Passionoia

Sugar Me

2006-03-11T17:04:00.000Z

Well with Eurovision fever upon us, it's time to remember some past entrants and where better to start than with glam era babe Lynsey De Paul who came second with "Rock Bottom" in the seventies. Though I'm not posting that particular track because...well her other stuff was better and I thought I'd start with her first single, the briliant "Sugar Me".

Lynsey De Paul - Sugar Me

'You don't understand I'm all that bling bling'

2006-02-16T23:05:00.000Z

Quite possibly the best worst lyric ever.

And after reading on the Popjustice message boards that NG3 are still going and gonna release this year I thought we should be reminded of the nasty girls of Euro pop.

PS. See you in another 4/5 months (no, honestly I'll try and post more regular than that)

NG3 - Tell Me

Great Cover Alert!

2005-09-22T22:50:00.000Z

It's an oldie and (quite tragically) no-one probably remembers it and I don't even have a picture of the group but who cares!! It's probably the greatest cover of the camp classic ever.

West End - It's Raining Men

21st Century Wilde

2005-08-31T21:27:00.000Z

It's Roxanne!!!

Roxanne Wilde - Limbo

Obscurity!

2005-07-27T20:42:00.000Z

A vicious thing. Par example this song, taken from the soundtrack of the excellent Stuntman, a classic (Oscar nominated no less) film that has since been forgotton by most as the sands of time pass by. Sung by Dusty Sprinfield, who at the time had herself faded into the background.

...Anyway it's great and no-one knows...probably!

Dusty Springfield - Bits and Pieces

20th Century Icon.

2005-07-26T22:55:00.000Z

Yes The Fox

S-S-S-S-Samantha Fox.

(Also, someone tell Jentina to cover this, it could save her career...well you never know!)

Samantha Fox - Hurt Me, Hurt Me (But the Pants Stay On)

French Affair

2005-06-18T02:03:00.000Z

To be honest I can't ever really remember them but for some reason I have their album though I'm not exactly sure where I got it from (I think I borrowed it from someone and never gave it back). The song I'm posting however isn't from it but I think was the first single off their second album which I don't think ever got released.

It's ace

French Affair - Comme Ci Comme Ca

Sertab!

2005-05-08T22:37:00.000Z

I'm too tired to write anything of any interest (like I ever do anyway). She won Eurovision a few years ago but we all knew that anyway.

Here's one of her pre-Eurovision tracks.

Sertab - Utanma

They Do It....

2005-05-02T00:06:00.000Z

...and they do it well.

Vacuum were Alexander Bard's post Army Of Lovers, pre Alcazar and BWO (with a return to the Army for a time) but I'm not gonna go into their history now, if you do wanna know more check vacuum-music.com. I'll just say after problems with the second album (released in three various form, none being the definate, intended version), the record company troubles and two members leaving (both now in BWO) the group as they are now is frontman Mattias Lindblom and behind the scenes writer/producer Andres Wollbeck and last year they finally released their third album (as well as finding time to write and produce for Rachel Stevens) and bloody brilliant it is too. Here's an example of it's aceness...

Vacuum ft K- They Do It

OH MY GOD!!!!

2005-04-11T22:44:00.000Z

For ages now I've been hearing about this song from some Dutch (I think?) girl called Elize and had plenty of opportunity to download it (it was posted up on Poptastic not so long back) but for one reason or another never actually did.

Until now!

What was I thinking? Why did I wait so long? It's pure pop aceness...WOW!

Elize - Automatic

Girls and Guitars...

2005-04-10T12:37:00.000Z

....rock!!!

Especially eastern European girls called who probably can't play them. And to make up for the time I've been gone here two examples of power pop from the Estonian babes who call themselves Vanilla Ninja, the first "Cool Vibes" being their latest single and the Swiss entry for Eurovision and the second, the bombastic "Liar"from their previous album.

Vanilla Ninja - Cool Vibes

Vanilla Ninja - Liar

Here I go out to sea again....

2005-04-04T21:27:00.000Z

Well it's been a long time but here I am!

And to mark the occasion I thought I'd give you the song that spurred my return. Over on the popjustice boards, there has been discussion of Tina Cousins apparent return with a dance version of Blacks "Wonderful Life". This was a track she recorded with The Ordinary People a few years back which was shelved (I think?!) but it seems it's now getting a release (in Australia at least). Not sure whether the new version will be any different or not but in my opinion it's fine how it is, hear for yourself...

Ordinary People ft Tina Cousins - Wonderful Life

Touch My Fire

2005-02-09T19:38:00.000Z

Euro-tastic!

Javine - Touch My Fire (low quality)

Backing Singers Are People Too.

2005-02-08T23:23:00.000Z

Donna DeLory and Niki Harris are probably the most famous backing singers in pop and probably a damn site more well known and (as many a Madonna fan would argue) boasting more charisma than many of your lesser popstars. For example when it was discovered that Niki wasn't doing the Re-invention tour some people reacted as if the world had ended. But this post is about Donna who herself has released a few albums in her time, her biggest hit being the song I'm posting today. It was penned by Madonna and Pat Leornard with Madge on backing vocals and kinda sounds like the missing link between Madonna and Cyndi Lauper.

Donna DeLory - Just A Dream

How 3D shouda sounded.

2005-02-05T17:26:00.000Z

While being far from bad 3D just sounded awfully like TLC who before had always been ahead of the pack had been caught up and somewhat left behind (though obviously and tragically they did have their fair share of problems during the making of it).

However Richard X stepped in and did this fab remix but was it a good or bad thing? Good in the way it's as ace as ace can be but bad in the way it left you wishing this is how the album coulda and shoulda been.>

TLC - Hands Up (Richard X Mix)

Tricks Of The Trade: Number 1.

2005-01-26T20:49:00.000Z

A few of lines of French in your song and you're on to a winner.

Dot Allison - Mo' Pop

Whips and 'Bang, Bang'!

2005-01-22T14:48:00.000Z

No it's not one of her early movies but all aspects which feature in and go towards making this track great!

Traci Lords - Outlaw Lover

Is this woman to blame?

2005-01-22T13:35:00.000Z

For this current inundation of rock/pop teen babes?

Though I suppose people would argue there were others before her Liz Phair is often credited as being the forefather of this current syle of chick rock and since her came the likes of Alanis and then the likes of Avril.

Why Can't I is a track off her post Avril album when she herself decided to work with the Matrix (to many cries of 'sell out' from the prententious corner of music freaks) and the result is a song that sounds like something from Hilary Duff's older, more worldly and ruder sister (no, not Haylie).

Liz Phair - Why Can't I?

Shake, Shake, Shake, Amour!

2004-12-31T15:17:00.000Z

Well I've been away for a while (well not strictly away, just lazy) but I'm back for a while and bring with me something for all you Army Of Lovers fans. We all know what's happened to Alexender (currently creating more pop fabulousness with BWO) but what about the other members? Well today I'm focusing Michaela Dornonville De La Cour, she's the blonde one who came on board when La Camilla left and the quit as Camilla returned and in typical 'popstar quits group' fashion she embarked on her on solo career. Her first single Rumours and Lies unfortunately never even got to release stage (does anybody out there have it?) however she was a bit more successful with SOS (no, not an ABBA cover)...

...well at least it got a release.

Oh and there was all that affair with Emma Thompson business aswell!

Michaela De La Cour - SOS
(Sorry it's only 96Kb/s)

Yes I Do!

2004-12-15T21:41:00.000Z

It's true love (well if the boys thing falls through).

PS it's runs at OPSL (Optimum pop song length). Exactly 3 minutes and 30 seconds.

Hilary Duff - Do You Want Me

Sitting through movie credits isn't sad!

2004-12-13T20:40:00.000Z

The music played over them RULES! I discovered many a gem during my days as lowly cinema worker.

Alisha's Attic - He's A Rebel

The demand was overwhelming.

2004-12-13T20:16:00.000Z

Well you asked for it...

More Therese!

Therese - Dubby

Am I a page in your history?

2004-12-12T15:15:00.000Z

Probably not.

Lost now in the sands of time but Vengaboy Denise (not the main girl. the other one) did go on to have a solo career, a short one but one nonetheless. And her cover of the Paula classic is, quite remarkably, not that bad.

Denise - Straight Up

You Lied!

2004-12-10T19:03:00.000Z

This isn't the bright rosy world you promised Debbie. The future isn't electric, it's jazz-lite. What happened?

Debbie Gibson - Electric Youth

'I'm just a love machine...'

2004-12-10T17:19:00.000Z

And Russia's greatest no less.

A history lesson, handclaps and an intro before the intro, what more could you want?

Boney M - Rasputin

See! There was a point to Donna Air.

2004-12-09T18:36:00.000Z

...but my heart belonged to Jayni.

Crush - Jellyhead

The Nation Is Gripped!

2004-12-08T19:46:00.000Z

BY THERESE FEVER....

No?

Ok well there was a topic about her over on Popjustice. And if "Time" and the tracks she did with Stonebridge aren't justification enough for us to take her to our hearts then this should tip the balance and we should all worship at her temple. It's from the gem of her album "Acapulco" (which was only released in the far corners of Moldavia or somewhere) and it's an electro/disco/dance epic. It has it all, it's like Dead and Alive mixed with I Feel Love mixed with Le Freak and a little dash of Dannii.... It's like Light Years mixed with Fever mixed with Body Language....

Well what ever it is, it's ace!

Therese - I Need Somebody

Electro-Spite

2004-12-08T18:49:00.000Z

For those of you wondering where I got the title for my blog then I ripped it off from the title of master of spite Luke Haine's pop project Black Box Recorder's third album. Why? For no other reason than I liked it.

So I thought it only fitting for my first song to come off said album (and no doubt you might be hearing more from it later). And I might as well start you off with quite possibly the greatest first two lines in song ever.

Black Box Recorder - GSOH Q.E.D

I always jump on these bandwagons late....

2004-12-08T18:27:00.000Z

...but arrogance finally got the better of me and I've decided to create my own 'everyone should listen to what I like' pop blogs.

So enjoy, and if you don't I'll just pretend I don't care.