I’ve been looking for an excuse to post this for ages. From his “Sinatra meets Bowie” show, the Jeff Duff band & Rebel Rebel – He’s come a long way from “Give me back me brain”

I’d heard number 4 ages ago, but it was a talking sheepdog.

I quite agree. We’re not 12 anymore. It’s a pop song. I like it.

Isn’t this just a rebrand of “Guilty Pleasures” ?
My vote would go to The Fortunes Storm in a Tea Cup – Lynsey de Paul’s inspiration for the “Pitter, Patter” bit was The Tams Hey Girl don’t bother me.

It was when Beatles at the Beeb came out, that Mojo (or Q) summarised by saying “You’ll want it a lot, but listen to it seldom”

Wasn’t it because of voice problems/polyps that he started singing in a lower register in the late 70s?
He stopped singing in falsetto & had a much harsher tone. Five years of mega success seemed to have p […]

I’m going back to 1720, to hear JS Bach, Handel, and Vivaldi. I’m hoping to introduce them to a shuffle/swing beat rhythm as well as the Bo Diddley ‘Shave & a Haircut’ – Wonder what they’ll come up with?

Could just play this.

And sticking with the mashups, this loses it in the middle, but the first 2 verses work well (and don’t make me quite cross)

I’d forgotten about this series!
I’d listened to the Danny Wilson one a while back & really enjoyed it. Gary Clark gives a lot of insight into the making of their first album.
Last night I heard the Alex Har […]

The changeovers are to allow for adverts (you’ll often hear them called TV changeovers – which means don’t go out early or they’ll miss the first point) and to let in spectators/late comers.

The reason for q […]

I think people here have tended to choose their ‘favourite’ album for each year rather than the canonical ‘best/greatest’. This tends to be the ones that have been played and listened to most, which is why there a […]

But at least it meant I didn’t have to choose between the two.

Killing Joke’s Youth was very taken with Pink Floyd backing singer Durga McGroom & gave her the classic ‘I can make you a star’ line.
Blue Pearl’s big hit was Naked in the Rain, but this song has David Gilmour […]

Nothing immediately sprung to mind & looking through other people’s choices, there wasn’t anything that I’ve returned to again & again.

I bought my copy from Our Price Notting Hill Gate in August 1987, on the strength of the rave review in Sounds. It was probably the album I listened to most that year.
They did release an ep version with the […]

Here’s my selection. It’s probably a bit dull, but these are the ones that I return to.
There are a few gaps which corresponds to when I started working from home.

63 – Phil Spector – Christmas album
64 – T […]

This one seems to be quite good, with a top 100 for each year ‘chosen for their initial & lasting popularity and their influence & impact on rock music in general’

I’m still working up a list based on lasti […]

Sammy Cahn: ‘a poem is meant for the eye, while a lyric is meant for the ear, but both reach the mind and touch the heart.’

If you like the Shelby Lynne, check out Green Eyed Soul by Lari White.
It’s got a similar sound to it, but never sold much (I got it as a 99p cheapie from WH Smith’s)
Sadly, she died of cancer last year aged 52.