Currently Listening to mark III 2014

We used to turn 78's into flower pots

 

You probably don't know that I used to run a record stall in the market, as well!

 

Following on from the thread about the sad loss of Acker Bilk I put this recording on there. It was the theme tune from a brilliant film.



The tune and song were covered by hundreds of people. This is a sung version of it and covers the theme of the film.



It's a plaintive ballad but some of the versions were more upbeat. The Beatles jazzed it up a bit and the Hollies increased the tempo even further.

 

I went to see the family last week and my S in L was playing Prince Ultimate.. I had forgotten what a talented guy he is.. He was always a favourite of my daughter.. This was released back in 2006 but a superb mix... I also watched a program about him on TV a while back.. Wow, what a shy, but multi-instrumentalist..! This has to be one of my all time favourites of his.. I have a very mixed taste in music..

 

The Kalin Twins had a big hit (their only big one) in 1958 with this song, and sold two million copies. They shot straight to number one and stayed in the hit parade for 18 weeks.

This is them in Cliff Richard's 1989 concert. Notice Cliff Richard is a backing singer in it. He backed them in their original tour



This is the Platters singing their great 1955 hit 'The Great Pretender' which they performed in the film 'Rock Around The Clock'.



A 'little' while later, Freddie Mercury did his version of it.



This Queen video was banned in America! It has had almost 59 million hits on Youtube.