6th — 12th of February 2021
Time for another song from this great little entertainer I met who was the lead act to a Paul Kelly concert that my daughter and I attended in the Northern Quarter or Manchester (see Covid Island Disc Day 206). Such a talented musician.
Day 329: Conundrum, Robert Vincent Read More »
This is the first song of The Beautiful South to appear in Covid Island Discs and what a lovely little song capturing the memories of a man looking back over the shared experiences of his long life with his lover. I particularly like the line: “Take a look at these crows feet, just look! Sitting
Day 328: Prettiest Eyes, The Beautiful South Read More »
Recently I watched a Youtube video about Coldplay which discussed why they lost their popularity in the naughties. This is the title song from their album Viva-la-vida; an album which did not do as well as their first set of albums such as Parachutes and X&Y. Yet I still think this is a quality song
Day 327: Viva La Vida, Coldplay Read More »
Covid Island Discs the Missing Years 2008 So today and tomorrow I am citing two songs that were published in 2008. This song by Ryan Adams is a classic heavy rock song which is just a great little song to listen to.
Day 326: Magick, Ryan Adams Read More »
Wow! So at the moment I am filling in missing years where I have no song in Covid Island discs that were published for a particular year. Up until today, 2017 was one such empty year. In my search for a song for this year, puts this song at number 5 for the best 50
Day 325: Lights of Home, U2 Read More »
Covid Island Discs the missing years 1998. So this song by the Dixie chicks back then they were known as “The Chicks” was released in 1998 so fills in on of my missing years. A nicely put together Country & Western song complete with a violin and a catchy boppy tune.
Day 324: There’s your trouble, Dixie Chicks Read More »
Missing year 2014: So this little gem of a song has a great little lyric capturing the reality for many rock bands struggling to make it big and remaining relevant amongst all stiff competition. I particularly like his reflections on a rockstar’s love relationships in the following lyrics: Well it must be hard to get
Day 323: Longer than you’ve been alive, Old 97’s Read More »
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