15th — 21st of May 2021
This is the first appearance of the band Sterophonics in Covid Island Discs. Maybe Tomorrow is one of their most famous songs as it was used as the opening theme song to Wicker Park (2004) and also was played during the credits of the award winning movie Crash.
I really like the piano in this Talk Talk classic although the name of the band reminds me of UK mobile phone company.
Time for some more Aussie music I feel. This is another classic from Cold Chisel and the video is well worth taking the time to watch. Some great footage of 70s Sydney chicks 😍 and a great sax solo to boot.
This is the first appearance of Aerosmith in Covid Island Discs. This is probably one of their best known songs as it was also the hit single for the movie Armageddon. The official video here has scenes from that iconic film.
A rock and roll classic from Roxy Music celebrating love/sex I guess?
Another very old classic from Janis Ian. This is the second time she has appeared on Covid Island Discs.
Wow another amazing Youtube find to open week 61 of Covid Island Discs. This is the Beatles classic While My Guitar Gently Weeps a song which nearly didn’t make it onto the White album because sadly poor George was not seen as a musical equal to John and Paul. Anyway, apparently with the intervention of …
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