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Whether it’s a Motown medley or a rock ‘n’ roll riff, there’s nothing quite like a toe-tapping tune to get people up on their feet and dancing.
And now a new collection of classic songs from Sunday Post favourites The Broons is set to help Scottish hosts go into the festive season with their best foot forward.
Released on November 2, The Broons Gold Collection features more than 100 tracks and 50 number one songs, all performed by the chart-topping recording artists generations of families have come to know and love.
Scots have always been known for throwing the best shindigs, especially around Christmas and Hogmanay, and according to country legend Sydney Devine, great songs are at the heart of a night to remember.
“When I was going to the dance halls as a teenager, everybody was on the floor when The Hucklebuck or Elvis came on,” said Sydney, who is performing at Glasgow’s Pavilion Theatre on November 9and10.
“Personally, Jailhouse Rock is the song that always gets me up dancing. I think I grew up more or less around the same time that Elvis Presley hit the big time, so everybody that had a guitar was a fan.
“And I’m sure Daphne and Hen Broon would have been up dancing to Jailhouse Rock too!”
Selected by The Broons, the Golden Collection features songs including Diamonds are a Girl’s Best Friend, Wonderful World, Let’s Twist Again, Stupid Cupid and See You Later Alligator, as well as hits from Sydney’s firm favourite Elvis, Perry Como, Helen Shapiro and Buddy Holly.
For Sydney, The Broons era takes him back to his younger years when the whole family would gather around the television to ring in the New Year – and listening to the music of that time is a special form of nostalgia for the 78-year-old.
He said: “As a boy growing up, every year you were always given a copy of The Dandy, The Beano and The Broons – that was the three books you had in the house.
“So I wish The Broons were here in real life to join the party – I would have them round to my house every week!”
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