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"Wishful Thinking" is a song by the English band China Crisis, released as the third single from their second studio album Working with Fire and Steel – Possible Pop Songs Volume Two (1983). It reached No. 9 on the UK charts in early 1984, becoming their only top 10 hit single in their homeland. The song is their biggest and most well-known hit, and is included on numerous compilation albums. It was a top 20 hit in several European countries and hit number one on the Swedish radio chart Poporama on 8 March 1984. The lead vocals on this track are sung by Eddie Lund… read more
"Wishful Thinking" is a song by the English band China Crisis, released as the third single from their second studio album Working… read more
"Wishful Thinking" is a song by the English band China Crisis, released as the third single from their second studio album Working with Fire and Steel – Possible Pop S… read more

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China Crisis are a British pop/rock group formed in 1979 in Kirkby on Merseyside, with a core band of vocalist/keyboardist Garry Daly and guitarist Eddie Lundon. They've produced pop music similar in style to that of the movement. Yet they've also had strong similarities to the post-punk movement of the early , particularly inclusion of a broader range of musical influences and occasional flirtation with . Sharing an affection for Stevie Wonder, Talking Heads, David Bowie, and Brian Eno, Daly and Lundon had become burned out from playing… read more
China Crisis are a British pop/rock group formed in 1979 in Kirkby on Merseyside, with a core band of vocalist/keyboardist Garry Daly and guitarist Eddie Lundon. They've produced pop m… read more
China Crisis are a British pop/rock group formed in 1979 in Kirkby on Merseyside, with a core band of vocalist/keyboardist Garry Daly and guitarist Eddie Lundon. They've produced pop music similar in style to that of the read more

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