"tour included performances across the UK, Germany, and various other European cities. In April 2017 this incarnation of the band released another album, ""Let Me Fly"". It continues to tour. Mike and the Mechanics Mike + the Mechanics are an English pop/rock supergroup formed in 1985 as a side project of Mike Rutherford, the bassist/guitarist and one of the founding members of the band Genesis. The band is known for their hit singles ""Silent Running"", ""All I Need Is a Miracle"", ""Taken In"", ""The Living Years"", ""Word of Mouth"" and ""Over My Shoulder"". Initially, the band included Rutherford, vocalists Paul"
"a junior school classroom. CD maxi Over My Shoulder (Mike + The Mechanics song) ""Over My Shoulder"" is a pop rock song by British supergroup Mike and the Mechanics. It was released on 13 February 1995 as the first single from their album ""Beggar on a Beach of Gold"". Sung by Paul Carrack, it was the most successful single from that album, peaking at number 12 on UK Singles Chart. Although it failed to crack the UK top 10, the song became perhaps the band's biggest radio hit in Britain. It was also the band's only hit in certain European"
"Over My Shoulder (Mike + The Mechanics song) ""Over My Shoulder"" is a pop rock song by British supergroup Mike and the Mechanics. It was released on 13 February 1995 as the first single from their album ""Beggar on a Beach of Gold"". Sung by Paul Carrack, it was the most successful single from that album, peaking at number 12 on UK Singles Chart. Although it failed to crack the UK top 10, the song became perhaps the band's biggest radio hit in Britain. It was also the band's only hit in certain European countries, including Switzerland, Belgium, and France;"
"best known for their UK Top 10 hit single ""Could Have Told You So"". Released at Christmas 1989 as their second single, ""Could Have Told You So"" peaked at No. 6 for two weeks in February 1990, spent nearly three months in the Top 75 and became a major success all over Europe; at the time of its release, the song garnered mainly positive reviews, and drew a fair deal of comment from reviewers due to similarities with The Walker Brothers' 1966 hit ""The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine (Anymore)"", with its mid-tempo, wistful tune, and themes of lost and unrequited"
"and August 1989, partly aided by the Jive Bunny animated character. The record became a worldwide phenomenon, reaching #11 on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 in the United States. It was the 2nd best-selling single of 1989 in the UK, outsold only by ""Ride On Time"" by Black Box (coincidentally also the single which knocked ""Swing the Mood"" off the number one spot in the UK Singles Chart). This single samples from the following songs: The two-second intervals are for the material Jive Bunny was to have written himself, e. g., the mixing. Otherwise the record would have been regarded as"
"No. 5 in the UK in 1987. In September 2006 a compilation album featuring Mercury's solo work was released in the UK in honour of what would have been his 60th birthday. The album debuted in the UK top 10. In 1981–1983 Mercury recorded several tracks with Michael Jackson, including a demo of ""State of Shock"", ""Victory"", and ""There Must Be More to Life Than This"". None of these collaborations were officially released at the time, although bootleg recordings exist. Jackson went on to record the single ""State of Shock"" with Mick Jagger for the Jacksons' album ""Victory"". Mercury included"
"high notes. Coupled with layered hand clap and audience effects, the song has a distinctive live, stadium rock sound. AllMusic lauded the track as a ""rousing singalong"" and ""killer pop song."" The music video was directed by Paul Boyd and premiered in early 1991. Word of Mouth (Mike + The Mechanics song) ""Word of Mouth"" is a song by Mike + The Mechanics. It was released in March 1991 as the lead single from their album ""Word of Mouth"". It was the most successful single from that album peaking at No.13 on UK Singles Chart. It also peaked at No.78"
"Love Shack ""Love Shack"" is a 1989 single by new wave band The B-52's, from their album ""Cosmic Thing"". It is considered the band's signature song, and has been a concert staple since its release. Released in 1989 from their album ""Cosmic Thing"", the single was the band's biggest hit song and first million-copy seller. It was also the band's first song to reach the ""Billboard"" Top 40 charts, peaking at number 3, also reaching number 2 on the UK Singles Chart, and was number 1 for eight weeks in Australia, number 1 for 4 weeks in New Zealand, number"
"on this album as a session musician following his departure from the band, and this was drummer Peter Van Hooke's last album as an official member of the band as he left the band shortly after the album's release. Beggar on a Beach of Gold Beggar on a Beach of Gold is the fourth album by Mike + the Mechanics, released on 6 March 1995. This album contained three UK hits, the No.12 hit ""Over My Shoulder"", the No.33 hit ""A Beggar on a Beach of Gold"", and the No.51 hit ""Another Cup of Coffee"". All three songs charted in"
"""Forever And Ever"", originally recorded by Kenny and appearing on their 1975 debut LP, ""The Sound Of Super K"", was recognized having hit potential if a more heavy arrangement would be added. The band to provide such was to be Slik, after the Bay City Rollers refused the song, wanting a more heavy and progressive image and instead choosing ""Money Honey"" as their potential UK's Christmas 1975 Number One single.<br> As well as being Slik's one and only UK number-one single, ""Forever And Ever"" was also the band's only top 20 hit. However, lead singer and songwriter Midge Ure went"
"Cowboys and Angels (George Michael song) ""Cowboys and Angels"" is a song written and performed by George Michael and released on Epic Records in 1991. Among other things, the song is notable for being written in waltz time. It became the first single released by Michael to miss the top 40 of the UK Singles Chart, peaking at number 45 on release in March 1991. The song's lowly sales figures were not a surprise as it was the fifth single to be released from the ""Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1"" album. The album was released in the UK on 3"
"June 1988 with ""Wow!"" (1987), and earned Brit Award nominations for Best British Single for ""Love in the First Degree"", and Best Music Video for their 1988 hit cover of The Supremes single ""Nathan Jones"". Fahey left the group in 1988 and formed Shakespears Sister, best known for the UK number one ""Stay"" (1992). She was replaced by Jacquie O'Sullivan. This line-up had UK top five hits with ""I Want You Back"" (1988) and The Beatles track ""Help!"" (1989), recorded with comedy duo French and Saunders for the charity Comic Relief. In 1989 they embarked on their first world tour."
"one on the U.S. Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart, receiving significant airplay on MTV's modern rock show ""120 Minutes"". They then embarked on the Cosmic Tour. The next single, ""Love Shack"", with its party vibe and colorful music video, became their first top 40 hit on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100, ultimately reaching No. 3 in November 1989. That peak was matched in March 1990 when their follow-up single, ""Roam"", also reached No. 3. In Australia, the country that had most embraced the band a decade earlier, ""Love Shack"" stayed at number one for eight weeks. A fourth single, ""Deadbeat Club"","
"in the summer of 1989, and peaked at #69 in the UK Singles Chart, leaving the chart after only one week. However, the single was re-released less than a year later, in March 1990 and climbed to #15 on the UK chart. It remained in the chart for eight weeks, making it the longest chart running for the band. The group released two more singles, ""The Sun Machine"" (1990) and ""Breathing is E-Zee"" (1991, and credited to E-Zee Possee featuring Tara Newley), which both failed commercially, reaching #62 and #72 in the UK, respectively. In between was ""Love On Love"","
"Mike + The Mechanics (1985 album) Mike + The Mechanics is the debut album by the Genesis bassist and guitarist Mike Rutherford's band Mike + The Mechanics in 1985. The album reached number 26 on the ""Billboard"" 200 album charts and had three hit singles. ""Silent Running"", featuring lead vocals by Paul Carrack, and the uptempo ""All I Need Is a Miracle"", featuring lead vocals by Paul Young, both reached the top 10 of the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 chart, peaking at numbers 6 and 5 respectively, with the former also peaking at number 1 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart."
"""Women"" (#80), ""Animal"" (#19), ""Hysteria"" (#10), ""Pour Some Sugar on Me"" (#2), ""Love Bites"" (#1), ""Armageddon It"" (#3), and ""Rocket"" (#12). It remained on the charts for three years and has sold over 25 million copies worldwide. Equally successful was the accompanying 16-month tour, in which the band performed in the round. This concept proved wildly popular with fans (as seen in the videos for ""Pour Some Sugar on Me"" and ""Armageddon It"") and was used again for the ""Adrenalize"" tour. At the 1989 Brit Awards held at the Royal Albert Hall in London, Def Leppard were again a nominee"
"was followed by another hit, ""Requiem"" which made the UK top 30 and the Dutch top 10. Their last single was to be ""The Kid's A Punk"" which flopped later in 1976. The band disbanded in early 1977. Forever and Ever (Slik song) ""Forever and Ever"" is a UK number-one single by Scottish glam rock band Slik, released in 1975. It was number one for one week in February 1976, knocking ABBA's ""Mamma Mia"" off the number-one position. It was also a hit in Ireland, reaching number two on the charts there. The song was written by the well established"
"10 more songs reaching the top five, including three number 1 hits with ""Green Door"", ""Oh Julie"" and ""Merry Christmas Everyone"", while ""You Drive Me Crazy"" and ""A Love Worth Waiting For"" reached number 2 in 1981 and 1984 respectively. His 1984 hit ""Teardrops"", which reached No. 5 in the UK, featured Hank Marvin on guitar, and since then, Stevens has often featured famous musicians such as Albert Lee, Roger Taylor, Bonnie Tyler and more recently Tony Joe White on his recordings. Chart successes also included his album ""Shaky"" reaching number 1 on the UK Albums Chart. In the mid-1980s,"
"until the release of the fourth single, ""Pour Some Sugar on Me"". The song hit Number 2, and ""Hysteria"" finally reached the top of the U.S. ""Billboard"" 200 in July 1988. Often regarded as the band's signature song, ""Pour Some Sugar on Me"" was ranked No. 2 on VH1's ""100 Greatest Songs of the 80s"" in 2006. The band's UK success saw them nominated for the 1988 Brit Award for Best British Group. In October 1988, the power ballad ""Love Bites"" reached number one on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100. In January 1989, the band scored another US Top 5 hit"
"1994 by the British Academy of Composers and Songwriters. In 2015 the song was voted by the British public as the nation's 12th favourite 1980s number one in a poll for ITV. The song was performed by Pet Shop Boys at the 2012 Summer Olympics closing ceremony and was included as part of the soundtrack of the 2013 video game ""Grand Theft Auto V"" on the Non-Stop-Pop radio station. In 1983, Neil Tennant met producer Bobby Orlando, while on an assignment in New York interviewing Sting for ""Smash Hits"". After listening to some demos, Orlando offered to produce for the"
"Behind the Wheel ""Behind the Wheel"" is Depeche Mode's twentieth UK single, released on 28 December 1987, and the third single for the album ""Music for the Masses"". Peaking at #21 in the UK charts, it hit #6 in West Germany. In 1989, the single was ranked #30 on ""Spin"" magazine's list of ""The 100 Greatest Singles Of All Time"". ""Behind the Wheel"" was written by Martin Gore. ""Route 66"" was written by Robert William Troup Jr.. The music video was directed by Anton Corbijn and included on the ""Strange"" compilation. Shot entirely in black and white, the video depicts"
"his character Mr. Bean – performed on drums. Joe Griffiths and Mike Moran contributed on keyboard. A UK number-one single for one week in March 1991, it is their sole chart single but raised £100,000 for Comic Relief. The B-side was entitled ""The Smile Song"", which was written and performed by the comedian Victoria Wood. As well as their 1991 single ""The Stonk"", the duo also appeared as their characters ""The Two Rons"" in a firework safety campaign run around Guy Fawkes Night, in trailers that were run for several years in the late 1980s/early 1990s, in slots often directly"
"the singer, songwriter and guitarist Dave Brock, who is the only remaining original member. They are best known for the song ""Silver Machine"", which became a number three UK hit single in 1972, but they scored further hit singles with ""Urban Guerrilla"" (another Top 40 hit) and ""Shot Down in the Night."" The band had a run of twenty-two of their albums charting in the UK from 1971 to 1993. Dave Brock and Mick Slattery had been in the London-based psychedelic band Famous Cure, and a meeting with bassist John Harrison revealed a mutual interest in electronic music which led"
"Word of Mouth (Mike + The Mechanics song) ""Word of Mouth"" is a song by Mike + The Mechanics. It was released in March 1991 as the lead single from their album ""Word of Mouth"". It was the most successful single from that album peaking at No.13 on UK Singles Chart. It also peaked at No.78 in the United States, their last single to chart there, and at No.36 in Canada. The song is driven by electric guitar and synthesizer hooks played in unison, as well as the powerful vocal performance of Paul Young, who sings multiple B4 chest voice"
"track is a remix made by former Depeche Mode member Vince Clarke for the band's album. The single was promotional only, and not for sale. It reached No. 3 on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart in 2011. Track list: Behind the Wheel ""Behind the Wheel"" is Depeche Mode's twentieth UK single, released on 28 December 1987, and the third single for the album ""Music for the Masses"". Peaking at #21 in the UK charts, it hit #6 in West Germany. In 1989, the single was ranked #30 on ""Spin"" magazine's list of ""The 100 Greatest Singles Of All"
"only Mike + The Mechanics song to have been played live by the band. Genesis vocalist Phil Collins covered the song at the picnic by the lake in 1989. It was also referenced by him often during Genesis concerts, especially during the ""Turn It On Again"" medley. In 2003, the song was covered by classically trained vocalist Tina Ann. In May 2005 the song was covered by Red Kult. All I Need Is a Miracle ""All I Need Is a Miracle"" is a song performed by English pop rock band Mike + The Mechanics. Written by guitarist Mike Rutherford and"
"I would have broken that band,"" Cowell said. In August 1999, the first single of their second album, ""Invincible"", the catchy dance tune ""If Ya Gettin' Down"", was released and became a major hit worldwide but yet again failed to go to number 1 in their home country, kept out of the top spot by Ricky Martin. Finally, in October 1999, after three consecutive number-two peaks, ""Keep on Movin'"" became their first UK number 1, as well as their biggest selling single to date. The second album hit the top five shortly thereafter. ""Don't Wanna Let You Go"" was released"
"Forever and Ever (Slik song) ""Forever and Ever"" is a UK number-one single by Scottish glam rock band Slik, released in 1975. It was number one for one week in February 1976, knocking ABBA's ""Mamma Mia"" off the number-one position. It was also a hit in Ireland, reaching number two on the charts there. The song was written by the well established songwriting partnership of Bill Martin and Phil Coulter who had recently split from writing for the Bay City Rollers. Slik's previous and first released single ""Boogiest Band in Town"" was unsuccessful in the spring of 1975. The song"
"with a female dancer) and him performing the song in a simple white t-shirt and black hat against a white background. Some of the scenes are shown in grey scale, with the tour footage being shown with tinted blue lights all over. Monkey (song) ""Monkey"" is a US number-one hit song by George Michael. It was released as a single in 1988 and reached number-one on the US ""Billboard"" Hot 100 and number 13 on the UK Singles Chart. ""Monkey"" debuted at number 42 on 9 July 1988, reaching number-one for two weeks, beginning on 27 August 1988. ""Monkey"" became"
"returning to #1 again. It also rose to the top three in the United Kingdom. In the US, it would become the fourth of six consecutive No. 1s, tying the record set by the Beatles for most consecutive No. 1 songs. Robin Gibb reportedly said on the Bee Gees' interview for ""Billboard"" in 2001 that this track was one of his favourite songs of the Bee Gees. Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb and Maurice Gibb wrote this track with ""Tragedy"" in an afternoon off from the making the ""Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band"" movie; that same evening, the Gibbs wrote"
"""You Need Wheels"", which reached #40 in the UK Singles Chart in the summer of 1979. As this was their only success in that chart, they are regarded as one-hit wonders in the UK. After The Merton Parkas disbanded in 1980, Mick Talbot went on to play with Dexys Midnight Runners, The Bureau, and The Style Council. Simon Smith joined the psychedelic revival band, Mood Six. The Merton Parkas The Merton Parkas were a mod revival band, formed in the Merton area of South London in the mid-1970s, by Danny Talbot (vocals and guitar), his brother, Mick Talbot (keyboards), Neil"
"Monkey (song) ""Monkey"" is a US number-one hit song by George Michael. It was released as a single in 1988 and reached number-one on the US ""Billboard"" Hot 100 and number 13 on the UK Singles Chart. ""Monkey"" debuted at number 42 on 9 July 1988, reaching number-one for two weeks, beginning on 27 August 1988. ""Monkey"" became George Michael's sixth solo single reaching number-one in the US, and the fourth single to do so from the ""Faith"" album. George Michael joined Michael Jackson and Whitney Houston as three artists who all had four or more consecutive number one singles"
"– live version) 7"" single (1990) 12"" maxi (1990) CD maxi (1990) The Joker (Steve Miller Band song) ""The Joker"" is a song by the Steve Miller Band from their 1973 album ""The Joker"". It is one of two Steve Miller Band songs that feature the nonce word ""pompatus"". The song topped the US ""Billboard"" Hot 100 in early 1974. More than 16 years later, in September 1990, it reached number one in the UK Singles Chart for two weeks after being used in ""Great Deal"", a Hugh Johnson-directed television advertisement for Levi's, thus holding the record for the longest"