Friday Night is Music Night: How Was That Not a Top Twenty Hit?

[Yellow Fang]

 

[Beebo]

Only got to No 30 in U.K.

View: https://youtu.be/bJ9r8LMU9bQ

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

When Stuart Maconie worked for the NME, he reviewed with 'Plenty Of Jobs Down The Mines, Lads'
This was after they'd mostly closed & were flooded (indicating the best place for the band?)

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

I don't think their alter-image as This Mortal Coil did either, with the equally ethereal 'Song To The Siren'

 

[Seevio]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BshxCIjNEjY

I suspect that both the album and single getting to No.1 might disqualify Super Trouper...

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJgHn7MeAwc

edit: changed sabbath song to one that was actually a single.

 

[Beebo]

Blur and Oasis both failed to make the top 20 with their debut singles. But I think Oasis got off to a better start.

View: https://youtu.be/zxFOaoJuP5E

View: https://youtu.be/BJKpUH2kJQg

 

[Cletus Van Damme]

 

[Venod]

Although a top 20 hit by Rod The Mod, the original and better version by Van The Man only reached 74 in the UK chart.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFF1wJN75Z0

 

[MartinQ]

According to wiki it made 28

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mSmOcmk7uQ&app=desktop

 

[Venod]

There are a lot of Van Morrison singles that never made it, here is another one that deserved better.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3lNGEF6tJw

 

[Cycleops]

You can keep your Van Morrison give me Jim Morrison every time

View: https://youtu.be/cq8k-ZbsXDI
only reached no47

 

[Venod]

I don't think this even hit the charts.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dRLXZVojdhQ

 

[Venod]

You can keep your Van Morrison give me Jim Morrison every time

I like some of Jim's stuff, but he didn't have the versatility and musical nounce displayed by Van over the years.

 

[Mrs M]

This made it to no 22. When Freddie Mercury was clearly Becoming very ill.

View: https://youtu.be/Od6hY_50Dh0

Watched the making of this video, very brave man.

 

[ColinJ]

Just wanted to share one of the greatest voices ever and bear in mind she is probably still at school!

What, 62 years later! She could definitely do with extra tuition or she will never pass those exams...