Flying Pickets

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Only You 03:26 Tools
When You're Young and in Love 03:25 Tools
Smells Like Teen Spirit 04:50 Tools
I Heard It Through the Grapevine 04:51 Tools
Wonderful World 02:48 Tools
Only You (Re-recorded Version) 03:36 Tools
Under the Bridge 02:47 Tools
Summer In The City 03:07 Tools
The Tears Of A Clown 03:07 Tools
Who's That Girl 03:40 Tools
Sealed With a Kiss 02:48 Tools
Get Off My Cloud 02:56 Tools
Only The Lonely 03:28 Tools
Psycho Killer 04:35 Tools
She Drives Me Crazy 04:02 Tools
Buffalo Soldier 03:48 Tools
Groovin' 03:47 Tools
Only You - Re-recorded Version 03:47 Tools
When Doves Cry 03:59 Tools
You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' 03:52 Tools
You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling 03:51 Tools
Here There and Everywhere 02:06 Tools
Take my Breath away 04:13 Tools
Space Oddity (live) 04:13 Tools
Factory 01:50 Tools
Remember This 02:32 Tools
Road to Nowhere 02:32 Tools
Sign Your Name 05:01 Tools
Tracks Of My Tears 05:01 Tools
Tainted Love 00:00 Tools
Higher and Higher 05:31 Tools
Masters of War 03:24 Tools
Disco Down 03:24 Tools
I Got You Babe (live) 05:31 Tools
Englishman in New York 03:21 Tools
Monica Engineer 03:39 Tools
So close 03:39 Tools
Dance the Night Away 03:39 Tools
Stand By Me 03:39 Tools
Wide Boy 03:10 Tools
Purple Rain 05:15 Tools
Coral island/Summertime 05:15 Tools
English Man In New York 03:20 Tools
Love Is All Around 00:00 Tools
Eternal Flame 03:09 Tools
Time After Time 00:00 Tools
Billy Jean 04:38 Tools
Every Little Thing She Does Is 00:00 Tools
Tears of a Clown 02:41 Tools
Girl You'll Be a Woman Soon 02:41 Tools
The Happiest Place In Town 02:41 Tools
Dream A Little Dream 03:28 Tools
Don't Turn Around 03:28 Tools
Caravan of love 03:29 Tools
get off of my cloud 02:55 Tools
Space Oddity 00:00 Tools
Traffic Jam 02:10 Tools
Space Oddity [Live] 04:14 Tools
Space Oddity - Live 00:00 Tools
Blue Money 03:20 Tools
Blowing Away 02:30 Tools
Something Inside So Strong 00:00 Tools
Stop 03:36 Tools
I Got You Babe [Live] 03:36 Tools
No More I Love You'S 03:19 Tools
Crazy Love 02:54 Tools
Buffalo Soldier (live) 02:54 Tools
Looking Down 03:19 Tools
I Feel for You 03:43 Tools
Mama Loo 00:00 Tools
Looking for Love 02:54 Tools
Deep Feeling 03:02 Tools
When Youre Young And In Love 03:24 Tools
Les Yeux Revolver 00:00 Tools
Southern Man 04:09 Tools
Sunny afternoon 02:54 Tools
Men And Women 00:00 Tools
Stupid Thing 00:00 Tools
Master Of War 00:00 Tools
the lion sleeps tonight 00:00 Tools
God We Were Laughing 00:00 Tools
If I Could Fly 00:00 Tools
Love Is A Wonderful Thing 03:29 Tools
The Warning 03:29 Tools
Don't Dream It's Over 00:00 Tools
Breakfast With Aliens 03:25 Tools
Fast Car 03:24 Tools
Stand Up 02:35 Tools
Master Blaster 03:41 Tools
Wonder 03:41 Tools
Buffalo Soldier - Live 03:53 Tools
you can call me al 03:32 Tools
drive 03:15 Tools
No Deposit, No Return 00:00 Tools
The Look in Her Eyes 03:32 Tools
Higher And Higher (Live) 03:53 Tools
Roxanne 04:44 Tools
I Got You Babe - Live 00:00 Tools
You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin 03:53 Tools
Me And The Fellas 03:53 Tools
I Got You Babe 00:00 Tools
Breakfast At Tiffany's 03:32 Tools
Every Breath You Take 04:01 Tools
Oh Happy Day 04:44 Tools
Higher And Higher - Live 00:00 Tools
Redemption Song 00:00 Tools
Black Betty 00:00 Tools
Coral Island / Summertime 00:00 Tools
Wideboy 03:10 Tools
Brown Eyed Girl 00:00 Tools
Englishman in New York - A Cappella 04:25 Tools
The Flying Pickets - Only You 03:21 Tools
Everybody's Got To Learn Sometime 03:54 Tools
Far Away from Home 03:12 Tools
The Only Way Is Up 03:12 Tools
Do It 03:36 Tools
Flying Pickets - Only You 03:54 Tools
MY GIRL 03:12 Tools
Here Comes The Flood 03:51 Tools
Funny You Should Say That 05:35 Tools
Mama Used To Say 03:14 Tools
Summertime 05:35 Tools
blossom 03:14 Tools
321-the_flying_pickets_-_only_you-gti 05:35 Tools
Set me down easy 00:00 Tools
Girl, you'll be a woman soon 05:35 Tools
lullaby 03:08 Tools
waves 05:02 Tools
Don't Dream Its Over 00:00 Tools
Everyday Is A Winding Road 04:17 Tools
Save Me Tonight 00:00 Tools
heart full soul deep 00:00 Tools
When Your Young And In Love 03:22 Tools
Perfect Day 03:49 Tools
Kiss From A Rose 00:00 Tools
Billie Jean 00:00 Tools
Homeless heart 03:22 Tools
I Heard it Through the Grapevi 00:00 Tools
Run the Ship 00:00 Tools
You've Lost That Loving Feeling 03:08 Tools
Love Rears Its Ugly Head 03:03 Tools
Seven Nation Army 03:25 Tools
Love the One You're With 04:17 Tools
That Which Can't Be Explained 02:19 Tools
Let Me Entertain You 05:02 Tools
I Want It That Way 03:36 Tools
Politics Of Need 03:36 Tools
Chapel On A Cloud 03:32 Tools
As 03:36 Tools
Breakfast At Tiffany's (Acapella) 03:22 Tools
walk the dinosaur 03:17 Tools
When you're young 03:32 Tools
2000 Miles 03:24 Tools
Long train runnin' 03:36 Tools
come on come over 03:24 Tools
Wlak The Dinosaur 03:17 Tools
Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic 03:00 Tools
Pretty Woman 02:27 Tools
When 03:23 Tools
(When You'Re) Young And In Love 03:23 Tools
Guilty 03:23 Tools
Celebration 03:03 Tools
I Keep Forgetting 04:25 Tools
Moon Over Bourbon Street 05:35 Tools
Coral Island - Summertime 05:35 Tools
Little Drummer Boy 00:30 Tools
Medley: Coral Island/Summertime 05:35 Tools
Long Train Running 03:59 Tools
500 Miles 05:35 Tools
Get Off My Cloud [Live] 03:36 Tools
Africa 05:35 Tools
Only You -Flying Pickets 05:35 Tools
Don´T Dream It´S Over 05:35 Tools
Frosty The Snowman 00:30 Tools
For the longest time 03:29 Tools
Bohemian Rhapsody 03:47 Tools
Use Somebody 00:30 Tools
I Believe in Father Christmas 03:59 Tools
Yesterday 00:00 Tools
She Will Be Loved 03:00 Tools
Goodnight Sweethart 00:00 Tools
You've Lost That Lovin Feelin 03:52 Tools
Amazing Grace 00:00 Tools
When You're Young & In Love 03:25 Tools
Save Tonight 00:00 Tools
Price Tag 02:32 Tools
Burn It Down 00:30 Tools
Lazing on a sunny afternoon 03:52 Tools
Living La Vida Loca 03:52 Tools
Summer of '69 00:00 Tools
Ding Dong Merrily on High 02:53 Tools
Shine 02:32 Tools
So Close (1984) 03:25 Tools
In the Bleak Mid Winter 02:55 Tools
When Doves Cry (acapella) 03:25 Tools
Here There & Everywhere 03:25 Tools
Come On Over 00:30 Tools
Unwritten 02:32 Tools
Disco down' 03:59 Tools
Christmas Lullaby 02:20 Tools
everybody hurts 03:59 Tools
When You're Young and in Love (1984) 03:59 Tools
Only You (The No.1 Christmas Album 1984)(Polygram) 03:59 Tools
Christmas Present 03:37 Tools
Billie Jean - A Cappella 03:16 Tools
Allelujah / Silent Night 00:30 Tools
Space Oddity - Live From United Kingdom/1985 00:30 Tools
Keep Forgettin' 04:25 Tools
12 Something Inside So Strong 03:52 Tools
Purpel Rain 00:30 Tools
Crayzy Love 02:53 Tools
When You're Young ans in Love 02:32 Tools
I Got You Babe - Live From United Kingdom/1985 02:32 Tools
Very Good King 00:30 Tools
Tainted Love - A Cappella 03:33 Tools
Smells Like Teen Spirit (Nirvana cover) 04:50 Tools
08 Mama Loo 00:30 Tools
Something Inside so Strong - A Cappella 03:16 Tools
Only you 1984 03:37 Tools
Save Tonight (Acapella) 02:48 Tools
Only You (1983) 03:37 Tools
Only You (Yazoo cover) 03:22 Tools
Always Coca Cola 03:22 Tools
Coral Island 00:30 Tools
Don't Dream It's Over - A Cappella 03:33 Tools
Only You (Live) 03:22 Tools
Breakfast At Tiffaneys 03:22 Tools
The Happiest Place in Town - A Cappella 03:17 Tools
Buffalo Soldier - Live From United Kingdom/1985 03:17 Tools
Time After Time (Acapella) 02:55 Tools
03 Purple Rain 02:55 Tools
01 The Happiest Place In Town 02:32 Tools
Breakfast At Tiffaney's 02:32 Tools
Only You (a Capella) 02:55 Tools
The longest time 02:44 Tools
Sunny Afternoon - A Cappella 03:33 Tools
Heard It Through The Grapevine 00:30 Tools
God We Were Laughing - A Cappella 03:33 Tools
Fever 02:20 Tools
Flying Pickets - When you're y 02:20 Tools
Wimoweh 03:37 Tools
Dream a Little Dream of Me 03:37 Tools
Longest Time 03:37 Tools
God We Where Laughing 02:44 Tools
Mama Lou 02:44 Tools
Gangsta's Paradise 02:44 Tools
I heard it through the grapevines 02:44 Tools
James Bond 007 02:44 Tools
09-Only you-The Flying Pickets 00:30 Tools
04 Don't Turn Around 00:30 Tools
No Deposit No Return 00:30 Tools
02 Traffic Jam 00:30 Tools
Only You - Flying Pickets 03:37 Tools
Purple Rain - A Cappella 03:33 Tools
Only You - The Flying Pickets 03:37 Tools
Me and the Fellas (Are Hanging Out) [A Cappella] 03:16 Tools
Livin' La Vida Loca 03:37 Tools
Wicked game 03:37 Tools
Breakfast At Tiffanys 03:37 Tools
I Feel for You - A Cappella 03:33 Tools
Crazy Love - A Cappella 03:33 Tools
Only You. 03:34 Tools
12 Blowing Away 03:37 Tools
08 Looking For Love 03:37 Tools
11 Crazy Love 03:37 Tools
Take My Breat 03:37 Tools
Flying Pickets - Smells Like Teen Spirit 03:37 Tools
Only You [Yazoo COVER] 03:37 Tools
I Heard It Through The Grapev 03:34 Tools
No More "I Love You's" 03:17 Tools
Lion Sleeps Tonight 03:34 Tools
Breakfast with Aliens - A Cappella 03:16 Tools
American Pie 03:34 Tools
Higher And Higher - Live From United Kingdom/1985 03:34 Tools
Groovin 03:34 Tools
Only You (A cappella) 00:00 Tools
21 321-the_flying_pickets_-_only_you-gti 00:00 Tools
05 I Feel For You 00:00 Tools
Me And The Fellas Are Hanging 00:00 Tools
Looking Down - A Cappella 03:33 Tools
Don't Turn Around - A Cappella 03:33 Tools
11 Sunny Afternoon 00:00 Tools
I'm Blowin' Away - A Cappella 00:00 Tools
Me and the Fellas Are Hanging Out 03:16 Tools
Mama Loo - A Cappella 03:16 Tools
Only You (The No.1 Christmas A 03:17 Tools
06 Billy Jean 03:17 Tools
Only You *Live in Germany 1984* 03:33 Tools
Tainted Love (a cappella) 03:33 Tools
Porterhouse Blue 03:17 Tools
The Lion Sleeps Tonight (Acapella) 03:17 Tools
Drive [Homogene Detailzeichnung] 03:16 Tools
What A Wonderful World 03:17 Tools
Only You(OST Duo luo tian shi WONG KAR WAI) 03:33 Tools
Monika/Engineer 03:33 Tools
Under The Bridges 04:23 Tools
Goodnight Sweetheart 03:16 Tools
Love Is a Wonderful Thing - A Cappella 03:33 Tools
She Drives Me Crazie 03:16 Tools
14 Tainted Love 03:16 Tools
The Warning - A Cappella 03:33 Tools
Master Blaster - A Cappella 03:33 Tools
Lady Madonna 03:16 Tools
I Heard It Through The Grapewine 03:16 Tools
Memories Are Made Of This 03:16 Tools
06 Blue Money 03:16 Tools
Sing your name 03:16 Tools
Space Oddity (Live From United Kingdom/1985) 03:16 Tools
Get Of My Cloud 03:16 Tools
Here There And Every... 03:16 Tools
Not Fade Away 03:16 Tools
07 Deep Feeling 03:16 Tools
01.Flying Pickets - Only You 03:16 Tools
Chapel On A Clound 03:33 Tools
Da Doo Ron Ron 03:33 Tools
Broken English (Live) 03:33 Tools
Only You w 80s Hits 03:23 Tools
She Has Got The Look 03:33 Tools
Space oddity (Major Tom) 03:33 Tools
Traffic Jam - A Cappella 03:33 Tools
Young And In Love 03:33 Tools
Wonder - A Cappella 03:33 Tools
No Deposit, No Return - A Cappella 03:33 Tools
Livin La Vida Loca 03:33 Tools
Stand Up - A Cappella 03:33 Tools
Blue Money - A Cappella 03:33 Tools
Looking for Love - A Cappella 03:33 Tools
First Killing 03:33 Tools
Medley: Coral Island & Summertime 03:16 Tools
'Monica Engineer' 03:33 Tools
10 Livin' La Vida Loca 03:33 Tools
Only You. Top Of The Pops 1983 03:33 Tools
Killing me softly 03:33 Tools
Flying Pickets - Only The Lonely 03:33 Tools
Get Off Of My Clouds 03:33 Tools
Only You (Spanish Version) 03:33 Tools
10 Looking Down 03:33 Tools
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The Flying Pickets was a British a cappella vocal group, known for a surprise number one hit in 1983 on the U.K. singles chart with their cover of the Yazoo's track "Only You". Their version, having peaked around Christmastime, is remembered fondly by many radio stations during the season. The name 'Flying Pickets' refers to mobile strikers who travel in order to join a picket. The group of six was founded by Brian Hibbard in 1982 based off of a group of actors called the "7:84 Theatre group", a fringe theatre group who had sung a capella in their production of 'One Big Blow. Said production was based on a previous U.K. miners' strike. "Only You", their debut single, was the British Christmas number one in 1983, spending a total of five weeks at the top, and it also did well around Europe. Ironically enough, Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, fighting an acrimonious political battle with unions at the time, said that the single was one of her favorite songs. A second single, a cover of the soul classic "When You're Young and in Love" by Van McCoy, reached number seven, but their third, a cover of the Eurythmics' track "Who's That Girl?", barely charted at all. Joining Hibbard in the Flying Pickets were Rick Lloyd, Gareth Williams, David Brett, Ken Gregson, and Red Stripe (real name David Gittins). They were internationally renowned for their appearances: Hibbard's huge sideburns, Stripes thick eyeliner, and four others showing off flamboyant suits and large hats. A group like the Pickets were very lucky to get into the charts at all, let alone a Christmas number one and a pleasing number seven afterwards. Hibbard and Gittins tried desperately to stay in the music business, and they formed their own act called 'Brian and Stripe'. Unfortunately, their first and only single failed, and they returned to their separate acting careers. Other group members drifted into various careers. Since the original Flying Pickets split, a new team of five ambitious men have tried to follow in the original's footsteps. Yet they have had no chart success. Still, they've toured around Europe in lots of small venues all year round, trying to at least touch the giddy heights of their predecessors. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

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