Day 408: Going underground, The Jam
In the same year the Squeeze released their Classic Cool for Cats another British mod rock band the Jam released this classic.
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Covid Island Discs
Week 58 Playlist Video
So the three videos I suggest you watch this week are: Time after Time, Cyndi Lauper Duelling Banjos, Glen Campbell Planet Claire, B52s Duelling Banjos because of the guitar and banjo work of Glen and his daughter Ashley respectively; Planet Claire because this is an archetypal B52 song capturing the strange comic book sci-fi techno
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Day 407: Cool for Cats, Squeeze
So what do I open up week 59 with? How about this little number from the British band the Squeeze which was a hit in 1979. “Cool for cats” is certainly one of those songs that everyone who was born in the 60s will remember. Like the reference to the 70s police soap The Sweeney.
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Day 406: Planet Claire, B52s
Now this song fits the psychedelic sci-fi pop genre perfectly. A complete classic from the rather “out there” band the B52s. This is their third appearance in Covid Island Discs. Enjoy Kate’s continuous singing of a single note being electronically mixed with her synthesizer. Very cool. She came from Planet Claire I knew she came
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Day 405: One of these nights, The Eagles
Given I seem to be in a more country music theme this week, I think it is time for another Eagles classic. This was the title song their hit album of that name released all the way back in 1975.
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Day 404: Annie’s song, John Denver
For all those Annie’s out there 🤩.
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Day 403: Duelling Banjos, Glen Campbell
Time for some duelling banjos I feel. Well duelling banjo and a guitar. Just watch the pure skill of these two.
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Day 402: Time after Time, Cyndi Lauper
So this is the second song from Cyndi Lauper to be cited on Covid Island Discs. This song brings back lots of memories of being a young teenager in year 11 high school. Cyndi Lauper’s album “She’s so unusual” really dominated the Australian airwaves and this was probably the main hit from the album along
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Day 401: (Anzac Day): Give peace a chance, John Lennon
So this is the second year that I have cited a song on Australian Anzac day. Anzac day is when Australians commemorate all those Aussies who have tragically lost their lives in armed conflict from the tragic souls who were gunned down by the Turks on Anzac cove to the many Aussies who suffered in
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Week 57 Summary Video
So this week there are no major video productions so nothing that stands out visually. If I was going to suggest just two video in this week’s list that are worth watching then I would go with “Death Defying” by the Hoodoo Gurus and Voodoo Child by Jimi Hendrix. The former because it is just
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