@bingohandjive
All the people gather, fly to carry each his burden, We are young despite the years, We are concern, we are hope despite the times. All of a sudden, these days, Happy throngs, take this joy wherever, wherever you go…
Thank you!
It’s my birthday today. These are the best 46 songs I’ve discovered in the past year. The quest to root out 47 fantastic new songs begins tomorrow.
open.spotify.com/playlist/2uW...
Into the blue again…
#FaceTheMusic
#NowPlaying Rogues Gallery; Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs & Chanteys
#NowPlaying Irish Heartbeat by Van Morrison & The Chieftains
#NowPlaying Attempted Mustache by Loudon Wainwright III
#NowPlaying Wild Is The Wind by Nina Simone
#NowPlaying The Great Beyond single by REM
We had the UKIPs at our market a few years ago, next to a baker. I asked the baker if he had any fruitcakes and whether I needed to go to the next stall for loonies and closet racists. Turns out the baker was a closet racist too and was unamused.
#NowPlaying Either/Or by Elliott Smith
A nice surprise to hear beabadoobee's cover of Say Yes on the new War Child Help(2) record.
#NowPlaying Weirdo by Emma-Jean Thackray
#NowPlaying Help(2) for War Child
FT comments section this morning - saying what everyone else is thinking, right?
#NowPlaying Grace by Jeff Buckley
#NowPlaying The Bends by Radiohead
#NowPlaying Life's Rich Pageant by REM (again)
BBC Four is repeating This Life to coincide with its 30th anniversary, beginning with a double bill on Wed 18 March with a new filmed intro from Daniela Nardini. #ThisLife
Admittedly the lyrics are rather unedifying but there’s nothing unedifying about the Bobby Keys solo on this one. open.spotify.com/track/61UuPx...
I woke up with Red Hill Mining Town in my head.
#NowPlaying The Joshua Tree by U2
#NowPlaying Led Zeppelin III
The only Britpop albums you need to buy are the first Oasis album, the first two Suede albums and the first three Blur albums. Plus Weller’s Wild Wood, Teenage Fanclub’s Grand Prix, and Bite It by Whiteout.
#NowPlaying Who Is The Sky? by David Byrne
#NowPlaying Freedom by Neil Young
#NowPlaying Reveal by REM
#NowPlaying The Rockingbirds by The Rockingbirds
These guys, at least for Up and Reveal.
“Chuck is the granddaddy of us all. Even if you're a rock guitarist who wouldn't name him as your main influence, your main influence is probably still influenced by Chuck Berry,” Keith Richards.
#NowPlaying What We Did On Our Holidays by Fairport Convention
#NowPlaying Getting Killed by Geese