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Gibberish Rhymes For Insane Times
I’ve got gibberish rhymes, For these insane times A green antelope Looks forwards, But walks backwards Up a slope Is this a trope? Or are you on dope? Is it okay to say innit? If you eat a … Continue reading
Song Of The Day – Autumn Almanac by The Kinks
From the album ‘Something Else by The Kinks’ (1967)
Song Of The Day – Tribute to Mum
My mum died a year ago today. This isn’t the time or place for me to write something thoughtful or sufficiently thorough, the kind of eulogy her formidable nature deserved, so to honour her I’ll use the one medium that … Continue reading
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Tagged Blondie, Boney M, Joan Armatrading, Leonard Cohen, Song Of The Day, Tribute to Mum, Van Morrison
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Essential Listening: New Wave – The Auteurs (1993)
Recently I’ve been trawling through a lot of nineties music. I couldn’t tell you why I’m doing this, or doing this now. I suspect it’s a subconscious hankering to retain fading memories married with the entirely conscious rationalisation of aging. … Continue reading
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Tagged 90's, Aspiration, Blur, Britpop, En Vogue, Essential Listening, Getting old, Luke Haines, New Wave, Not Britpop, Oasis, Pulp, Teens have bad taste in music, Thatcherism, The Auteurs, TLC
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Song Of The Day – Making Plans For Nigel by XTC
From the album ‘Drums and Wires’ (1979)
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