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Well as we start a new week of Covid Island Discs which was never meant to be because we were due to come out of lockdown on the 21st of June. As the final relaxation of lockdown restrictions has now... View Article
I am surprised it has taken me so long to cite a song from this very talented musician. I really enjoy songs that carry a certain musical intensity to them and this one definitely fits the bill. The bit for... View Article
A fun song from the 1990s. This is actually a remixed version which is significantly faster than the original. This version reached number one in both the UK and USA charts while the original version (also on this post) reached... View Article
Second song in Covid Island discs by the Verve. I particularly like the string instruments in this song and the line: “trying to make ends meet, you’re a slave to money then you die” Not the most cheery line I... View Article
There is something very sad and true about this song. Perhaps it is just me, but there are lyrics in this song that I have related to at different times in my life. Probably the lines that I most relate... View Article
I was young when this song was first released. Not so now! It would also be dishonest of me not to note that the women who make up this group I think are some of the most beautiful in the... View Article
Hope she’s right especially in relation to the current political and environmental situations we find ourselves in.
OK this is the last James Bond theme although I did share Paul McCartney’s “Live and Let die” way back in week 2 day 9 which also belongs here. Sheryl Crow has already also made an appearance in my play... View Article
This song first came out when I was still working at Manchester University. Years later, I would attempt to play my part in developing science which could help optimise chemotherapy by testing cancer samples using High Content Screening. Sadly it... View Article
“Karma Police, arrest this man he talks too much..“ For you Séan Ó Cuinn
