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<blockquote data-quote="Ome" data-source="post: 267822" data-attributes="member: 2"><p><span style="font-size: 26px"><strong><span style="color: rgb(44, 130, 201)">1993 </span></strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 22px"><strong>Young at Heart - The Bluebells</strong></span></p><p></p><p>[MEDIA=youtube]e7n53nIBb3g[/MEDIA]</p><p></p><p>"Young at Heart" is a pop song first recorded in the 1980s by the British female singing trio Bananarama and appeared on their debut album Deep Sea Skiving in 1983. The song was later recorded by Scottish pop group the Bluebells, whose version peaked at the top of the UK Singles Chart after a re-release in 1993.</p><p></p><p>Bananarama's version of the song is credited to Sara Dallin, Siobhan Fahey and Keren Woodward of Bananarama, and Robert Hodgens of the Bluebells, Fahey's then-boyfriend.</p><p></p><p>The song was reworked in 1984 by the Bluebells, a version originally credited to Hodgens and Fahey upon its re-release in 1993. In 2002, the session musician Bobby Valentino, who performed the violin solo on the Bluebells' version of "Young at Heart", won the right to be recognised as co-author of the song after taking legal action.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>The Bluebells' version of the song was a UK top-ten chart success on two occasions, first reaching number eight on the UK Singles Chart during its original release in 1984. Almost a decade later, after the Bluebells had disbanded, the song was re-released as a single in 1993 after being featured in a TV advert on British television for the Volkswagen Golf. It became a number-one hit for four weeks, leading to the band reforming temporarily to perform the song on BBC Television's Top of the Pops, on which they commented on the unexpected re-release by parodying various other famous acts of the time such as Shabba Ranks and 2 Unlimited.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><strong><span style="color: rgb(44, 130, 201)"><span style="font-size: 26px">1993 </span></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 22px">Relight My Fire - Take That Ft. Lulu</span></strong></p><p></p><p>[MEDIA=youtube]40Od45DjCA4[/MEDIA]</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>"Relight My Fire" is a popular disco song which was written and released by Dan Hartman in 1979, when it topped the US dance music charts for six weeks. It was also performed by Costa Anadiotis' band Café Society in 1984 and British boy band Take That (with Lulu in a featured role) in 1993, 5 months before Hartman died.</p><p></p><p>"Relight My Fire" was covered in 1993 by English boy band Take That and featured guest vocals from Lulu, reprising the Holloway role. The second of the band's twelve number-one hits, it topped the UK Singles Chart for two weeks in October 1993. It was the first UK number-one single for Lulu and at the time broke the record between an act's chart debut and their reaching number one on the UK Singles Chart, happening 29 years 148 days after her debut with "Shout" in 1964.</p><p></p><p>The band performed Dan Hartman's "Vertigo/Relight My Fire" version as the intro and opening number of their Nobody Else Tour (featuring Juliet Roberts in the female vocal role).</p><p></p><p>In 1999, Love to Infinity remixed Take That's cover and issued it on a "12" vinyl" pressing "3.0 Hitmixes". In 2005, the track was remixed for their reunion compilation, known as the 'Element Remix'. However, only a 3 track CD single featuring the new remix was issued to DJs while the commercial CD single pressing was withdrawn.</p><p></p><p>The band appeared on Mooi! Weer de Leeuw in the Netherlands on March 14, 2009 to perform "The Garden". They also ended up performing "Back For Good" and "Relight My Fire" due to popular demand from the host and audience the next day.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ome, post: 267822, member: 2"] [SIZE=7][B][COLOR=rgb(44, 130, 201)]1993 [/COLOR][/B][/SIZE] [SIZE=6][B]Young at Heart - The Bluebells[/B][/SIZE] [MEDIA=youtube]e7n53nIBb3g[/MEDIA] "Young at Heart" is a pop song first recorded in the 1980s by the British female singing trio Bananarama and appeared on their debut album Deep Sea Skiving in 1983. The song was later recorded by Scottish pop group the Bluebells, whose version peaked at the top of the UK Singles Chart after a re-release in 1993. Bananarama's version of the song is credited to Sara Dallin, Siobhan Fahey and Keren Woodward of Bananarama, and Robert Hodgens of the Bluebells, Fahey's then-boyfriend. The song was reworked in 1984 by the Bluebells, a version originally credited to Hodgens and Fahey upon its re-release in 1993. In 2002, the session musician Bobby Valentino, who performed the violin solo on the Bluebells' version of "Young at Heart", won the right to be recognised as co-author of the song after taking legal action. The Bluebells' version of the song was a UK top-ten chart success on two occasions, first reaching number eight on the UK Singles Chart during its original release in 1984. Almost a decade later, after the Bluebells had disbanded, the song was re-released as a single in 1993 after being featured in a TV advert on British television for the Volkswagen Golf. It became a number-one hit for four weeks, leading to the band reforming temporarily to perform the song on BBC Television's Top of the Pops, on which they commented on the unexpected re-release by parodying various other famous acts of the time such as Shabba Ranks and 2 Unlimited. [B][COLOR=rgb(44, 130, 201)][SIZE=7]1993 [/SIZE][/COLOR] [SIZE=6]Relight My Fire - Take That Ft. Lulu[/SIZE][/B] [MEDIA=youtube]40Od45DjCA4[/MEDIA] "Relight My Fire" is a popular disco song which was written and released by Dan Hartman in 1979, when it topped the US dance music charts for six weeks. It was also performed by Costa Anadiotis' band Café Society in 1984 and British boy band Take That (with Lulu in a featured role) in 1993, 5 months before Hartman died. "Relight My Fire" was covered in 1993 by English boy band Take That and featured guest vocals from Lulu, reprising the Holloway role. The second of the band's twelve number-one hits, it topped the UK Singles Chart for two weeks in October 1993. It was the first UK number-one single for Lulu and at the time broke the record between an act's chart debut and their reaching number one on the UK Singles Chart, happening 29 years 148 days after her debut with "Shout" in 1964. The band performed Dan Hartman's "Vertigo/Relight My Fire" version as the intro and opening number of their Nobody Else Tour (featuring Juliet Roberts in the female vocal role). In 1999, Love to Infinity remixed Take That's cover and issued it on a "12" vinyl" pressing "3.0 Hitmixes". In 2005, the track was remixed for their reunion compilation, known as the 'Element Remix'. However, only a 3 track CD single featuring the new remix was issued to DJs while the commercial CD single pressing was withdrawn. The band appeared on Mooi! Weer de Leeuw in the Netherlands on March 14, 2009 to perform "The Garden". They also ended up performing "Back For Good" and "Relight My Fire" due to popular demand from the host and audience the next day. [/QUOTE]
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