The Hit Parade - Queen Of Mousehole

The Hit Parade is a pop music group based in London, UK. Named after the NBC US TV show Your Hit Parade which was broadcast across America in the 1950s as a showcase of the best of chart music, The Hit Parade was formed in 1984 by three schoolfriends Raymond Watts, Matthew Moffatt and Julian Henry. The group have released six CDs and nine singles to date. Originally hailing from neighbouring villages Little Chalfont and Gerrards Cross, the band recorded their first three singles in the garage of Watt's family house working alongside experimental noise groups Psychic TV and Einstürzende Neubauten who were both recording with Watts at the time. The Hit Parade's early records "My Favourite Girl" and "The Sun Shines In Gerrards Cross" became Singles Of The Week in Melody Maker, Record Mirror and other 1980s music publications, and were played on Radio1 by DJs including John Peel, David 'Kid' Jenson, Janice Long and others. They were tipped in the pop magazines to become 'the next Wham' and to be 'as hot as a-Ha'. The Hit Parade has never been commercially successful in part because the three core members have been occupied in other activities. Watts moved to Berlin in 1989 to record with industrial rock acts, Henry developed a successful career in marketing and journalism while Matthew Moffatt founded his own film lighting company. But they have continued to release records as the Hit Parade to the current day and have earned the respect of post punk critics, fans and label owners for their determined pursuit of pop purity. They proclaim the Latin motto "Semper Eadem" (always the same) on their records.

Added 29 May 2026