Another good Youtube find. This album came out before War of the Worlds (see yesteday’s post) and I guess is now long forgotten. Yet the journey to the centre of the earth musical production is certainly well worth listening to although admittedly very 70s. Originally I had a live performance of this masterpiece but alas […]
Day 143: The Battle, Journey to the Centre of the Earth, Rick Wakeman Read More »
Now we move from London (see yesterday’s clip Comfortably Numb) to Sydney. A fantastic piece of rock and roll. And what a find on Youtube to see it was performed at the Sydney Opera House. Brings back memories seeing the old Manly to Circular key hydrofoil in action which was later replaced by the jet
Day 113: Evie, Parts 1,2 & 3 By Stevie Wright Read More »
Wow another milestone. This completes my David Bowie trilogy with the last 1984 themed-based song from his Diamond Dogs album. I remember really wanting to have a New Years’ Eve party because wouldn’t it have been great to play this song at midnight on the dawn of 1984 (just as good as playing Prince’s 1999
Day 70: 1984 By David Bowie Read More »
OK given Helen is currently reading 1984 and since there is no discernible change in the Johnson government’s behaviour, I thought I would share two more songs from David Bowie’s Diamond Dogs album before returning to my 21st century theme. The second half of the album had three songs all dedicated to the dystopian novel
Day 69: We are the dead Read More »
This was not my planned post tonight as I am currently working through 21st century songs. However, I feel this song is highly relevant to the current political shenanigans in the UK and it is a great excuse to hear some Bowie at his best. “Someone to SHAME us, some brave ApolloSomeone to FOOL us,
Day 68: Big Brother by David Bowie Read More »
OK day 1 of social isolation. To keep myself and perhaps some of you guys amused I am going to post a song from Youtube each day and a bit about why I like it. Rather than call it Desert Island Discs, I will call it Covid Island Discs. So many of my Australian friends know
Day 1: Hide in your shell, Supertramp Read More »
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