Housemartins - Caravan Of Love (1986)

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British indie band The Housemartins released "Caravan of Love" in November 1986. The a cappella song was an instant smash, reaching number one in the UK Singles Chart on 16 December 1986 (only the second a cappella recording to do so, after "Only You" by the Flying Pickets in 1983), before being denied the Christmas number one single by a posthumous re-release of Jackie Wilson's "Reet Petite"

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