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Songs that mention their title in the opening line of the song
Performer | Song Title | Opening Lines | Comments & Submittor Name | |||
| Daft Punk | Around The World | Around the world, around the world. Around the world, around the world. | Ad nauseum. - Brian Kelly | |||
| Danny & The Juniors | Rock And Roll Is Here To Stay | Rock 'n roll is here to stay, it will never die | Danny & The Juniors second chart hit, after "At The Hop", although not as successful as the first tune. "Rock And Roll Is Here To Stay" would be remade by the nostalgic group Sha-Na-Na in 1978 for the movie "Grease". - Peter | |||
| Danny & The Juniors | At The Hop | Bah-bah-bah-bah, bah-bah-bah-bah Bah-bah-bah-bah, bah-bah-bah-bah, at the hop! | "At The Hop" is the first and only #1 song for Danny & The Juniors back in January 1958. - Peter | |||
| Danny Meehan | Rat-Tat-Tat-Tat | Our boys went rat-tat-tat-tat Rat-tat-tat-tat, And shot the Kaiser where he sat-tat-tat-at. | "Rat-Tat-Tat-Tat" is another song from the musical, "Funny Girl". The song is sung by the character of Eddie Ryan in a vaudeville/Broadway musical # set against the backdrop of the end of World War I. Eddie Ryan was played in the 1964 Broadway version by Danny Meehan, Lee Allen would play the character in the 1968 movie. - Peter | |||
| Danzig | Mother | Mother, tell your children not to look my way. | - Brian Kelly | |||
| Darrell Evans | "Trading My Sorrows" | I'm trading my sorrows, I'm trading my shame, I'm laying them down for the joy of the Lord. | - Vic George | |||
| Dave Matthews Band | Satellite | Satellite in my eyes. | - Brian Kelly | |||
| David Bowie | Let's Dance | Let's dance, put on your red shoes and dance the blues | Although Bowie had several hits between them, 1983's "Let's Dance" was the first #1 song for Bowie since "Fame" back in 1975. By 1983, Bowie was considered the elder statesmen for the "New Wave" of British artists, and less controversial then in his earlier 1970's incarnation. - Peter | |||
| David Bowie | China Girl | I could escape this feeling with my China girl. | From his 1983 Let's Dance album. - Vic George | |||
| David Bowie | Golden Years | Golden Years, Gold Whop Whop Whop | Again, another case in point of the opening line being repeated three times before more lyrics are sung. Still a great song from Bowie, from 1976. - Peter | |||
| David Bowie | Fame | Fame, (fame) makes a man take things over | Co-written by John Lennon, "Fame" was David Bowie first #1 song back in 1975. John Lennon also sings backing vocals. - Peter | |||
| Dead Milkmen | Stuart | You know, I like you, Stuart. | - Brian Kelly | |||
| Deadeye Dick | New Age Girl | I got a new age girl. | This is a really funny song. - Brian Kelly | |||
| Debbie Gibson | Shake Your Love | Shake your love, I just can't shake your love. | - Brian Kelly | |||
| Debbie Reynolds | Tammy | I hear the cottonwoods whisperin' above, "Tammy ... Tammy ... Tammy's in love" | "Tammy" is a song that was the theme from the movie of the same name. "Tammy" is also the only #1 song from Debbie Reynolds for two weeks in 1957. - Peter | |||
| Debbie Reynolds and Gene Kelly | You Are My Lucky Star | You are my lucky star | "You Are My Lucky Star" is the final tune sung in the 1952 Hollywood musical, "Singin' In The Rain". - Peter | |||
| Debbie Reynolds, Donald O'Connor and Gene Kelly | Good Mornin' | Good mornin', Good mornin'! | "Good Mornin'" is another tune from the 1952 Hollywood musical with Debbie Reynolds (the former wife of Eddie Fischer and the mother of Carrie Fischer) playing Kathy (she sings the first "Good mornin'", Donald O'Connor as Cosmo (who sings the next "Good mornin'!") and Gene Kelly as Don (singing the next line that places the time of day for this tune, "We've talked the whole night through,") singing this after staying up late trying to figure out how to save the talkie that they just and released made that came up as a laughable dud. This tune is sung just before the scene where Gene Kelly sings the title tune of the movie, "Singin' In The Rain". - Peter | |||
| Dee Clark | Raindrops | The raindrops, so many raindrops It feels like rai-aindrops Falling from my eye-eyes Falling from my eyes. | "Raindrops" was R&B singer Dee Clark's highest charing pop hit, going to #2 in 1961. Dee Clark wrote the song. Dee Clark was born in Blytheville, Arkansas in 1938. He moved to Chicago with his family in 1941. His mother Delecta sang spirituals and encouraged his singing. His first singing debut was at 14 years old in the group Hambone Kids. He later sang in the R&B group the Goldenstones. He went solo in 1957 and a had a string of Top 40 hits. Dee Clark died of a heart attack on December 17, 1990 at the age of 52 years old. - Peter | |||
| Def Leppard | Photograph | Huh! I'm outta luck, outta love. Got a photograph, picture of. Passion killer, you're too much. You're the only one I wanna touch. | This was the first single off the "Pyromania" album. - Sue Happy | |||
| Depeche Mode | People Are People | People are people, so why should it be? | - Brian Kelly | |||
| Diana Ross | Touch Me In The Morning | Touch me in the morning Then just walk away | In 1973, "Touch Me In The Morning" was Diana Ross' second solo #1, after departing the Supremes. "Touch Me In The Morning", along with Ross appearing in the film, "Lady Sings The Blues" (a biopic about Billie Holiday) is credited with reviving Ross' career. "Touch Me In The Morning" was written by, at the time, unproven songwriter and record producer, Michael Masser, who would go on to have an even better career ahead of him. - Peter | |||
| Diana Ross | Upside Down | Upside down | - Mads | |||
| Diane Keaton, Natalie Mosco and Suzannah Norstrand | Black Boys | Black boys are delicious. | "Black Boys" is another song from the musical, "Hair". In the original 1968 Broadway production of "Hair" it is sung by Diane Keaton (yes, that Diane Keaton), Natalie Mosco and Suzannah Norstrand as a white girl salute to the African-American men in their lives. More than likely the lyrics would be considered inappropriate sometime a while after the 1972 close of the original Broadway production. - Peter | |||
| Dick Gautier | One Last Kiss | Oh, one last kiss, Give me one last kiss, It never felt like this, No, never felt like this, You know I need your love. | "One Last Kiss" is another song from Charles Strouse and Lee Adams' musical, "Bye Bye Birdie". Dick Gautier played the title character, Conrad Birdie in the original Broadway run of the musical (Jesse Pearson would play the character in the 1963 motion picture, while in the 1995 TV special the character would be played by Marc Kudish). - Peter | |||
| Dick Van Dyke | Step In Time | Step in time, step in time, Come on, mateys, step in time. | "Step In Time" is another song from Disney's classic, "Mary Poppins". Dick Van Dyke as Bert again leads his chimney sweep chorus and nearly the whole cast in this song. - Peter | |||
| Dick Van Dyke | Baby, Talk To Me | Talk to me, baby, won't you talk to me, I don't care what you say, Baby, talk to me. | "Baby, Talk To Me" is another song from Charles Strouse and Lee Adams' musical, "Bye Bye Birdie". Dick Van Dyke's character, Albert Peterson sings this to his girlfriend, Rose Grant (played on Broadway by Chita Rivera and in the 1963 motion picture by Janet Leigh). In the 1995 ABC/Disney TV special of "Bye Bye Birdie", Albert would get a middle initial of "J." and be played by Jason Alexander (George from "Seinfeld") and Rose would get a last name change to Alvarez and be played by actress/singer/former Miss America, Vanessa Williams (currently appearing in ABC's hit TV show, "Ugly Betty"). - Peter | |||
| Dick Van Dyke | Put On A Happy Face | Gray skies are gonna clear up, Put on a happy face! | The song, "Put On A Happy Face" is from the Charles Strouse (music) and Lee Adams (lyrics)' musical, "Bye Bye Birdie". "Bye Bye Birdie" originally ran on Broadway in the 1960 - 61 season and was made into a motion picture in 1963 (there was also an ABC/Disney TV Special made of it in 1995). Dick Van Dyke who played the character of Albert Peterson was both in the Broadway version and the motion picture. "Bye Bye Birdie" was loosely based on the events surrounding Elvis Presley's entry into the Army in the early 1960's (the character of Conrad Birdie looks a lot like Elvis pre his U.S. Army days). - Peter | |||
| Dick Van Dyke | Chim Chim Cher-ee | Chim chim-in-ey, chim chim-in-ey, Chim chim cher-ee. | "Chim Chim Cher-ee" is from the 1964 Disney musical, "Mary Poppins". Dick Van Dyke played London chimney sweep, Bert, who leads a chorus of chimney sweeps in this song. - Peter | |||
| Die Trying | Oxygen's Gone | My oxygen's gone. | - Lizzie | |||
| Dinosaur Jr. | Feel The Pain | I feel the pain of everyone. | - Brian Kelly | |||
| Dionne Warwick | Do You Know The Way To San Jose? | Do you know the way to San Jose? | 1969's "Do You Know The Way To San Jose?" was the highest ranking tune (up to that time) for the combination of singer Dionne Warwick and the songwriting duo of Hal David and Burt Bacharach. "Do You Know The Way To San Jose?" reached all the way to #3 back in 1969. - Peter | |||
| Dionne Warwick | Alfie | What's it all about, Alfie? | 1966's "Alfie" was another top twenty hit for Dionne Warwick and the songwriting duo of Hal David and Burt Bacharach. "Alfie" is theme song from the British motion picture (that started out as a novel by Bill Naughton -- who also wrote the screenplay) of the same title, which starred a very young, Michael Caine in the title role. "Alfie" would be recorded by many artist, including Cher, but Warwick has arguably the definitive version of the tune. - Peter | |||
| Dionne Warwick | Don't Make Me Over | Don't make me over Now that I'd do anything for you | "Don't Make Me Over" was Dionne Warwick's first top 40 hit back in 1963. Although, it didn't sell well it did introduce Warwick (born Marie-Dionne Warwick on December 12, 1940)'s vocal prowess to the songwriting duo of Hal David & Burt Bacharach. Dionne's next hit would be a top twenty hit written by David & Bacharach, "Anyone Who Had A Heart", from 1964 (making Warwick one of those few American artists to break through the stranglehold that British artist had on the charts in light of the British Invasion started by the Beatles) and the next song would be a top ten smash in the fall of 1964, "Walk On By". - Peter | |||
| Dionne Warwick | Walk On By | If you see me walking down the street, And I start to cry each time we meet, Walk on by, walk on by | 1964's "Walk On By" was Dionne Warwick and the songwriting duo, Hal David and Burt Bacharach's first top ten hit, and wouldn't be either's last. - Peter | |||
| Disturbed | Liberate | Liberate your mind, you.. | Dis' be da' excellent kicker track on Disturbed's debut album. And... Really, that's all there is to say... - GUnitApocalypse | |||
| DJ Bobo | Where Is Your Love | Where Is Your Love | - Mads | |||
| DJ Bobo | Everybody | Everybody loves to dance with another summer romance | - Mads | |||
| Dj Bobo | Vampires Are Alive | Vampires Are Alive | - Mads | |||
| DJ Bobo | Love Is All Around | Love Is All Around Love Is All Around Love Is All Around | - Mads | |||
| DJ Bobo | Take Control | Take Control | - Mads | |||
| DJ Bobo | There's A Party | There's a party | - Mads | |||
| DJ Bobo | Respect Yourself | Respect yourself | - Mads | |||
| Dj Bobo | Pray | Pray | - Mads | |||
| DJ Bobo feat. Sandra | Secrets Of Love | The secrets of love | - Mads | |||
| Dobie Gray | The In Crowd | I'm in with the in crowd, I go where the in crowd goes. | "The In Crowd" was 1965 top ten hit for the man who would become more famous in 1973 with his Beach Boys salute song named, "Drift Away", Dobie Gray. - Peter | |||
| Dolly Parton | Jolene | Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene. I'm beggin' of ya', please don't take my man. | - Country | |||
| Dolores O'Riordan | Ordinary Day | This is just an ordinary day. | - Brian Kelly | |||
| Don Ho | Tiny Bubbles | Tiny bubbles (tiny bubbles) In the wine (in the wine) Make me happy (make me happy) Make me feel fine (make me feel fine) | I had to add this tune in honor of Hawaiian Don Ho who died this last weekend at the age of 76. - Peter | |||
| Donald O'Connor | Beautiful Girl | Beautiful girl, you're a lovely picture. | Donald O'Connor sings this song to a picture of a girl in the 1952 Hollywood musical, "Singin' In The Rain". - Peter | |||
| Donna Summer | Bad Girls | Bad girls, Talking about the sad girls. | Summer 1979's "Bad Girls" was the second of two #1 tunes for Summer from the very inventful, but also extremely popular and award winning lp, "Bad Girls". "Bad Girls" continued the collaboration between Summer and producer, Giorgio Moroder. But instead of sticking with a pure Disco lp, Summer and Moroder decided instead to take the part of direction of both Chic and Blondie (or borrowed from both of them) and came up with an lp with that mixed rock, blues and electronic disco (to come up with something that had never been heard before). The first #1 from the lp was "Hot Stuff" in the late spring of 1979, and hot on the heels of that was, "Bad Girls". With "Bad Girls" actually replacing "Hot Stuff" at #1 (the first time that had happened for a female artists on Billboard's HOT 100 charts). The lp, also won Summer her first Grammy for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance. But more importantly, Summer and Moroder influenced a huge long line of a generation of rock/dance artists, including (but not limited to), the Eurythmics, Depeche Mode and Madonna! - Peter | |||
| Donna Summer | She Works Hard For The Money | She works hard for the money, so hard for it, honey, She works hard for the money, so you better treat her right. | 1983's "She Works Hard For The Money" was Donna Summer's biggest hit since 1979's "No More Tears" duet with Barbra Streisand. In the interim she had moved to Geffen records from Casablanca records, and then made a further move to Polydor records (but ended up in a contractual dispute with Geffen record owner, David Geffen, and had to record an lp, "She Works Hard For The Money", on Polydor that some of the proceeds went to Geffen), became a born again Christian and had to see and hear a changing pop music industry that had gone away from Disco to at first a Harder Rock sound and then to New Wave. In that manner, Summer's first top ten hit in the New Wave era was "Love Is In Control (Finger On The Trigger)" from the fall of 1982, it fit in perfectly at time when the big names on the charts were the Go-Go's, Men At Work, the Human League and the Motels. In 1983, and maybe because of the contractual dispute with Geffen, "She Works Hard For The Money" on Polydor was even more fitting in with the times when the big pop names changed even more to such artists as the Eurythmics, the Culture Club and Duran Duran, as well as Michael Jackson. "She Works Hard For The Money" was released in late summer 1983 and quickly went to #3 and partly on the basis of a wonderful video. After this Summer would continue to have some minor hits, until the top ten hit of 1989, "This Time I Know It's For Real" (which sounded the most like her Disco hits of old than any song had in years). Summer has continued to record and go on concert from time to time. - Peter | |||
| Donna Summer | Brooklyn | Brooklyn, Child of freedom still new to this world. | "Brooklyn" was a song used and sung by Donna Summer in the 1978 Disco film, "Thank God It's Friday". "Brooklyn" and the film and the whole year of 1978 cemented Summer's "Queen Of Disco" title. "Brooklyn" also continued Summer's work with Giorgio Moroder. - Peter | |||
| Donna Summer | On The Radio | Someone found a letter you wrote me, on the radio, And they told the world just how you felt. | "On The Radio" was a top five hit for Summer in the spring of 1980, and would be her last hit on the Casablanca records label before she went to a more lucrative contract with Geffen records. "On The Radio" was from the "On The Radio, Greatest Hits, Volume 1 & 2" lp and also contains the #1 November 1979 hit duo that Summer had with Barbra Streisand, "No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)". Shortly after the success with the single of "On The Radio" Summer left Casablanca for Geffen and then became a Born Again Christian. Summer continued to have some slight success with tunes, for a time on Geffen, but none of the tunes went into the top ten. By this time such groups as Pat Benatar, the Pretenders, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, Journey and REO Speedwagon were taking pop music back to it's rock music foundations of the 1950's and 1960's and Disco was dying a slow death due to it's excesses and a changing audience. Donna was relegated to the sidelines at this time, but not for long as Donna was starting to listen to some of the new dance synthesizer pop called New Wave by groups such as the Go-Go's, the Human League, and Duran Duran were starting to become popular. - Peter | |||
| Donna Summer | Love To Love You Baby | I love to love you baby ... ahw ... | 1976's "Love To Love You Baby" was the first hit (#2) for who would become known eventually as the "Queen Of Disco", Donna Summer (who also has been a songwriter and occassional actress) and it was a big hit coming along just as the Disco era was really picking up steam. The opening line can be repeated several times or only a few depending on which length of the tune is used or heard -- more on that again, in a moment. Donna Summer was born LaDonna Adrian Gaines on December 31, 1948 in Boston, Massachusetts. In her youth, despite her Christian upbringing (or maybe because of it), Summer would sing in a rock band who was influenced by Janis Joplin. When Summer was 18-years old she go a supporting role in the Broadway production of "Hair". Shortly after that she moved to Germany and appeared in the musicals "Godspell" and Showboat". In 1971, Summer released a European single of the remake of the 1963 Jaynettes' tune, "Sally Go 'Round The Roses" but it was a flop. In 1974, she married Austrian born actor, Helmuth Sommer (how she got the last name), but soon after they divorced. In 1975, while she was singing backup for the group, Three Dog Night (in Europe), the then producers of Three Dog Night, Girogio Moroder and Patti Belotte "discovered" Summer and signed her to Casablanca records which was fast becoming the lapel known for Disco. In 1975, Moroder and Belotte introduced Summer to "Love To Love You Baby" and recorded several different length versions of the tune (for Discos, radio edit and lp). One of those versions is a seventeen minute version where the opening line and the accompanying moan is repeated several times. "Love To Love You Baby" is considered by many to be the most overtly sexual and most sensual song of all time with Summer sounding as though she is making love during the recording of the song. - Peter | |||
| Donna Summer | Dim All The Lights | Dim all the lights sweet darling, Cause tonight it's all the way. | Winter 1978/79's #3 hit, "Dim All The Lights" continued Donna Summer's reign as "Queen Of Disco". "Dim All The Lights" followed on the success of Fall 1978's #1 hit, "MacArthur Park" and is from the same lp, "Live And More". "MacArthur Park" was a successful Disco remake of 1968's Jimmy Webb's written tune that was a 1968 #2 hit for Irish singer/actor, Richard Harris. Many times "MacArthur Park" would be used as part of a disco medley that included "Brookyln" and the top five tune, "Heaven Knows". The "Live And More" lp continued Summer's collaberation with Giorgio Moroder. But at this time Summer and Moroder were looking for something to expand Summer's usual disco hits, in that way she and Moroder were starting to think along the lines of a recent punk crossover band named, Blondie and the disco but with a lot of soul group, Chic -- whose sounds Summer and Moroder both enjoyed. (Both Blondie and Chic would work for Moroder in the near future). - Peter | |||
| Donna Summer | Last Dance | Last dance, Last chance for love. | "Last Dance" was a top five hit in 1977 for Donna Summer and continued the work that Summer did with producer, Giorgio Moroder. "Last Dance" became the anthem to close out a night out at the Disco or at least Disco dancing and set up the night of romance or passion to come. - Peter | |||
| The Doors | Touch Me | Come on, come on, come on, come on now, touch me, baby; can't you see that I am not afraid? | - Vic George | |||
| The Doors | Five To One | Five to one, baby One in five No one here gets out alive, now | The song refers to the ratio of Viet Cong to American troops in Vietnam. - Mickey D. | |||
| The Doors | Hello, I Love You | Hello, I love you Won't you tell me your name? | The Doors' second and only other #1 single (after the summer of 1967's "Light My Fire") was, "Hello, I Love You" from the summer of 1968. Many people consider the Doors as selling out with this song, and even Jim Morrison said the same thing while he was still alive. Mainly on the basis of "Hello, I Love You's" length (less that 3 minutes) and possible Bubblegum music mentality. But after many radio stations (AM Top 40 was still dominate at that time) wouldn't play the full 7:07 version of "Light My Fire" and TV shows wouldn't let them perform "Light My Fire" for that long, the Doors were sort of stuck with what to do. But two #1's later, the Beatles were about to change all of that, and give the Doors and other future groups the ammunition they need to change all that (as well as make AM radio station change how they were playing records, and to make FM start to replace AM radio altogether) when the Beatles presented the over 9 minute song "Hey Jude" on their Apple records lapel that they refused to let any radio station edit down to size. - Peter | |||
| Dr. Alban | Sing Halleluja | Sing halleluja | - Mads | |||
| Drake Bell | Break Me Down | Break me down enough I'll take your side. | - Jessica | |||
| Dropkick Murphys | Tessie | Tessie is the Royal Rooters' rally cry | - Matt | |||
| Drowning Pool | Bodies | Let the bodies hit the floor | The song was banned on most radio stations after Sept 11. because of the opening line (bodies hitting the "floor" from jumping out the windows of the twin towers) - Felicia | |||
| Dschinghis Khan | Moscow | Moscow, Queen of the Russian land, Built like a rock to stand, Proud and divine. | If this looks familiar to anyone, that's because this is the English version of "Moskau" - Dylan Baranski | |||
| Dschinghis Khan | Moskau | Moskau, Fremd und geheimnisvoll, Türme aus rotem gold, Kalt wie das eis. | The lines translate as "Moscow, strange and mysterious, towers of shining gold, frozen in ice", which is nicely paced, but doesn't rhyme - Dylan Baranski | |||
| Duran Duran | Notorious | No-no-notorious. | - Brian Kelly | |||
| Duran Duran | A View To A Kill | Meeting you, with a view to a kill. | "A View To A Kill" was the theme song for the James Bond of the same name. Although, some sources place this song and movie as being from 1986, it's actually from 1985. "A View To A Kill" was also Duran Duran's second #1 song in the U.S. (the first was "The Reflex"). - Peter | |||
| Duran Duran | The Reflex | The reflex! La-la-la-la! | This was the opening line from the radio version, but not in the version from the album "Seven and The Ragged Tiger". - britrock | |||
| Duran Duran | Wild Boys | Wild Boys! Wild Boys! Wild... Boys | There's no mistaking this song after those initial drum beats, yet they helpfully yell out the title in case you're too thick to know otherwise. - ChuckyG | |||
| Dusty Springfield | The Look Of Love | The look of love Is in your eyes The look your smile can't disguise | The 1967 top ten hit, "The Look Of Love" was written by American songwriters, Hal David and Burt Bacharach (who wrote Springfield's 1964 hit, "Wishin' & Hopin'") and recorded by Springfield for the Bond movie, "Casino Royale" (the original version of the movie). Springfield's original version of the song was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Song in 1967. While Springfield's version of "The Look Of Love" was in the top ten, Sergio Mendes and Brasil '66 recorded their own version which became a bigger top ten hit in 1968. Dusty Springfield who was awarded an OBE was born Mary Isobel Catherine Bernadette O'Brien on April 16, 1939 in West Hampstead, London, England. Mary O'Brien's first venture into recording came when she was 11 years old making an amateur recording at a local record shop of her favorite singer, American jazz singer Peggy Lee's version of Irving Berlin's "When The Midnight Choo Choo Leaves For Alabam". Her first professional singing career came in 1958 (when she was 19 years old) and joined the Lana Sisters who had several songs in the British charts for the next two years. In 1960, Mary O'Brien joined with her older brother, Dion O'Brien (they both changed their last names to Springfield, with Dion becoming Tom, and Mary becoming Dusty) and Tim Feild in creating the folk trio the Springfields who were signed by Johnny Franz to Philips Record. Shortly after Tim Field left and was replaced by Mike Hurst. With Hurst, the Springfields had several British hits including the top ten hit, "Island Of Dreams". In 1962, the Springfields had a rare pre-Beatles era American hit for a British artist with "Silver Threads And Golden Needles". Shortly after this, in 1963, while the Springfields were in America in Nashville, TN and New York City and Dusty heard the Exciters' hit, "Tell Him" and then some of the Motown girl groups (especially Martha & the Vandellas), Dusty decided to go solo. Tom Springfield and Mike Hurst would become successful record producers (Springfield produced the Seekers, while Hurst produced such acts as Manfred Mann). Dusty had solo success immediately with the international hit, "I Only Want To Be With You" and was one of the few successful solo women acts from Britian that invaded America in the British invasion started by the Beatles. Between "I Only Want To Be With You" and "The Look Of Love" she had several hits in the states (although none of them reached #1). She was known for her sultry vocals and similiarities to several African-American acts and singers (she has been lumped as an early artists known for "blue-eyed soul"). Dusty was also known for her promotion of Motown and Atlantic recording artists (especially Martha & the Vandellas and Aretha Franklin) in Britian and getting those artists success in that country. Dusty was also the first artist to refuse to play white-only audiences in then segregated and Aparthied South Africa. She would continue to have success well into the 1990's, even backing Elton John on "The Bitch Is Back" in 1975 and also recording a version of the American TV show, "Growing Pains" theme, "As Long As We Got Each Other" with B.J. Thomas that was used in the 4th season of that show . She was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1994, and would succumb to that disease on March 2, 1999. She was so well liked and admired by many that even Queen Elizabeth II, in usual departure, sad she was saddened by the death of Dusty Springfield. - Peter |
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