So this post marks the sad passing of Shane MacGowan on the 30th of November 2023. Sadly Shane’s general lifestyle was not that conducive to longevity. Probably his most famous hit was Fairytale of New York which was a duet between him and the late Kirsty MacColl who passed away tragically young in a bizarre […]
Song 5: A Rainy Night In Soho, The Pogues Read More »
On the 19th of July 2022 the UK recorded the hottest temperatures since records began topping over 40°C in some areas of the country. Yet earlier this year on a Facebook discussion group, I laboured in vain against those who continue to deny the overwhelming data that indicates we are moving the earth’s atmosphere dangerously
Song 4: Ship of fools, World Party Read More »
In this final week of Covid Island Discs I am citing bands that should really have been cited during the 65 week disruption we have experienced in the UK. Amazingly this is the first time I have cited a Smiths song and this one reminds of my late best friend Jonathan Higgs. Jonathan had what
Day 451: There is a light that never goes out, The Smiths Read More »
I really like the piano in this Talk Talk classic although the name of the band reminds me of UK mobile phone company.
Day 426: Life’s what you make it, Talk Talk Read More »
This Aussie band makes its long overdue debut today in Covid Island Discs. This song is probably their most famous. A song that if you grew up in Australia in the 70s/80s, you will know because it was regularly played on Aussie radio and at those brilliant teenage parties that form such wonderful memories for
Day 394: Don’t tear it down, Spy versus Spy Read More »
So this is the first Madonna song to make it into Covid Island Discs. Although I’m not a great fan of Madonna, I do like this song. It also captures an intense family moment as a daughter begs her father that she will go through with an unplanned pregnancy and that she loves the father
Day 300: Papa Don’t Preach, Madonna Read More »
So at the 6 month point in Covid Island Discs we had a song by the band Split Enz called Six Months in a leaky boat. Neil and Tim Finn joined forces with Nick Seymore and Paul Hester to form the band Crowded House and this is one of their classics.
Day 217: Don’t Dream it’s over, Crowded House Read More »
Yesterday I shared a hit from Joy Division. As mentioned in yesterday’s post, after Ian Curtis committed suicide the remaining band members formed the band New Order. This is probably their best known hit. Now I have lived more than half my life in Manchester, I guess bands that were home grown in Salford are
Day 188: True Faith, New Order Read More »
When I turned 21 my lovely Seaforth Fellowship friends bought me a CD player: a cutting edge piece of tech all those years ago. They also bought me my first CD to go in it which was Peter Gabriel’s album “So”. I still have the CD in my collection and this beautiful duet between Kate
Day 160: Don’t give up, Kate Bush & Peter Gabriel Read More »
“Oh, oh half way there, oh oh livin’ on a prayer.” Bon Jovi is always an exciting musician to listen to and this really is one of the hard rock classics which gets the most amazing amount of crowd participation I have ever seen (or more accurately heard). When the crowd sing the chorus it
Day 114: Livin’ on a prayer, Bon Jovi Read More »
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