3rd — 9th of July 2021
Another song that dates back to before I was born. This song is probably nearly as well known as the Animals other classic House of the Rising Sun which has already made its appearance on Covid Island Discs on day 94.
Staying with Aussie bands this week here is another hit from the band Australian Crawl. The line I really like in this song is about the Manly ferry making its way to Circular Key. For anyone who grew up on the Northern Beaches of Sydney, the Manly Ferry was certainly a part of the Northern …
Another classic from the Aussie band Cold Chisel. Unfortunately the audio quality on this video isn’t great but the song is well worth listening to if you have not heard it before.
A final song from Evanesence and another incredibly intense song from Amy Lee. This song is particularly poignant because it is about an ex-boyfriend of hers Shaun Morgan who suffered from drug addiction. As with every Evanescence song, this video is a feast for one’s ears and eyes.
Another classic from the band Talking Heads. I must confess I am getting writing fatigue as I never thought this covid nightmare would continue on and on and on and on.. Therefore best just to enjoy the music. The video clip is also pretty cool.
Time for another Nirvana hit. I think the most distinctive thing about this song is the base riff. Nirvana always remind me of my early days in Manchester all the way back in the ’90s. In those days I was leading the pre-teenager group at my local church called Pathfinders. Once a year we would …
Ok time for another INXS song. This is another song that I changed the lyrics of to create a joke song for a St Paul’s fellowship weekend away all the way back when this song was first released on the radio in 1984. As with the 1985 song, which was to the Beach Boy’s classic …
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