Pussycat - Mississippi

"Pussycat" was a Dutch country and pop music group driven by the three Kowalczyk sisters: Tonny, Betty and Marianne. Other members of the band were Lou Wille, Tonny's husband, Theo Wetzels, Theo Coumans and John Theunissen. The three girls had been telephone operators in Limburg while John and the two Theos were in a group called Scum. Lou Wille played in a group called "Ricky Rendall and His Centurions" until he married Tonny and created the group "Sweet Reaction" that eventually became 'Pussycat'

Pussycat - Smile [finally, my pussycat post from earlier is answered...phew!]

"Pussycat" was a Dutch country and pop music group driven by the three Kowalczyk sisters: Tonny, Betty and Marianne. Other members of the band were Lou Wille, Tonny's husband, Theo Wetzels, Theo Coumans and John Theunissen. The three girls had been telephone operators in Limburg while John and the two Theos were in a group called Scum. Lou Wille played in a group called "Ricky Rendall and His Centurions" until he married Tonny and created the group "Sweet Reaction" that eventually became 'Pussycat'

Shirley Bassey - Big Spender

Smokie - Living Next Door To Alice

"Living Next Door to Alice" is a song co-written by Nicky Chinn and Mike Chapman. Originally released by the Australian vocal harmony trio New World in 1972, the song charted at # 35 on the Australian chart. The song later became a worldwide hit for the band Smokie.

Smokie version

In November 1976, the English glam rock band Smokie released their version of the song. That song charted at No. 5 on the UK chart and, in March 1977, reached No. 26 on the Billboard Hot 100. It was a Number One hit in The Netherlands....

Smokie are an English glam rock band from Bradford who found success in Europe in the 1970s....