Old Man Yells at Music

Finishing. 20 - "So You Win Again," Hot Chocolate  Their only Number One was this midtempo track about losing the game of love....

June 1977.  Earlier in the month, Britain celebrated Queen Elizabeth II's Silver Jubilee.  She had been the sovereign for 25 years.  For...

Carrying on. 20 - "D-a-a-ance," The Lambrettas  Hailing from Brighton, and named after a popular Italian-made scooter, these Mo...

Late spring 1980. Britain enters a recession, but the bands, as always, play on.  And these were the hits. 40 - "Body Language,"...

Finishing off our trip to Spring of '87 in the U.K.  A time when Everton won what was then known as the First Division of football, and ...

40 - "Shattered Dreams," Johnny Hates Jazz Transatlantic Top Five for these Londoners.  Didn't hit #1, unlike singer Clark D...

Completion, 20 - "Just What I Needed," The Cars The Boston New Wavers' first single scored across the pond as well as at h...