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.)

I have decided not to sign up for it.

But Abergavenny Thursday’s Law states that when any opportunity to be financially successful presents itself, I will always turn it down. Conclusion: Initiative Q must be a […]

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 […]

So Abacab cancelled out everything before it?

Sniffy review, did not like. But fair enough, you probably don’t like (e.g.) Brian Bennett’s ‘Image’ either, but it’s beautiful.

I’ll often moan to my wife that the wood pigeon is bogarting the bird table, or harshing the collared dove’s mellow.
Staring at the garden is the nearest thing to tripping for me now.

Agree totally on the fake ovations that are constantly inserted. It wouldn’t sound particularly realistic if this was a US venue, but a current British audience of Yes fans simply doesn’t cheer en masse every […]

Henry Winkler might be the best random celeb vox pop of them all, in a story about the expansion of Heathrow https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uoNod701bhU