Cock Robin - The Promise You Made

I was suddenly reminded of this when I accidentally stumbled across a dodgy Eurodance version of the song. The original is, of course, infinitely better and reminds me of the summer of 1986 when it seemed to be climbing the charts at a rate of one position a week for most of the summer, eventually settling at number 28.

For those of you with a strong stomach, here is the dance version by Kate Ryan:

Robbie Nevil - Dominoes

Great song, but get a haircut!

The Cross - Heaven For Everyone

This lost '80s classic would probably have remained lost if The Cross's frontman Roger Taylor hadn't got his old mate Freddie Mercury to record a version of the song. The version with Freddie's vocals turned up on The Cross's album Shove It and was later recycled into a Queen single. This is The Cross's single version with Roger Taylor on vocals.

New Model Army - Stupid Questions

Not their biggest hit (amazingly that was as late as 1993) but a cracking record that deserves to be heard more often.