David Essex – Falling Angels Riding
Best Oldies Songs A quiet descent into longing that reveals how fragile hope becomes once the lights of youth begin to fade In 1975, David Essex folded Falling Angels Riding into the fabric…
David Essex – Africa You Shine
A LIGHT HELD UPON A CONTINENT WHEN ALL ELSE FELT DARK When Africa You Shine first appeared in 1991 it briefly entered the UK Singles Chart at number 100. The…
David Essex – Rolling Stone
A restless heart drifting free forever In 1975, David Essex released Rolling Stone as a single from his third studio album All the Fun of the Fair. The song climbed…
David Essex – Pretty Thing
A meditation on desire, vulnerability, and the quiet ache that lives beneath David Essex’s romantic mystique When David Essex released Pretty Thing on his 1975 album All the Fun of…
David Essex – September 15th
A quiet curtain-call whispered into the night of youth’s finale When SEPTEMBER 15TH appears on the back side of the album sleeve of Rock On (1973) by David Essex, it…
David Essex – Victim Of Love
A Heart Broken to the Beat of the Dance Floor “Victim of Love” by David Essex is a surprising and emotionally raw expression of heartbreak cloaked in the driving rhythms of…
David Essex – Ocean Girl
A Lyrical Escape to a Tropical Reverie In “Ocean Girl”, David Essex offers a gentle ode to longing and distant beauty, painting a vivid portrait of a sun-drenched island dream. Released…
David Essex – Sin Of Love
A Secret Shame Pulsing on a Dance Floor “Sin Of Love” is a dark, frenetic confession — the shadow-kiss of forbidden desire set to the electrifying beat of Eurobeat. Released…
David Essex – On And On
A quiet prayer of longing that lingers like a half‑remembered melody On Rock On, his 1973 debut album, David Essex tucked away a gem in the form of “On and…
David Essex – Goodnight and Thank You
A Cold, Calculated Farewell to Opportunism “Goodnight and Thank You”, sung by David Essex (as Che) and Elaine Paige (as Eva), is a piercingly pragmatic moment from the 1978 Original…