Category Archives: The Friday Five

THE FRIDAY FIVE – 14.9.2018

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1. Kyle Falconer – Kelly
2. Richard Ashcroft – Surprised By The Joy
3. Ash – Confessions In The Pool
4. Hozier – Nina Cried Power
5. Gorillaz – Tranz

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THE FRIDAY FIVE – 7.9.2018

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1. Kyle Falconer – Kelly
2. The Kooks – Four Leaf Clover
3. Snow Patrol – Heal Me
4. Portugal. The Man – Live In The Moment
5. KT Tunstall – The River

THE FRIDAY FIVE – 10.8.2018

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1. Kyle Falconer – Family Tree
2. Chvrches – Out Of My head
3. George Ezra – Shotgun
4. Miles Kane – Cry On My Guitar
5. Lewis Capaldi – Tough

Today, is Duran Duran Appreciation Day. No idea what it is or why it is, but just go with the flow. Somewhere, Tony Hadley is furiously typing “And when is it Spandau Ballet Appreciation Day?” on his computer.

So, to celebrate, here’s a chart to get you in the mood. It really should be a Bank Holiday

FIVE SONGS BY DURAN DURAN

1. Ordinary World
2. Hungry Like The Wolf
3. Wild Boys
4. Save A Prayer
5. Serious

This Thursday, is Madonna’s 60th Birthday. Nobody ever remembers it’s her birthday because it’s the anniversary of Elvis Presley’s death.

Here’s a chart for you if you’re celebrating her milestone birthday.

FIVE SONGS BY MADONNA

1. Rain
2. The Power Of Goodbye
3. Who’s That Girl?
4. Open Your Heart
5. La Isla Bonita

THE FRIDAY FIVE – 2.8.2018

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1. Vampire Weekend ft Danielle Haim – Son Of A Preacher Man
2. Miles Kane – Cry On My Guitar
3. Lewis Capaldi – Tough
4. Paul Weller – Movin On
5. Paul McCartney – Come On To Me

This week, saw International Yorkshire Day, so to celebrate, here’s a chart for you to belatedly celebrate.

FIVE SONGS BY ARTISTS FROM YORKSHIRE

1. Pulp – A Little Soul
2. Def Leppard – When Love And Hate Collide
3. Embrace – You’re Not Alone
4. Human League – Tell Me When
5. Kiki Dee – Star

THE FRIDAY FIVE – 13.7.2018

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1. The Lightning Seeds – All I Want
2. The Lightning Seeds – Pure
3. The Lightning Seeds – Sense
4. The Lightning Seeds – Lucky You
5. The Lightning Seeds – What If

Oh, I see you’re all Lightning Seeds fans these days. You should really check out their back catalogue if you only know that song everybody has been singing the last few weeks.

Annoyingly, they’ve done plenty of festivals and supported Madness on tour, but haven’t been to Belfast in ages.

On a World Cup theme, France will be there, the day after Bastille Day. Sounds like a good excuse for some French tunes.

FIVE SONGS BY FRENCH ACTS

1. Daft Punk – Da Funk
2. Desireless – Voyage Voyage
3. Phoenix – Entertainment
4. Daft Punk – Robot Rock
5. Air – Sexy Boy

THE FRIDAY FIVE – 6.7.2018

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1. George Ezra – Shotgun
2. Tom Odell – If You Wanna Love Somebody
3. Bay City Rollers – I Only Wanna Be With You
4. Oasis – Columbia
5. James – Coming Home (Part II)

If Brazil v Belgium is a bit boring, or if one team is a couple of goals up, you can switch over to BBC Four for The Story Of 1986.

Oh yes, the Top Of The Pops repeats have now reached 1986.

So, to get you in the mood, here’s a chart.

FIVE SONGS FROM 1986

1. Falco – Rock Me Amadeus
2. Europe – The Final Countdown
3. Peter Gabriel – Sledgehammer
4. Paul Hardcastle – The Wizard
5. Genesis – Land Of Confusion