Day 466: Video Games Lana Del Rey
This song was on her Born to Die album. I always find Lana’s voice quite haunting with a sad quality about it even when the lyrics have nothing to do with a sad theme.
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Covid Island Discs
Day 465: My generation, The Who
“Why don’t you all f-f-f-f-ade away?” This song was released in 1965, ironic to think that generation of youth are now grandparents! Life is short that’s for sure.
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Day 464: Never going to let you go, Sergio Mendes
So I cite this song because of Youtube video I saw by Rick Beato who analysed the chord progression of the song and concluded it is probably one of the most complex pop songs (definitely pop!) ever written. Below the youtube clip I include Beato’s analysis of the song which is fascinating to watch. Analysis
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Day 463: The prophet song, Queen
Time for another Queen classic. This song opened the B side of their Night at the Opera album and in some ways has the same intense rock opera theme of Bohemian Rhapsody which closed the B side. Amazing really to have two such intense songs on the same side of the same album. In some
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Day 462: Make me smile, Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel
Well here is a rock and roll classic that is yet to appear on Covid Island Discs. This song certainly was a hit back in 1975 and dominated the airwaves when it was released.
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Day 461: Night Moves, Bob Seger
This is another classic song from Bob Seger capturing the waywardness of love when one is a teenage twenty something or other.
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Day 460: Heaven knows I’m miserable now, The Smiths
So last week was meant to be the final week of Covid Island Discs until the new delta variant of the virus put an end to the final restrictions of the UK lockdown being lifted. In the final week I cited for the first time a Smiths song which I guess was a bit of
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Day 459: Jurassic Park, Stand Atlantic
OK so today I went for my first swim at Grand Central. The last time I swam there was the same week Covid Island Disc started as this was the last time the pool was open before the UK went into lockdown. Although the pool opened again in 2021, I have been back until today
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Day 458: Country House, Blur
So I guess one good thing about being forced to continue Covid Island Discs for another month is I get to cite multiple songs from bands like Blur and the Smiths: both these bands I did not cite until what I thought was the final week of Covid Island Discs so therefore it seemed at
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Day 457: Billie Jean, Michael Jackson
OK so as I said in an earlier citation of Michael Jackson’s “Beat it” song Michael Jackson is not my favourite artist which is why this is only the second time he has appeared in Covid Island Discs. However, if “Beat it” is my favourite song this one is definitely my second favourite as it
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