Whoopee!

Reminiscent of the opening of Lydia by Karen Poston, another great story song, which I am not permitted to post.

“Lydie lit a cigarette today
Empty fumbling fingers in her way
From a forty year old coffee cup […]

From what we are told, they were never in the artistic wilderness of the OP.

Al Stewart is one of those artists of whom I am aware, without knowing any more than the obvious singles. I suspect there are treasures there awaiting me, but where to start? ( Strangely, I am one of those rare […]

Oh look, all sorts of people are breaking the rules now.

I am just learning this song now, and when you learn a song, you appreciate it all the more. For me, structurally, it could be a folk song – episodic […]

After much deliberation, amidst much competition, it’s still the latter day ballad. I can see myself in the moshpit in this footage and recall it clearly.

Love of the common people, initially unrequited (8 long […]

Great film. Great soundtrack. Great title track.

One URL per post? KFD may self-combust!
I shall ponder this, but I have a latter day folk ballad already in mind.

XTC Apple Venus Vol 1

I like Toppo too. It’s the old story isn’t it? They couldn’t do The Yes Album or Fragile again, so, in the spirit of the times, they got ambitious. Think of it as their Kid A.

Must have been a turkey.

Arf

No no no! 13 is ace.

Or Peach Melba.

Cosanguineous. Word of the decade. Every day’s a school day. Etc

I used to be a cycle courier in Melbourne. I thought that too.

It’s in the deceptively spacious fully plumbed underfloor heated utility room.

Applause. Rule of law. Experts and professionals allowed to do their own job. In favour.

Sidmouth too, and the not particularly long established Stoller Hall in Manchester. I seem to be on the distribution list for quite a few beneficiaries, and I am happier for that.

Yes KFD. When I get time, I will look forward to listening all the way through. I thought we were supposed to have time on our hands at the moment?