A very dark song by Genesis taking a very appropriate dig at the false prophets of Christianity that use the things of Jesus to make a shed load of money by conning the gullible out of their hard earned cash. I have always surmised that these religious charlatans must truly be atheists. The reason I […]
Day 312: Jesus he knows me, Genesis Read More »
So if you click on my release dates, you will see that my musical centre is around the 70s and 80s. Likewise there is a distinct drop off in youtube video release dates post 2010. I’ll be honest, I haven’t found the music that is played on the radio from about 2010 onwards that inspiring.
Day 320: Waiting on a war, Foo Fighters Read More »
I remember when this song first hit the charts in Sydney in 1989. I really love the guitar in this song and the album Waking Hours is full of top quality songs. This was the main hit tune released for the radio which nicely captures the sentiment that was first captured in the Biblical book
Day 319: Nothing ever happens, Del Amitri Read More »
Time for another Bob Seger song. This song reminds me of the Gambler song by Kenny Rogers. I sometimes like to imagine that the gambler subject of both songs is the same person What I mean by this is the interesting idea of how in one context a person can appear to be someone who
Day 318: Still the Same, Bob Seger Read More »
So this song surprised me a little. I associate Billie Eilish with more odd sounding music but my daughter pointed me to her first album and I was really impressed with this song. It’s a shame in a way that she is now more famous for her more outlandish work because I think songs like
Day 317: Ocean Eyes, Billie Eilish Read More »
So this week the three videos that make my shortlist for the best video of the week are: Runaway train by Soul Asylum High Hopes by Panic at the Disco Hopeless by Mumford and Sons Difficult to choose my favourite of those three but I think I shall go for High Hopes by Panic at
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So the last song of Kim Wilde’s I shared was a comical Christmas song: Rockin’ around the Christmas tree a duet between her and the late great comedian Mel Smith. This song is at the opposite end of the spectrum and captures one of the darkest moments of US history when Nixon ordered the carpet
Day 316: Cambodia, Kim Wilde Read More »
Can’t believe I haven’t published this song yet in Covid Island Discs. An absolute rock and roll classic from a great English band who up until now, have been completely left out of my Covid Island Discs collection. An interesting bit of trivia about this song is that the line where you drink champagne and
Day 315: Lola, The Kinks Read More »
So this song is firmly attached to my first job after moving from Sydney to Manchester. At the time I was working as a PhD student in the Manchester University Stopford building (an incredibly ugly building very typical of late 1960s architecture). At the time, there was a young girl there called Juliet who was
Day 314: Connected, Stereo MC’s Read More »
This is only the second song from Mumford and Sons in Covid Island Discs. Another great little tune from this very talented band. Really like the banjos and the bearded guy playing the doublebase. Must have been a bit nervous when trying to play their instruments in a small rowing boat. Glad the strange bearded
Day 313: Hopeless Wanderer, Mumford and Sons Read More »
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