DJ Christian O'Connell's morning show (see 2006 in British music). On 18 June, the single debuted at #10 in the UK Singles Chart, two places below the official song of the England squad, "World at Your Feet" by Embrace. The single fell to #31 during its second week in the chart, and then to #50 in its third week. Track listings *7" R6704, CD CDR6704 #"Hurry Up England – The People's Anthem" (Sham 69 and The Special Assembly) #"All Go Mad" (Howling at the Moon + The Dorchester Raiders Under 8's Football Team) Chart performance Trivia *Football players Rio Ferd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Complete Sham 69 Live
''The Complete Sham 69 Live'' is a live album by punk band Sham 69, released in 1989 (see 1989 in music). Track listing # "Hurry Up Harry" - 2:36 # "I Don't Wanna" - 1:53 # "If the Kids Are United" - 3:26 # "Borstal Breakout" - 3:03 # "Angels with Dirty Faces ''Angels with Dirty Faces'' is a 1938 American crime drama film directed by Michael Curtiz for Warner Brothers. It stars James Cagney, Pat O'Brien, The Dead End Kids, Humphrey Bogart, Ann Sheridan, and George Bancroft. The screenplay was wr ..." - 2:59 # "They Don't Understand" - 2:15 # "Rip and Tear" - 3:30 # "Day Tripper" - 3:22 # "That's Life" - 2:25 # "Poor Cow" - 3:07 # "Give a Dog a Bone" - 2:37 # " Questions and Answers" - 3:12 # "Tell Us the Truth" - 2:19 # "Hersham Boys" - 3:11 # "Vision and the Power" - 3:42 # "White Riot" - 1:24 References {{DEFAULTSORT:Complete Sham 69 Live Sham 69 live albums 1989 live albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
That's Life (Sham 69 Album)
''That's Life'' is the second album by English punk rock band Sham 69, released in November 1978. ''That's Life'' peaked at number 27 on the UK Albums Chart. The album includes the singles "Hurry Up Harry" and "Angels with Dirty Faces", which reached numbers 10 and 19 respectively on the UK Singles Chart. In 1989, ''That's Life'' and the band's debut album ''Tell Us the Truth'' were re-released as a double LP. Track listing All tracks composed by Jimmy Pursey and Dave Parsons; except where indicated # "Leave Me Alone" # "Who Gives a Damn" # "Everybody's Right Everybody's Wrong" # "That's Life" # "Win or Lose" # "Hurry Up Harry" # "Evil Way" # "Reggae Pick Up Part 1" (Pursey) # "Sunday Morning Nightmare" # "Reggae Pick Up Part 2" (Pursey) # "Angels with Dirty Faces" # "Is This Me or Is This You" (Parsons, Dave Tregunna, Mark Cain) #:CD reissue bonus tracks # "The Cockney Kids Are Innocent" # "If the Kids Are United" # "No Entry" Personnel Sham 69 *Jimmy Pursey James Timot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The First, The Best And The Last
''The First, the Best and the Last'' is a compilation album by punk band Sham 69, released in 1980 (see 1980 in music) right after their disbandment. Track listing #"Borstal Breakout" #"Hey Little Rich Boy" #"Angels with Dirty Faces" #"The Cockney Kids Are Innocent" #"If the Kids Are United" #"Sunday Morning Nightmare" #"Voices (live)" #"Money (live)" #"Hurry Up Harry" #" Questions and Answers" #"Give a Dog a Bone" #"Hersham Boys "Hersham Boys" is a single released by English punk rock band Sham 69 in 1979 from their third studio album '' The Adventures of the Hersham Boys''. It was the band's biggest and most well-known hit, peaking at number six on the UK Singles Char ..." #"Tell the Children" #"Unite and Win" References {{DEFAULTSORT:First The Best And The Last 1980 compilation albums Sham 69 compilation albums Polydor Records compilation albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
