I’d agree with all those choices, especially Semi Detached Mock Tudor

I have a ridiculous amount of Fairport, Richard & Linda and Richard solo material and the size and variety of the catalogue is pretty daunting. I’d suggest that a very good place to start would be the 1993 3-CD […]

They were pretty good when Trevor Horn replaced Jon Anderson

Presumably a reference to the two of them discussing whippets…

Since no-one seems to have mentioned it, I’ll point out that Noel Gallagher nicked Whatever from Neil Innes.

The original is, of course, much better.

Neil Innes was always quick to point out that Mr Gallagher […]

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And someone should boo those close family friends whenever they are seen in public. I know I do.

I’d suggest that one of the more interesting things about Firth of Fifth is that it can be turned into the worst piece of music in existence by simply substituting one “musician” – Daryl Stuermer – for another – […]

I like it too, Edgar. Wall of Death is great. And I’m very fond of Bob Mould’s version of Turning of the Tide – it’s nice when you get a track on a tribute album by someone you might not expect to be a fan of […]

I had a Focus for a couple of years recently and they are decent cars. The one I had was the second cheapest model at the time. It was very economical around town, albeit the small petrol engine meant the mpg on […]

With baked beans, of course.

That is genuinely good. Thanks for posting it.

I last saw the Rutles a couple of years ago. The were great, as always. And Neil gave a very tender and moving version of All Things Must Pass. This is NYC, rather than Putney, but it’s the best version I could […]

I’d love to hear how it went. How about a report?

And, by the way, why the sidelong pop at Cropredy at the end of the post? What have you got against it?

There’s a lot of these about:

In the first year at secondary school, some trendy teacher asked us to think of our own mnemonics for ROYGBIV. One lad came up with Rip Off Your Girdle Because I’m Vulgar. Still makes me chuckle.

And it’s an […]

I’m inclined to suggest that everyone involved in the making of that version is more musically talented than Mark Ronson.

It is possible to do a good cover of this song. Here’s one…

Me too. My true top ten might well only contain Beatles and Dylan albums.

As, of course, do all right-thinking people.