I was really scraping the barrel with that last one, and then I remembered Ian Gillan and Ian Paice, still together in Deep Purple today.

Leon Patillo and Leon “Ndugu” Chancler in Santana, circa 1974.

Richard Coughlan and Richard Sinclair in Caravan.

John Siegler (bass) and John Wilcox (drums) in Todd Rundgren’s Utopia, mid-1970s.

For the last time, Pandora’s the babysitter. My wife is Terpsichore.

I told you all this at the anti-Trump protests.

Ukelele and ukulele are both correct. But Pandora says it’s all about the handpan now.

You’re probably right. I can get a little sensitive at Nyro being so often overlooked.
WBB is at least a song that’s difficult to completely spoil in a cover version, unlike some of her more personal and […]

Well said. Laura’s original version came 3 years before The 5th Dimension’s cover, and it’s a pity that the likes of Billboard are referring to it as a 5th Dimension song in publicising Morrissey’s album.

I […]

Bruce Dickinson writes: All ‘n All by Earth Wind & Fire? Never heard of it, pal.

Glad you rated Laura Nyro’s album so highly, Tony. Elton John was a fan – he got the name of the album a lot more wrong than you did 😉 , confusing it with New York Tendaberry: […]

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^ Sorry, I meant *punches air*. Always getting them mixed up.

Channel taken down in the last few hours for inevitable copyright infringements. It was over 40 years ago, suit dudes.
Wonderful while it lasted anyway.

*punches röyksopp*

No one in any of the Google hits went into any detail, which made me suspicious.

Haven’t seen his show, but there are a lot of references to the giraffe joke online that don’t repeat the joke. I’m half-suspecting it’s a ruse, and that Gorman has instructed his audience to refer to a […]

Craig Brown’s parody of Jeffrey Archer’s advice for writers – ‘Fame, Sex, Money, Power’ (1987).

That’s really unfair. One of Archer’s famous writing tips is to “get that first sentence right”, as illustrated by the opening lines in four of his books:

– ‘Damn your bloody guts,’ said Fraser, the gun still […]

Beck had no hand it. Scott English wrote most of it. (Died a few weeks ago; also co-wrote e.g. Bend Me Shape Me and Brandy/Mandy, having a Top 20 hit himself with the original.)

Of all the Yes shirts Lady Gaga could wear in the film… Tormato? 😕

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I have a few of these lush Macca reimaginings from the archives, but I don’t think these two are essential enough and I’m close to skint right now [Wife’s voice: You spent £200 on a Steve Hillage box set, you […]

I guess ruffers is being ironic (costive, Holmes?), but I like them a lot. Kind of a glam Syd Arthur.
The Rundgren comparison is obviously appropriate, they’re vocal fans of his. Todd’s on their new album, and […]