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Naomi Thompson
Naomi Thompson is a British singer. In the early-to-late 1980s, she worked with Caron Wheeler and Claudia Fontaine under the name Afrodiziak, which recorded for Haysi Fantayzee on their track " The Sabres of Paradise", and sang backup vocals on Erasure's hit " Chains of Love", Elvis Costello's 1983 international hit " Everyday I Write the Book", The Specials' " Free Nelson Mandela", Heaven 17's " Sunset Now", "The Fuse", "Reputation" and " ...(And That's No Lie)", on Madness' " Michael Caine" and "The Sweetest Girl" and on Howard Jones' " Things Can Only Get Better" and "Life in One Day". Post-Afrodiziak Once Afrodiziak had split up, Thompson worked with artists like S'Express, singing on their #32 hit " Nothing to Lose" and for E-Zee Possee on their #62 hit "The Sun Machine The Sun Machine is a 1990 song by E-Zee Possee. It samples David Bowie's 1969 song, "Memory of a Free Festival" from his album, ''Space Oddity "Space Oddity" is a song by English singer-so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Discogs
Discogs (short for discographies) is a database of information about audio recordings, including commercial releases, promotional releases, and bootleg or off-label releases. While the site was originally created with a goal of becoming the largest online database of electronic music, the site now includes releases in all genres on all formats. After the database was opened to contributions from the public, rock music began to become the most prevalent genre listed. , Discogs contains over 15.7 million releases, by over 8.3 million artists, across over 1.9 million labels, contributed from over 644,000 contributor user accounts – with these figures constantly growing as users continually add previously unlisted releases to the site over time. The Discogs servers, currently hosted under the domain name discogs.com, are owned by Zink Media, Inc. and located in Portland, Oregon, United States. History The discogs.com domain name was registered in August 2000, and Discogs its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Free Nelson Mandela
"Nelson Mandela" (known in some versions as "Free Nelson Mandela") is a song written by British musician Jerry Dammers, and performed by band The Special A.K.A. – with lead vocal by Stan Campbell – released on the single "Nelson Mandela"/"Break Down The Door" in 1984. It was a protest against the imprisonment of Nelson Mandela by the apartheid South African government, and is considered a notable anti-apartheid song. The backing vocals were performed by Molly and Polly Jackson, two girls the band's drummer John Bradbury had "met in a bar in Camden", while the chorus was performed by session singers including Claudia Fontaine and Caron Wheeler, who later went on to appear with Soul II Soul. Unlike most protest songs, the track is upbeat and celebratory, drawing on musical influences from South Africa. The song peaked at number nine on the UK Singles Chart and was immensely popular in Africa. In December 2013, following the news of Nelson Mandela's death, the single re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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The Sun Machine
The Sun Machine is a 1990 song by E-Zee Possee. It samples David Bowie's 1969 song, "Memory of a Free Festival" from his album, ''Space Oddity''. The single peaked on number 62 on the UK Singles Chart. Critical reception David Giles from ''Music Week'' wrote, "Variations on an obscure David Bowie David Robert Jones (8 January 194710 January 2016), known professionally as David Bowie ( ), was an English singer-songwriter and actor. A leading figure in the music industry, he is regarded as one of the most influential musicians of the ... track, plus the usual bluesy female vocals, house piano and thumping beat — a formula whose time is gradually running out." Charts References {{DEFAULTSORT:Sun Machine 1990 singles 1990 songs E-Zee Possee songs Songs written by David Bowie Songs written by Jeremy Healy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nothing To Lose (S'Express Song)
Nothing to Lose or Nothin' to Lose may refer to: Film and television * ''Nothing to Lose'' (1995 film), or ''Ten Benny'', an American film directed by Eric Bross * ''Nothing to Lose'' (1997 film), an American comedy directed by Steve Oedekerk * ''Nothing to Lose'' (2002 film), a Thai crime film directed by Danny Pang * ''Nothing to Lose'' (TV series) or ''Judge vs. Judge'', a 2017–2018 South Korean series * "Nothing to Lose" (''CSI: Miami''), a television episode Literature * ''Nothing to Lose'' (novel), a 2008 Jack Reacher novel by Lee Child *''Nothing to Lose'', a 2004 young-adult novel by Alex Flinn *''Nothing to Lose'', a 2007 young-adult novel by Norah McClintock Music Albums * ''Nothing to Lose'' (Daniel Schuhmacher album), 2010 * ''Nothing to Lose'' (Eddie Money album), 1988 * ''Nothing to Lose'' (Emblem3 album) or the title song, 2013 * ''Nothing to Lose'' (Forty Deuce album) or the title song, 2005 * ''Nothing to Lose'' (Michael Learns to Rock album) or the ti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Life In One Day
"Life in One Day" is the third single from Howard Jones' 1985 album '' Dream Into Action''. It is an uptempo number, which lyrically warns against wishing one's life away. It reached number 14 in the UK Singles Chart, and number 19 on the United States ''Billboard'' Hot 100. The 12" version features a pair of remixes of the lead track which were more obviously different in structure from the original than was the norm on Jones' previous releases. Part One is a vocal mix, and Part Two a largely instrumental dub mix. The UK B-side, "Boom Bap Respite", a piano instrumental, was not included in the US release. Instead the song was coupled with "Learning How to Love", a song previously available the UK on the single " Look Mama". Track listing ;7" #"Life in One Day" – 3:40 #"Boom Bap Respite" – 2:48 ;7" Limited Edition #"Life in One Day" – 3:40 #"Boom Bap Respite" – 2:48 #"Always Asking Questions (Live at the Manchester Apollo)" #"New Song (Live at the Manchester Apollo) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Things Can Only Get Better (Howard Jones Song)
"Things Can Only Get Better" was released as the first single from Howard Jones' 1985 album '' Dream into Action''. Background A typically upbeat Jones composition, it was one of two songs from the album to feature all-female singing group Afrodiziak on backing vocals. John Leland from ''Spin'' magazine wrote that "It mines the best of the Anglo soul movement: a clean slap-bass line, precise horns and synths, and some well-paced and inviting singing". The main B-side was another album track from the UK version of the album, "Why Look for the Key", although with a slightly longer fade that made it about twenty seconds longer than the version on the UK version of ''Dream into Action''. "You Jazzy Nork!" is a reworked instrumental version of "Why Look for the Key" performed by the Alphonse Conway Orchestra. The cover of the 12" single featured a photograph of Jones, in profile, sitting on a high bar stool. This image was used in silhouette for the 7" artwork, the single b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Howard Jones (English Musician)
John Howard Jones (born 23 February 1955) is a British musician, singer and songwriter. He had ten top 40 hit singles in the UK between 1983 and 1986; six of those 10 singles reached the top ten, including "What Is Love? (Howard Jones song), What Is Love?", "New Song (Howard Jones song), New Song", and "Things Can Only Get Better (Howard Jones song), Things Can Only Get Better". His 1984 album ''Human's Lib'' reached number one on the List of UK Albums Chart number ones of the 1980s, UK Albums Chart. Around the world, Jones had 15 top 40 hit singles between 1983 and 1992. The 1986 hit single "No One Is to Blame" reached No. 4 on the US charts. Four others placed in the US top 20. Jones is associated with the 1980s Second British Invasion of the US. He has been described by AllMusic editor Stephen Thomas Erlewine as "one of the defining figures of mid-'80s synth-pop." He performed at the historic Live Aid concert in 1985. Early life Born in Southampton to Welsh parents, Howard ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sweetest Girl
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with pronouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of pronoun ''thee'') when followed by a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Caine (song)
"Michael Caine" is a song by English ska band Madness, released on 30 January 1984 as the lead single from their fifth studio album '' Keep Moving'' (1984). The song was written by Carl Smyth and Daniel Woodgate, Retrieved on June 27, 2007. and features Smyth on lead vocals in place of usual Madness vocalist Suggs. "Michael Caine" spent eight weeks on the British chart, peaking at number 11. Lyrical content The song is about an informant during the Troubles, and the lyrics suggest a state of paranoia and mental disintegration. It is named after English actor Michael Caine and includes his vocal samples, recorded specifically for this song. The song's hook, a repetition of Caine introducing himself by name, recalls his role in the spy film ''The Ipcress File'' (1965), in which his character, Harry Palmer, repeats his name while trying to stay sane under torture. When he was approached to appear on the record, Caine initially turned it down, but his daughter on hearing his deci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
(And That's No Lie)
or AND may refer to: Logic, grammar, and computing * Conjunction (grammar), connecting two words, phrases, or clauses * Logical conjunction in mathematical logic, notated as "∧", "⋅", "&", or simple juxtaposition * Bitwise AND, a boolean operation in programming, typically notated as "and" or "&" * Short-circuit ''and'', a short-circuit operator, notated "&&", "and", "and then", etc. * Ampersand, the symbol "&", representing "and" * AND gate, in electronics Music albums * ''And'' (John Martyn album), 1996 * ''And'' (Koda Kumi album), 2018 * ''A N D'', a 2015 album by Tricot * ''And'', a 2007 album by Jonah Matranga Businesses and organizations * Alberta New Democrats, now Alberta New Democratic Party *Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, US * Automotive Navigation Data, digital map supplier * AND Corporation, biometrics * AND CO, software subsidiary of Fiverr Transportation * Anderson Regional Airport, South Carolina, US, IATA airport code * Anderston r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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