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#166624 - Fri Apr 04 2003 03:27 PM 1981 UK single enquiry # 2
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How can anyone lose a song?
Again, I ask. Summer 1981. UK radio one played song regularly. Words 'Torpedo Torpedo, happy holiday, ...., look out kids it's bombs away, and ended with an appropriate bang sound effect. I could write the music here but I don't have the program, but the nearest tune I know is 'Rocking around the Christmas tree'. I just tried everyhit, but its lists only select some records, and I tested it on one I knew already and it came up zero. Pity it can't perform on the day.
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#166625 - Fri Apr 04 2003 05:42 PM Re: 1981 UK single enquiry # 2
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This site lists the UK Charts in full, week by week:-
http://www.yearsofgold.org.uk/rememberarchive.html
Altho' some parts are still being written .. you might get lucky.

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#166626 - Sat Apr 05 2003 03:47 AM Re: 1981 UK single enquiry # 2
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I have an old Top Twenty charts book, covers 1955 to 1987 and there is nothing which leaps out at me yelling tornado or bombs away.
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#166627 - Mon Apr 07 2003 12:30 AM Re: 1981 UK single enquiry # 2
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Can you give me any more clues on this song, i am trying my hardest but i am coming up with nothing
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#166628 - Mon Apr 07 2003 05:55 PM Re: 1981 UK single enquiry # 2
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I'll find a way to write the music using note letters a-g, I'm amazed such a popular song has disappeared from this universe- maybe I've shifted mine!
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#166629 - Mon Apr 07 2003 07:27 PM Re: 1981 UK single enquiry # 2
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I have now added the music on a new question marked 'torpedo'.
I checked the charts, amazingly enough there's a song called 'Holliedaze' for the exact time I heard it, it does share a word with my song but turned out to be Hollies medley. I am amazed but none the wiser!
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#166630 - Thu Feb 19 2004 02:37 PM Re: 1981 UK single enquiry # 2
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As per related threads, finally identified as torpedoes by Havana let's go.
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