Frank Sinatra and Ed Sheeran songs are often played at funerals in the UK. My Way, written by Paul Anka and popularized by Frank Sinatramost often played at funerals. However, the song has been consistently surpassed in recent years by
On July 7, 1984, two of Britain’s biggest new wave bands occupied the first and second spots in the Top 40. Number one is Duran Duran with The Reflex. The Birmingham group rose to fame in 1981 with the controversial
American singer Viola Wills died last Wednesday, May 6, 2009, after a short illness. Viola Wills was born Viola Mae Wilkerson on December 30, 1939, in the Watts area of south Los Angeles. She was discovered in 1965 by Barry
DJ Dmitri, DJ Towa Towa and singer Lady Miss Kier became a successful one-hit wonder with Groove Is In The Heart. Deee-Lite’s act was aided by bassist Bootsy Collins and rapper Q-Tip (of A Tribe Called Quest) in the creation
Eminem and Snoop Dogg both have success in the UK, with their song From The D To The LBC debuting this week at number 51. The title From The D To The LBC refers to the rappers’ home base. The
ING and Rabobank are the only Dutch banks in the top 20 in Europe. In a list dominated by British and French banks, ING is ranked 12th and Rabobank is ranked 18th. 2016 was not an easy year for European
Top 40 has been the main hit list in the Netherlands since 1965. In the Today section we look back at events in pop music that happened exactly X years ago. In this episode of Today: the split of British
Frank Boeijen had a top 10 hit for the first time with Zwart Wit. It was February 11, 1984. The Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia had begun this week! For the Netherlands, it turned out to be a sham, as
In 1995, the 22 year old song was revived by Bert Heerink. Julie July translated into Dutch by Harry Kramp. Kramp previously did this with the European number 1 hit, The Final Countdown, which was rebuilt in that capacity into
Songwriter Werner Theunissen of Brunssum has died, reports L1. The Pussycat founder is best known for the song “Mississippi” which became a worldwide hit in 1976. He wrote several songs for the group, but the huge success of “Mississippi” was