"Jugg of The Damned on keyboards and second guitar. In 1986 the band had an international hit with their next single, a cover of Norman Greenbaum's ""Spirit in the Sky"". The single reached number one in the UK. Their subsequent singles were less successful; ""Burn"" and ""Waterloo"" (the latter of which was a cover of the ABBA hit, with Roy Wood on saxophone, backing vocals and in the video). ""Burn"" reached number 29 in the UK Singles Chart and ""Waterloo"" reached number 45. The band released their final studio album ""Instant Heaven"", in 1996 on their own 'Madman' record label."
"The Doctor (The Doobie Brothers song) ""The Doctor"" is a hit single released by The Doobie Brothers on their 1989 studio effort, ""Cycles"". The song, so far, is the last hit single that the band has released; it reached the number 1 spot on the ""Billboard"" mainstream rock chart and peaked at number 9 on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100. The song was released with a music video that features the band playing to the tune with all of the members present. The video also got significant airplay on the music video channels throughout the US and helped propel the song"
"Medicine Head Medicine Head was a British blues rock band – initially a duo – active in the 1970s. Their biggest single success was in 1973, with ""One and One Is One,” a Number 3-hit on the UK Singles Chart. The group recorded six original albums; the opening trio of which were on John Peel's Dandelion label. For most of its career, the group was a duo comprising: At various stages, the band utilised the following musicians: Laurence Archer, Clive Edwards, Keith Relf, Tony Ashton, Roger Saunders, George Ford, John Davies, Rob Townsend and Morgan Fisher. Fiddler and Hope-Evans met"
"Platt as producer. Platt had mixed ""Standing on the Edge"" so that it contained a greater emphasis on keyboards and electronic drums, and ""The Doctor"" continued to make a dominant use of synthesizers. Originally Epic Records had selected ""Kiss Me Red"", written by Billy Steinberg and Tom Kelly, for release as the album's single. However ""It's Only Love"" was chosen instead and was released in November 1986, the same month as ""The Doctor"". It failed to chart, while ""The Doctor"" only reached No. 115 on the ""Billboard"" 200. The single was released on 7"" vinyl in America only. For its"
"into the spotlight. Guitarist and founding member Tom Johnston sang the lead vocal, after returning from years of being out of the band after Michael McDonald took over in the mid-1970s. Johnston told Songfacts that he wrote the bulk of the song before the band re-formed when he was in a band called Border Patrol. The Doctor (The Doobie Brothers song) ""The Doctor"" is a hit single released by The Doobie Brothers on their 1989 studio effort, ""Cycles"". The song, so far, is the last hit single that the band has released; it reached the number 1 spot on the"
"Doctor Doctor (UFO song) ""Doctor Doctor"" is a song by the British hard rock band UFO, written by the band's guitarist Michael Schenker and original singer Phil Mogg. It was released as a single from the album ""Phenomenon"" in 1974, but it did not enter the UK Singles Chart. However, a live recording from the 1979 album ""Strangers in the Night"" was released as a single and became the first hit for the band. In 2010, a live version with Vinnie Moore was released in the ""Best of a Decade"" album. UFO and Schenker's subsequent band, the Michael Schenker Group,"
"single, it peaked at number 65 on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 and number twenty-two on the R&B chart. The b-side of the single, the soulful ballad ""Two Lovers' History"", was later sampled by J Dilla for the instrumental, ""History"". The Doctor (Mary Wells song) ""The Doctor"" is a 1968 single recorded and released by singer Mary Wells, released on the Jubilee Records label. The single was the first to be issued on Wells' debut Jubilee album, ""Servin' Up Some Soul"". This was notable as the first released collaboration by Wells and then-husband, The Valentinos' backup singer Cecil Womack. Wells had"
"after two weeks. In 1985, the band recorded ""Standing on the Edge"". This album was called their ""best collection of bubblegum bazooka rock in years"". The album's first single, ""Tonight It's You"", reached No. 8 on the Billboard's Top Rock Tracks chart and the video received heavy rotation on MTV. In 1986, the band recorded ""Mighty Wings"", the end-title cut for the film ""Top Gun"", released June 1986. They then released ""The Doctor"" in the fall, produced by Tony Platt. The album's lone single, ""It's Only Love"" failed to chart. The music video for ""It's Only Love"" made history as"
"It's Only Love (Cheap Trick song) ""It's Only Love"" is a song by American rock band Cheap Trick, released in 1986 as the lead single from their ninth studio album ""The Doctor"". It was written by guitarist Rick Nielsen and lead vocalist Robin Zander, and produced by Tony Platt. The song failed to chart in the US. Despite the commercial failure of the song, the music video is notable for the use of American Sign Language. Following Cheap Trick's commercial comeback with the Top 40 album ""Standing on the Edge"", the band opted to record their next album with Tony"
"1972. ""Doctor Hook"" featured lead vocals, guitar, bass and harmonica by Locorriere, guitarist Cummings, singer Sawyer plus drummer David, singer/guitarist and keyboard player Billy Francis. The album sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc by the RIAA on August 2, 1972. It has been released 20 times in the US, UK, Netherlands, Italy, Yugoslavia, Canada, Europe, Spain, and Greece. The single ""Sylvia's Mother"", a subtle parody of teen-heartbreak weepers, flopped on first release, but with some more promotional muscle became the band's first million-seller, and hit the top five in the summer of 1972. Other titles"
"hit single. However, in interviews with ""Snub TV"" and BBC Radio 1, Drummond said ""We went into the studio on a Monday, thinking we were going to make a house track, a regular underground dance house track using the Doctor Who theme tune... [but] we [then] realised it was in triplet time and you can't have house tracks in triplet time. The only beat that would work with it was the Glitter beat. By Tuesday evening we realised we had a number one and we just went totally for the lowest common denominator"". Radio 1 interviewer Richard Skinner called the"
"The Doctor (Mary Wells song) ""The Doctor"" is a 1968 single recorded and released by singer Mary Wells, released on the Jubilee Records label. The single was the first to be issued on Wells' debut Jubilee album, ""Servin' Up Some Soul"". This was notable as the first released collaboration by Wells and then-husband, The Valentinos' backup singer Cecil Womack. Wells had married Womack in 1966 and as a result credits for the single were for ""Mary Wells Womack"" and ""Cecil Womack"". The single became a modest charter for Wells when released. Though Wells was given only scant promotion for the"
"met the managers of English musical duo Wham! who would be her managers. She took singing lessons and made demo songs that was introduced to electronic music duo Coldcut. Together, they wrote ""Doctorin' the House"" which incorporates samples from various sources, mainly TV and film dialogue. It reached number six on the UK Singles Chart in March 1988 and was very popular in the clubs. Their second single was the pumping house version of ""The Only Way Is Up"". It was released in July 1988 and become a huge hit in the clubs and on the charts. It spent five"
"Sylvia's Mother ""Sylvia's Mother"" is a 1972 single by Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show and the group's first hit song. It was written by Shel Silverstein, produced by Ron Haffkine and was highly successful in the United States, reaching #5 on the ""Billboard"" singles chart (tied with ""Sexy Eyes"" from the album ""Sometimes You Win"" for the band's best performing song), as well as #1 in Ireland and #2 in the United Kingdom. It spent 3 weeks at #1 on the Australian music charts, making it the 15th ranked single in Australia for 1972; and also reached #1 in"
"as they believed it would be a potential hit single for the band. It was set to be released as the leading US single from ""The Doctor"", but was replaced by ""It's Only Love"". Unlike ""It's Only Love"", no music video was filmed to promote the single, but the band did perform the song live on the American TV show ""The Rock 'n' Roll Evening News"", along with the tracks ""It's Only Love"" and ""I Want You to Want Me"". Upon release, adverts for ""The Doctor"" album highlighted ""Kiss Me Red"" as a stand-out track. In 1990, ELO Part II"
"the album's title, while Zander wore the same outfit and used the same guitar as he used in the music video of ""It's Only Love"". Upon release, ""Spin"" featured an advert for the album. Headed: ""Get a powerful injection of Cheap Trick!"", the advert said: """"The Doctor"" rocks you with a healthy dose of Cheap Trick. Ten pulse-pounding tracks that'll have you on your feet in no time! Featuring the potent first single and video ""It's Only Love"", plus ""Kiss Me Red"" and ""Are You Lonely Tonight"". Listen to ""The Doctor"" and get maximum-strength rock from Cheap Trick; a name"
"The One and Only (song) ""The One and Only"" is a song written by Nik Kershaw, and recorded by the British singer Chesney Hawkes. Produced by Kershaw and Alan Shacklock, Hawkes's recording was featured in the 1991 film ""Buddy's Song"" which starred Hawkes as the eponymous Buddy and Roger Daltrey (of rock band The Who) as his father. The film performed moderately well at the UK box office, but the song was a hit in that country's music charts, spending five weeks at number one on the UK Singles Chart in March and April 1991. The song was later featured"
"publicly since his last tour ended in October 2015. Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show Dr. Hook (shortened from Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show in 1975), an American blue-eyed soul, rock band, formed in Union City, New Jersey. They enjoyed considerable commercial success in the 1970s with hit singles including ""Sylvia's Mother"", ""The Cover of 'Rolling Stone'"" (both 1972), ""Only Sixteen"" (1975), ""A Little Bit More"" (1976), ""Sharing the Night Together"" (1978), ""When You're in Love with a Beautiful Woman"" (1979), ""Better Love Next Time"" (1979), and ""Sexy Eyes"" (1980). In addition to their own material, Dr. Hook and"
"Medicine (The 1975 song) ""Medicine"" is a standalone song by the English rock band the 1975, released on 31 October 2014 for the 2014 ""Drive"" re-release. It was written, produced and performed by members Matthew Healy and George Daniel. The song was written and produced by Matt Healy and George Daniel, and it was only performed by them as well. Healy stated: ""We wrote Medicine for our chosen scenes. Medicine, its title and sentiment, goes all the way back to the original the 1975 project that was based in my bedroom. It's a new piece of music informed by the"
"in the ""Billboard"" Hot Dance Club Play chart between 1985 and 1993. The group's largest exposure on pop radio was with the song ""Pretty Boys and Pretty Girls"", one of the first songs to openly address the AIDS epidemic. The song, from the album ""Lullaby"", was originally the second half of a medley with the group's version of Mike Oldfield's ""Tubular Bells,"" the 1973 instrumental that served as the eerie theme music of the classic horror film ""The Exorcist"". Edited down to single length, ""Pretty Boys and Pretty Girls"" became Book of Love's only Hot 100 entry, peaking at no."
"release as a single, the album version of ""It's Only Love"" was cut down by over a minute. The B-side, ""Name of the Game"", was taken from ""The Doctor"". Promotional 7"" and 12"" vinyl versions of the single were also released. On the American promotional 12"" vinyl, the A-side featured the single version, while the B-side featured the album version. The single version of ""It's Only Love"" was later released on CD as a bonus track to the 2010 Wounded Bird remaster of ""The Doctor"". A music video was filmed to promote the single. The band also performed the song"
"and their only song to reach #1 on the Hot 100, ""Summer in the City"" (August 13–27, 1966). Later that year, the #10 hit ""Rain on the Roof"" and the #8 hit ""Nashville Cats"" (which went on to become a staple in the concerts of bluegrass legend Del McCoury) completed the group's first seven consecutive Hot 100 hits to reach that chart's top 10. The only other 1960s act to achieve that feat is Gary Lewis & the Playboys. Some years later, Bobby Weinstein and The Lovin' Cohens turned ""Nashville Cats"" into ""Noshville Katz"", a frequent Dr. Demento staple. The"
"and only single released by British band The Go-Go's. The song was released in December 1964 and distributed through Oriole Records, but did not make the UK Singles Chart. The first single about the show to make the UK Singles Chart was ""Dr. Who"" by Mankind. The track was based on the ""Doctor Who"" theme music in a disco style and was Mankind's first and only charting single(follow up 'Chain Reaction'was a flop). Released by Pinnacle in 1978, the song peaked at Number 25 in the UK Singles Chart. In 1985, charity ensemble Who Cares? released a single protesting at"
"Doctor! Doctor! ""Doctor! Doctor!"" is a song performed by the British pop group Thompson Twins. It is the second single from the band's fourth studio album, ""Into the Gap"" (1984). It was written by Tom Bailey, Alannah Currie and Joe Leeway, and prominently features a keyboard solo. Following the successful chart performances of the ""Into the Gap"" single ""Hold Me Now"", ""Doctor! Doctor!"" was released in the UK on 27 January 1984 as the album's second single. In 1983, after the commercial success of their third album ""Quick Step and Side Kick"", the Thompson Twins collaborated again with producer Alex"
"Alone (B'z song) Alone is the ninth single by B'z, released on October 10, 1991. This song is one of B'z many number-one singles in Oricon chart. The single was re-released in 2003, and re-entered at #8. It sold over 1,127,000 copies according to Oricon. It was used as the drama Hotel Woman's theme song. The song was the 10th best selling single of 1991 and the 56th best selling single of 1992, making their only single to chart for two years in the yearly charts. In 2011, the song was certified digitally by the RIAJ as a gold single"
"Number One on the UK Singles Chart in 1988. The song's lyrics referenced the Daleks and the TARDIS, and its melody was based largely around the show's opening theme. As well as both Mankind and The Timelords, many other acts have incorporated the ""Doctor Who"" theme music into their own compositions. British rock band Pink Floyd briefly used the theme during their 1971 single ""One of These Days"", which featured a ""Doctor Who""-related music video. The theme music has also been covered by several other acts, such as Orbital, while other bands such as Coldcut have featured samples of the"
"Trust Me, I'm a Doctor (song) ""Trust Me, I'm A Doctor"" is the lead single of the second album, ""Domino Effect"" by Westmeath indie-rock band, The Blizzards. The song was released on 22 August 2008. It debuted at number two on the Irish Singles Chart. The song has been well received critically as well as commercially with a review of the album by State.ie describing the song as, ""' La la la la” backing vocals and frantic vocal pace is infuriatingly catchy and State has had it lodged in our brains for the last three weeks after just one airing""."
"Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show Dr. Hook (shortened from Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show in 1975), an American blue-eyed soul, rock band, formed in Union City, New Jersey. They enjoyed considerable commercial success in the 1970s with hit singles including ""Sylvia's Mother"", ""The Cover of 'Rolling Stone'"" (both 1972), ""Only Sixteen"" (1975), ""A Little Bit More"" (1976), ""Sharing the Night Together"" (1978), ""When You're in Love with a Beautiful Woman"" (1979), ""Better Love Next Time"" (1979), and ""Sexy Eyes"" (1980). In addition to their own material, Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show performed songs written by the poet"
"""Who Killed The JAMs?""; and compilation ""Shag Times"") before a change of direction saw the duo mutate into dance and ambient music pioneers, The KLF. Along the way, the duo scored their first British number one hit single as The Timelords with the Gary Glitter/Dr. Who novelty-pop mash-up ""Doctorin' the Tardis"", claimed to be sung by Cauty's 1968 Ford Galaxie American police car. The KLF released two albums, ""Chill Out"" and ""The White Room"", and a string of top 5 singles, becoming the biggest selling singles act in the world in 1991. In 1992, suddenly and very publicly, The KLF"
"Doctor Jones ""Doctor Jones"" is a song by Danish dance-pop group Aqua. Released as the band's fifth single overall, it was the follow-up to their most successful song ""Barbie Girl"" in many regions. ""Doctor Jones"" was a similarly pop-oriented hit which sold well across the globe and ended the assumptions that Aqua would be a one-hit wonder; although they would remain so in America as ""Barbie Girl"" was their only hit there until ""Lollipop (Candyman)"" was released and hit the top 40 on the Hot 100. ""Doctor Jones"" was released around the world in a number of months, with the"
"single, whereas its follow-up single ""E=MC²"" became their only Top 20 hit, peaking at No. 11, and becoming their best-selling single. The last single from the album, ""Medicine Show"", became their last single to chart within the Top 40, peaking at No. 29. The music video for ""Medicine Show"" featured two other former members of the Clash, Joe Strummer and Paul Simonon as police officers as well as John Lydon of the Sex Pistols and Public Image Ltd. A remastered Legacy Edition was released in 2010 with a second disc composed of alternate mixes and versions. In 2016, independent vinyl"
"Doctorin' the Tardis ""Doctorin' the Tardis"" () is an electronic novelty pop single by the Timelords (""Time Boy"" and ""Lord Rock"", aliases of Bill Drummond and Jimmy Cauty, better known as the KLF). The song is predominantly a mash-up of the ""Doctor Who"" theme music, Gary Glitter's ""Rock and Roll (Part Two)"" with sections from ""Blockbuster!"" by Sweet and ""Let's Get Together Tonite"" by Steve Walsh. The single was not well received by critics but was a commercial success, reaching number 1 in the UK Singles Chart in June 1988, and in New Zealand, and charting in the Top 10"
"The Only One (The Cure song) ""The Only One"" is a single by the British band The Cure which was released on 13 May 2008 on Geffen Records in the United Kingdom. The single was released in the United States on 20 May 2008. It is the first single to be released by The Cure in over three and a half years — their last single being 2004's ""Taking Off"" / ""alt.end"". It is also the first single from the 2008 album, """". The single was produced by Robert Smith and Keith Uddin. The song debuted live on 7 October"