Roxette singer Marie Fredriksson dies aged 61

Roxette was my first band. And Marie was impossibly cool. I still have a drawer full of posters in my old bedroom.

I can't even begin to summarise what it all means. But I still know all their songs by heart.

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Time went by as I wrote your name in the sky,
fly fly away, bye bye.

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Just a random collection of stuff I'm currently listening to, gathered together in one place. Mostly for myself, so I don't have to have lots of different tabs open.

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ETA: ( All the Roxette )

Doctor Who Series 9 Soundtrack Coming Early 2018

It'll be a 4 disc set, with a whole disc just for Heaven Sent! <3

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Time is not my friend at the moment, so a proper post on the amazing Class finale has not yet been written. However, I came across this brilliant post that you should all read, as it delves into all the ways the show is smart and so much more than what it at first appears to be:

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Changed my layout (twelve days of Christmas were done yesterday...), and with help from Promethia managed to fix my DW so it's more or less matching my LJ. Same banner, same colours, and a layout that isn't a million miles from Compact. (Compact is the best layout.) The DW side obviously still needs a lot of work, but it's more or less livable with ( Read more... )

News Thump: Nigel Farage biopic casts horrible little slug that won’t fuck off in lead role

I'd watch it.

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And then a youtube mix played this song, and I had to stop what I was doing and check out what I was actually listening to. Best cover I have ever heard of Sound of Silence:

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This is surprisingly pleasing. And I don't mean that in a snide way, it's a very nice mix:

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And since I'm here, a bunch of links:

Nightclub responds brilliantly to a woman's racist rant

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story receives warm reviews
(I have yet to watch it! Looking forward very much.)

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Watched episode 2 tonight, and Darcy (who was given this LJ moniker partly because of how critical he is) admitted to rather liking it - except for the theme music ( Read more... )

Sort of... just because. (I should be hoovering.) Mostly for me, but I figured others might like it too? Random selection of stuff from youtube that I like, but never got round to buying.

I'll probably add more. Most of these I use for when I write, and I have listened to them on repeat over and over and over. Enjoy?

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