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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