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Coronavirus may have caused the cancellation of the 65th Eurovision Song Contest from Rotterdam in May but 41 songs were selected for it and this was our favourite.
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The 3rd single from album Hotspot (out on 24/1/20) is more uptempo than predecessor Burning The Heather and is a dancefloor blast that reminds of the 80s yet doesn’t sound out of place on 2020 radio.
WORTH A LOOK?: ****
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Welcome to Robbie Williams’ best song since She’s Madonna, his 2007 duet with the Pet Shop Boys.
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Ladies – start your engines. We’re big fans of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK and so, when monstagigz favourite MNEK appeared to produce rival girl groups, we thought the results would be good but we weren’t quite prepared for two fabulous versions of a great original song.
WORTH A LOOK?: ****
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It would be fair to say we were surprised that sophomore Years & Years album Palo Santo was released last year without this track.
WORTH A LOOK?: ****
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They’re from ’85, they ain’t gonna lie and they don’t know what’s cool anymore.
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This is the stand-out tune from the 6-song cabaret MUSIK starring character Billie Trix played by Frances Barber from 2001 Pet Shop Boys musical Closer To Heaven.
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Imagine sassy Prince mashing up Greased Lightning from musical Grease with the keyboards from Pulp’s Common People and you might come close to recreating this summer anthem singing the praises of the dash of imperfection that accentuates perfection.
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Looking for an affectionate song about the peculiarly British awkwardness about sex in relationships that is as good as the best of Victoria Wood but here sounds like it’s sung by Jarvis Cocker?
WORTH A LOOK?: *****
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The last thing we suspected would result from Bananarama’s award-winning Original Line Up Tour was new material from Siobhan Fahey’s old group Shakespears Sister but here we are.
