Friday 30 December 2022

   

The week before Christmas in 1986 this record was Top of the Pops in the UK singles chart. It was denied the cherished Christmas No.1 slot by a re-issue of 'Reet Petite' by Jackie Wilson* - which took top spot on the December 21st chart. 
So many years later this a cappella version of the Isley-Jasper-Isley original, a plea for people to take care of one another, still resonates today. From English indie band The Housemartins 'are you ready' for 'Caravan of Love' > 

* A number one almost three years after Jackie Wilson's death and 29 years after it's original UK chart success in 1957, when it reached No.6. 

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