Back to the early 70's ( should suite a few on here ). First line:

Someone told me long ago

I've just edited the OP to bring it a little bit more up to date (I saw that Captain Stan was still showing as team captain so I've installed Peter now). Also a couple of typos corrected and other updates. Just a little housekeeping really.

D'uh!!! Purple Rain...

I know this...but...gaah, can't pin it just yet.

Edit, 5 minutes of thinking and I think the next line is something like "I could never leave you for another" and it's high pitched- but I still can't get it. Ooh, hang on - Prince maybe...but the song...

I think that might be right (now I know the song and can add the words to it). Wolfie will confirm I'm sure.

Well done Wolfie - correctamundo.

The cover of the song I alluded to was from a band called Leonid and Friends (I'd never heard of them prior to them popping up on my TikTok feed)

Time for a clue obviously - here's the first line:

Every man has a place, in his heart there's a space

Late 70's (American band)

Star awarded Tako. Congrats on the new milestone

It's been a bit quiet on the board recently. Maybe there will be a flurry of activity now you've kicked it back into life!

Appearing regularly (and watched each time because it's brilliant) is a covering of this song:

And we will live together
Until the twelfth of never
Our voices will ring forever, as one

Is this "Where do you got to my lovely"? Peter Sarsted?

In my condition the 10k itself is a restriction!

Well, of course it is Peter - all yours

Just heard this and couldn't find this song in a quick search:

Should I get a set of white wall tires?
Are you gonna cruise the miracle mile?

Pretty sure that's Candle in the Wind - and yes, in retrospect, it should have been picked up straight away

Exactly what Wolfie said. 89 years young and 68kg light - you're an incredible inspiration to those younger and slower that think once you hit a certain age it all has to stop.

Congrats to you (and Collette) on your achievements.

I'm still having issues with my back but the osteo reckons it's not a disc issue, just a bad pull. That said, 3 weeks in, it's still sore all the time so the current chances of me putting in a competitive time on this one are slim to none. I can't remember when I last didn't do a CTC (I may have mis...

This was doing my fruit so googled the clues and came up with what I'm sure is the solution. I know the song/chant but would never have got the artist (albeit this isn't the challenge) and would have seriously struggled getting the song name as well. For Peter, there's usually a collective sharp int...

Yay -I knew that would go quickly. First lines are always easier

Back to when things were black and white:

The sun is out, the sky is blue
There's not a cloud to spoil the view

Bit of a wild guess but is it Barry Manilow and I made it through the rain? The "And made it through" rings a bell for those lyrics

Thriller is correct Peter

From the searches, it looks like this has been offered as a guess - but not actually used, so apologies if it's a repeat (not the first line but from the first verse):

You try to scream but terror takes the sound before you make it

Saw this on a TikTok last night - Barry Manilow, I Write The Songs

Knowing you had a second 5k in the pipe shortly after you probably had a bit more in the tank so I can see more SB's coming when it's just a standalone 5k. Nice SB!

Hi Tako - there's a good chance I'll attend this (as a spectator). Hopefully there will be a few people there I've not seen for years and maybe a handful of Free Spirits, so it would be a great opportunity to catch-up.