During the course of this year I aim to upload a song every day for your consideration as to whether they were good enough and sufficiently commercial to have become UK Top 20 singles. Many different genres will be represented, so if this particular one’s not your preferred style then hopefully it won’t be too long before you find one that is.
For those songs that are interesting enough for you to give them a proper listen, please press “like” if you think it could have been a hit, and “dislike” if you don’t, in the hope that we get enough votes to obtain a balanced overview. Also, if leaving a critical comment please try to take into account the year of original release - most of the songs that I'll be uploading are decades old so it wouldn’t be surprising if some sound dated now.
Today’s choice is the full-length album & 12” version of I Know You’re Out There Somewhere which is probably my favourite recording by The Moody Blues. Composed by lead singer Justin Hayward and first released in 1988 on the “Sur La Mer”, it’s a beautiful up-tempo number, notable not just for its wonderful melody but also the drum sequences. I was privileged to be able to see a live performance where the two drummers nonchalantly tossed drumsticks between them across the length of the stage mid-performance, and without missing a single beat………..incredible stuff! The shorter single version managed to reach the USA Top 30, but narrowly missed out on reaching the UK Top 50, hence its inclusion here.
Hopefully you’ll drop by again tomorrow for something completely different!