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The Story of Pop: 1998 (Chapter 34)

Aug 24, 2023Mar 29, 2025 ~ Alex the Pensmith ~ Leave a comment

It took approximately three years for The Corrs to become one of Ireland's biggest musical exports. And it took some timely remixes and a Fleetwood Mac cover to do so...

Pop Essays #15: Andrea Corr, ‘Champagne From A Straw’

Apr 15, 2021Jun 4, 2021 ~ Alex the Pensmith ~ Leave a comment

It's time - as we do every Thursday at midday - to bring you another pop classic that never was and give it the time to shine it deserves with Pop Essays. This week: our first single release of this series that (unjustly) failed to chart... Artist: Andrea Corr Song: Champagne From A Straw Release … Continue reading Pop Essays #15: Andrea Corr, ‘Champagne From A Straw’

The Story of Pop: 2000 (Chapter 28)

Jul 9, 2020Jul 9, 2020 ~ Alex the Pensmith ~ Leave a comment

Hello, it's Thursday, and midday, and thus time to bring you our look back at more huge UK chart smashes from 20 years ago with this week's installment of The Story of Pop: 2000. And our trinity of Irish entries continues, with the first and only chart topper from the Emerald Isle's most successful family … Continue reading The Story of Pop: 2000 (Chapter 28)

Protected: #ThrowbackTunesday: Episode 31

Aug 21, 2018Sep 3, 2022 ~ Alex the Pensmith

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Protected: #ThrowbackTunesday: Episode 16

May 8, 2018Sep 3, 2022 ~ Alex the Pensmith

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#CrazyStupidAlbum: The Corrs – ‘Jupiter Calling’

Nov 22, 2017Nov 22, 2017 ~ Alex the Pensmith ~ 1 Comment

Just as, at one time, Leigh Francis in a rubber mask on 'Bo Selecta!' ruined Craig David for a large number of people, so too, did Ant & Dec and Cat Deeley, wearing black wigs and affecting Irish accents and proclaiming that they were 'beeeautiful' on Saturday morning kid's TV, ruin one of the Emerald … Continue reading #CrazyStupidAlbum: The Corrs – ‘Jupiter Calling’

#CrazyStupidPlaylist: The Corrs

Oct 25, 2015May 20, 2017 ~ Alex the Pensmith ~ Leave a comment

Perhaps one of the more welcome news of a pop comeback for me in recent times is for that of Dundalk family band The Corrs. If, like me, at the end of the late 90s and early 00s, you were growing up in a part Celtic family there's a chance your household owned a copy, … Continue reading #CrazyStupidPlaylist: The Corrs

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