2NG's retro chart today is 1979, so I'll take a pass on whatever Renee's offering us.
tuned in early -- just in time for "Where Do You Go To My Lovely" -- *swoon*!
OMFG: Rachel Sweet's delicious cover of "B-A-B-Y" was at #38 that week. Fab. Yoo. Luss.
WTF: Barry M's "Could It Be Magic" very belatedly hits the UK chart.
WTF2: The Shadows doing an instrumental version of "Don't Cry For Me Argentina"?? Oh those wacky Brits.
instrumentals rule: Theme from Superman: The Movie.
Anne Murray with the baker's love song, "You Kneeded Me"
Shalimar take it to da bank, yo.
Sally Oldfield (Mike's sister!) with "Mirrors". NTM and rather Kate Bush-y
also NTM: forgotten UK disco, Mankind doing a dance version of the theme from Doctor Who (!)
oy: one of those awful retro-'50s things the Brits were so fond of back then, a remake of "Rama-lama-ding-dong"
Oh my: Barry White's sublime cover of "Just the Way You Are"; followed by Leo Sayer doing Buddy Holly's "Raining in My Heart"
dat's whut AHM talkin' 'bout: "One Nation Under a Groove", y'all.
wow: Hot Chocolate's "I'll Put You Together Again" -- amazing this did nothing in the US. Some boyband should cover it. Seriously.
AAAACK: Xmas leftovers... Boney M "Mary's Boy Child".
EJ's gorgeous piano instrumental "Song For Guy" -- another huge UK hit that did nothing over here.
#2: Mr Dury gets out his rhythm stick, nudgenudge winkwink.
