As we head into 1994, my first year out of university and in the ‘real’ world, I have to admit I’m struggling to find any really great and memorable stuff. (But don’t worry, things pick up over the next few years.) Many of the songs that...
Duran Duran are another band from my 1980s-inspired musical youth but, to me, this slightly later song is their best work. I dunno, I just like Ordinary World. And sometimes that’s about all you need. It’s a large sweeping song and, if you’re one of...
I’ve been a little naughty including this in 1992 but, technically, I can just about get away with it. So I will. The song was actually released in 1991 as the soundtrack for Bill & Ted’s Bogus Journey, but the album on which it appeared didn’t...
The One And Only is the classic one-hit wonder that identifies all one-hit wonders. It’s a nice positive, upbeat song and classi early-90s. It was actually one of the biggest songs in 1991. Then that was about it for Chesney Hawkes (maybe having a name –...
And so we tick over to the 1990s and, I have to say, the music selection suddenly takes a dive. Thank goodness, then, for Aerosmith. What It Takes is a good theme tune for my first year at university, living away from home, sort of out on my own. My biggest memory of...
Here’s another anthem to add to my list. It was so popular here when it came out, then made a comeback when Turner teamed up with Jimmy Barnes to use this song to promote the NRL. The sax solo is magnificent. Simply The Best is a great song to mark the end of...
