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4651. The Waterboys – Medicine Bow

The Waterboys

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…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyCwMwkZ_bo

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4650. Sleeper – Nice Guy Eddie

Sleeper

Suggested by Jane via Hannah

An Eddie link…

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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…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zIUJFYqVgg

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4648. DAF – Der Mussolini

DAF

Suggested by Jack from Glasgow

From one three-letter acronym band name to another…

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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…

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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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