Muzical Mystery Tour

The Communards were a British pop duo, active from 1985 to 1988. They formed in 1985 after singer Jimmy Somerville left his earlier band Bronski Beat to team up with  Richard Coles. Somerville often used a falsetto singing style, that combined with Coles, classic music background produced a unique sound for the band.  Although mainly a pianist, Coles played a number of instruments and had been seen previously performing the clarinet solos on the Bronski Beat hit " It Ain't Necessarily So ".  The band was also joined by bass player Dave Renwick who had also played with Bronski Beat. The band are most famous for their cover versions of " Don't Leave Me This Way " which was released in 1986 and was a  they had their biggest hit with an energetic  Hi-NRG   cover version  of  Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes '  soul  classic.. ... the other was  " Never Can Say Goodbye " a version inspired by Thelma Houston's version which spe...

Billy Bragg is an English singer-songwriter and left-wing activist, most remembered for his leadership of the Red Wedge collective.  His music blends elements of folk music, punk rock and protest songs, with lyrics that mostly span political or romantic themes. His music is heavily centred on bringing about change and involving the younger generation in activist causes. HIs first album was ' Life's a Riot with Spy Vs Spy ' and this contained the track ' A New England ' which is arguably one of his best of his career, in my opinion. His second album 'Brewing up with Billy Bragg ' gave us ' Between the Wars '

The Style Council were an English band formed in late 1982 by Paul Weller, the former singer, songwriter and guitarist with the punk rock/new wave/mod revival band the Jam, and keyboardist Mick Talbot, previously a member of Dexys Midnight Runners , the Bureau and the Merton Parkas. The band enabled Weller to take his music in a more soulful direction. The permanent line-up grew to include drummer Steve White and Weller's then girlfriend, vocalist Dee C. Lee. Other artists such as Tracie Young, Tracey Thorn (Everything but the Girl), and drummer / percussionist Steve Sidelnyk (who later played for Madonna & Seal). As with Weller's previous band, most of the London-based group's hits were in the UK, where they scored seven top 10 hits. The band also had hit singles and albums in Australia and New Zealand during the 1980s. Much of their work had a political message and they were active members of the Red Wedge collective. The band produced a number of albums and some grea...