YMCA by The Village People
The Village People and YMCA
YMCA was the first big hit for The Village People, and one that has become a classic to be played at parties and karaoke events all over the world ever since. The YMCA lyrics are easy to learn, and together with the YMCA dance, are guaranteed to get everyone onto the dance floor. The Village People are a concept disco group formed in the late 1970s. The group is well known for their on-stage costumes as for their catchy tunes and suggestive lyrics. Original members were: police officer (Vic...

Money For Nothing by Dire Straits
Dire Straits and Money For Nothing
Who can forget the performance of Money For Nothing by Dire Straits at Live Aid, with the haunting introduction to the song performed by Sting: "I Want My, I Want My MTV...". Dire Straits were a great English rock band, formed by Mark Knopfler in 1977. The band comprised also his brother David Knopfler (guitar), John Illsley (bass), and Pick Withers (drums). Although the band was formed in an era when punk rock ruled the charts, their unique style of Rock Music, simpler than the Classic Roc...

Our House by Madness
Madness Biography and Background
Our House In The Middle Of Our Street Our House In The Middle Of Our Street Our House is one of the many hit singles from Madness, who are an English pop/ska band from Camden Town in Northwest London that formed in 1976 and were one of the most prominent bands of the late-1970s 2 Tone ska revival, achieving most of their success in the 1980's. The core of the band formed in 1976 and included Mike Barson on keyboards and vocals, Chris Foreman on guitar and Lee Thompson on saxophone and vocal...

Brothers In Arms by Dire Straits
Dire Straits
Brothers In Arms by Dire Straits is one of their most famous songs, and comes from the album of the same name, Brothers In Arms. Dire Straits were one of the best known English rock bands from the late 1970's through to the early 1990's. Formed by Mark Knopfler in 1977. The band comprised also his brother David Knopfler (guitar), John Illsley (bass), and Pick Withers (drums). Although the band was formed in an era when punk rock ruled the charts, their unique style of Rock Music, simpler t...

Sledgehammer by Peter Gabriel
Peter Gabriel and Sledgehammer
Sledgehammer is one of Peter Gabriel's best known hits, and was released at a time when music videos were beginning to become popular on new music oriented television channels like MTV. The music video for Sledgehammer had a lot of innovative special effects, which was probably highly influential in it's being so popular. Peter Gabriel is an English musician who first achieved fame as the lead singer of the super-group Genesis. Peter went on to collaborate with many other musicians, and he h...

Walking On The Moon by The Police
The Police Walking On The Moon
Walking On The Moon is one of the best hit singles by The Police, who are a highly successful rock band made made up of Sting (vocals, bass guitar), Andy Summers (guitar, vocals) and Stewart Copeland (drums, percussion, vocals). The band became popular throughout the world in the early 1980s, although they had started to achieve a strong audience in the UK during the late 1970's. Their first single however, Roxanne, didn't achieve success on it's original release, but the second time around ...

Addicted To Love by Robert Palmer
About Robert Palmer and Addicted To Love
Addicted To Love is probably the best known song from the late singer/songwriter Robert Palmer. Robert Palmer was an English Singer/Songwriter, born on the 19th January 1949 and sadly passed away on 26 September 2003, in Paris France, of a heart attack. He joined his first band at the age of 15 while still at high school in Yorkshire, and in 1970 he joined the 12-piece jazz-rock fusion band Dada, which featured singer Elkie Brooks. Robert signed with Island records in 1974. His first singl...

Cheap Sunglasses by ZZ Top
ZZ Top Cheap Sunglasses
Cheap Sunglasses is one of the Greatest Hits by ZZ Top, an American hard rock band formed in 1969 in Houston, Texas. The group members are Billy Gibbons (guitar, vocals, harmonica), Dusty Hill (bass guitar, vocals, keyboards), and Frank Beard (drums, percussion). The band holds the distinction of being among the few rock bands still composed of its original recording members for nearly 40 years, and until September 2006, they had the same manager/producer, Bill Ham. ZZ Top reached peak comm...

Up The Junction by Squeeze
Squeeze Up The Junction
Up The Junction was the first UK chart hit for Squeeze, an English band that hit the charts during the New Wave period of the late 1970s, and continued recording successfully in the 1980s and 1990s. Squeeze formed in London in 1974, and are known for their hit songs Cool for Cats, Up the Junction, Tempted, Black Coffee In Bed, Pulling Mussels (From the Shell), and Hourglass among others. The band broke up in 1999, but reunited for a tour of the USA and UK in 2007, the reunion being so succe...

Low Rider by War
War Low Rider
War was an American funk band from California, who were best known for their hit songs "Low Rider" and "Why Can't We Be Friends?". The band were formed in 1969. and War was the first and most successful musical crossover, their music fusing elements of rock, funk, jazz, Latin music, R&B, and even reggae. The band also crossed racial and cultural barriers with a multi-ethnic line-up. The band's diverse musical influences and laid back style have helped retain their popularity, leading to sal...