1955 Alma Cogan: Dreamboat

In which 'the girl with the laugh in her voice' sounds positively ecstatic on a tune that's vaguely reminiscent of 'Mack The Knife' given a full spin cycle in the washing machine of happiness. Alma doesn't want to stab anyone, far from it - the girl is in love with her "lovable dreamboat" and she wants the world to know in an ever upbeat, 'keep your sunny side up' British way that would be immensely irritating if you were sat next to her on a long coach trip, but on a song less than two minutes long you just smile along and wave her on her way. It's a hard song to dislike and one that will leave you feeling guilty if you do manage to hate it.