Passchendaele Centenary One hundred years ago today, the Battle of Passchendaele began which left more than 500,000 troops killed on both sides. The battle ended on November 6th.
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My Favourite Female Power Ballads Sometimes, nothing beats singing along to a good old ballad. Here are just a few: Adele's 2011 "Someone Like You" a favourite of mine :) Mariah Carey's "Without You" was originally written by British rock group Badfinger in 1970 but Mariah made it her own in 1993. "I will Always Love You" was originally a huge hit for Dolly Parton in 1974 and was written as a farewell to her one-time partner and mentor Porter Wagoner after he decided to pursue a solo career. Whitney Houston recorded her version in 1992 for the film "The Bodyguard". It spent 14 weeks at number one making it the best-selling single of all time. Originally written by Prince, Sinead O'Connor had a huge hit with "Nothing Compares 2 U" in 1990 Black Velvet sung by Canadian singer/songwriter Alannah Myles was released in 1989. The song is referring to Elvis Presley's life. ...
