"1978, Hegarty left the band to tend to his terminally ill father, and he was replaced by American singer Kenny Andrews. Their final hit of 1978 was ""Don't Let It Fade Away"" (written by George Currie). ""Get It"" (written by Horatio Hornblower, under his real name Nigel Trubridge), followed in early 1979 and they also covered Gene Chandler's US 1962 hit ""Duke of Earl"", produced by former Wizzard frontman Roy Wood. This was their last UK Top 10 hit, their only other sizeable hit coming in 1980 with a cover of The Four Seasons ""Let's Hang On!"". During the year,"
"and US respectively. Darts peaked at No. 2 in the UK Singles Chart in May 1978, while The Manhattan Transfer's version, featuring Janis Siegel on lead, peaked at No. 7 on the US ""Billboard"" Hot 100 in August 1981. The song also inspired a response song by The Beach Boys, ""The Girl from New York City"", from their 1965 album ""Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!)"". The Manhattan Transfer version was used by pro wrestler Boogie Woogie Man Jimmy Valiant as his theme music during his tenure with Jim Crockett promotions in the 1980s The Boy from New York City ""The"
"UK Singles Chart and UK Albums Chart. Darts (band) Darts was a nine-piece British doo-wop revival band that achieved chart success in the late 1970s and early 1980s. The popular London-based band had a number of UK top 20 hits including three successive number twos with revivals of early US rock and roll and R&B songs. Founded in 1976, by Den Hegarty along with Griff Fender (Real Name:Ian Collier), Rita Ray (Real Name:Lydia Sowa) and Horatio Hornblower (Real Name:Nigel Trubridge), all former members of the band Rocky Sharpe and the Razors. Joining the band was Iain ""Thump"" Thomson, George Currie"
"Darts (band) Darts was a nine-piece British doo-wop revival band that achieved chart success in the late 1970s and early 1980s. The popular London-based band had a number of UK top 20 hits including three successive number twos with revivals of early US rock and roll and R&B songs. Founded in 1976, by Den Hegarty along with Griff Fender (Real Name:Ian Collier), Rita Ray (Real Name:Lydia Sowa) and Horatio Hornblower (Real Name:Nigel Trubridge), all former members of the band Rocky Sharpe and the Razors. Joining the band was Iain ""Thump"" Thomson, George Currie and John Dummer, all ex members of"
"number 8 on the US Hot 100. The group next recorded ""He Ain't No Angel"" which reached number 100 in 1965. The next two singles failed to chart, and The Ad Libs' contract was not renewed by Red Bird Records company. In 1969, they had a last R&B chart hit with the song ""Giving Up"", which peaked at number 34 on the US ""Billboard"" R&B chart. They continued to record into the 1980s, but never repeated the success of ""The Boy from New York City"". ""The Boy from New York City"" charted again in the UK for Darts in 1978"
"Horace Trubridge Horace Trubridge (born 15 January 1957) is a trade union leader and former musician. Born in Shoreham-by-Sea as Nigel Trubridge, he learned to play the clarinet and saxophone and played with professional jazz bands while still at school. He joined a number of bands, including an early incarnation of Rocky Sharpe, before becoming a founder member of the doo wop revival band Darts in 1976, under the name Horatio Hornblower. Darts had a string of top ten hits, mostly cover versions. Trubridge wrote many of their original numbers, including the number ten hit ""Get It"", which was credited"
"to perform it across the United States and through ten world tours. The British Doo-Wop revivalists, Darts, recorded ""Sh-Boom"" in the late 1970s, this time at a slower tempo. It was released as the B-side of the band's last charting single, reaching #48 in the UK charts in 1980. The reggae crooner Alton Ellis recorded a cover entitled ""She Boom"" for Studio One some time in the 1970s; the EP has been pressed at various times by various distributors. In the 1980s a parody of the song entitled ""Dubuque"" was featured in the Dubuque ham TV commercial, a midwestern-based meat"
"Happy Birthday Darlin' ""Happy Birthday Darlin' is a song written by Chuck Howard, and recorded by American country music artist Conway Twitty. It was released in October 1979 as the third and final single from his album ""Cross Winds"". ""Happy Birthday Darlin'"" was Conway Twitty's 23rd number one on the country chart as solo artist. The single stayed at number one for three weeks and spent a total of 11 weeks on the country chart. The song begins with the spoken lyric ""Hello, Darlin',"" calling back to Twitty's 1970 hit of the same name that starts in the same way."
"and ""Weather Report"", and ""Your Life is Gone"" includes some car-crash and ambulance sound effects like ""Leader of the Pack"". References to the Beatles and the Shangri-Las, and allusions to the group's own previous hits, seemed dated in 1972, and the record was not a hit. To capitalize on Reparata's new material for Dart, the group's 1968 UK hit ""Captain of Your Ship"" / Toom Toom Is a Little Boy (Bell Records BL 1252) was re-released there in July 1972, but it did not make the charts this time. In 1974 a remake of the group's 1964 hit ""Whenever a"
"n roll revival group Darts including, ""Daddy Cool/The Girl Can't Help It"", ""Come Back My Love"" and ""It's Raining"". In 1979, he formed his own band, called The Tommy Band, and toured the UK as support for Andrew Matheson (ex-Hollywood Brats). The tour was largely ignored by the public, especially in Middlesbrough where reportedly just one person paid to watch the show. Boyce and Hart reunited during the 1980s resurgence of the Monkees, and performed live. During that same year, ""The First Bobby Hart Solo Album"" was released in Europe on WEA. The group included: Bobby Hart on keyboard and"
"as the Champions League of Darts. As a result, the BBC dropped coverage of the BDO World Darts Championship, which they covered from 1978–2016 (this was the original World Championship prior to the formation of the PDC). DJ Ötzi's ""Hey! Baby"" is played during the breaks on the BBC. In August 2016, it was announced that Channel 4 would be covering the BDO World Championship from 2017. Sky Sports introduced more cameras to cover the sport, and many of these innovations have been copied by other broadcasters. Unique ""flight cams"" show the trajectory of the dart through the air in"
"of the 1969 film Metti, una sera a cena. The song has enjoyed a rise in popularity ever since Sky Sports began using it during its coverage of the Professional Darts Corporation's major tournaments. The crowds in the venues are encouraged to chant and rave to the song during the advert breaks of matches, and the song has a cult following amongst darts fans. The song is also known to be chanted by supporters at the games of Australian football clubs Newcastle Jets and Adelaide United, as well as being the second half opening theme for the English Football League"
"win. The song was also ranked ""best goal song in NHL"" by ""Sports Illustrated"". The success of the Blackhawks has led ""Chelsea Dagger"" to be adopted as a goal song by the University of North Dakota, among others. This song is played during Professional Darts Corporation matches shown on ITV4 and at the Hong Kong Sevens. The song is also played, and very enthusiastically received, after every try scored at European Championship home games of the Leinster Rugby club in the RDS Dublin Ireland. Chelsea Dagger ""Chelsea Dagger"" is a song by Scottish rock band The Fratellis. It was released"
"Last Song (Edward Bear song) ""Last Song"" is a 1972 hit song by Canadian trio Edward Bear. It was the first release from their self-titled third album and was their greatest hit. The song is written in the key of F# Major. ""Last Song"" spent 18 weeks on the U.S. charts, and peaked at number three on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100. It reached number one in Canada, and did the same on the Adult Contemporary charts of both nations. ""Last Song"" was certified gold in the United States by the RIAA. In 1994, music industry magazine ""RPM"" placed ""Last Song"""
"Exeter The Brighton Centre, Brighton SECC, Glasgow The O, Dublin C.I.A., Cardiff Capital FM Arena, Nottingham Motorpoint Arena, Sheffield B.I.C., Bournemouth Echo Arena, Liverpool N.I.A., Birmingham Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle The O Arena, London The following statistics are for the league stage only. Playoffs are not included. The 2012 Premier League Darts players teamed up with the singer Chas Hodges and his band to record a charity single written by Chas called ""Got My Tickets For The Darts"". The video features Chas, his band, the 2012 Premier League Darts players and walk-on girl Jacqui Adams. The song was released exclusively"
"wins. It is also used by Leinster rugby whenever a penalty or conversion is scored. The song was used as goal celebration music for Adelaide United FC up until the end of the 2016-17 A-League season. The song is currently used as goal celebration music at Norwich City FC. As of the 2017-2018 season the Colorado Avalanche of the NHL use the Darts remix as the team’s goal song. Song was played for two seasons when the Western Force rugby union side ran on. Chase the Sun (song) ""Chase the Sun"" is a song by the Italian electronic music group"
"Dollar (band) Dollar were a pop vocal duo from the UK, consisting of David Van Day and Canadian-born Thereza Bazar. The duo were successful in the late 1970s and 1980s, achieving ten UK top 40 singles, including the top ten hits ""Love's Gotta Hold on Me"" (1979), ""I Wanna Hold Your Hand"" (1979), ""Mirror Mirror"" (1981), ""Give Me Back My Heart"" (1982) and ""O L'amour"" (1987). Thereza Bazar and David Van Day met at 17 when they successfully auditioned for the cabaret act Guys 'n' Dolls. The group enjoyed a number of hit singles in the mid-1970s and during this"
"country music style, whilst the line-up again included the Kellys, along with Michael Evans (violin) and Roger Brown (vocals). The band's final album, recorded in 1973, included Graham Bond (saxophone), Pick Withers (drums), Pete Emery (guitar) and Colin Earl (Foghat) (keyboards), but the album was shelved, and the band broke up in 1974. This final album was eventually released in 2008, as the ""Lost 1973 Album"". Dummer became a promotion manager; spending three years at MCA Records and a year at Elektra Records, before joining A&M Records. In 1977 he became the drummer with Darts, with former Dummer Band members"
"himself, the highest to ever lose a World Championship match. He also had a high losing average in the quarter-finals of the UK Open as Peter Wright came from 8–7 down to win 10–8 with Van Barneveld averaging 108.10. The Netherlands won their first World Cup since 2014 by seeing off the Welsh team of Gerwyn Price and Mark Webster 3–1 in the final. In 2012, Van Barneveld, together with the seven other players who competed in the 2012 Premier League Darts recorded a charity single with Chas Hodges and his band called 'Got My Tickets For The Darts' which"
"Darlin' (Poacher song) ""Darlin'"" is a song written in 1970 by English sax player Oscar Stewart Blandamer. There have been many recorded versions of the song, including those by David Rogers as a country song, and in a rock and blues version by Frankie Miller. Further famous versions were recorded by Tom Jones, Barbara Mandrell, Smokie and Johnny Reid. The song was first released by Warrington country band Poacher in 1978. Miller recorded the song in 1978 and had an international hit with it. It reached number 1 on the Norwegian Singles Chart, and 6 in the UK Singles Chart."
"at number 20 on its list of the Top 100 Canadian singles since the magazine's founding in 1964. Last Song (Edward Bear song) ""Last Song"" is a 1972 hit song by Canadian trio Edward Bear. It was the first release from their self-titled third album and was their greatest hit. The song is written in the key of F# Major. ""Last Song"" spent 18 weeks on the U.S. charts, and peaked at number three on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100. It reached number one in Canada, and did the same on the Adult Contemporary charts of both nations. ""Last Song"" was"
"Don't Bring Me Down ""Don't Bring Me Down"" is the ninth and final track on the English rock band the Electric Light Orchestra's 1979 album ""Discovery"". It is their highest-charting hit in the United States to date. ""Don't Bring Me Down"" is the band's second-highest-charting hit in the UK where it peaked at number 3 and their biggest hit in the United States, peaking at number 4 on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100. It also charted well in Canada (number 1) and Australia (number 6). This was the first song by ELO not to include a string section. The drum track"
"Hello Darlin' (song) ""Hello Darlin'"" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Conway Twitty. It was released in March 1970 as the first single and title track from the album ""Hello Darlin"". The song was Twitty's fourth No. 1 song on the ""Billboard magazine"" Hot Country Singles chart. The song spent four weeks atop the ""Billboard"" Hot Country Singles chart that summer, and was named the No. 1 song of 1970. Aside from being Twitty's standard concert opener, the song became a country standard as well as his signature song. When performing with Loretta Lynn, Twitty"
"Boyd. In 1962, Darin began to write and sing country music, with hit songs including ""Things"" (US No. 3/UK #2) (1962), ""You're the Reason I'm Living"" (US No. 3), and ""18 Yellow Roses"" (US No. 10). The latter two were recorded by Capitol Records, which he joined in 1962, before returning to Atlantic four years later. Darin left Capitol in 1964. In 1966, he had his final UK hit single, with a version of Tim Hardin's ""If I Were A Carpenter"", which peaked at No. 9 (No. 8 in the US). He performed the opening and closing songs on the"
"Game in ""Up on the Wall"" from ""The Documentary 2.5"". Get Down on It ""Get Down on It"" is a 1981 song by American band Kool & the Gang. It was originally released on their ""Something Special"" album in 1981. The single was certified Gold by the RIAA. The song hit the top 10 of the US Pop and R&B charts in ""Billboard"" in early 1982. It entered the UK charts in December 1981 and reached number three, their highest-charting hit in the UK at that time. It spent a total of 12 weeks on the British play list. Ten"
"PDC world number one Phil Taylor. This earned Waites £50,000, which was at the time his biggest success in the game. For some of his matches he has used Chelsea Dagger by The Fratellis as his entrance music. However at the 2009 Grand Slam of Darts, Waites used Walk This Way by Run-D.M.C., to avoid a clash with Chelsea Dagger, the music played during breaks. Waites entered the 2010 BDO World Championship as the 2nd seed. For the third consecutive year, he was knocked out at the quarter final stage, this time by Martin Phillips of Wales. Waites had recovered"
"in the autumn of 1979, ""Letting Go,"" which peaked just above the Hot 100. For the second single in the winter of 1980, Sedaka changed the lyrics and title to ""Should've Never Let ""You"" Go,"" and re-recorded the song with his then-17-year-old daughter, Dara. Their father-daughter duo, along with Frank and Nancy Sinatra and Nat ""King"" (posthumously) and Natalie Cole (via recording manipulation in ""Unforgettable"", 1991) are the only father-daughter duets to reach the Top 40. Neil and Dara's pairing would return Neil to the Top 20 for his last Hot 100 charted single, and also the Top 5 on"
"as ""Je m'appelle Michèle"" interpreted as an autobiographical piece by French singer Michèle Torr. In 1978, and with lyrics more in line with the English original lyrics, it was recorded as ""Cowgirl dorée"" by the Canadian French singer Renée Martel. The French lyrics of Martel's version were written by Robert Charlebois. The song 'Rhinestone Cowboy' is also the walk on song of darts phenomenon Steven Conboy. However, the fans sing along to alternative lyrics, 'like a Steven Conboy.' In 1977 it was released as a duo by Peter Belli & Ulvene in Danish under the title ""Verdens bedste kone"" and"
"to switch to the Professional Darts Corporation for the 2018 season, and he entered the 2018 Q-School in an attempt to win a Tour Card. Darryl Fitton's televised average of 114.15 was the world record until Phil Taylor broke it at the 2008 European Championship. Darryl Fitton Darryl Fitton (born 5 May 1962 in Stockport, England) is an English professional darts player. He is nicknamed The Dazzler and comes to the stage dancing to the Madness song ""One Step Beyond"" wearing sunglasses. It is one of the most popular walk-ons with the audience. Before embarking on a career in darts,"
"for her debut (and only) album, 1975's ""The Bitch is Black"". Let Your Hair Down (The Temptations song) ""Let Your Hair Down"" is a 1973 single by American vocal group The Temptations. Dennis Edwards sings lead on the song and the group is backed by Rose Royce on the track. The song originally appeared on the Temptations 1973 album, ""1990"". Released as a single in November of that year, it reached the number one spot on the R&B Singles Chart in February 1974 (their last R&B #1 with collaborator Norman Whitfield) but was less successful on the Pop Singles Chart,"
"reached number 14 in the UK Singles Chart. The follow-up, ""Who Were You With in the Moonlight?"", was released in early 1979 and also reached number 14. After two hit singles featuring Van Day on lead vocals, their third, the ballad ""Love's Gotta Hold on Me"" was sung by Bazar. It became Dollar's first self-penned hit as it entered the Top 10 and was one of their biggest, climbing to number 4 in the UK chart. Encouraged by this steady run of success, the group released their debut album, ""Shooting Stars"", which made the top 40. In a change of"
"the song was the theme song of the FIFA World Cup. The song is an unofficial football chant adopted by the Montserrat national football team. During games in which they score at least four goals, the Philadelphia Flyers play this song at the Wells Fargo Center after the fourth goal. Fans in attendance receive a free hot breakfast sandwich from McDonald's the next day. The Toronto Maple Leafs used this song as a goal song from 1996-1999 whenever the Leafs scored a goal at their home rink. The song is used as the walk-on tune for the 2018 PDC Darts"
"group, they formed Dollar in 1977. Their hits started with ""Shooting Star"" in 1978. They then had several big hits including ""Love's Gotta Hold on Me"" in 1979, ""Mirror Mirror"" in 1981 and ""Give Me Back My Heart"" in 1982, until ""Oh L'amour"" which hit the Top 10 across Europe in 1987. Bazar's solo career was less successful. She released an album and single in 1985, both entitled ""The Big Kiss"". She contributed vocals to two Gary Numan songs, ""Noise Noise"" and ""Bridge, What Bridge?"" which featured as b-sides to Numan's 1982 Top 20 single ""Music For Chameleons"". She has"