December 24, 2014 2014 Top 20 Singles 1 Comment 2014elly jacksonkiss and not tellla rouxmercury prizeradio 1trouble in paradise
[3] La Roux, 'Kiss And Not Tell'
It's only right and proper that Elly Jackson notched up all those No.1 singles in 2014 (and that platinum Mercury-winning album, of course), because she wrote five to six of the best pop songs of the year, and naturally chart triumphs ensue. She couldn't have done all that without support from Radio 1, so it's fortunate the Nation's Favourite was in her corner. And why wouldn't it be? Trouble In Paradise spoke to its core remit.
Hang on, what did you just say?
"I know it and I love it," says Junior 3, who's gained that knowledge from her old man playing the album on repeat because IT'S NOT AS IF ANYONE ELSE DID, is it? "Fun!" says Junior. She and Junior 2 know all the words because obviously you couldn't move for La Roux on the airwaves this year etc etc.
February 20, 2006 October 20, 2008 1984 Top 20 Singles Leave a comment 1984bo kirkland and ruth davisfrankie goes to hollywoodhemel hempsteadmusicradio 1relaxyou're gonna get next to me
[4] Frankie Goes To Hollywood, 'Relax'
Junior passed the time walking up and down her mum's belly. Just checking for siblings.
My claim to credibility is that I bought this before Radio 1 banned it, back when even my mum liked it. She claimed that she didn't when it was dogged by notoriety, but children don't forget these things. I'd bought my first record player for £10 from a guy in Hemel Hempstead – actually, my dad paid and it was only £9.50 but, inexplicably, he let the seller keep the change. I was aghast. 50p was a fortune. To get to the point, it was one of those record players on which you could flick a switch and it would keep playing the record on the turntable over and over again until you took the arm off.
The day I bought 'Relax', I played it 11 times in a row.
Junior probably won't want her dad to go out and buy a rickety turntable with a free 7" single (Bo Kirkland & Ruth Davis, 'You're Gonna Get Next To Me') thrown in. She'll just want that chip in her right earlobe upgraded.