The Blessed

[paul.copsey]

What can you tell me about a pop group called The Blessed, I believe they had a small hit in the 80s

[jenstar]

Are you thinking of The Blessing, with their minor hit "Highway 5"?

[misslideaway]

The Blessed sang sweet harmony. 

[robbieh]

wasn't that The Beloved?

[jenstar]

The one thing I do remember about that song was that one of the Radio 1 DJs (probably Simon Bates) said he would eat his microphone if it didn't get to number one. And it didn't. It was quite a catchy little number though I did prefer the original to the remix that finally cracked the top 40 about a year later.

[AllYourBase]

The Beloved had a few singles in the early nineties. "Hello", "Scarlet Beautiful" and "Sweet Harmony". The orignial Sweet Harmnoy was 1993, but I think there was a remix version that also did well - was it at Easter 1996? The Blessing were an LA MOR band from about 1993. "Highway five" was quite a big hit in the states. I have the 12", that's how old we are talking! I still love the record.