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In the UK, the song missed the top 10, making it only the ninth Madonna single release ever – of more than 60 – not to chart in the UK top 10, after " Everybody " ( didn't chart, 1982 ), " Lucky Star " (# 14, 1984 ), " Take a Bow " (# 16, 1994 ), " Oh Father " (# 16, 1995 ), " One More Chance " (# 11, 1996 ), " Hey You " (# 187, 2007 ), " Miles Away " (# 39, 2008 ) and " Revolver " (# 130, 2010 ).
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PolyGram ( London Records ' parent company at that time ) had pressed a number of promo singles and 12 " versions of the song, sending them out to both radio and record stores in the UK.
In 2007 Bronski remixed the song " Stranger To None " by the UK alternative rock band, All Living Fear.
He performed his song " Bo Diddley " with Eric Clapton, Robbie Robertson, and longtime bassist and musical director Debby Hastings at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 20th annual induction ceremony and in the UK, Uncut magazine included his 1957 debut album " Bo Diddley " in its listing of the ' 100 Music, Movie & TV Moments That Have Changed The World '.
The UK punk scene of the late 1970s introduced bands that glorified their working-class heritage: Sham 69 had a hit song " The Cockney Kids are Innocent ".
When " Too Drunk to Fuck " came out in May 1981, the song caused much controversy in the UK as the BBC feared the single would reach the Top 30 ; this would require a mention of the song on Top of the Pops.
Progressive rock group Pink Floyd, when creating their rock opera The Wall, used disco-style components in their song, " Another Brick in the Wall, Part 2 " ( 1979 )— which became the group's only # 1 hit single ( in both the US and UK ).
Released in late 1973, the song topped the singles chart in February 1974, and reached the lower regions of Billboard's Hot 100 ( it eventually also charted in the UK, reaching No. 7 in 1976, representing Parton's first UK success ).
Bowie first caught the eye and ear of the public in July 1969, when his song " Space Oddity " reached the top five of the UK Singles Chart.
" Starman ", issued as an April single ahead of the album, was to cement Bowie's UK breakthrough: both single and album charted rapidly following his July Top of the Pops performance of the song.
At the same time the non-album single " John, I ’ m Only Dancing ", and " All the Young Dudes ", a song he wrote and produced for Mott the Hoople, became UK hits.
In March 1982, the month before Paul Schrader's film Cat People came out, Bowie's title song, " Cat People ( Putting Out Fire )", was released as a single, becoming a minor US hit and entering the UK top 30.
Released as a single, the song became a top 40 hit in the UK and US.
It was poorly received by critics, but Bowie's theme song rose to number two in the UK charts.
Making prominent use of electronic instruments, the album, which reunited Bowie with Let's Dance producer Nile Rodgers, confirmed Bowie's return to popularity, hitting the number one spot on the UK charts and spawning three top 40 hits, including the top 10 song " Jump They Say ".
The song was used as part of the Holsten Pils series of ads in the UK, in which Leary was participating, with adapted lyrics criticizing a drunk driver.
The song achieved number 1 status in Holland first, followed by the UK and then Australia.
Boney M had a number one hit in the UK with a similar song in 1978 under the title Rivers of Babylon, which was not based on this one, although using the same text from Psalm 137.
UK anarcho-punk band Rudimentary Peni make repeated references in their song titles, lyrics and artwork, including in the album Cacophony, all 30 songs of which are inspired by the life and writings of Lovecraft.
The Who covered Jan and Dean's song " Bucket T " on their UK EP Ready Steady Who from 1966.
He recorded the song " Because ", which was made famous by The Dave Clark Five, in the UK for Clark's 1986 musical, Time ( the single is out of print ).
A song off the album, " Saltwater ", reached number six in the UK and topped the Australian singles charts for four weeks.
This is believed to be one of the oldest fertility rites in the UK ; revellers dance with the Oss through the streets of the town and even through the private gardens of the citizens, accompanied by accordion players and followers dressed in white with red or blue sashes who sing the traditional ' May Day ' song.
The song, co-written with comedian Keith Allen, was a number one UK hit.
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In 2008, I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue: The Official Stage Tour embarked on another best of tour, with the intention of visiting many parts of the UK that were missed in the autumn 2007 dates.
The single missed the UK Top 10, reaching a disappointing number 13, and spent just 3 weeks on the UK Top 40.
The success of the album prompted the re-release of " Scooby Snacks " as a single, alongside a cover of the 10cc classic " I'm Not In Love ", which fared better and narrowly missed the UK Top 10 second time around by reaching UK # 12.
The single missed the UK Top Ten, peaking at No. 16.
It barely missed out on the Top 20 in the US, and was a minor hit in the UK.
Produced by the former Beatles producer, George Martin No Place To Run failed to match up to the success of its predecessors, though it fractionally missed the UK Top 10.
The compilation fractionally missed the UK Top 20, reaching number 21.
In the UK it missed the top 40, peaking at number 42.
This album did not match the success of the first and missed the UK Charts.
In late 1987, " We Won't Give In " was released as a single in the UK, where it missed the top 100, peaking at # 121.
However, " One More Time " completely missed the UK Singles Chart.
" Truck On ( Tyke )" missed the UK Top 10 reaching only # 12 in December.
The Polar Bears were voiced by a family who owned a local shop, while the Jaguar was voiced by a Brazilian student who was living in the UK, but missed his home country.
" Shot By Both Sides ", the chorus of which shared the same chord progression as Buzzcocks ' " Lipstick ," fractionally missed the UK Top 40.
An example is the notorious UK case Ayrshire Employers Mutual Insurance Association v IRC, where the House of Lords held that Parliament had “ missed fire ”.
The album's second single, " Echo My Heart " narrowly missed out on a UK Top 40 placing in January 1991.
A third and final single, " When We Are Together ", was released in November 1999 and narrowly missed the UK Top 10 ( peaking at 12 ).
In the 1985 UK Championship final Davis trailed 8 – 13 against Willie Thorne, who missed a blue off the spot which would have given him a 14 – 8 lead.
It proved to be an even bigger success than her previous album, as it debuted at number one in the UK ( breaking the record for the youngest female ever to top the UK Albums Chart, a record previously held by Avril Lavigne ) and just missed the top ten of the U. S. Billboard 200, after peaking at number 11.
It was followed on the R & B chart by " Days Like This " (# 35 ) ( UK # 43 ), which missed the Billboard Hot 100.
A third single was released " 101 " ( UK # 54 ) and missed the Billboard top 100 but did make it to # 2 on the Billboard Dance chart.
The earlier Imp had won plaudits for the ergonomic excellence of its dash-board / fascia, and the replacement of it reflected similar trends apparent in several new and modified UK models at the time, undertaken in the name of " production rationalization ": on the Imp the more modern arrangement was seen by some as a missed opportunity.
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