Yeah Yeah Yeah

by Bob Stanley

  Liverpool Express, 1

  Livin’ Joy: ‘Dreamer’, 1

  LL Cool J, 1, 2

  Llorenna, Kelly, 1

  London, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7; beat groups, 1;

  Britpop, 1, 2;

  folk scene, 1;

  hippie subculture, 1, 2;

  punk, 1, 2, 3;

  rave, 1, 2, 3;

  swinging London, 1, 2, 3

  London (record label), 1, 2n

  London, Julie, 1

  Lopes, Lisa ‘Left Eye’, 1, 2

  Los Angeles, 1, 2, 3; country, 1, 2;

  hip hop, 1, 2;

  and the music industry, 1, 2, 3

  Lost Horizon, 1

  Lotis, Dennis, 1

  Love: Da Capo, 1; Forever Changes, 1

  Love, Courtney, 1, 2, 3, 4

  Love, Mike, 1, 2

  Love Unlimited Orchestra, 1, 2

  lovers’ rock, 1

  Lovich, Lene: ‘Lucky Number’, 1

  Lovin’ Spoonful, 1, 2, 3, 4; ‘Darling Be Home Soon’, 1;

  ‘Did You Ever Have to Make Up Your Mind’, 1;

  ‘Didn’t Want to Have to Do It’, 1;

  ‘Do You Believe in Magic’, 1

  Lowe, Chris, 1, 2

  LSD, 1, 2, 3

  Lulu, 1, 2, 3

  Lunachicks, 1

  Lunch, Lydia, 1

  Lusher, Don: ‘Rock and Roll’, 1

  Lydon, John (Johnny Rotten), 1, 2, 3, 4

  Lymon, Frankie, 1, 2, 3; ‘Why Do Fools Fall in Love’, 1, 2

  Lynn, Tami, 1

  Lynn, Vera, 1; ‘Auf Wiederseh’n’, 1;

  ‘Forget Me Not’, 1;

  ‘The Homing Waltz’, 1

  Lynne, Jeff, 1

  Lyttelton, Humphrey, 1; ‘Bad Penny Blues’, 1

  M People, 1

  McCartney, Paul, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9; ‘The Girl Is Mine’, 1n;

  McCartney II, 1n, 2n;

  Ram, 1;

  see also Beatles, the

  McCluskey, Andy, 1, 2

  McCord, Kathy, 1

  McCoy, Charlie, 1

  McCoy, Van, 1, 2

  McCrae, George: ‘Rock Your Baby’, 1

  McCullough, Dave, 1, 2

  McElroy, Thomas, 1

  McGee, Alan, 1, 2

  McGhee, Donna, 1n

  McGhee, Stick, 1

  McGough, Nathan, 1

  MacGowan, Shane, 1n

  McGuinn, Jim (Roger), 1, 2

  McGuire, Barry, 1n

  Mack, Ronnie, 1n

  Mackenzie, John, 1

  McKeown, Les, 1, 2

  McLaren, Malcolm, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7

  MacLean, Bryan, 1, 2

  McLean, Don: ‘American Pie’, 1

  McNair, Barbara, 1

  McShee, Jacqui, 1

  McVie, Christine, 1

  Made, 1

  Madness, 1, 2; ‘Baggy Trousers’, 1;

  ‘Our House’, 1;

  ‘The Sun and the Rain’, 1

  Madonna, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6; Erotica, 1, 2;

  The Immaculate Collection, 1;

  ‘Into the Groove’, 1;

  Like a Prayer, 1;

  Sex, 1;

  ‘Vogue’, 1n, 2

  Magnetic Fields, 1

  Mamas and Papas, the, 1, 2; ‘California Dreaming’, 1

  mambo craze, 1

  Man Parrish: ‘Hip Hop Be Bop (Don’t Stop)’, 1

  Manchester, 1, 2, 3; baggy scene, 1;

  the Smiths, 1, 2

  Manfred Mann, 1, 2; ‘Semi-Detached Suburban Mr James’, 1

  Manic Street Preachers, 1; The Holy Bible, 1;

  ‘If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next’, 1

  Mann, Barry, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5; ‘Uptown’, 1

  Mansfield, Tony, 1

  Mantovani, 1, 2, 3, 4; ‘Moulin Rouge’, 1, 2

  Marbles, the, 1

  Marcels, the: ‘Blue Moon’, 1

  Mardin, Arif, 1

  Markey, David, 1

  Marl, Marley, 1

  Marley, Bob, 1, 2, 3; ‘One Love’, 1

  Marr, Johnny, 1, 2

  Marriott, Steve, 1, 2

  Marrow, Tracy: see Ice-T

  MARRS: ‘Pump Up the Volume’, 1

  Marsh, Dave, 1

  Marshall, Larry, 1

  Martha and the Muffins: ‘Echo Beach’, 1

  Martha and the Vandellas, 1, 2; ‘Jimmy Mack’, 1

  Martin, Dean, 1

  Martin, George, 1

  Martin, Max, 1

  Martin, Ray, 1; ‘Blue Tango’, 1;

  ‘Swedish Rhapsody’, 1

  Martino, Al, 1; ‘Here in My Heart’, 1, 2, 3

  Marvelettes, the, 1

  Marvin, Hank, 1n, 2, 3, 4, 5

  Mason, Barbara, 1; ‘Yes I’m Ready’, 1

  Mason, Nick, 1

  Massey, Graham, 1

  Massive Attack, 1, 2, 3, 4; Blue Lines, 1;

  Protection, 1;

  ‘Safe from Harm’, 1;

  ‘Unfinished Sympathy’, 1

  Matthews, Donna, 1

  Matthews’ Southern Comfort: ‘Woodstock’, 1

  May, Brian, 1, 2

  May, Derrick, 1, 2, 3, 4n; ‘Strings of Life’, 1

  Mayall, John, 1

  Mayfield, Curtis, 1, 2, 3, 4; ‘Freddie’s Dead’, 1;

  ‘Gypsy Woman’, 1

  MC Hammer, 1

  MC5, 1

  Meat Loaf: Bat out of Hell, 1

  Meehan, Tony, 1

  Meek, Joe, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8; ‘Have I the Right’, 1, 2;

  ‘I Hear a New World’, 1, 2

  Mel and Kim, 1

  melisma, 1

  Melle Mel, 1, 2

  Mellencamp, John Cougar, 1

  Mellotron, 1, 2

  Melody Maker (music paper), 1, 2, 3n, 4

  Melvin, Harold (and the Blue Notes), 1, 2; ‘The Love I Lost’, 1, 2, 3

  Melvoin, Wendy, 1

  Menswear, 1

  mento, 1

  Mercury (record label), 1, 2, 3

  Mercury, Freddie, 1, 2

  Mercury Music Prize, 1, 2

  Meredith, James, 1

  Merrill, Bob, 1

  Merseybeat scene, 1

  Merseybeats, the, 1

  Merseys, the, 1; ‘Sorrow’, 1

  Metallica, 1, 2, 3, 4; … And Justice for All, 1

  Metallics, the: ‘Need Your Love’, 1n

  Mezzoforte, 1

  Michael, George, 1, 2, 3; ‘A Different Corner’, 1;

  Faith, 1

  Milkwood, 1

  Miller, Jimmy (and the Barbecues), 1

  Miller, Mitch, 1, 2, 3n, 4

  Milli Vanilli, 1

  Minaj, Nicki, 1

  Ministry of Sound (club, London), 1

  Minogue, Kylie, 1, 2, 3; ‘Hand on Your Heart’, 1;

  Rhythm of Love, 1

  Miracles, the: ‘Mickey’s Monkey’, 1; ‘Tears of a Clown’, 1

  Missy Elliott, 1; ‘Get Ur Freak On’, 1;

  Supa Dupa Fly, 1

  Mitchell, Guy, 1, 2; ‘Feet Up’, 1

  Mitchell, Joni, 1, 2; ‘Carey’, 1;

  The Hissing of Summer Lawns, 1

  Mixmaster: ‘Grand Piano’, 1

  Mo’ Wax (record label), 1

  Moby Grape, 1

  Mock Turtles, the: ‘Can You Dig It’, 1

  Modern Lovers, the, 1, 2; see also Richman, Jonathan

  Mods, 1, 2, 3, 4; mod revival, 1

  Mojo Navigator (fanzine), 1

  Mojos, the: ‘Everything’s Alright’, 1

  Moments, the, 1

  Monkees, the, 1, 2, 3n, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10; Head, 1;

  Headquarters, 1, 2;

  ‘I’m a Believer’, 1, 2, 3, 4;

  ‘Pleasant Valley Sunday’, 1, 2;

  TV show, 1, 2

  Monotones, the, 1

  Monterey Pop Festival (1967), 1, 2, 3; reaction to, 1, 2, 3, 4

  Moody Blues, 1; Days of Future Passed, 1

  Moondog Coronation Ball (1952), 1

  Moontrekkers, the: ‘Night o
f the Vampire’, 1

  Moore, Dorothy, 1

  Morgan, Derrick, 1

  Morissette, Alanis: Jagged Little Pill, 1

  Morley, Paul, 1, 2, 3, 4

  Moroder, Giorgio, 1, 2

  Morrison, Jim, 1

  Morrison, Van, 1

  Morrissey, 1, 2, 3, 4n, 5

  Morton, George ‘Shadow’, 1

  Most, Mickie, 1, 2

  Mötley Crüe, 1; Dr Feelgood, 1

  Motörhead, 1

  Motown, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7

  Mott the Hoople, 1; ‘All the Young Dudes’, 1

  Mould, Bob, 1

  Moulton, Tom, 1, 2, 3

  Mount, Dave, 1

  Move, the, 1

  Movement, 1, 2

  Mtume, 1

  MTV, 1, 2, 3

  Mud, 1, 2, 3; ‘Dynamite’, 1, 2;

  ‘Tiger Feet’, 1

  Mulhall, Joe, 1

  Mungo Jerry: ‘Baby Jump’, 1; ‘In the Summertime’, 1, 2

  Murray, Charles Shaar, 1

  Murray, Pete, 1

  Murray, Ruby, 1, 2

  Music Box (club, Chicago), 1, 2

  Music Factory, 1

  Musicians’ Union, 1n

  Musique, 1n

  My Bloody Valentine: Isn’t Anything, 1; Loveless, 1;

  ‘Strawberry Wine’, 1;

  ‘Sunny Sundae Smile’, 1

  Napier-Bell, Simon, 1

  Nash, Graham, 1

  Nash, Johnny, 1, 2

  Nashville, 1, 2, 3, 4

  national service, ending of, 1

  Native Tongues, 1, 2

  Neff, Paul, 1

  Neil, Vince, 1

  Nelson, Ricky, 1, 2

  Nelson, Shara, 1

  Nelson, Trevor, 1

  Neon Philharmonic, 1

  Neptunes, 1, 2

  Nesmith, Michael, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

  Neu!, 1, 2

  New Edition, 1

  New Hormones (record label), 1

  new jack swing, 1, 2, 3

  New Kids on the Block, 1, 2

  New Musical Express: see NME

  New Musik: ‘Living by Numbers’, 1; ‘This World of Water’, 1

  New Order, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5; ‘Blue Monday’, 1;

  ‘Ceremony’, 1;

  Movement, 1n;

  ‘True Faith’, 1

  New Seekers, the: ‘I’d Like to Teach the World to Sing’, 1n

  new wave, 1, 2, 3

  New York, 1, 2, 3, 4; Brill Building, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5;

  disco, 1;

  doo wop, 1, 2, 3;

  folk scene, 1, 2, 3, 4;

  hip hop, 1, 2, 3, 4;

  post-punk, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5;

  relationship with Liverpool, 1;

  relationship with London, 1n, 2, 3;

  soul, 1, 2, 3, 4;

  the sound of, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

  Newbury, Mickey, 1

  Newley, Anthony, 1, 2, 3

  Newman, Randy: Sail Away, 1

  Newton-John, Olivia, 1, 2

  Nickelback, 1

  Nicks, Stevie, 1

  Nicolette, 1

  Nightcrawlers: ‘Push the Feeling On’, 1

  Nilsson, Harry: Pandemonium Shadow Show, 1; ‘Without You’, 1

  1991: The Year Punk Broke, 1

  Nirvana, 1, 2, 3; Nevermind, 1, 2;

  ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’, 1;

  Unplugged in New York, 1, 2

  NME (New Musical Express) (music paper), 1,2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7; release of C1, 2

  No Doubt, 1

  no wave, 1

  Noone, Peter, 1, 2

  northern soul, 1, 2

  Notorious BIG: see Smalls, Biggie

  N-Trance: ‘Set You Free’, 1

  Numan, Gary, 1, 2; ‘Cars’, 1;

  Telekon, 1

  NWA: Straight Outta Compton, 1

  NWOBHM (New Wave of British Heavy Metal), 1, 2

  Oakenfold, Paul, 1, 2, 3

  Oakey, Phil, 1, 2, 3, 4

  Oasis, 1, 2, 3, 4; Be Here Now, 1;

  ‘Columbia’, 1;

  Dig Out Your Soul, 1;

  ‘Roll with It’, 1;

  (What’s the Story) Morning Glory, 1;

  ‘Wonderwall’, 1

  Ocasek, Ric, 1

  Ochs, Phil, 1, 2

  O’Cuthbert, Martin: ‘Vocal Vigilante’, 1

  Odyssey, 1; ‘Inside Out’, 1

  Ohio Express, 1n

  Oi!, 1

  O’Jays, the, 1; ‘Back Stabbers’, 1

  Old Grey Whistle Test, 1

  Oldfield, Mike, 1; Tubular Bells, 1, 2

  Oldham, Andrew, 1n, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7

  OMD: see Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark

  O’Neal, Alexander, 1

  Ono, Yoko, 1

  Opportunity Knocks, 1

  Orange Juice, 1, 2, 3

  Orb, the, 1

  Orbison, Roy, 1n; ‘It’s Over’, 1;

  ‘Southbound Jericho Parkway’, 1n;

  ‘You Got It’, 1

  Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD), 1; Architecture and Morality, 1;

  ‘Enola Gay’, 1;

  ‘If You Leave’, 1;

  ‘Maid of Orleans’, 1;

  ‘Messages’, 1

  Orioles, the, 1, 2

  Orr, Benjamin, 1

  Osbourne, Ozzy, 1, 2

  Osmond, Donny, 1, 2

  Osmond, Jimmy, 1

  Osmonds, the, 1, 2

  O’Sullivan, Gilbert, 1, 2; ‘Alone Again (Naturally)’, 1;

  ‘Claire’, 1;

  ‘Nothing Rhymed’, 1;

  ‘We Will’, 1, 2

  Outkast, 1

  overdubbing, 1, 2, 3

  Owen, Mark, 1

  Page, Jimmy, 1, 2, 3

  Page, Larry, 1

  Page, Patti, 1, 2n; ‘Tennessee Waltz’, 1

  Paisley Park (record label), 1; see also Prince

  Palmer, Robert, 1; ‘Some Guys Have All the Luck’, 1

  Palumbo, James, 1

  Paradise Garage (club, New York), 1

  Paris, Priscilla, 1

  Paris Sisters, 1, 2

  Parker, Colonel Tom, 1, 2, 3

  Parker, Graham, 1

  Parks, Van Dyke, 1, 2

  Parnes, Larry, 1, 2, 3, 4

  Parsons, Tony, 1

  Parton, Dolly, 1n, 2

  Paton, Tam, 1

  Paul, Billy: ‘Me and Mrs Jones’, 1

  Paul, Les, 1, 2n

  Pearl Jam, 1

  Peech Boys, the, 1

  Peel, John, 1, 2, 3

  Pender, Mike, 1

  Penman, Ian, 1

  Pentangle, 1; ‘Light Flight’, 2

  Peppermint Lounge (club, New York), 1

  Perhacs, Linda: Parallelograms, 1

  Perkins, Carl, 1, 2; ‘Blue Suede Shoes’, 1

  Perry, Joe, 1

  Perry, Katy, 1

  Perry, Lee ‘Scratch’, 1

  Pet Shop Boys, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5n; ‘West End Girls’, 1, 2;

  ‘What Have I Done to Deserve This’, 1

  Peter and Gordon, 1, 2

  P-Funk, 1

  Philadelphia, 1, 2, 3, 4

  Philadelphia International (record label), 1, 2, 3

  Phillips, Dewey, 1

  Phillips, John, 1

  Phillips, Sam, 1, 2

  Phuture, 1; ‘Acid Tracks’, 2, 3

  Pickering, Mike, 1, 2

  PiL: see Public Image Ltd

  Pink Floyd, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5; Atom Heart Mother, 1, 2;

  Dark Side of the Moon, 1;

  Meddle, 1;

  More soundtrack, 1;

  Piper at the Gates of Dawn, 1, 2

  Piper, Billie, 1

  PIR: see Philadelphia International pirate radio, 1; closure of stations (1967), 1

  Pitman, Barbara: ‘I Need a Man’, 1

  Pitney, Gene, 1, 2

  Pixies, 1

  Plant, Robert, 1

  PM Dawn, 1

  Poets, the, 1; ‘Now We’re Thru’, 1

  Pogues, the, 1n

  Police, the, 1, 2; ‘Don’t Stan
d So Close to Me’, 1

  Pomus, Doc, 1

  Pop, Iggy, 1, 2

  Pop Group, the, 1, 2, 3; ‘She is Beyond Good and Evil’, 1

  Portishead, 1; Dummy, 1

  post-punk, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

  Postcard (record label), 1

  Powder Ridge Rock Festival, 1

  Powell, Don, 1

  Powell, Peter, 1

  power pop, 1

  Pratt, Mike, 1

  Presley, Elvis, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9; ‘Are You Lonesome Tonight’, 1, 2;

  ‘Baby Let’s Play House’, 1;

  ‘Blue Moon’, 1;

  Elvis Is Back!, 1;

  Harum Scarum, 1;

  ‘Hound Dog’, 1, 2;

  A Legendary Performer, 1;

  ‘Love Me’, 1;

  ‘That’s All Right’, 1

  Presley, Reg, 1

  Priddy, Nancy, 1

  Primal Scream, 1; ‘Higher than the Sun’, 1, 2;

  Screamadelica, 1

  Prince, 1, 2; Around the World in a Day, 1;

  The Black Album, 1;

  Graffiti Bridge (film), 1;