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4651. The Waterboys – Medicine Bow

Suggested by Mike in Preston

Nice Guy Eddie was taken from Sleeper’s second album, The It Girl; the original ‘It Girl’ was Clara Bow, so to a song with ‘bow’ in its title…

4650. Sleeper – Nice Guy Eddie

Sleeper

Suggested by Jane via Hannah

An Eddie link…

4649. Eddie Kendricks – Keep on Truckin’ (Part 1)

Eddie Kendricks

Suggested by David in Heaton Mersey

From the band DAF to the company DAF Trucks and so to…

4648. DAF – Der Mussolini

DAF

Suggested by Jack from Glasgow

From one three-letter acronym band name to another…

4647. CSS – Alala

CSS

Suggested by Paul in Marlow

Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark are commonly known by their initials OMD, so to another band commonly known by their initialised name…

4646. Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark – Red Frame/White Light

OMD, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark

Suggested by Mick in Watford

Rollin’ Danny was a cover versionof a track by Gene Vincent and the Blue Caps, so from blue to red and white…

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4651. The Waterboys – Medicine Bow

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