Alan G
@thesametimelord.bsky.social
70 Gay from Bury Manchester UK.
Likes: SciFi. TV satire, Music 1950s-2000s, travel and photography, sitting near the shore listening to the sea.
Likes: SciFi. TV satire, Music 1950s-2000s, travel and photography, sitting near the shore listening to the sea.
The Temptations - Papa Was A Rolling Stone
YouTube video by Michael Thomas
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September 3, 2026 at 9:27 AM
This week's #Forgotten70s a record that was a UK hit and has been forgotten over the passage of time.
If you like the 1986 Amazulu hit Too Good To Be Forgotten, maybe you forgot the original from 1974. The Chi-Lites too their original to UK No 10 without ever being a hit in their native US.
If you like the 1986 Amazulu hit Too Good To Be Forgotten, maybe you forgot the original from 1974. The Chi-Lites too their original to UK No 10 without ever being a hit in their native US.
The Chi Lites Too Good To Be Forgotten
YouTube video by Brian MusicVision
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August 28, 2026 at 3:01 PM
This week's #Forgotten70s a record that was a UK hit and has been forgotten over the passage of time.
If you like the 1986 Amazulu hit Too Good To Be Forgotten, maybe you forgot the original from 1974. The Chi-Lites too their original to UK No 10 without ever being a hit in their native US.
If you like the 1986 Amazulu hit Too Good To Be Forgotten, maybe you forgot the original from 1974. The Chi-Lites too their original to UK No 10 without ever being a hit in their native US.
This week's #OneThatGotAway a record that was not a UK hit and should have been....
Dutch rockers Kayak showing in 1973 that Queen were not the only band fusing rock music with outside influences e.g. a barrel organ.
A Dutch No 17 single that was not successful outside their native Holland.
Dutch rockers Kayak showing in 1973 that Queen were not the only band fusing rock music with outside influences e.g. a barrel organ.
A Dutch No 17 single that was not successful outside their native Holland.
Kayak - Mammoth (1973) BEST SOUND
YouTube video by ronderw
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August 25, 2026 at 6:20 PM
This week's #OneThatGotAway a record that was not a UK hit and should have been....
Dutch rockers Kayak showing in 1973 that Queen were not the only band fusing rock music with outside influences e.g. a barrel organ.
A Dutch No 17 single that was not successful outside their native Holland.
Dutch rockers Kayak showing in 1973 that Queen were not the only band fusing rock music with outside influences e.g. a barrel organ.
A Dutch No 17 single that was not successful outside their native Holland.
#Forgotten70s time again.
Procol Harum burst onto the music scene in 1967 with A Whiter Shade of Pale and Homburg.
The Top 20 eluded them after that and I thought the 1974 single Nothing but the Truth would be a comeback.
It wasn't.
They did get their comeback one year later with Pandora's Box
Procol Harum burst onto the music scene in 1967 with A Whiter Shade of Pale and Homburg.
The Top 20 eluded them after that and I thought the 1974 single Nothing but the Truth would be a comeback.
It wasn't.
They did get their comeback one year later with Pandora's Box
Procol Harum - Pandora's Box (1975)
YouTube video by Musiikki TV
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August 25, 2026 at 2:37 PM
#Forgotten70s time again.
Procol Harum burst onto the music scene in 1967 with A Whiter Shade of Pale and Homburg.
The Top 20 eluded them after that and I thought the 1974 single Nothing but the Truth would be a comeback.
It wasn't.
They did get their comeback one year later with Pandora's Box
Procol Harum burst onto the music scene in 1967 with A Whiter Shade of Pale and Homburg.
The Top 20 eluded them after that and I thought the 1974 single Nothing but the Truth would be a comeback.
It wasn't.
They did get their comeback one year later with Pandora's Box
A new category to shine a spotlight on great oldies now often overlooked!
This week's #Forgotten70s a record that was a UK hit and has been forgotten over the passage of time.
Roll Away The Stone by Mott the Hoople reached UK No 8 in 1973, with Ian Hunter on vocal and Mick Ralphs on lead guitar
This week's #Forgotten70s a record that was a UK hit and has been forgotten over the passage of time.
Roll Away The Stone by Mott the Hoople reached UK No 8 in 1973, with Ian Hunter on vocal and Mick Ralphs on lead guitar
Roll Away the Stone - Mott the Hoople
YouTube video by wearyoldman
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August 10, 2026 at 3:28 PM
A new category to shine a spotlight on great oldies now often overlooked!
This week's #Forgotten70s a record that was a UK hit and has been forgotten over the passage of time.
Roll Away The Stone by Mott the Hoople reached UK No 8 in 1973, with Ian Hunter on vocal and Mick Ralphs on lead guitar
This week's #Forgotten70s a record that was a UK hit and has been forgotten over the passage of time.
Roll Away The Stone by Mott the Hoople reached UK No 8 in 1973, with Ian Hunter on vocal and Mick Ralphs on lead guitar
This week's #OneThatGotAway a record that was not a UK hit and should have been....
From 1968, Deep Purple's first single Hush, a US No 4 and a UK non-hit.
From 1968, Deep Purple's first single Hush, a US No 4 and a UK non-hit.
Deep Purple - Hush
YouTube video by Timaeus1
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August 8, 2026 at 4:33 PM
This week's #OneThatGotAway a record that was not a UK hit and should have been....
From 1968, Deep Purple's first single Hush, a US No 4 and a UK non-hit.
From 1968, Deep Purple's first single Hush, a US No 4 and a UK non-hit.
This week's #OneThatGotAway a record that was not a UK hit and should have been....
Those "Radar Love" rockers Golden Earring this time from 1982 - a US No 10 that was not a hit in the UK.
Those "Radar Love" rockers Golden Earring this time from 1982 - a US No 10 that was not a hit in the UK.
Golden Earring - Twilight Zone (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by Golden Earring
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August 3, 2026 at 6:17 PM
This week's #OneThatGotAway a record that was not a UK hit and should have been....
Those "Radar Love" rockers Golden Earring this time from 1982 - a US No 10 that was not a hit in the UK.
Those "Radar Love" rockers Golden Earring this time from 1982 - a US No 10 that was not a hit in the UK.
This week's #OneThatGotAway a record that was not a UK hit and should have been....
From a career that gave us many gems that failed to chart, Sutherland Brothers Band from 1972 - The Pie
From a career that gave us many gems that failed to chart, Sutherland Brothers Band from 1972 - The Pie
The Pie (1972) - The Sutherland brothers
YouTube video by sunsets1977
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July 26, 2026 at 5:12 PM
This week's #OneThatGotAway a record that was not a UK hit and should have been....
From a career that gave us many gems that failed to chart, Sutherland Brothers Band from 1972 - The Pie
From a career that gave us many gems that failed to chart, Sutherland Brothers Band from 1972 - The Pie
This week's #OneThatGotAway a record that was not a UK hit and should have been....
1976 was the year for this US No 9 hit by Heart, their first hit single Magic Man.
Despite a string of hits in the US they had to wait till 1985 for their first UK hit What About Love.
1976 was the year for this US No 9 hit by Heart, their first hit single Magic Man.
Despite a string of hits in the US they had to wait till 1985 for their first UK hit What About Love.
Heart - Magic Man (1976) Full HD HQ audio and video
YouTube video by Music Cuts
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July 18, 2026 at 1:31 PM
This week's #OneThatGotAway a record that was not a UK hit and should have been....
1976 was the year for this US No 9 hit by Heart, their first hit single Magic Man.
Despite a string of hits in the US they had to wait till 1985 for their first UK hit What About Love.
1976 was the year for this US No 9 hit by Heart, their first hit single Magic Man.
Despite a string of hits in the US they had to wait till 1985 for their first UK hit What About Love.
This week's #OneThatGotAway a record that was not a UK hit and should have been....
1984 was the year for this non-hit from Fiat Lux, Blue Emotion.
The group from Wakefield Yorkshire, with vocals by Steve Wright whose voice made me think it was the Human League's Phil Oakey when I first heard it.
1984 was the year for this non-hit from Fiat Lux, Blue Emotion.
The group from Wakefield Yorkshire, with vocals by Steve Wright whose voice made me think it was the Human League's Phil Oakey when I first heard it.
Fiat Lux - Blue Emotion
YouTube video by FiatLuxVEVO
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July 12, 2026 at 2:52 PM
This week's #OneThatGotAway a record that was not a UK hit and should have been....
1984 was the year for this non-hit from Fiat Lux, Blue Emotion.
The group from Wakefield Yorkshire, with vocals by Steve Wright whose voice made me think it was the Human League's Phil Oakey when I first heard it.
1984 was the year for this non-hit from Fiat Lux, Blue Emotion.
The group from Wakefield Yorkshire, with vocals by Steve Wright whose voice made me think it was the Human League's Phil Oakey when I first heard it.
This week's #OneThatGotAway a record that was not a UK hit and should have been....
1972 and Steely Dan's second single Reelin' in The Years - US No 11, UK non hit.
1972 and Steely Dan's second single Reelin' in The Years - US No 11, UK non hit.
Steely Dan - Reelin' in the Years
YouTube video by Dixie Blue
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July 5, 2026 at 5:10 PM
This week's #OneThatGotAway a record that was not a UK hit and should have been....
1972 and Steely Dan's second single Reelin' in The Years - US No 11, UK non hit.
1972 and Steely Dan's second single Reelin' in The Years - US No 11, UK non hit.
The last day of June.....
...and the song whose lyric mentions it.
...and the song whose lyric mentions it.
Bobby Goldsboro - Summer (The First Time)
YouTube video by TOP 40 1973
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June 30, 2026 at 10:57 PM
The last day of June.....
...and the song whose lyric mentions it.
...and the song whose lyric mentions it.
This week's #OneThatGotAway a record that was not a UK hit and should have been....
1969 saw the release of this great single by Elton John, before his chart breakout came in 1970 with his eighth single Your Song.
Lady Samantha, laden with atmosphere and the blistering guitar work of Caleb Quaye
1969 saw the release of this great single by Elton John, before his chart breakout came in 1970 with his eighth single Your Song.
Lady Samantha, laden with atmosphere and the blistering guitar work of Caleb Quaye
Lady Samantha
YouTube video by Reg Dwight
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June 26, 2026 at 9:00 PM
This week's #OneThatGotAway a record that was not a UK hit and should have been....
1969 saw the release of this great single by Elton John, before his chart breakout came in 1970 with his eighth single Your Song.
Lady Samantha, laden with atmosphere and the blistering guitar work of Caleb Quaye
1969 saw the release of this great single by Elton John, before his chart breakout came in 1970 with his eighth single Your Song.
Lady Samantha, laden with atmosphere and the blistering guitar work of Caleb Quaye
Yippee!!! Back after an extended hiatus while I catch up with my life...
This week's splendid UK No 2 that missed the top spot it richly deserved....
Jesamine by The Casuals - UK No 2 in 1968, being almost a one hit wonder: the follow up Toy reached No 30.
The group won Opportunity Knocks in 1965
This week's splendid UK No 2 that missed the top spot it richly deserved....
Jesamine by The Casuals - UK No 2 in 1968, being almost a one hit wonder: the follow up Toy reached No 30.
The group won Opportunity Knocks in 1965
Jesamine - The Casuals (1968) New Stereo Recording By EVB (SHQ)
YouTube video by Square Disc
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June 26, 2026 at 8:51 PM
Yippee!!! Back after an extended hiatus while I catch up with my life...
This week's splendid UK No 2 that missed the top spot it richly deserved....
Jesamine by The Casuals - UK No 2 in 1968, being almost a one hit wonder: the follow up Toy reached No 30.
The group won Opportunity Knocks in 1965
This week's splendid UK No 2 that missed the top spot it richly deserved....
Jesamine by The Casuals - UK No 2 in 1968, being almost a one hit wonder: the follow up Toy reached No 30.
The group won Opportunity Knocks in 1965
This week's #OneThatGotAway a record that was not a UK hit and should have been...
All the way to US No 1 in 1972 without ever being a chart hit in the UK. Songwriter Elliot Lurie on vocals - amazing voice.
All the way to US No 1 in 1972 without ever being a chart hit in the UK. Songwriter Elliot Lurie on vocals - amazing voice.
Looking Glass - Brandy (You're a Fine Girl) (Official Video)
YouTube video by HQVideoClassics
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June 21, 2026 at 6:24 PM
This week's #OneThatGotAway a record that was not a UK hit and should have been...
All the way to US No 1 in 1972 without ever being a chart hit in the UK. Songwriter Elliot Lurie on vocals - amazing voice.
All the way to US No 1 in 1972 without ever being a chart hit in the UK. Songwriter Elliot Lurie on vocals - amazing voice.
This week's #OneThatGotAway a record that was not a UK hit and should have been....
Gallagher and Lyle gave us two great UK No 6 hits in 1976 with I Wanna Stay With You and Heart on my Sleeve.
This 1977 single Runaway was not a hit sadly.
Gallagher and Lyle gave us two great UK No 6 hits in 1976 with I Wanna Stay With You and Heart on my Sleeve.
This 1977 single Runaway was not a hit sadly.
The Runaway
YouTube video by Gallagher And Lyle - Topic
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June 14, 2026 at 1:28 PM
This week's #OneThatGotAway a record that was not a UK hit and should have been....
Gallagher and Lyle gave us two great UK No 6 hits in 1976 with I Wanna Stay With You and Heart on my Sleeve.
This 1977 single Runaway was not a hit sadly.
Gallagher and Lyle gave us two great UK No 6 hits in 1976 with I Wanna Stay With You and Heart on my Sleeve.
This 1977 single Runaway was not a hit sadly.
This week's #OneThatGotAway a record that was not a UK hit and should have been....
A 1974 posthumous release of Jim Croce's I'll Have To Say I Love You In A Song. Top 10 in the US but not a hit in the UK, and neither were any of his other singles.
Great singer songwriter - very underrated.
A 1974 posthumous release of Jim Croce's I'll Have To Say I Love You In A Song. Top 10 in the US but not a hit in the UK, and neither were any of his other singles.
Great singer songwriter - very underrated.
I’ll Have to Say I Love You in a Song
YouTube video by Jim Croce - Topic
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June 7, 2026 at 10:59 AM
This week's #OneThatGotAway a record that was not a UK hit and should have been....
A 1974 posthumous release of Jim Croce's I'll Have To Say I Love You In A Song. Top 10 in the US but not a hit in the UK, and neither were any of his other singles.
Great singer songwriter - very underrated.
A 1974 posthumous release of Jim Croce's I'll Have To Say I Love You In A Song. Top 10 in the US but not a hit in the UK, and neither were any of his other singles.
Great singer songwriter - very underrated.
Ah, the 6th of June - looks like we got ourselves a Convoy!
C.W. McCall - Convoy
YouTube video by Alamo YTC Germany
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June 6, 2026 at 12:19 AM
Ah, the 6th of June - looks like we got ourselves a Convoy!
Coming within the hour here in the UK is the 3rd of June.
Let's welcome it in with this - this song mentions this date in its lyrics, Ode to Billie Joe by Bobby Gentry. UK No 13/US and Canadian No 1 1967
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NsGZ...
Let's welcome it in with this - this song mentions this date in its lyrics, Ode to Billie Joe by Bobby Gentry. UK No 13/US and Canadian No 1 1967
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NsGZ...
Bobby Gentry - Ode to Billie Joe
YouTube video by Country At Its Finest
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June 2, 2026 at 10:20 PM
Coming within the hour here in the UK is the 3rd of June.
Let's welcome it in with this - this song mentions this date in its lyrics, Ode to Billie Joe by Bobby Gentry. UK No 13/US and Canadian No 1 1967
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NsGZ...
Let's welcome it in with this - this song mentions this date in its lyrics, Ode to Billie Joe by Bobby Gentry. UK No 13/US and Canadian No 1 1967
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NsGZ...
Welcome back after my 3 week holiday in Scotland.
Definitely not on my bingo card for 2026 was to hear a gibberish song by an Italian guy recorded in 1972 pop up on Easyjet's Orange Sale ad on tv.
Prisencolinensinainciusol by Adriano Celentano. His career spans from 1957 - he is now 88.
Definitely not on my bingo card for 2026 was to hear a gibberish song by an Italian guy recorded in 1972 pop up on Easyjet's Orange Sale ad on tv.
Prisencolinensinainciusol by Adriano Celentano. His career spans from 1957 - he is now 88.
Adriano Celentano - Prisencolinensinainciusol (1973)
YouTube video by Nostalgies 60'-70'-80'
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May 23, 2026 at 6:01 PM
Welcome back after my 3 week holiday in Scotland.
Definitely not on my bingo card for 2026 was to hear a gibberish song by an Italian guy recorded in 1972 pop up on Easyjet's Orange Sale ad on tv.
Prisencolinensinainciusol by Adriano Celentano. His career spans from 1957 - he is now 88.
Definitely not on my bingo card for 2026 was to hear a gibberish song by an Italian guy recorded in 1972 pop up on Easyjet's Orange Sale ad on tv.
Prisencolinensinainciusol by Adriano Celentano. His career spans from 1957 - he is now 88.
Just a heads up that I start a 3 week holiday in Scotland today.
Won't be posting on here till I am back home 😇
Won't be posting on here till I am back home 😇
May 1, 2026 at 7:36 PM
Just a heads up that I start a 3 week holiday in Scotland today.
Won't be posting on here till I am back home 😇
Won't be posting on here till I am back home 😇
#EarWorm
A song from 1966 that appeared on my homepage on YouTube last week.
It's been in my brain since then - Lou Christie's 1966 smash Lightning Strikes.
A song from 1966 that appeared on my homepage on YouTube last week.
It's been in my brain since then - Lou Christie's 1966 smash Lightning Strikes.
Lou Christie - Lightnin' Strikes
YouTube video by Brent441
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April 23, 2026 at 11:30 AM
#EarWorm
A song from 1966 that appeared on my homepage on YouTube last week.
It's been in my brain since then - Lou Christie's 1966 smash Lightning Strikes.
A song from 1966 that appeared on my homepage on YouTube last week.
It's been in my brain since then - Lou Christie's 1966 smash Lightning Strikes.
This week's splendid UK No 2 that missed the top spot it richly deserved....
Irish singer/songwriter/musician Hozier, full name Andrew John Hozier-Byrne scored an international hit in 2014 with his debut single Take Me To Church, a UK and US No 2.
Irish singer/songwriter/musician Hozier, full name Andrew John Hozier-Byrne scored an international hit in 2014 with his debut single Take Me To Church, a UK and US No 2.
Hozier - Take Me To Church
YouTube video by HozierVEVO
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April 11, 2026 at 9:48 AM
This week's splendid UK No 2 that missed the top spot it richly deserved....
Irish singer/songwriter/musician Hozier, full name Andrew John Hozier-Byrne scored an international hit in 2014 with his debut single Take Me To Church, a UK and US No 2.
Irish singer/songwriter/musician Hozier, full name Andrew John Hozier-Byrne scored an international hit in 2014 with his debut single Take Me To Church, a UK and US No 2.
This week's #OneThatGotAway a record that was not a UK hit and should have been....
A mere UK No 49 in 1982, No 5 in the US, She Blinded Me With Science by Thomas Dolby.
Scientist Magnus Pyke provided the spoken word interjections, despite admonishment from Arthur Lowe - don't tell him, Pyke!
A mere UK No 49 in 1982, No 5 in the US, She Blinded Me With Science by Thomas Dolby.
Scientist Magnus Pyke provided the spoken word interjections, despite admonishment from Arthur Lowe - don't tell him, Pyke!
Thomas Dolby - She Blinded Me With Science (Official Video - HD Remaster)
YouTube video by Thomas Dolby
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April 11, 2026 at 9:18 AM
This week's #OneThatGotAway a record that was not a UK hit and should have been....
A mere UK No 49 in 1982, No 5 in the US, She Blinded Me With Science by Thomas Dolby.
Scientist Magnus Pyke provided the spoken word interjections, despite admonishment from Arthur Lowe - don't tell him, Pyke!
A mere UK No 49 in 1982, No 5 in the US, She Blinded Me With Science by Thomas Dolby.
Scientist Magnus Pyke provided the spoken word interjections, despite admonishment from Arthur Lowe - don't tell him, Pyke!
This week's #OneThatGotAway a record that was not a UK hit and should have been....
To 1989 we go, and this US No 6 hit for R.E.M.. Stand - a mere No 48 in the UK.
To 1989 we go, and this US No 6 hit for R.E.M.. Stand - a mere No 48 in the UK.
R.E.M. - Stand (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by remhq
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April 4, 2026 at 12:04 AM
This week's #OneThatGotAway a record that was not a UK hit and should have been....
To 1989 we go, and this US No 6 hit for R.E.M.. Stand - a mere No 48 in the UK.
To 1989 we go, and this US No 6 hit for R.E.M.. Stand - a mere No 48 in the UK.