Yeah Yeah Yeah

by Bob Stanley

  ‘Kiss’, 1;

  ‘Let’s Go Crazy’, 1;

  Purple Rain, 1;

  Sign ‘O’ the Times, 1;

  ‘When Doves Cry’, 1

  Prince Paul, 1, 2

  Principle, Jamie, 1

  Prodigy, the, 1; ‘Everybody in the Place’, 1

  progressive rock, 1, 2, 3

  psychedelia, 1, 2, 3, 4; American, 1, 2;

  British, 1, 2, 3;

  and country, 1;

  and girl groups, 1;

  modern, 1;

  and soul, 1, 2, 3, 4n

  psychobilly, 1n

  Public Enemy, 1, 2, 3, 4; ‘Rebel without a Pause’, 1;

  Yo! Bum Rush the Show, 1

  Public Image Ltd, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7

  Pulp, 1n, 2, 3; ‘Common People’, 1

  punk, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7; American, 1, 2

  Punk (magazine), 1

  Purple Hearts, the: ‘Millions Like Us’, 1

  Q-Tip, 1, 2

  Quando Quango, 1

  Quarrymen, the, 1, 2

  Quatro, Suzi, 1, 2, 3

  Queen, 1n, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6n; ‘Killer Queen’, 1;

  ‘You’re My Best Friend’, 1

  Quiet Riot, 1

  R&B, 1, 2, 3, 4; British, 1;

  pre-rock, 1, 2;

  sixties, 1

  R&B (record label), 1

  racism: in music industry, 1n

  Radio 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6; bans, 1, 2;

  conservatism, 1, 2, 3;

  launch, 1, 2;

  overhaul, 1, 2

  Radiohead, 1

  Radiophonic Workshop, 1

  Rage (club, London), 1, 2

  Ragga Twins, the, 1

  Rainbow, 1, 2

  Rammellzee: ‘Beat Bop’, 1

  Ramones, the, 1, 2; ‘Rockaway Beach’, 1

  Rampling, Danny, 1

  Randazzo, Teddy, 1

  Ranglin, Ernest, 1

  Raspberries, the, 1n

  rave, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

  Rave (magazine), 1

  Ray, Johnnie, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5; ‘Such a Night’, 1;

  ‘Walking My Baby Back Home’, 1

  Rea, Chris, 1, 2; ‘Josephine’, 1

  Ready Steady Go!, 1

  Record Mirror (magazine), 1

  Record Shack (record label), 1

  Red Bird (record label), 1, 2

  Red Hot Chili Peppers, 1; Blood Sugar Sex Magik, 1

  Redding, Otis, 1, 2; ‘Dock of the Bay’, 1;

  ‘I’ve Got Dreams to Remember’, 1

  Redgrave, Michael, 1

  Reed, Jerry, 1

  Reed, Lou: Metal Machine Music, 1; ‘The Ostrich’, 1

  Reeves, Jim, 1, 2, 3; ‘He’ll Have to Go’, 1;

  ‘Welcome to My World’, 1

  reggae, 1, 2

  Reid, Duke, 1

  Relf, Keith, 1

  REM, 1, 2, 3; Automatic for the People, 1;

  Murmur, 1;

  ‘The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonight’, 1;

  ‘Talk about the Passion’, 1

  Remains, the: ‘Don’t Look Back’, 1

  Renbourn, John, 1, 2

  REO Speedwagon, 1

  Replacements, the, 1, 2, 3

  Restivo, Johnny, 1

  Revere, Paul (and the Raiders), 1

  Reynolds, Simon, 1

  RGM (studio), 1

  Rhodes, Bernie, 1, 2

  Rhymes, Busta, 1

  Rich, Charlie, 1n, 2

  Richard, Cliff, 1, 2, 3, 4n; ‘Living Doll’, 1;

  ‘Miss You Nights’, 1;

  ‘Move It’, 1

  Richards, Keith, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5; see also Rolling Stones

  Richman, Jonathan, 1, 2

  Riddle, Nelson, 1

  Ride, 1

  Ridgeley, Andrew, 1

  Right Said Fred, 1

  Righteous Brothers, 1, 2, 3; ‘You’ve Lost that Lovin’ Feelin’’, 1, 2

  Rihanna, 1

  Riley, Billy Lee, 1n

  Riley, Teddy, 1

  riot grrrl, 1, 2

  Rip Rig and Panic, 1

  Ritchie, John: see Vicious, Sid

  Rivers, Johnny, 1

  Robbin, Jeff, 1

  Robertson, Robbie, 1

  Robinson, Smokey, 1, 2, 3

  Robinson, Sylvia, 1

  rock, 1; American, 1;

  classic, 1;

  hard, 1, 2;

  progressive, 1, 2;

  punk, 1;

  soft, 1, 2

  rock ’n’ roll, 1, 2, 3, 4; American, 1;

  British, 1, 2;

  comedy as the new, 1;

  decline, 1

  Rock ’n’ Roll Trio, the: ‘Train Kept a Rollin’’, 1

  rock opera, 1

  Rock Steady Crew, the, 1, 2; ‘(Hey You) the Rock Steady Crew’, 1

  rockabilly, 1, 2, 3, 4

  Rockers Revenge, 1; ‘Walking on Sunshine’, 1

  rockism, 1; ‘disco sucks’ protest, 1

  rocksteady, 1, 2, 3

  Rodgers, Jimmie, 1

  Rodgers, Nile, 1

  Rolling Stones, the, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7; and Altamont festival (1969), 1, 2;

  ‘Come On’, 1;

  drugs bust (1967), 1;

  ‘Gimme Shelter’, 1, 2;

  ‘Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby’, 1;

  ‘Honky Tonk Women’, 1, 2;

  ‘It’s All Over Now’, 1;

  ‘The Last Time’, 1;

  ‘Little Red Rooster’, 1;

  ‘Love in Vain’, 1;

  ‘Nineteenth Nervous Breakdown’, 1;

  ‘Paint It Black’, 1;

  ‘Street Fighting Man’, 1

  Rollins, Henry, 1

  Romeos, the, 1

  Ronettes, the, 1, 2

  Ronstadt, Linda, 1, 2, 3

  Rose, Axl, 1; see also Guns n’ Roses

  Rose, Wesley, 1

  Ross, Diana, 1, 2, 3; ‘I’m Still Waiting’, 1n;

  see also Supremes, the

  Rossdale, Gavin, 1

  Rotolo, Suze, 1

  Rotten, Johnny: see Lydon, John

  Rough Trade (record label), 1, 2

  Rough Trade (record shop), 1, 2

  Rowland, Kevin, 1, 2, 3, 4

  Rowlands, Tom, 1

  Roxy Music, 1; ‘All I Want Is You’, 1;

  ‘A Song for Europe’, 1

  Roza, Lita, 1

  Rubin, Rick, 1, 2

  Ruddock, Osbourne: see King Tubby

  Ruffin, David, 1, 2

  Rum and Black, 1

  Run-DMC, 1, 2; ‘Walk This Way’, 1

  Runaways, the, 1

  Rundgren, Todd, 1, 2, 3; Something/Anything, 1;

  A Wizard, a True Star, 1

  Ryan, Barry, 1, 2n

  Ryan, Paul, 1

  Rydell, Bobby, 1

  Ryder, Shaun, 1

  S Club 1, 2

  Saddler, Joseph: see Grandmaster Flash

  Saints, the, 1

  Salsoul Orchestra, 1

  Salt-n-Pepa, 1, 2

  San Francisco, 1, 2

  Sandpipers, the, 1

  Sarah (record label), 1

  Satellite (record shop), 1, 2

  Saunders, Jesse, 1

  Saunderson, Kevin, 1, 2

  Saussy, Tupper, 1

  Savage, Jon, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

  Saxon, 1

  Scabies, Rat, 1

  Scepter (record label), 1

  Schilling, Jerry, 1, 2

  Scholz, Tom, 1

  Schoolly D, 1n, 2

  Scooter, 1

  Scott, Bon, 1

  Scott, Jack, 1; ‘The Way I Walk’, 1

  Scritti Politti, 1

  Seals and Crofts, 1

  Searchers, the, 1, 2, 3n; ‘Needles and Pins’, 1;

  Take Me for What I’m Worth, 1;

  ‘When You Walk in the Room’, 1

  Sebastian, John, 1, 2

  Second World War, 1, 2

  Section 1, 2n

  Secunda, Chelita, 1, 2

  Secunda, Tony, 1

  Sedaka, Neil, 1, 2


  Seeger, Pete, 1, 2

  Self, Ronnie, 1

  Sex Pistols, the, 1, 2, 3; ‘Anarchy in the UK’, 1;

  ‘God Save the Queen’, 1;

  Huddersfield gig (1977), 1

  Shadows, the, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9; ‘Apache’, 1;

  ‘Wonderful Land’, 1

  Shaggy, 1

  Shakur, Tupac, 1, 2

  Sham 1, 2

  Shamen, the, 1; ‘Ebeneezer Goode’, 1

  Shangri-Las, the, 1n, 2n, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7; ‘Leader of the Pack’, 1;

  ‘Past, Present and Future’, 1

  Shannon, Del, 1, 2, 3, 4; ‘Keep Searchin’’, 1;

  ‘Runaway’, 1;

  ‘That’s the Way Love Is’, 1

  Sharp, Dee Dee, 1, 2; ‘I Really Love You’, 1

  Shaw, Greg, 1, 2, 3

  Shaw, Sandie, 1, 2, 3; ‘Always Something There to Remind Me’, 1;

  ‘Puppet on a String’, 1

  Shearin, Chip, 1

  Shed Seven, 1

  Shelton, Ann: ‘Lay Down Your Arms’, 1, 2

  Shepton Mallet festival, 1

  Shirelles, the, 1, 2, 3, 4; ‘Will You Love Me Tomorrow’, 1, 2

  Sholes, Steve, 1

  Shoom (club, London), 1

  Showmen, the: ‘It Will Stand’, 1

  Shuman, Mort, 1, 2

  Shut Up and Dance (group), 1, 2, 3

  Shut Up and Dance (record label), 1

  Sigma Sound (studio), 1, 2

  Silhouettes, the: ‘Get a Job’, 1

  Silver, Lorraine, 1

  Silverman, Tony, 1

  Simmons, Russell, 1, 2

  Simon and Garfunkel, 1, 2; ‘Mrs Robinson’, 1;

  ‘The Sound of Silence’, 1

  Simon, Paul, 1, 2

  Simons, Ed, 1

  Simpson, Gerald: see Guy Called Gerald, A

  Sinatra, Frank, 1, 2, 3, 4n, 5, 6, 7, 8

  Sinatra, Nancy: ‘These Boots Are Made for Walking’, 1

  singer-songwriter model, 1

  Singin’ in the Rain, 1

  Siouxsie and the Banshees, 1, 2

  Sire (record label), 1

  Sixx, Nikki, 1

  ska, 1, 2, 3, 4

  Skatalites, 1

  Skid Row, 1

  skiffle, 1, 2, 3

  skinhead movement, 1

  Slade, 1, 2, 3, 4; ‘Merry Xmas Everybody’, 1;

  Old New Borrowed and Blue, 1

  Sledge, Percy, 1n; ‘When a Man Loves a Woman’, 1

  Slick Rick, 1

  Slipstream: ‘We Are Raving’, 1

  Slowdive, 1; Pygmalion, 1

  Sly and the Family Stone, 1; ‘Dance to the Music’, 1;

  ‘Stand’, 1;

  There’s a Riot Goin’ On, 1

  Small Faces, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5; ‘All or Nothing’, 1

  Small, Heather, 1

  Small, Millie: ‘My Boy Lollipop’, 1, 2

  Smalls, Biggie (Notorious BIG), 1, 2

  Smash Hits (magazine), 1n, 2, 3, 4, 5

  Smashing (club, London), 1n

  Smith, Bruce, 1

  Smith, Mark E., 1, 2, 3

  Smith, Mike, 1

  Smith, Patti, 1, 2, 3n, 4

  Smiths, the, 1, 2, 3, 4; Strangeways Here We Come, 1;

  ‘This Charming Man’, 1

  Smokie, 1

  Sniffin’ Glue (fanzine), 1, 2, 3

  Soft Cell, 1, 2; Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret, 1

  Solar (record label), 1

  Sonic Youth, 1, 2

  SOS Band: ‘Just Be Good to Me’, 1

  soul, 1, 2, 3, 4; birth of, 1;

  deep, 1;

  electrified, 1;

  rise of, 1;

  soft, 1;

  wholegrain, 1

  soul snobbery, 1n

  Soul Stirrers, the, 1

  Soul II Soul, 1, 2, 3

  sound-system hits, 1

  Soundgarden: ‘Black Hole Sun’, 1

  SoundJam MP, 1

  Sounds (music paper), 1, 2

  Soup Dragons, the: ‘I’m Free’, 1

  Source, The (magazine), 1

  South, Joe, 1

  Space Waltz, 1n

  Spacemen 1, 2

  Spandau Ballet, 1, 2; ‘To Cut a Long Story Short’, 1

  Sparks, 1, 2; ‘This Town Ain’t Big Enough for Both of Us’, 1

  Sparrow, Mighty, 1

  spasm bands, 1n

  Spears, Billie Jo: ‘What I’ve Got in Mind’, 1

  Spears, Britney, 1; ‘Baby One More Time’, 1

  Specials, 1, 2, 3; ‘Gangsters’, 1;

  ‘Too Much Too Young’, 1

  Spector, Phil, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8; ‘He Hit Me (and It Felt Like a Kiss)’, 1;

  ‘River Deep – Mountain High’, 1, 2, 3, 4

  Spectrum (club, London), 1

  Spencer, Jeremy, 1

  Spice Girls, 1, 2, 3; ‘Wannabe’, 1

  Spiral Tribe, 1

  Springfield, Dusty, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5; ‘Goin’ Back’, 1;

  ‘I Only Want to Be with You’, 1;

  ‘You Don’t Have to Say You Love Me’, 1

  Springfield, Rick, 1

  Springsteen, Bruce, 1n, 2, 3; ‘Blinded by the Light’, 1;

  Born in the USA, 1;

  ‘Born to Run’, 1;

  ‘I’m on Fire’, 1

  Spunky Spider: ‘You Won’t Come’, 1

  Spyro Gyra, 1

  Squeeze, 1; ‘Cool for Cats’, 1;

  ‘Up the Junction’, 1

  Squire, John, 1

  Stafford, Jo, 1, 2, 3; ‘You Belong to Me’, 1

  Stamp, Chris, 1

  Standells, the, 1

  Stanley, Owsley, 1

  Starr, Kay, 1, 2

  Starr, Ringo, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5; see also Beatles, the

  Status Quo, 1, 2; ‘Down Down’, 1;

  ‘Paper Plane’, 1

  Stavely Makepeace, 1; see also Lieutenant Pigeon

  Stax (record label), 1, 2, 3, 4

  Steele, Tommy, 1, 2; ‘Rock with the Caveman’, 1

  Steeleye Span, 1

  Steely Dan, 1, 2, 3

  Stefani, Gwen, 1

  Stein, Chris, 1

  Stein, Seymour, 1

  Stepney, Charles, 1

  Steps, 1

  Stereophonics, 1

  Stetsasonic, 1

  Stewart, Al, 1

  Stewart, Eric, 1

  Stewart, Ian, 1

  Stewart, Jermaine, 1

  Stewart, Jim, 1, 2

  Stewart, Rod, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6; ‘Maggie May’, 1;

  ‘Young Turks’, 1

  Stigwood, Robert, 1, 2

  Stiles, Ray, 1

  Stilettos, the, 1

  Stills, Stephen, 1, 2, 3; ‘4 + 20’, 1

  Sting, 1; see also Police, the

  Stipe, Michael, 1, 2, 3

  Stock, Aitken and Waterman, 1, 2

  Stoller, Mike, 1

  Stone Roses, 1, 2, 3n, 4; ‘Fools Gold’, 1;

  ‘Love Spreads’, 1

  Stone, Sly, 1, 2, 3

  Stooges, the, 1, 2, 3; ‘I Wanna Be Your Dog’, 1;

  Raw Power, 1

  Strange, Steve, 1

  Stranglers, the, 1, 2, 3, 4; Five Minutes’, 1;

  ‘Golden Brown’, 1

  street punk, 1

  Street Sounds (record label), 1n

  Strong, Nolan (and the Diablos): ‘The Wind’, 1

  Strummer, Joe, 1, 2, 3

  Stubbs, Levi, 1, 2

  Style Council, the, 1

  Stylistics, the, 1, 2, 3; ‘Sing Baby Sing’, 1;

  ‘You Make Me Feel Brand New’, 1

  Subway Sect, 1, 2

  Suede, 1, 2, 3, 4; ‘Metal Mickey’, 1

  Sugarhill (record label), 1

  Sugarhill Gang, 1; ‘Rapper’s Delight’, 1

  Summer, Donna, 1, 2, 3; ‘I Feel Love’, 1;

  ‘Love to Love You Baby’, 1, 2

  Sumner, Bernard, 1, 2

  Sun (record label), 1

  sunshine pop, 1n

  Supertramp, 1n


  Supremes, the, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7; ‘Love Child’, 1;

  ‘Where Did Our Love Go’, 1

  surf music, 1, 2

  Swans, 1; ‘Time Is Money (Bastard)’, 1

  Sweet, the, 1, 2, 3, 4; ‘Block Buster’, 1, 2

  Swift, Taylor, 1

  swingbeat: see new jack swing

  Swinging Blue Jeans, the, 1, 2, 3

  Sylvers, Leon, 1

  T. Rex, 1, 2, 3, 4n; Electric Warrior, 1;

  ‘(Whatever Happened to the) Teenage Dream’, 1

  Take That, 1; ‘Relight My Fire’, 1

  Talkin’ Loud (record label), 1

  Talking Heads, 1; ‘Love Goes to Building on Fire’, 1

  Talmy, Shel, 1n

  Tamla Motown: see Motown

  Tammys, the, 1

  Tarsia, Joe, 1