I should have mentioned above that the song’s magnificence is amplified considerably by the knowledge that the singer’s name is George. “I WAAAANNNT TO DRRRRREEEAAAAAMMMM”. Ok, George.

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Thanks, Tigger – much appreciated!

Cheers, Kid – I appreciate it! No need to comment; I was originally going to write these for myself and not bother posting, so if they’re bringing any sort of happiness to anyone else then that’s more than enough.

That’s very kind. I suspect today’s song will be very few people’s cup of tea, but sometimes those are the most fun to write about. I was out on holiday the last week or so, and I’ve generally been writing […]

Thanks, Freddy – appreciate it!

42. Dream House – Deafheaven “He allowed himself to be swayed by his conviction that human beings are not born once and for all on the day their mothers give birth to them, but that life obliges them over and […]

Thanks for writing this, and glad you’re doing ok. Very sorry to learn that you had to go through that ordeal. When I first arrived at university, I was disappointed to learn that I’d been allocated a room in hal […]

43. Mayonaise – Smashing Pumpkins When all is said and done, it’s pretty tough to be a teenager. Cut adrift from childhood, but still some way from whatever harbour adulthood provides, full of intense f […]

Enjoyed reading this. The Beasties never truly worked for me as an album band (Check Your Head is as close as they got), but it’s hard to argue with any record that contains Sure Shot and, particularly Root […]

I know what you mean, but inflation isn’t a Trump lie. It’s a very real factor in people’s lives and an enormous issue in elections across the West. The US have done a great job of bringing it under contr […]

They want him to resign so that Harris is clearly the incumbent and can have inflation, etc, hung round her neck. It’s a trap the Democrats shouldn’t fall into, and probably won’t (although you never […]

I completely agree with you – Yeah! is the better song on virtually every front. It just ain’t my fave. Also: everyone who enjoys Yeah! should listen to Houston’s I Like That. Came out a few weeks later, fresh […]

Both these parties are living in a fantasy world at this stage. The same people who in March would have told you all the reasons Harris was unsuitable for the campaign will now assure you she’s the only c […]

44. Love In This Club – Usher It’s June 2004, and I’ve just got off a flight from Buenos Aires to New York. I’m tired and utterly broke, and I am buzzing. Like everyone I know, everyone who grew up on expensi […]

3 Feet High is still my fave too. More about that anon.

45. Stakes Is High – De La Soul De La Soul. My first love. The first music I ever truly connected with that had nothing to do with my parents and their tastes. I was ten years old when I stood in Our P […]

Yep. Poor management.

Yep, football is definitely easier if you have Modric and Kroos in midfield. It’s also easier if you can play out from the back. The two aren’t mutually exclusive. Kobbie Mainoo had some of the best passing […]

Cheers, Jim – appreciate the kind words.