These were the new entries in the Dutch Top 40 that never made the UK Top 40:
Jimmy Cliff & Lebo M - Hakuna Matata
It's almost surprising this record never made the UK Top 40. It was from The Lion King film which was huge at the time. It's probably because unlike the big hits from that film it's not performed by Elton John, but it was written by him.
We've had some UK acts feature here before but so far there has been a good explanation as to why they'd chart in Holland but not the UK i.e. they were based in other countries. However with Minty that was not the case. Minty were Richard Torry and Leigh Bowery. It was a posthumous hit as Leigh Bowery died at the end of 1994. He was Australian but moved to the UK in the early 80s and was friends with Boy George. One explanation as to why it didn't chart in the UK is the the lyrics aren't exactly radio friendly.
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