Prefab Sprout

I remember 'hot dog jumpin frog aaaaalbeeeerqurque' and they did another one after that which was good.Not a huge fan but I liked hose songs.

So I wasn't dreaming it after all

Just kidding - thanks Material Girl, the song you're referring to is "The King of Rock and Roll" (hey I never even had to look it up!). Yep, it's a good one, nice and up tempo. I admit as big a fan as I am there are some songs that don't do it for me. But that one I like for sure.

Ah, the king of rock and roll, thats the one.
It was a big hit over here in the late 80's.
La la la lala lala la la la lala ALLberQurqie(the king of rock and roll)lalalalala......

loved the album "two wheels good", i actually owned it when it was called "steve mcqueen", before a cease and desist made them change the name

Faron Young

Antiques !
Every other sentiments an antique
As obsolete as warships in the baltic
I'm driving on a straight road it never alters
And the radio serenades but doesn't falter

You offer infrared instead of sun
You offer paper spoons and bubble gum
Late sky

Like an all night radio station
Without morning
Like stumbling on pearl harbour
Without warning

You offer infrared instead of sun
You offer bubble gum
You give me faron young four in the morning
You give me faron young four in the morning

Every mother's son's romantic
Every mother's son's frantic !

The sunset makes a fence out of the forest
But here I am with head inside the bonnet
I've lost just what it takes to be honest

You offer infrared instead of sun
You offer bubble gum
You give me faron young four in the morning
You give me faron young four in the morning

Forgive me faron young four in the morning
Forgive me faron young four in the morning

I always found "Faron Young" hard to listen to but then after a few times playing it and putting in context it worked. I'm not sure but I don't think it would have been a success.

I like "Faron Young", "Johnny Johnny" [originally titled "Goodbye Lucille" I think], "Cars and girls" [the follow up to "King of Rock n roll" in Britain at least], and "When love breaks down" which was a number one over here.

You might know that Paddy had a serious eye disease and while he was being treated for it he made an album called "Trawling the Megahertz". I've only heard on track from it (the title track) but it was intriguing.