I've been looking for a way to ease myself back into blogging after the summer hiatus and then Sapphire Street gave me the idea of posting a weekly list of 5 things that have interested me, so here we go:

The Twilight Zone (1959)


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We haven't had any Bonnie 'Prince' Billy yet and I think this is the sort of raucous song I'd like to have played, something everyone can sing around the bonfire (this might make more sense if I tell you I'm planning on a green burial with a bonfire party afterwards).

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I think this question reveals something about the age of the people who wrote this meme.

Too late, I am already in a civil partnership. And I didn't have a "wedding", so fuck off heteronormative song meme.

Anyway, this is the song that we might have played at our wedding if we'd had a wedding because it's kind of our soppy song.

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Kristin Hersh, 'Trouble' (by Cat Stevens)

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'Trouble' has been my sad song ever since it became the soundtrack to the end of a significant relationship. I think I like it so much because it not only perfectly encapsulates the effect that "trouble" has on us, but also our vain desire to resist the troubles of life and be free of them ( Read more... )

I put this on a mix for Andy when we first got together.

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This is not at all subtle, but it does the trick.

L7, 'Shitlist'

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I was not nearly cool enough to like L7 back in the early 90s (plus I was a bit intimidated), but I have come to appreciate them as I get older. 

Now this is just impossible.

I'll have to pick a song from one of my favourite albums.

P J Harvey's Dry is in my top 5 and, really, any excuse to post this video of her performing the song 'Dress'

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I'm always intending to listen to the radio more and I never do, but this one is pretty straightforward because I have heard 'Rolling in the Deep' by Adele on the radio several times now.  I'm not a fan of Adele, but I do like the song.

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I am determined to complete this meme, so let's just pretend that hiatus didn't happen ( Read more... )

I'm behind on this meme again, partly because I've been travelling all over the country and partly because these questions are really difficult.

Day 12: A song from a band you hateThis question produced the most angst because I just couldn't come up with a band I hate. I'm not the band-hating type.  Eventually, though, I remembered my hatred of ( Read more... )