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A Song A Day For A Year. 69/365. The Stray Cats, Storm The Embassy, 1981. That in-no-way-surreal moment where The Stray Cats pontificated upon the US Iranian embassy hostages 'Storm the Iranian embassy/Before they start shooting at you and me'. tinyurl.com/y8ba85ap

Farewell then Kevin Nolan. Doing a national radio show the Friday night before a Saturday game wasn't a great look.
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And today's the re-scheduled annual Richie Wellens Cream Rising To The Top day.

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A Song A Day For A Year. 70/365. Hudson Ford, Burn Baby Burn, 1974. "Oh, this is slow suicide," indeed. Such jaunty bleakness. tinyurl.com/yxwx7dt2

Just finished Ian McEwan's Saturday. There are things in there we all want, but there are incidents we don't. Desperately moving in parts, a little prosaic in others. ****

A Song A Day For A Year. 67/365. The Strawbs, Grace Darling, 1974. They were bolder than you might have thought. tinyurl.com/3c2ts7xe

Harry Chapin - The Mayor Of Candor Lied " In the little town of Candor in the last year of my youth I learned the final lesson of the levels to the truth My father was a farmer he'd go tilling in the ground My mother was a neighbor she'd go visiting around. But I didn't care. For I had found the answer to a plowboy's lonely prayer. She was the daughter of the Mayor. The Mayor fought my courtship for he'd made other plans He saw her married to a better man than a boy with farmer's hands. I said -- I hate your father, it's so hard not to strike him. She said --You know I love you because you're so much like him. And so I'd go sneaking in the evening And there she'd stand a crying in the dawn as I was leaving But the Mayor of Candor lied When he offered me his only daughter The Mayor of Candor tried To take her across the water What a thing to do to a young man in love What a thing to do to your daughter. One day with father on his tractor and mother off again I go to find the mayor and work out what I can But he is not at his office, he is not at his home When I find him in the countryside he is not alone He is holding a woman and imagine my surprise As she jumps back from his arms I look into my mother's eyes All my thoughts of outrage, embarrassment and pain Were washed away by what came roaring through my brain The Mayor's at my mercy and I hear my own voice say -- Your run for re-election is just one month away. And the world will never know of what I've seen here sir But I'll be with your daughter is my meaning clear? My mother looks in horror at the compromise we made But the Mayor's rueful smile says the piper must be paid I had a month of joy in heaven from this deal I'd made in hell What was to happen then my friend a prophet could not tell The day after his re-election and the victory celebration The Mayor takes his family on a month long foreign vacation Oh Coleen -- you know how much I love you There is no one I'd ever place above you Oh Coleen -- you don't even know me To have you there's nothing that's below me. But time always passes after all And as the summer follows spring so does the winter follow fall The day that they return I stand waiting on the road I watch the car drive up I watch the passengers unload Of course she isn't there of course I should have known The Mayor says that she has stayed the decision was her own. I spit out my hatred and my fury at his lies When he says you tried to blackmail me you're just as bad as I He says -- Go and do your damndest, throw your mother to the streets You know it's been too many years I had to be discreet And as he stands there saying we're just two of a kind It hits me like a thunderbolt exploding in my mind As I look into his leering aged wrinkled mirror of my own face He laughs and sneers and says -- Of course dear son -- Where do you think you came from in the first place? The Mayor of Candor lied When he offered me his only daughter The Mayor of Candor tried To take her across the water What a thing to do to a young man in love What a thing to do to your daughter." /Lyrics from The Harry Chapin Archive at Harrychapin.com\

A Song A Day For a Year. 66/365/ Harry Chapin, The Mayor Of Candor Lied, 1986. Wordy and worthy, but he could spin a yarn. tinyurl.com/3dr654f4

A Song A Day For A Year. 65/365. The Apollinaires, The Feeling's Gone, 1982. The 2-Tone hit that wasn't. tinyurl.com/4h8zemx5

Just finished Miranda Carter's gripping Anthony Blunt: His Lives. Her Blunt is stoic, aloof, vain and bewildered. You'd quite like him. *****

Farewell, then, Andy Crosby. If it gets Wazza off Match Of The Day, you have not laid down your job in vain. Macclesfield's John though... @tranmererovers.bsky.social

Lies & Deception (Live) Provided to YouTube by Kontor New Media GmbH Lies & Deception (Live) · The Stranglers Friday the Thirteenth - Live at the Royal Albert Hall ℗ Eagle Records, A division of Eagle Rock Entertainment L...

A Song A Day For A Year. 64/365. The Stranglers, Lies & Deception, 1995. Funny business, the Paul Roberts years, but there were pearls. tinyurl.com/4e3ufnfz

Just finished Wes Streeting's elegiac hard-times memoir One Boy, Two Bills & A Fry Up. Surely he hasn't forgotten where he came from... **** @rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social

A Song A Day For A Year. 62/365. The Fall, Totally Wired, 1981. They surprise every time. tinyurl.com/8hkpfxh4

A Song A Day For A Year. 61/365. Strangelove, Kite, 1994. They sounded desperate. Don't we all, ultimately? tinyurl.com/yhzc8csa

Absolutely. Probably defeated by its short timeframe too, but for a tome so short there are swathes of dispensability. Maybe I was too generous. Court Of The Red Tsar's the one though. Got that Fenby book by the way...

A Song A Day For A Year. 61/365. Strangelove, Kite, 1994. They sounded desperate. Don't we all, ultimately? tinyurl.com/yhzc8csa

Tenor Saw - Ring the Alarm A Classic Hit. Get the OFFICIAL ringtone here: http://www.thumbplay.com/join/Tenor+Saw-artist-Ring+The+Alarm-realtones-bonus

A Song A Day For A Year. 60/365. Tenor Saw, Ring The Alarm, 1985. Yes, Tenor Saw, yes... tinyurl.com/3zxxtfpc

Neil Sedaka - The Immigrant (Official Audio) Track from the album Neil Sedaka - The Definitive Collection (2007). Subscribe to Craft Recordings on YouTube: https://found.ee/craft-youtube-subscribe Follow Craft Recordings: Website: https://Craftrecordings.com Newsletter: https://found.ee/CraftNewsletter YouTube: https://found.ee/CraftYouTube Facebook: https://found.ee/CraftFB Twitter: https://found.ee/CraftTwitter Instagram: https://found.ee/CraftIG Spotify: https://found.ee/CraftSpotify TikTok: https://found.ee/CraftTikTok Shop the Craft Recordings store for vinyl, box sets and more: https://found.ee/CraftStore-e

A Song A Day For A Year. 59/365. Neil Sedaka, The Immigrant, 1975. Strangely under-rated, I always thought... tinyurl.com/y2mf2shc @neilsedaka.bsky.social

Neil Young - F!#*in Up Mindless drifter on the road Carry such an easy load It's how you look, and how you feel You must have a heart of steel. Why do I keep fuckin' up? I can see you on a hill Comatose but walking still Curves beneath your flowing gown Only I could bring you down. Why do I keep fuckin' up? Dogs that lick and dogs that bite Hounds that howl through the night Broken leashes are all over the floor Keys left hanging in a swinging door. Why do I keep fuckin' up? Keep fuckin' up!

A Song A Day For A Year. 58/365. Neil Young + Crazy Horse, F!#*in Up, 1990. Another of my anthems, coy asterisks notwithstanding. tinyurl.com/v42etr57

Tori Amos - Winter (Official Music Video) Tori Amos - "Winter" from the album 'Little Earthquakes' (1992) 🔔 Subscribe to UPROXX Indie Mixtape and ring the bell to turn on notifications: https://uproxx.it/mrln2hd ✅ Subscribe to the newsletter for weekly music recommendations in your inbox: http://indiemixtape.com 🎧 Stream the official Topsify playlist: https://lnk.to/IndieMixtape FOLLOW UPROXX INDIE MIXTAPE ➕Website: https://uproxx.com/indie ➕Instagram: https://instagram.com/indiemixtape ➕Twitter: https://twitter.com/indie_mixtape ➕Facebook: https://facebook.com/indiemixtape ABOUT UPROXX INDIE MIXTAPE: Indie Mixtape is the go-to for all things indie music. We serve as a funnel to make sure that only the best music -- new and old -- is delivered directly to the people who care the most. Indie is more than a music genre. It's a sensibility. The indie fan may be overlooked in our current cultural climate, but they're alive and well -- going to see live music, visiting art galleries, and prioritizing substance over facade. This is for you.

A Song A Day For A Year. 57/365. Tori Amos, Winter, 1992. More than ever. tinyurl.com/35auwpnu @toriamos.bsky.social

Farewell, then, Eric Ramsey. More Chris than Alf.

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Theme From Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To) Now 46 years old, this song still sounds brand new. Theme From Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To), by Diana Ross. From the movie, Mahogany in the year 1975. Do you know where youre going to? Do you like the things that life is showing you Where are you going to? Do you know...? Do you get What youre hoping for When you look behind you Theres no open door What are you hoping for? Do you know...? Once we were standing still in time Chasing the fantasies That filled our minds You knew how I loved you But my spirit was free Laughin at the questions That you once asked of me Do you know where youre going to? Do you like the things that life is showing you Where are you going to? Do you know...? Now looking back at all we planned We let so many dreams Just slip through our hands Why must we wait so long Before we see How sad the answers To those questions can be Do you know where youre going to? Do you like the things that life is showing you Where are you going to? Do you know...? Do you get What youre hoping for When you look behind you Theres no open door What are you hoping for? Do you know...?

A Song A Day For A Year. 55/365. Diana Ross Theme From Mahogany) Do You Know Where You're Going To? 1975. No I don't. tinyurl.com/4v6fhzzh

A Song A Day For A Year. 54/365. The Triffids, Unmade Love, 1985. They understood... tinyurl.com/3nrft7az

Terry Jacks - If You Go Away (lyrics)

A Song A Day For A Year. 53/365. Terry Jacks, If You Go Away, 1974. He nailed it. As hard to listen to as it should be. tinyurl.com/3hmpw425

A Song A Day For A Year. 53/365. Bronski Beat & Marc Almond, I Feel Love/Johnny Remember Me. Yep, that's about right for now. tinyurl.com/mv9ubzzp

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A Song A Day For A Year. 51/365. Hothouse Flowers, Thing Of Beauty, 1993. They had the lot, you know... And they had a lot of it. Still have, I'd imagine. shorturl.at/iRQrG

A Song A Day For A Year. 50/365. The Highwaymen, Highwayman, 1985. Where everyone plays a blinder. tinyurl.com/33b78u9z

Just finished Anna Burns's dazzling Milkman. Funny, unsettling and builds its very own claustrophobic world. Thanks to @sportsorla.bsky.social for pointing the way... ****