Old Playlist

Halo is a song recorded by Scottish alternative rock band Texas released on 6 April 1997 and the second single to be released from their UK #1 fourth album White on Blonde . It debuted and peaked at #10 on the UK Singles Charts. Read more about the song

" When Smokey Sings " is a song by the English duo ABC. The lyrics and name of the song are a tribute to R&B and Soul singer Smokey Robinson. It was released in mid-1987, on ABC's album Alphabet City . Robinson himself was on the pop charts with his single " One Heartbeat " at the same time as this tribute song, marking one of the only times to date that a singer simultaneously was the performing artist of one Top 40 hit, while the subject of another chart hit. For the week ending 3 October 1987, both songs were in the Top 10 simultaneously. Read more about the song

" Mama " was the first single from Genesis' 1983 self-titled album. It is recognisable for its harsh drum machine introduction composed by Mike Rutherford, which leads into minimalist synthesizer lines in minor keys and finally Phil Collins' reverb-laden voice. It remains the band's most successful single in the UK, peaking at No. 4 on the UK Singles Chart Read more about the song

" Breathe " is a song written by Stephanie Bentley and Holly Lamar and recorded by American country music artist Faith Hill. It was released in October 1999 as the first single and title track from her album of the same name. Read more about the song

" Ironic " is a song by Canadian-American singer Alanis Morissette. It was released in February 1996 as the third single from her third studio album, Jagged Little Pill . It was written by Morissette and Glen Ballard, and was produced by him. " Ironic " is a pop rock song written in the key of B major, and includes a moderate tempo of eighty-two beats per minute. The lyrics present several situations that are described as " ironic ". This has led to debates about whether any of the situations match the accepted meaning of irony. Read more about the song

" The One " is the first single from Elton John's 1992 album, also called The One . It reached #9 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, #1 on the U.S. Adult Contemporary chart and #10 on the UK Singles Chart. It was also a #1 hit on Canada's RPM 100 national singles chart on 5 September 1992. Read more about the song

" Your Latest Trick " is a song by Dire Straits that appeared on the studio album Brothers in Arms , and also on the live album On the Night ; the same live version is on Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire Straits . The full-length studio album version was included on the most recent compilation The Best of Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler: Private Investigations . Read more about the song

" Mad World " is a 1982 song by the British band Tears for Fears. Written by Roland Orzabal and sung by bassist Curt Smith, it was the band's third single release and first chart hit, reaching number 3 on the UK Singles Chart in November 1982. Both "Mad World " and its B-side, " Ideas as Opiates ", appeared on the band's debut LP The Hurting (1983). Read more about the song

" Cloud Number Nine " (sometimes spelled as "Cloud #9" or "Cloud Number 9") is a song by Canadian singer-songwriter Bryan Adams. It was released in April 1999 as the third single from his 1998 album On a Day Like Today . Its single version is notable for being one of the few remixes Bryan Adams released and the only one to gain notable chart success since his debut single, which received a remix treatment in 1979. Read more about the song

" Love Can Build a Bridge " is a song written by Naomi Judd, Paul Overstreet and John Barlow Jarvis, and recorded by American country music duo The Judds. It was later covered by Children for Rwanda as a charity single in aid of Save the Children , reaching number 57 in the UK singles chart in September 1994. A new version recorded by American singers Cher, Chrissie Hynde, Swedish singer Neneh Cherry, British singer/guitarist Eric Clapton and with arrangements by David Campbell was released and reached No. 1 in the UK Singles Chart for one week in March 1995. It was chosen as 1995's official Comic Relief single. Read more about the song