"music video in the UK and America. The 1983 production of ""Abbacadabra"", written by former ABBA members, Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson, saw Paige star in the role of Carabosse. She then originated the role of Florence for the 1984 concept album of ""Chess"", with lyrics by Tim Rice and music by Ulvaeus and Andersson. Her albums, ""Stages"" (1983), and ""Cinema"" (1984), rejoined the cast recording of ""Chess"" in the UK top 40 chart, giving her three consecutive successful albums. In 1985, Paige released ""I Know Him So Well"", a duet from ""Chess"", singing with Barbara Dickson. The single held"
"and was performed by both professional and amateur singers as far away from Canada as New Zealand and Japan. In the U.S., Pete Seeger sang the song for years. After Stringband disbanded in 1986, Bossin released several solo albums including ""Gabriola V0R1X0"" (1994) and ""The Roses on Annie's Table"" (2005), the latter produced by Vancouver art-rock diva, Veda Hille. Bossin's songs included ""The Secret of Life According to Satchel Paige"" (1982), ""Sulphur Passage (No pasaran)"" (1989), ""Ya Wanna Marry Me?"" (1991), ""Bill Miner"" (1993) ""Nanaimo"" (2001), and ""The Roses on Annie's Table"" (2005). ""Bossin's songs were humane, evocative and literate,"""
"Angie Dickinson had ended, but a new partnership with lyricist Carole Bayer Sager proved rewarding, both commercially and personally. The two married and collaborated on several major hits during the decade, including ""Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)"" (Christopher Cross), co-written with Cross and Peter Allen; ""Heartlight"" (Neil Diamond); ""Making Love"" (Roberta Flack); ""On My Own"" (Patti LaBelle with Michael McDonald.) Another of their hits, ""That's What Friends Are For"" in 1985, reunited Bacharach and Warwick. When asked about their coming together again, she explained: Other artists continued to revive Bacharach's earlier hits in the 1980s and 1990s. Examples"
"(1985-1995) Amy Sky - Cool Rain Fee Waybill - Don't Be Scared By These Hands Sarah Brightman - Eden Barbra Streisand - A Love Like Ours Natalie Cole - Greatest Hits-Volume 1 Barry Mann - Soul And Inspiration Kenny Rogers - There You Go Again Natalie Cole - Love Songs Josh Groban - Josh Groban Michael Bolton - Only A Woman Like You Chris Botti - December Marie Sisters - Marie Sisters Olivia Newton-John - (2) Barbra Streisand - Duets Chicago - The Box Billy Ray Cyrus - The Other Side Kenny Loggins - It's About Time Kristy Starling -"
"1985) in the United Kingdom, No. 4 in West Germany, No. 6 in Canada and No. 3 (No. 5 on re-entry in 1985) in Ireland. The song is associated with the July 1985 Live Aid event, where it was performed by Benjamin Orr during the Philadelphia event; previously, the song was used as the background music to a montage of clips depicting the contemporaneous Ethiopian famine during the London event, which was introduced by English musician David Bowie. Following the concert it was re-released in the UK and peaked at No. 4 in August 1985. Proceeds from the sales of"
"and ""I Know Him So Well"" (a duet by Barbara Dickson and Elaine Paige, and later also recorded by both Barbra Streisand and Whitney Houston) were both hugely successful. The former reached number-one in Australia, Germany, Spain and Switzerland; number-two in Austria, France and New Zealand; number-three in Canada, Norway, Sweden and the US, as well as reaching the top 10 in a few other countries. In May 1986, the musical premiered in London's West End, and ran for almost three years. ""Chess"" also opened on Broadway in April 1988, but closed within two months due to bad reviews. In"
"1985 page one story. By 1986, a new, more elemental style, New Traditionalism, arrived, building on the past popularity of Ricky Skaggs, John Anderson and George Strait. This sound hearkened back to traditional country of the 1940s and 1950s, and introduced new voices like Randy Travis, Reba McEntire and Dwight Yoakam. The movie featured a hit soundtrack album spawning numerous Top 10 ""Billboard"" Country Singles, such as #1 ""Lookin' for Love"" by Johnny Lee, #1 ""Stand by Me"" by Mickey Gilley, #3 (AC chart) ""Look What You've Done to Me"" by Boz Scaggs, #1 ""Could I Have This Dance"" by"
"Russia forever: The bombing begins in 5 minutes. Hip Hop Jam of 1984: ""Roxanne, Roxanne"" by UTFO Ending Music Video: ""Relax"" by Frankie Goes To Hollywood Breakup Songs of 1985: Mr. Mister ""Broken Wings""; Klymaxx ""I Miss You""; Simple Minds ""Don't You (Forget About Me)"" The What The F#?%!!! Moment of 1985: Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus attract crowds with their mystical ""Unicorn"". Turns out it was goats with their horns surgically fused together. Hip-Hop Jam of 1985: ""The Show"" by Doug E. Fresh Nerds of 1985: Crispin Glover, Lukas Haas (""Witness""), and Larry King PSA Of 1985:"
"You Know It's Me You Know it's Me is a 1981 album released by Scottish singer Barbara Dickson. This was the second album by Dickson to be produced by Alan Tarney, following the success of the previous one. ""You Know it's Me"" wasn't as big a hit however, reaching No.39 in the UK charts and failing to produce a hit single, despite being a firm fan favourite. Singles released from the album were the upbeat ""Only Seventeen"" and the ballad ""My Heart Lies"" (which reached No. 36 on the singles chart in The Netherlands). The album was re-issued on cassette"
"& Ms. 1984: Boy George & Boy George Born in 1984: Mandy Moore, Freddy Krueger, Kelly Osbourne, hair mousse and Punky Brewster End Credit Video is Nena's ""99 Red Balloons"" Makeout songs of 1985: Wham! - ""Careless Whisper"", Sade - ""Smooth Operator"", and Madonna - ""Crazy for You"" Babes of 1985: Kelly LeBrock, Kelly McGillis, Rosanna Arquette, Grace Slick and Tipper Gore Hunks of 1985: Sylvester Stallone, William ""The Refrigerator"" Perry, Robert Redford, Jim McMahon and Pee-Wee Herman PSA for 1985: Contract For Life Mr. & Ms. 1985: Dolph Lundgren & Brigitte Nielsen Born in 1985: Zac Hanson, Air Jordans,"
"Later it was released as a single by Paige and Dickson, the duet reaching number one in the UK Singles Chart for four weeks in 1985. They laid down their vocals separately and never met during the recording of the song, only for the video and subsequent performances on ""Top of the Pops"" and the European tours. This recording remains in the ""Guinness Book of Records"" as the biggest selling UK Chart single ever by a female duo. Paige also appeared in the original London West End stage production of ""Chess"". In the United Kingdom on 18 September 2004, the"
"the US album chart on July 30, 2005. In May 1986, Dave Stewart and Barbara Gaskin released a cover version of the song as a single. The duo had scored a UK No. 1 hit back in 1981 with their cover of ""It's My Party"" but had achieved little success since. For this 1986 single, they embarked on a big promotional push in an attempt to gain a second significant hit. The single, however, stalled at No. 70 in the UK charts in June. Australian pop singer Kylie Minogue released a cover version of the song in July 1987, as"
"All for a Song All for a Song is a 1982 album by Barbara Dickson. The album was made up of mostly new recordings but included four of her past hits. Following the success of her 1980 album, but relative failure of her next album, Epic Records decided to take no chances with this release and included four of her past hits on the collection and backed it up with a TV advertising campaign. This resulted in ""All for a Song"" becoming the most successful album of Dickson's career. The album peaked at No.3 in the UK and spent most"
"1977. The song was recorded by Barbra Streisand on her 1978 album ""Songbird""; by The Manhattans on their 1978 album ""There's No Good in Goodbye""; and by Lou Rawls on his 1979 album ""Let Me Be Good to You"". It was also sung by Petula Clark with the Muppets in the background near the end of ""The Muppet Show"" episode of her own name. Patricia Paay from The Star Sisters also recorded and released her version in 1982. Elaine Paige recorded an up-tempo version for her 1983 album ""Stages"", and a live version from her 40th-anniversary tour is included on"
"charts in 1951, and became known as one of the Weavers' ""staple"" tunes. The song was occasionally used as a closing song on the variety show ""A Prairie Home Companion"", usually with additional comical verses written by the host Garrison Keillor. The band X recorded a version on their 1988 album ""Live at the Whisky a Go Go on the Fabulous Sunset Strip"". In the TV series ""M*A*S*H"", in the episode ""Mr. and Mrs. Who?"" (Season 8, Episode 9, original airdate November 12, 1979), Hawkeye Pierce asks Father Mulcahy to play the song on the piano as they un-do a"
"singer Barbara Dickson in 1976 for the ""Evita"" concept album that eventually became the stage musical; Dickson did not appear in the musical itself. Rice and Webber had already enlisted actress Julie Covington to sing the part of Eva, hence they were on the look-out for other supporting vocal personnel. They found about Dickson who had recently starred in the Willy Russell musical, ""John, Paul, George, Ringo ... and Bert"", and had charted on the UK Singles Chart with her cover version of the David Whitfield and Frankie Laine song, ""Answer Me"" (1976). Dickson and her manager, Bernard Theobald, had"
"Since MacColl's early death, Bragg always sings the extra verse live in her honour. In 1984, he released ""Brewing Up with Billy Bragg"", a mixture of political songs (e.g. ""It Says Here"") and songs of unrequited love (e.g. ""The Saturday Boy""). This was followed in 1985 by ""Between the Wars"", an EP of political songs that included a cover version of Leon Rosselson's ""The World Turned Upside Down"". The EP made the Top 20 of the UK Singles Chart and earned Bragg an appearance on ""Top of the Pops"", singing the title track. Bragg later collaborated with Rosselson on the"
"with Minaj mimicking the pose. The cover art for Kylie Minogue's most successful album ""Fever"" was reportedly inspired by the ""Island Life"" cover. As no new material was recorded for ""Island Life"", the album was promoted by re-releases of singles. ""Pull Up to the Bumper"" was released at the end of 1985, with new artwork and ""La Vie en rose"" as a double A-side single. The song, which had peaked at number 53 in the UK when released originally in 1981, climbed to number 12 and became one of Jones' greatest hits in the UK. It also topped its previous"
"#1 on the U.S. ""Billboard"" Hot 100. A second single, ""Whisper in the Dark"", was released in 1986. ""On My Own"", a song recorded by Patti LaBelle and Michael McDonald, was originally written for Warwick by Burt Bacharach and Carole Bayer Sager. Warwick recorded the song to be released on this album but it wasn't included in the final track list. The version recorded by LaBelle and McDonald was released in 1986 and became a hit. Warwick has performed the song live on several occasions. Friends (Dionne Warwick album) Friends is a 1985 album recorded by Dionne Warwick, her seventh"
"in which she took on the role originally played by Barbara Dickson for the 1988 production and recording. She received an Olivier Award nomination in 1989 in the Best Actress in a Musical category. In 1990, she contributed to the last recording studio collaboration between Alan Parsons and Eric Woolfson, on the album ""Freudiana"", performing ""You're On Your Own"" and part of ""No One Can Love You Better Than Me"". In 2008, Dee's first DVD was released. ""Under The Night Sky"" was a collaboration with guitarist Carmelo Luggeri, filmed live at the Bray Studios in London; the music was produced"
"covered again in 1979 by Bette Midler on ""Saturday Night Live"" and by Meat Loaf on ""Welcome to the Neighborhood"" (1995). ""Ol' '55"" was recorded by The Eagles for ""On the Border"" (1974). ""Rosie"" was recorded by The Beat Farmers for their album ""The Pursuit of Happiness"". (1987) ""Ice Cream Man"" was covered in 1991 by Screamin' Jay Hawkins for ""Black Music For White People"" and ""Lonely"" was covered live by Bat for Lashes and included on the deluxe edition of her album ""Two Suns"" (2009). Covers of ""I Hope That I Don't Fall in Love with You"" can be"
"shipment of one million copies of the single across United States—the requirement for a gold single prior to 1989. The song reached number two on the Adult Contemporary Singles (behind ""Rhythm of the Night"" by DeBarge), and 80 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. It placed at nine on the year-end chart for 1985, with Madonna becoming the top pop artist for the year. In Canada, the song debuted at number 70 on the ""RPM"" issue dated March 16, 1985. On its eleventh week on the chart, the song reached the top position. It was present on the chart for"
"1965 and by Only Men Aloud! in 2008. Japan in 1978 on their ""Adolescent Sex"" album. The Bobby Darin version was used in the film ""American Beauty"" and the trailer for ""Catch Me If You Can"". The song was covered by Diana Ross and The Supremes on their 1968 album ""Sing and Perform Funny Girl"". Robin Williams also sang this song while dressed as Streisand during a scene from ""Mrs. Doubtfire"". LaToya London sang the song on the third season of ""American Idol"". Judy Garland, Liza Minnelli, Diana Ross and Donna Summer also sang this song live. Lois Griffin sang"
"Brothers Woman of the Year Joseph... 1985 Ain't Misbehavin' Baby Evita Nine West Side Story They're Playing Our Song 1986 Dames at Sea Brighton Beach Memoirs The King & I Sophisticated Ladies Leader of the Pack 1987 One Mo' Time Biloxi Blues Sugar Babies My One and Only Singin' in the Rain 1988 Man of La Mancha Some Enchanted Evening Dreamgirls La Cage aux Folles Little Shop of Horrors 1989 The Mystery of Edwin Drood 42nd Street Big River Broadway Bound Beehive 1990 Rumors Anything Goes Me and My Girl Into the Woods Hair A Chorus Line 1991 Camelot Ain't"
"What You've Got"", ""Just Help Yourself"", ""I'm Runnin' After Nancy"", ""Who Do You Love?"", ""Bake Dat Chicken Pie"", ""I Know Dat I'll be Happy Til I Die"" ""Down in Jungle Town"", ""My Gal Irene"", ""Come on and Kiss Your Baby"", ""Nothing Hardly Ever Troubles Me"", ""Cohan's Rage Babe"", ""A High Old Time In Dixie"", ""Alexander And His Clarinet"" ""Down Among The Sugar Cane"", ""My Wife's Gone To The Country"", ""The Right Church, But the Wrong Pew"", ""Alabam ""Ain't You Coming Out Tonight?"", ""Swingin in De Sky"" ""I'm Going Back To Dixie"", ""Under the Yum Yum Tree"", ""Put Your Arms Around"
"""An American Tail"". The song was awarded the 1987 Grammy Award for Song of the Year. It also received Academy Award and Golden Globe nominations. It was one of the last million-selling Gold-certified 45 RPM singles to be issued by the RIAA. In the 1990s, his highest-profile team-up came again with Quincy Jones, on the song ""The Secret Garden"". This song also featured vocals by Barry White, El Debarge, and Al B. Sure!. Soundtrack songs were popular for Ingram in the 1990s. From the movie ""Sarafina!"" came ""One More Time"", and from ""City Slickers"" came ""Where Did My Heart Go?""."
"also scripted two shows for performance with Roy Bailey and Frankie Armstrong: the anti-nuclear 'No Cause for Alarm' and 'Love Loneliness and Laundry', about personal politics. Billy Bragg took ""The World Turned Upside Down"" into the charts in 1985. Dick Gaughan has also covered Rosselson's music (""The World Turned Upside Down"" and ""Stand Up for Judas""). The Dubliners covered ""Don't Get Married"" in 1987. The original ""Big Red Songbook"", a collection of socialist songs, came out in 1977. Rosselson produced a new collection ""The New Big Red Songbook"" in 2003. In 1987 three Law Lords declared that Peter Wright's book"
"for the object of his affection. Patsy Cline was already a country music superstar and looking for material to extend a string of hits. She picked it as a follow-up to her previous big hit ""I Fall to Pieces"". ""Crazy"", its complex melody suiting Cline's vocal talent perfectly, was released in late 1961, immediately became another huge hit for Cline and widened the crossover audience she had established with her prior hits. It spent 21 weeks on the chart and eventually became one of her signature tunes. Cline's version is No. 85 on ""Rolling Stone""s list of The 500 Greatest"
"it remains popular with the non-Aboriginal majority in Canada. Bonnie Dobson sang this song on her 1972 self-titled album. This song appears in the Paul Gross film ""Men with Brooms"" (2002). In 2005, the song was partly re-written by Canadian folk singer Dickson Reid and released on his debut album, ""Sugar in the Snow"". It’s also a popular song sung in many elementary schools along with, I’s the B’y and Ida Red. Like most traditional songs the lyrics vary slightly. The following are representative: verse 1: It is related to a similar song ""My Paddle's Keen and Bright"" (), written"
"The Barbara Dickson Album The Barbara Dickson Album is a 1980 album released by Scottish singer Barbara Dickson. The album was released following her return to the top 20 with the single ""January February"". Produced by prolific songwriter Alan Tarney, the album was a success, reaching No.7 in the UK Charts and remaining in the top 75 for three months. It was certified gold by the BPI for sales of over 100,000 in the UK. Further singles taken from the album were ""In the Night"" and ""It's Really You"". The album was released on Compact disc in 1992. Side One"
"four major artists the same year. These cover versions were by artists including Emil Coleman, Isham Jones, Paul Robeson, Al Bowlly with the Ray Noble Orchestra and the Pickens Sisters, who made the song popular in the United States. <br> The song was later covered by Perry Como (1958), Sarah Vaughan and Count Basie (1961), Dakota Staton (1972), Monica Borrfors (1994) as well as Connee Boswell and Art Tatum. Bing Crosby recorded the song in 1956 for use on his radio show and it was subsequently included in the box set ""The Bing Crosby CBS Radio Recordings (1954-56)"" issued by"
"in the 1963 ""Andy Griffith Show"" episode ""Rafe Hollister Sings"", and the 2010 ""South Park"" episode ""Crippled Summer"". In its cartoon appearances, the song is often the cue for a classic ""bomb gag"" wherein the playing of the first line of the song sets off a rigged explosion on the final note. However, the target often misses, forcing the perpetrator to play it themselves and fall for their own trap. The gag is so well known that it is often called ""The Xylophone Gag"". Little Virgie (Shirley Temple) sings the song to her father (John Boles) in the 1935 film"
"Gregory Isaacs, Barry Manilow, Dean Martin, Anne Murray, Willie Nelson, Linda Scott, Shakin' Stevens, Al Bowlly and Sarah Vaughan. Charlie Gracie (mostly known for his 1957 #1 hit ""Butterfly"" on Cameo Record label #105—45rpm) recorded ""I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter"" (Cadillac Record label #141—45 rpm). The flip side of the record was a song written by Gracie, ""Boogie Woogie Blues"". Gracie's version was released in 1953. Bill Haley & His Comets recorded a rock and roll version of the song in 1957. Fabian recorded his version of the song in 1960 on Chancellor Records. In"