Day 14: Under Pressure by Queen and David Bowie.
Staying with the music collaboration theme, magazine said this was the second best rock collaboration of all time. An apt song for the reality in which we currently find ourselves.
Week 2
28th of March — 3rd of April 2020
Day 13: Kid Fears by Indigo Girls.
So just as Kate Pierson from the B52s appeared on the REM album Out of Time, so Michael Stipe from REM made a guest appearance on the Indigo Girls second album simply called Indigo Girls. This album was released when I was living in hospital accommodation in Westmead (at that time I was working in …
Day 12: Shiny Happy People by REM.
A cracking song made even better with the distinct female vocals of Kate Pierson from the B52s (
Day 11: Rock Lobster, B52s.
So keeping to my musical thread, yesterday I posted the hit Watching the Wheels by John Lennon which appeared on his final album Double Fantasy. A little bit of rock trivia. Apparently, he was stimulated to come out of retirement and produce Double Fantasy after hearing Rock Lobster on the radio. Another great song to …
Day 10: Watching the Wheels, John Lennon
As I watched the video to this tune it made me feel really sad. Lennon, like McCartney, was an amazing talent and this song appeared on the album Double Fantasy which was release after his assassination in 1980. The album is only half decent in that all the songs he did were great while all …
Day 9: Live and Let Die by Paul McCartney.
So I’m trying to thread my songs together. The link went two songs while I was in hospital, the second was a George Harrison song (Covid Island Disc 7) and this naturally led to the Beatles yesterday (I mean yesterday’s Covid Island disc not the Beatles song Yesterday). So today I will share my favourite …
Day 8: Twist and Shout, The Beatles.
So firstly I am late because we are redecorating Grace’s room. Took the radiator off and then over the day noticed a slow leak. The washer on the pipe had failed. Long story shot, had to drain the central heating system so no central heating or hot water tonight. Need new washer or compression joint …