Yeah Yeah Yeah

by Bob Stanley

  Taupin, Bernie, 1

  Taylor, Derek, 1, 2

  Taylor, James, 1, 2, 3

  Taylor, Vince, 1, 2; ‘Brand New Cadillac’, 1

  Teardrop Explodes, the, 1

  Tears for Fears, 1

  techno, 1, 2, 3, 4; bleep, 1;

  darkcore, 1;

  European, 1;

  hardcore, 1, 2, 3

  Teddy Bears: ‘To Know Him Is to Love Him’, 1

  Teddy boys/girls, 1, 2

  Teenage Fanclub, 1

  Teenagers, the, 1, 2

  teenyboppers, 1

  Television, 1

  Temptations, the, 1, 2, 3, 4; ‘Cloud Nine’, 1

  10cc, 1n, 2; ‘I’m Not in Love’, 1, 2, 3, 4

  Tennant, Neil, 1, 2, 3, 4; see also Pet Shop Boys

  Terrell, Tammi, 1

  Them, 1; ‘Gloria’, 2

  Thin Lizzy, 1; ‘The Boys Are Back in Town’, 1

  Thirteenth Floor Elevators, 1

  Thomas, Irma, 1, 2n; ‘Wish Someone Would Care’, 1

  Thomas, Rufus, 1

  Thomas, Timmy: ‘Why Can’t We Live Together’, 1

  Thompson, Danny, 1, 2

  Thompson Twins, 1, 2

  Three Degrees, 1, 2; ‘When Will I See You Again’, 1

  3070: see Rik Davis

  Thunderclap Newman: ‘Something in the Air’, 1

  Thunders, Johnny, 1

  Tight Fit: ‘Fantasy Island’, 1

  Tijuana Brass, 1

  Til, Sonny, 1, 2

  Timbaland, 1

  Time, the, 1

  Tinie Tempah, 1

  TLC, 1, 2, 3; ‘Waterfalls’, 1, 2

  Tom Robinson Band, 1

  Tong, Pete, 1

  Took, Steve Peregrin, 1

  Top of the Pops, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5n, 6, 7, 8, 9

  Tork, Peter, 1, 2, 3

  Tornados, the, 1; ‘Telstar’, 1, 2, 3

  Toto, 1

  Townshend, Pete, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6; see also Who, the

  T’Pau, 1

  Traffic: ‘Hole in My Shoe’, 1

  trance, 1

  Transatlantic (record label), 1

  Treasure Isle (record label), 1

  Tribe Called Quest, A, 1

  Tricky (Tricky Kid), 1

  trip hop, 1

  Troggs, the, 1, 2; ‘Wild Thing’, 1, 2

  True, Andrea, 1; ‘More, More, More’, 1

  Tubes, the, 1

  Tubeway Army, 1

  Turner, Joe, 1

  Turner, Tina, 1; Break Every Rule, 1;

  ‘River Deep – Mountain High’, 1

  Turtles, the, 1; ‘Happy Together’, 1

  Twain, Shania: Come on Over, 1

  twist (dance), 1

  2 Tone (record label), 1

  2 Unlimited, 1

  2i’s (club, London), 1

  Tyler, Stephen, 1

  Tyrannosaurus Rex, 1, 2, 3

  U Roy, 1

  U2, 1, 2, 3; Rattle & Hum, 1

  UB40, 1, 2; ‘Red Red Wine’, 1

  Ultramagnetic MCs, 1

  Underground Resistance, 1

  Upsetters, the: ‘Black IPA’, 1

  Ure, Midge, 1, 2

  Usher, 1

  Valentine, Dickie, 1, 2n; ‘Finger of Suspicion’, 1, 2

  Valentine, Gary, 1

  Valentine, Penny, 1, 2, 3

  Valli, Frankie, 1, 2; see also Four Seasons

  Van Dyke, Earl, 1

  Vance, Tommy, 1

  Vandross, Luther, 1

  Vanian, Dave, 1

  Vanilla Fudge, 1, 2

  Vaughan, Frankie, 1

  Vedder, Eddie, 1

  Velvet Underground, 1, 2, 3, 4; ‘I Heard Her Call My Name’, 1

  Verve, the, 1; ‘Bitter Sweet Symphony’, 1n, 2

  Vicious, Sid, 1

  Victor Silvester Band, 1

  videos, 1

  Vietnam War, 1, 2

  Vig, Butch, 1

  Vincent, Gene, 1, 2, 3; ‘Be-Bop-a-Lula’, 1;

  ‘Bird Doggin’’, 1n

  Virgin Sleep, 1

  Visage, 1

  Visconti, Tony, 1

  Voices of East Harlem: ‘Cashing In’, 1

  Wahlberg, Donnie, 1

  Wailers, the, 1; Catch a Fire, 1

  Wainwright III, Loudon, 1, 2

  Waite, John, 1

  Walker Brothers, 1, 2; ‘My Ship Is Coming In’, 1

  Walker, Scott, 1, 2, 3

  Wall of Sound, 1

  Ward, Anita: ‘Ring My Bell’, 1

  Warehouse (club, Chicago), 1

  Warhol, Andy, 1

  Warp (record label), 1, 2

  Warwick, Dionne, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5; ‘Walk On By’, 1

  Waterman, Pete, 1

  Waters, Muddy, 1

  Waters, Roger, 1, 2

  Watkins, Tionne ‘T-Boz’, 1

  Wayne, Jeff, 1

  We the People, 1

  Weatherall, Andy, 1

  Weavers, the, 1, 2

  Webb, Jimmy, 1, 2; ‘By the Time I Get to Phoenix’, 1;

  ‘MacArthur Park’, 1

  Weedon, Bert, 1

  Weil, Cynthia, 1, 2, 3, 4; ‘Uptown’, 1

  Weiss, Mary, 1, 2

  Welch, Bob, 1, 2

  Welch, Bruce, 1

  Welch, Chris, 1

  Weller, Paul, 1, 2, 3, 4; see also Jam, the

  Wells, Mary, 1, 2

  West, Kanye, 1, 2

  West, Keith: ‘Excerpt from A Teenage Opera’, 1

  Westlife, 1, 2; ‘Swear It Again’, 1n

  Weston, Bob, 1

  Weston, Kim, 1

  Westwood, Tim, 1

  Westwood, Vivienne, 1

  Wet Wet Wet: ‘Love Is All Around’, 1

  Wexler, Jerry, 1

  Wham!, 1; ‘Wham! Rap’, 1

  Whigfield, 1

  White, Barry: ‘I’m Gonna Love You Just a Little More Baby’, 1

  White Plains, 1, 2, 3n; ‘When You Are a King’, 1

  Whitesnake, 1, 2

  Whitfield, David, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5; ‘Cara Mia’, 1

  Whitfield, Norman, 1, 2, 3

  Whitman, Slim, 1, 2; ‘Rose Marie’, 1, 2

  Who, the, 1, 2, 3; ‘Dogs’, 1;

  ‘I Can’t Explain’, 1;

  ‘I’m a Boy’, 1;

  ‘My Generation’, 1;

  Tommy, 1, 2;

  The Who Sell Out, 1, 2

  Who Put the Bomp (fanzine), 1

  Wicker Man, The, 1n

  Wild Bunch, the, 1

  Wilde, Kim, 1, 2, 3; ‘Cambodia’, 1

  Wilde, Ricky, 1

  Willesden Sound, 1

  Williams, Don, 1

  Williams, Hank, 1; ‘Jambalaya’, 1

  Williams, Larry, 1

  Williams, Maurice, 1

  Williams, Pharrell, 1

  Williams, Robbie, 1

  Wilson, Brian, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5; see also Beach Boys, the

  Wilson, Carl, 1

  Wilson, Dennis, 1

  Wilson, Jackie, 1, 2

  Wilson, Mary, 1

  Wilson, Tony, 1, 2, 3, 4

  Wine, Toni, 1

  Wink, Josh: ‘Higher State of Consciousness’, 1

  Wire, Nicky, 1

  Withers, Bill, 1

  Wizzard, 1, 2; ‘Angel Fingers’, 1;

  see also Wood, Roy

  Wonder, Stevie, 1, 2, 3; ‘Fingertips’, 1, 2;

  ‘Music of My Mind’, 1;

  ‘Superstition’, 1;

  ‘Uptight’, 1;

  ‘Where I’m Coming From’, 1

  Wonder Stuff, the, 1; ‘Dizzy’, 1

  Wood, Roy, 1, 2, 3, 4n, 5, 6; ‘Forever’, 1

  Woods, George, 1

  Woodstock Festival (1969), 1, 2

  Woodward, Rob, 1

  World of Twist, 1

  Wu-Tang Clan, 1

  Wylie, Pete, 1

  Wyman, Bill, 1; see also Rolling Stones

  Wynette, Tammy: ‘D.I.V.O.R.C.E.’, 1n; ‘Stand by Your Man’, 1, 2

  Xpansions, 1

  XTC, 1, 2, 3

 
; yacht rock, 1n

  Yanovsky, Zally, 1, 2

  Yardbirds, the, 1n, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7; ‘For Your Love’, 1, 2;

  ‘I’m a Man’, 1

  Yeats, William Butler, 1

  Yes, 1, 2, 3; ‘Sweetness’, 1n

  yé-yé, 1, 2

  Yorke, Thom, 1

  Young British Artists (YBA), 1

  Young Disciples: ‘Apparently Nothin’’, 1

  Young, Jimmy, 1, 2, 3; ‘The Man from Laramie’, 1

  Young, Neil, 1, 2, 3, 4n, 5, 6n, 7; After the Goldrush, 1;

  ‘Like a Hurricane’, 1

  Young, Paul, 1

  Young Rascals, the, 1

  YouTube, 1

  Ze (record label), 1, 2, 3

  Zilkha, Michael, 1

  Zombies, the, 1, 2; Odessey and Oracle, 1;

  ‘She’s Not There’, 1, 2

  ZTT (record label), 1

  About the Author

  Bob Stanley is a writer, musician and film producer. He founded the pop group Saint Etienne in 1990 and has enjoyed a parallel career as a music writer, with his work appearing in The Times, Smash Hits, NME, Q, Mojo, The Face and Pitchfork. A former artist-in-residence at the Southbank Centre, his films have been shown at the ICA and Royal Festival Hall, and he has curated several seasons for the Barbican. His first book, co-written with Paul Kelly and published in 2006, was Match Day: Football Programmes, Post-War to Premiership. He lives in Highgate, North London.

  By the Same Author

  Match Day: Football Programmes, Post-War to Premiership (with Paul Kelly)

  Copyright

  First published in 2013

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