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This was a big hit in 1970 and was the first time that I became aware of Three Dog Night. The record was out of synch with much that was going on at the time and as a youngster the song epitomised partying and I couldn’t wait to experience it!
The song was originally written by [...]

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Grace Jones – Pull Up To The Bumper, promotional video, 1981
In 1981, before The Spice Girls and their limp squeal for ‘girl power’, there was Grace Jones.
Grace Jones had more ‘girl power’ than any other female performer, and was 110% more scary than Scary Spice – that’s the real one, not the Bo Selecta version.  [...]

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Stevie Wonder performing Superstition live on Sesame Street
I have fond memories of my childhood. There were some great music and television programmes when I was growing up in the 1970’s. One of the highlights of each school summer holiday was the extra children’s programmes on BBC each weekday morning. As well as the [...]

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David Bowie – Station To Station Live Rehearsal 1976
Here is a rare treat, especially if this is your favourite David Bowie track, too.
According to YouTube this was filmed on 2nd February 1976 during final dress rehearsals for the opening night of the Station To Station world tour, at the Pacific National Exhibition Coliseum, Vancouver, Canada.
If [...]

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A Certain Ratio – Wild Party & Inside, The Tube, 1985
While Joy Division and New Order were always the most popular and most commercially successful bands on Tony Wilson’s Manchester based FactoryRecords label, I always loved the white funk of A Certain Ratio (ACR), so it was with great anticipation and excitement that I watched [...]

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