"Heartbeat (Jimmy Somerville song) ""Heartbeat"" is the title of a 1995 song by Scottish pop singer-songwriter Jimmy Somerville, formerly the lead vocalist of the bands Bronski Beat and Communards. Released as a single from his second solo album ""Dare to Love"" (1995), ""Heartbeat"" peaked at #24 on the UK singles chart in February of that year. The song also topped the U.S. Hot Dance Club Play for one week in April 1995, becoming Somerville's first (and, to date, only) solo #1 on that chart. Backing vocals on the song are performed by Shawn Christopher and Yvonne Gage, both of whom"
"in 2011 and ""Solent"" in 2012, with long term collaborator John Winfield. September 2014 saw the release of new single ""Back to Me"" followed by ""Travesty"", both from Somerville's new disco-inspired album 'Homage'. The emphasis on the recording of the new album has been on achieving the musical authenticity of original disco which Somerville grew up listening to. He stated 'I've finally made the disco album I always wanted to and never thought I could'. Jimmy Somerville James William Somerville (born 22 June 1961) is a Scottish pop singer and songwriter. He sang in the 1980s with the pop groups"
"by the Red Hot Organization, the proceeds from which benefited AIDS research. In 1991 Somerville provided backing vocals to a track called ""Why Aren't You in Love With Me?"" from the album ""Ripe"" by Communards offshoot band Banderas. The Banderas duo, Caroline Buckley and Sally Herbert, had previously been part of Somerville's backing band. After this, he disappeared from the limelight for several years. He returned in 1995 with the album ""Dare to Love,"" which included ""Heartbeat"" (a UK Top 30 hit and a No. 1 hit on the US dance chart), ""Hurts So Good"" and ""By Your Side"", though"
"Alphaville (band) Alphaville is a German synth-pop and new wave band which gained popularity in the 1980s. The founding members were lead singer Marian Gold (real name: Hartwig Schierbaum, born 26 May 1954 in Herford), Bernhard Lloyd (real name: Bernhard Gössling, born 2 June 1960 in Enger), and Frank Mertens (real name: Frank Sorgatz, born 26 October 1961 in Enger). They achieved chart success with the singles ""Forever Young"", ""Big in Japan"", ""Sounds Like a Melody"", ""Jet Set"", ""Dance with Me"", ""Jerusalem"", and ""Romeos"". Alphaville formed in early 1982, by lead singer Marian Gold (real name: Hartwig Schierbaum, born 26"
"Dave Somerville David Troy Somerville (October 2, 1933 – July 14, 2015) was a Canadian singer operating primarily in the United States, best known as the co-founder, and original lead singer, of The Diamonds, one of the most popular vocal groups of the 1950s. Born in Guelph, Ontario, Somerville grew up in a musical family in the nearby farming village of Rockwood, 50 miles west of Toronto. In 1947, at the age of 14, he moved to Toronto with his parents and brother Marc, where he entered Central Tech to study architecture and building construction. He changed the focus of"
"weeks at No. 1 in the UK charts and became the biggest-selling single of 1986 in the UK. He also sang backing vocals on the Fine Young Cannibals' version of ""Suspicious Minds"", which was a UK Top 10 hit. The Communards split in 1988 and Somerville began a solo career the following year. He released his debut solo album ""Read My Lips"" in November 1989, which contained three UK Top 30 hits, including a hit cover of Sylvester's disco classic ""You Make Me Feel"" and a cover of ""Comment te dire adieu?"", a duet with June Miles-Kingston, which reached number"
"!! Work !! Category !! Result Alphaville (band) Alphaville is a German synth-pop and new wave band which gained popularity in the 1980s. The founding members were lead singer Marian Gold (real name: Hartwig Schierbaum, born 26 May 1954 in Herford), Bernhard Lloyd (real name: Bernhard Gössling, born 2 June 1960 in Enger), and Frank Mertens (real name: Frank Sorgatz, born 26 October 1961 in Enger). They achieved chart success with the singles ""Forever Young"", ""Big in Japan"", ""Sounds Like a Melody"", ""Jet Set"", ""Dance with Me"", ""Jerusalem"", and ""Romeos"". Alphaville formed in early 1982, by lead singer Marian Gold"
"was released again in December 2013 after featuring in a Christmas advertising campaign for Boots UK. Smalltown Boy was also re-recorded by Jimmy Somerville and released as Smalltown Boy Reprise (2014) for the 30th anniversary of its initial release. The song addresses key issues in 1980s LGBT culture. It addresses family rejection for being homosexual and homophobia in British society. It also deals with loneliness and bullying through societal and familial rejection. An official music video was shot and released later in 1984. The narrative video features band member Jimmy Somerville as the boy who has experienced the issues described"
"and radio play were reportedly lower than anticipated because of this little-known information. The album produced four hit singles. The band's debut single was released in May 1984, peaking at number 3 in the UK singles chart in June, and reaching number one in Belgium, Italy, and the Netherlands. It is a poetically poignant, soul searching composition addressing homophobia, loneliness and family misunderstanding. It has been described as perfectly encapsulating ""the experience of being young and gay in the '80s"". It was accompanied by a video of Jimmy Somerville with fellow band member friends Larry Steinbachek and Steve Bronski who,"
"England. Other notable British rockabilly bands of the 1980s included The Jets, Crazy Cavan, Matchbox, and the Rockats. Jason & the Scorchers combined heavy metal, Chuck Berry and Hank Williams to create a punk-influenced style of rockabilly, often labelled as alt-country or cowpunk. They achieved critical acclaim and a following in America but never managed a major hit. The revival was related to the ""roots rock"" movement, which continued through the 1980s, led by artists like James Intveld, who later toured as lead guitar for The Blasters, High Noon, the Beat Farmers, The Paladins, Forbidden Pigs, Del-Lords, Long Ryders, The"
"died of pancreatic cancer in Santa Barbara, California on July 14, 2015 at the age of 81. Dave Somerville David Troy Somerville (October 2, 1933 – July 14, 2015) was a Canadian singer operating primarily in the United States, best known as the co-founder, and original lead singer, of The Diamonds, one of the most popular vocal groups of the 1950s. Born in Guelph, Ontario, Somerville grew up in a musical family in the nearby farming village of Rockwood, 50 miles west of Toronto. In 1947, at the age of 14, he moved to Toronto with his parents and brother"
"in the Lesbian and Gay Youth Video Project film """", which won the Grierson Award. Coles joined Bronski Beat (initially on saxophone) in 1983. In 1984 Somerville left Bronski Beat and he and Coles formed The Communards, who were together for just over three years and had three UK Top 10 hits, including the biggest-selling single of 1986 with a version of ""Don't Leave Me This Way"", which was at Number 1 for four weeks. They split in 1988 and Somerville went solo. Coles provided narration for the Style Council's film ""JerUSAlem"" in 1987 and also started a career as"
"that year. By that time Hay had already quit and was replaced by Geoff Peterkin (ex-Ol' 55) until August when Mark Kingsmill joined on drums (ex-the Hellcats, the Other Side). Soon after Sommerville left, Gilbert switched back to bass guitar and Tony Vidale joined on guitar. A second single, ""I Want You"", appeared in March 1980. In December 1980 the band entered the studio to record their debut self-titled album, which was released in the following July, with Mark Opitz as producer (AC/DC, the Angels, the Reels). Vidale had been replaced on guitar by Brad Shepherd (ex-Fun Things, 31st) during"
"The Communards The Communards were a British pop duo active from 1985 to 1988. They are most famous for their cover versions of ""Don't Leave Me This Way"" and ""Never Can Say Goodbye"". The Communards formed in 1985 after singer Jimmy Somerville left his earlier band Bronski Beat to team up with classically trained musician Richard Coles. Somerville often used a falsetto singing style. Coles, though mainly a pianist, played a number of instruments and had been seen previously performing the clarinet solos on the Bronski Beat hit ""It Ain't Necessarily So"". They were joined by bass player Dave Renwick"
"1980. Throughout this time there were several changes in lineup. In the 1970s some artists stood out. Herman Brood became the ultimate Rock 'n Roll icon. He even scored a hit in the US with Saturday Night. He became the epitome of the ""rock'n'roll junkie"" he sang about. As an artist he was in the media until his suicide in 2001. Other bands from the 70s: Pussycat (lead singer Toni Willé) whose song Mississippi hit the charts at number 1 in Netherlands in 1975 and many other countries including UK in 1976, Gruppo Sportivo, Massada, Vitesse, Solution, the Nits, Focus"
"most enduring bands in rock history"". They were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1995; the museum's biography of the band states that they were ""as influential"" during the 1970s as the Beatles were during the 1960s. In 1966, London-based session guitarist Jimmy Page joined the blues-influenced rock band the Yardbirds to replace bassist Paul Samwell-Smith. Page soon switched from bass to lead guitar, creating a dual lead guitar line-up with Jeff Beck. Following Beck's departure in October 1966, the Yardbirds, tired from constant touring and recording, began to wind down. Page wanted to form a"
"also played drums in 1980-81 for Portland power pop band Domino Theory). Sam Henry, formerly of the Wipers, played drums on this LP but left to join another Portland band, Napalm Beach. Louis Samora was on the drum throne for the 1983 album ""In a Desperate Red"", still on Whizeagle. Samora left in 1984 to concentrate on his rockabilly band, The Jackals. The band broke up, but Bill Barker of Profile Studios in Vancouver, British Columbia convinced the band to reunite for a single. It appeared under the band name The Desperate Edge later in 1984. Soon after, Cole assembled"
"the band's two earlier albums, plus an additional rare track ""Here Comes Johnny"". The classic line-up eventually came together again within Graham Brazier's early-1980s band The Legionnaires, and in 1985 decided to once again reform as Hello Sailor (with former Coup D'Etat bass player Neil Hannan replacing Lisle Kinney). The band released a new single ""Fugitive For Love"", and a follow-up album ""Shipshape & Bristol Fashion"", which included a re-recorded version of the single. In addition to new songs, the album also contained some reworked material which had originally been recorded during their various solo projects since 1980. Following on"
"The Freshies, led by Chris Sievey (Frank Sidebottom). At the same time, and out of the same post-punk of Joy Division combining rock, pop, and dance music to earn much critical acclaim while selling millions of records. The group that would ultimately become the definitive Manchester group of the 1980s was The Smiths, led by Morrissey and Marr. With songs like ""Rusholme Ruffians"" and ""Suffer Little Children"", Morrissey sang explicitly about Manchester, creating songs that are as iconic of Manchester as the paintings of L.S. Lowry. As the 1980s drew to a close, a new energy arrived in Manchester fueled"
"not appear until the 14th show of the year, and did not lead into long jams as it had since the late 1960s; it also served as the show-opener for the first time in the band's career. Meanwhile, a number of songs were reintroduced to the act after long absences, such as ""Love Reign O'er Me"", ""Squeeze Box"", ""Love Ain't for Keeping"", and ""Doctor Jimmy"". After letting keyboard player John ""Rabbit"" Bundrick go following the 1981 tour, the group filled this role with Tim Gorman, who had also played on ""It's Hard"". Despite this, Bundrick would again join the band"
"had. In 1981 they received the ""Billboard"" award for ""Best New Crossover Group"" from pop to country. The Burrito Brothers continued to work with the top session players in Nashville and Los Angeles, logging an impressive list of singles for Curb Records. In the 1980s they toured Europe, were featured at the Albi Nashville Festival in Albi, France, and performed with Emmylou Harris, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Tammy Wynette at London's Wembley Stadium. Also in the early 1980s, the Burrito Brothers were responsible for a campaign that finally saw Lefty Frizzell inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. In"
"1980s. The full-horn section kadans band Exile One led by Gordon Henderson, and Gramacks (led by Jeff Joseph) introduced the newly arrived synthesizers to their music that other young cadence or compas bands from Haiti (mini-jazz) and the French Antilles emulated in the 1970s. Gramacks rose to prominence in the 1970s to the early 1980s with a Super Bowl performance. They headlined the first World Creole Music Festival in Dominica in 1997. Creative differences and financial mismanagement caused the band to break up with members pursuing individual solo projects. Jeff Joseph later formed Volt Face and Gramacks New Generation. Jeff"
"The 1980s also saw the birth of the grunge genre, with the arrival of such bands as Soundgarden, Green River, Melvins, Screaming Trees, Malfunkshun, Skin Yard, The U-Men, Blood Circus, Nirvana, Tad, Mudhoney, Mother Love Bone and Alice in Chains (who formed in 1987, but did not release their first album until three years later). Several notable music artists died of unnatural causes in the 1980s. Bon Scott, at the time lead singer of rock band AC/DC, died of acute alcohol poisoning on February 19, 1980. English drummer John Bonham of the rock band Led Zeppelin also died that year"
"Johnny Vomit & The Dry Heaves Johnny Vomit & The Dry Heaves was a high school garage band that formed in mid-1980s Corinth, Mississippi, that featured future leaders of the Oblivians and Squirrel Nut Zippers, Jack Oblivian (né Yarber) and Jim Mathus. Under the names Johnny Goopa (Yarber on drums) and Bart Barf (Mathus on bass), they supported Johnny Vomit on two seven-inch records issued on Eric (né Friedl) Oblivian's Goner Records. Mathus would later appear (as a guest musician) alongside Yarber in his band South Filthy, which also features Memphis legend Monsieur Jeffrey Evans, Texan-via-Chicago blues harmonicist, Walter Daniels,"
"1988. Previously a professional musician in the RAF, Jim was also a capable string bass and guitar player. As well as tackling demanding pieces from the brass band repertoire, the band also learned to handle jazz and rock genres under Jim's direction, and recorded its first CD, ""Serenade"", reflecting the wide range of music it was playing. Jim had to stand down for a period in 2004 due to pressure of work, and the band was conducted during that time by Sarah Topp, a graduate musician and also a fine singer. Derek Holland was appointed MD in 2006, and continued"
"a critically respected staple of the experimental scene associated with their label Shimmy Disc and shared the stage, as well as several members, with the groups King Missile, Bongwater and Shockabilly. Basing their repertoire around deconstructive cover versions of other artists' songs, the group was formed in 1986 by vocalists Kim Rancourt and Joe Defilipps (the latter of whom also played trombone), guitarists David Raymer and Bob Meetsma, bassist Mitch Strassberg and drummer Ron Spitzer (of Band of Susans). Released on the Trace Elements imprint, their 1987 debut EP included a Ray Davies cover and a recitation of the Gettysburg"
"topping hit with ""Want Ads"", as did Labelle with ""Lady Marmalade"" and A Taste of Honey with ""Boogie Oogie Oogie"". Other examples of the girl group were Love Unlimited and The Three Degrees who scored a number two pop hit with ""When Will I See You Again"" but topped the chart when they teamed with Mother, Sister, Father, Brother (MSFB) on the Sound of Philadelphia (TSOP). The Commodores were another group that played from a diverse repertoire, including R&B, funk, and pop. Lionel Richie, who went on to even greater success as a solo artist in the 1980s, fronted the"
"Silver by the Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA) and British Phonographic Industry (BPI). The band's debut album ""The Age of Consent"" (1984), released through London Records, matched the sales of the first single. While peaking at number four in the UK and number 36 in the US, the set received two platinum certifications from both the CRIA and BPI. According to the Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique, Somerville himself sold 1,422,905 albums and singles in France as of 2009. While additional 1,765,500 units in common with the Communards. Jimmy Somerville discography Scottish singer-songwriter Jimmy Somerville entered the music industry as"
"(1984), and ""Whitesnake / 1987"" (1987). Murray's melodic basslines, influenced by Jack Bruce, Andy Fraser and even Jaco Pastorius, stand out from the rock bass-playing of the time. He did numerous tours in the UK, Europe, Japan and played at Reading Festival in 1979 and 1980 and the Monsters of Rock festival at Castle Donington, England in 1981. However, tours of the US opening for Jethro Tull in 1980 and Judas Priest in 1981 were not enough to match the band's success elsewhere. In early 1982, after tense ""Saints & Sinners"" recording sessions, Coverdale decided on a complete shake-up of"
"John Mellencamp, then known as John Cougar, ruled the charts throughout the decade in the US. Prince, Madonna, Jackson, Joel and Springsteen along with U2, Dire Straits, Phil Collins, The Police, Queen, The Rolling Stones and Eurythmics achieved tremendous success worldwide. In the 1980s, rock music was more precisely defined and split up into multiple subgenres. Beginning in 1983 and peaking in success in 1986-1991, the decade saw the resurgence of hard rock music and the emergence of its glam metal subgenre. Bands such as AC/DC, Queen, Def Leppard, Kiss, Mötley Crüe, Bon Jovi, Quiet Riot, Scorpions, Europe, Ratt, Twisted"
"The Bomb Party The Bomb Party were an English rock band from Leicester. They have been described as ""The Godfathers of Grebo"". The band formed in the early 1980s, initially as Farmlife by Andy ""Jesus"" Mosquera (guitar), Peter Swaine (vocals), Steve Gerrard (guitar), Laurence Wood (sax),James Hunt(bass) and Mark Thompson (drums), who met on a fine art course at Leicester Polytechnic. They underwent lineup changes and then released one single under this name in 1982, ""Susie's Party"" (later covered by Yeah Yeah Noh); A second single on Dan Treacy's ""Whaam!"" label was withdrawn. In 1984 Farmlife split up, and Andy"
"United States. Westworld (British band) Westworld was a British pop rock/rockabilly band of the late 1980s, best known for its 1987 UK Top 20 hit single, ""Sonic Boom Boy"". Named after the sci-fi film ""Westworld"", it was formed in 1986 by former Generation X guitarist Bob ""Derwood"" Andrews and American vocalist Elizabeth Westwood. The line up was completed by drummer Nick Burton. Before the recording and release of their third and final album, Burton left the band and was replaced by Gary ""Gaz"" Young and Tracey ""T.J."" O'Conner, making them a quartet. Visually the band were styled in a way"
"1977, after the failure of the ""L.A.M.F."" album. Co-lead singer/co-lead guitarist Johnny Thunders remained in England and recorded his first solo album, ""So Alone"", during the summer of 1978. His fellow ex-Heartbreakers Walter Lure and Billy Rath had participated in some of the sessions for the album, and after finishing the album, all three decided to play some gigs in New York ""for old time's sake"" and some ""chump change."" With drummer Jerry Nolan reluctant to backtrack his steps after quitting the band over ""L.A.M.F.""<nowiki>'</nowiki>s poor sound, the Thunders/Lure/Rath triumvirate recruited other local drummers to fill in. The band's first"