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Oldies Fight Back
My parents used to complain about pop songs all being copies of old stuff – they could cite the Beatles and Elvis for this, but we used to throw James Last and lots of other light entertainment… more →
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Oldies Fight Back
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wrote 8 hours ago: My parents used to complain about pop songs all being copies of old stuff – they could cite th … more →
Light My Fire
wrote 2 days ago: This is a slightly belated commemoration of the great Ray Manzarek of The Doors who died a few days … more →
60s Song of the Day
wrote 5 days ago: ‘Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow’ was written by Carole King and Gerry Goffin and was re … more →
Live Performance Song of the Day
wrote 6 days ago: This performance of ‘Don’t Go to Strangers’ is a live version from Jools Holland … more →
Amerindian Pop Songs
wrote 2 weeks ago: Given how many influences have crept into popular music, it seems rather odd how little amerindian m … more →
#340 - A World Without Love
wrote 2 weeks ago: I wake up with music. It’s all explained in the About Dream Songs link above. * #340 – A World … more →
Songs About Being a Singer
wrote 2 weeks ago: Here’s a really self reflexive topic, and there are surprisingly few of them. Here’s the … more →
Persuasion.
wrote 2 weeks ago: “We all want to believe in impossible things, I suppose, to persuade ourselves that miracles can hap … more →
Just Uploaded Episode 17
wrote 3 weeks ago: Episode 17 Female groups from the early 60s (and one from the late 50s). Even Edna Turnblad approves … more →
#341 - It's Now or Never
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wrote 3 weeks ago: I wake up with music. It’s all explained in the About Dream Songs link above. * #341 – It … more →
Ebony & Ivory
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wrote 3 weeks ago: One of the big debates in music is, where did what we call modern Western music come from? Most peop … more →
Singing Bassists
wrote 3 weeks ago: Cerys Matthews had a feature a few weeks back on the electric and double bass which was of course fa … more →
#342 - Tangerine
wrote 4 weeks ago: I wake I wake up with music. It’s all explained in the About Dream Songs link above. * #342 – … more →
Jim Morrison Was A Fat Student
wrote 1 month ago: I remember Meatloaf talking about how powerful he felt when he was oversize, and here is an animated … more →
Still Waiting for the Invitation
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wrote 1 month ago: When we look at art, we are generally trying to see what the artist has produced, but we should also … more →
Blurring Boundaries
wrote 1 month ago: I recently heard this Jimi Hendrix song, ‘Gypsy Eyes’. At first it sounded great but ver … more →
Unearthed Song of the Day
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wrote 1 month ago: Leonard Cohen’s hugely successful song ‘Suzanne’ was released in 1967, 14 years be … more →
Let us not forget…Love Does Conquer All…
wrote 1 month ago: As the late NDP leader, Jack Layton said, “My friends, love is better than anger. Hope is better tha … more →
Cliff the Plant Killer
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wrote 1 month ago: Here’s a survey that should have gone straight into the bin, but since it comes from garder/pi … more →
