This article contains affiliate links, which means we may earn a small commission if a reader clicks through and Shakin’ Stevens’ Greatest Hits and More tour starts on 1 March in Salisbury City Hall. And I get a Christmas card from Shaky every year. It still goes in the charts every year after all this time and it always cheers me up if I’m out somewhere and hear it playing. I thought: “Wow!” It was almost better than seeing Shaky doing it on TV. When it first became a hit, I was walking through a shopping mall in Edinburgh and these two girls were arm in arm, with Christmas hats on, singing it at the top of their voices. Dave Edmunds will have got himself a lovely producer’s fee for just saying: “Copy that!” It was so hot I was wearing shorts, dripping in sweat, standing there recording with jingling bells, thinking: “This is crazy!” I played everything on the demo – sax, drums, the lot – in the garage. I wrote the song in summer, during a heatwave. I made some Christmassy sounds on a keyboard and the lyrics just started coming: “Snow is falling, all around me, children playing, having fun …” I threw it all in: “love and understanding”, kisses under the mistletoe, candles, parties, old records playing, the festive works. Geils Band went to number 1 in Australia with " Centerfold", the single from their tenth studio album, "Freeze Frame".ġ986 American rock band Starship reached number one in the US with " Sara", the second single from their debut album, "Knee Deep in the Hoopla".I wrote a few for Shaky but always wanted to write a Christmas single.
He came to fame with his 1987 debut album, " Introducing the Hardline According to Terence Trent D'Arby" that produced the hit singles " Sign Your Name", " If You Let Me Stay", " Dance Little Sister", and " Wishing Well".Ĭharts 1982 American rock band The J. This Day In 80’s Music Birthday 1962 American singer and songwriter Terence Trent D'Arby(aka Sananda Francesco Maitreya) was born. Shakin’ Stevens – A Love Worth Waiting For.Shakin’ Stevens – Cry Just A Little Bit.Bonnie Tyler & Shakin’ Stevens – Rockin’ Good Way.Shakin’ Stevens – Merry Christmas Everyone.Search Search 1980s Music Videos 1980s Music Videos Shakin' Stevens
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