Mark Pentleton

I’m not sure if what I’ve done with this song quite works, but I hope you enjoy it! Wonderwall was released by Oasis in 1995 and has been covered by various folk, including the tongue-in-cheek Mike Flowers Pops, and in a swing version by Paul Anka (which is actually very good!) I’ve tried to make [...]

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After the ‘guest performance’ I posted earlier today, here is today’s 365song. It’s Abba’s Gonna sing you my love song, an album track from the 1974 album Waterloo. Hope you enjoy it!
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A bit of classic cheese from 1983 today – Islands in the stream by Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton. It was originally written by the Bee Gees and was included in their 2001 live album. The song has been covered by many artists including Ingela Forsman – in Swedish as Öar i ett hav – [...]

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This song comes from the 1996 Andrew Lloyd Webber musical Whistle down the wind. A pop version was released by Boyzone in the same year and reached #1 in the UK and Ireland.
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Today’s song is Shania Twain’s From this moment from 1997. It’s especially for our friends Julie and David who celebrate their 10th wedding anniversary today. Ten years ago I accompanied the Mearns Castle Senior Choir who sang this song at Julie and David’s wedding. Happy anniversary, Julie and David!
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This happy song has a bit of a sad story. Roy Orbison recorded You Got It in 1988 and it was released on the Mystery Girl album in 1989, a few months after his death in December 1988 from a heart attack. It reached #9 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #1 on the Adult [...]

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We’re returning to the 1970s today with this Abba classic from 1975. This song became Abba’s biggest selling single of all time, selling 6 million copies in 1976 alone and going on to sell 10 million worldwide. It was originally written in Swedish for Frida and featured on her 1975 solo album Frida Ensam but [...]

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Today’s song is the 1984 power ballad by REO Speedwagon, and was performed by the band in the 1985 Live Aid concert. It’s been used in many TV shows and films, most recently sung by Finn in Glee.
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Today’s song is the 1973 Eric Carmen power ballad, All by myself. This song has been recorded by many artists, perhaps most notably Céline Dion in 1996. It has also been used in many films including Bridget Jones’ Diary. The song uses a theme from Rachmaninoff’s 2nd piano concerto, and today’s “interesting fact” is that [...]

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Hmm. Not sure about this one. After working very late last night I wasn’t feeling very inspired this morning and this is all I came up with! Any suggestions for the next um… 240 days?!
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We’re going back to Abba for today’s song. The Name of the game was recorded for the Album – the first studio album to be recorded after the band’s 1977 tour of Europe and Australia. The introductory riff was inspired by Stevie Wonder’s I Wish from his album from the previous year, Songs in the [...]

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After the karaoke evening at the Apple Teacher Institute we ended up back in the halls with the Irish contingent and I was playing the piano for a couple of hours. I was reminded of all the Irish tunes I used to play, one of which was Carrickfergus. I’ve recorded this today and hope you [...]

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Cheesy pop ballad today: the 1991 Diana Ross song When you tell me that you love me. I decided to experiment with a different piano sound on my RD-700GX today – this is the “Ultimate Piano” as opposed to the “Expressive Grand” I normally use. The settings on the piano allow me to “raise” or [...]

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Running a bit late today – sorry! Today I’ve had the official launch of the Euroquiz in East Dunbartonshire Council and I’ve been away all day since early this morning until late tonight. Anyway, today’s song is the beautiful Bring him home from Les Misérables. I hope you enjoy it!
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It’s Valentine’s weekend and here on 365 Songs I’m churning out the soppy tunes! Today it’s Whitney Houston’s Saving all my love for you, from her 1985 album. It won Houston the 1986 Grammy for Best Female Pop Vocal performance.
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Back to Abba today and the song One man, one woman from The Album. This song was recorded between July and November 1977 and is said to tell of Björn’s feelings about his marriage at the time. The lyrics appear quite negative in the opening verse: “No smiles, not a single word at the breakfast [...]

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Good morning and happy February to one and all! It’s a new month on 365 songs and I have lots of good songs planned for February. Have you voted for your favourite January song yet? Make sure you do so that I know which songs are most popular!
Today’s song is for Jenny (and Jim!) out [...]

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Apologies for this song coming a bit late today – I hear that certain people in Canada like to breakfast listening to my music (you know who you are…) – but it’s been a really busy day!
Today’s song is the Eric Clapton ballad, Tears in Heaven. It’s such a sad, but beautiful song, [...]

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As part of the Apple Leadership conference happening alongside BETT I attended a dinner on the Silver Sturgeon last night and I had been asked to play a few songs with saxophonist and fellow ADE Joe Moretti. We hadn’t had the time (or piano) to rehearse anything, but enjoyed ‘busking’ our way through a few [...]

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Today’s song is the Duke Ellington classic Don’t Get Around Much Anymore. The last time I played this song was around 1am in the bar at the Crowne Plaza in Glasgow following the first day of the Scottish Learning Festival and I was joined by Derek Robertson from LTS who sang the song to the [...]

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