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Millie v. The Hampsters*
I’m not much of a dreamer, but I’ve had some strange dreams over the last couple of days which I presume are due to being knocked out of my routine (my medication isn’t very exotic). As usual for me, they fade pretty fast and I don’t remember much about them, but I thought this one was worth sharing the concept of, before it disappears like the ( Read more... ) -
El Sueño de Morfeo
Check out El Sueño de Morfeo, an Asturian rock band with Celtic roots.
I couldn’t find a track I didn’t like on YouTube. Unfortunately, embedding's disabled on the first couple of videos I picked, so you'll have to click through: -
RIP Smiley Culture
Smiley Culture has died of a stab wound as police visited his house to make an arrest.
I don’t know what happened and where fault might lie, and I'll leave that for the justice system to sort out as best it can. Meanwhile, I remember Smiley Culture for a couple of brilliant singles back in the ‘80s: Cockney Translation and Police Officer.
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The Yodelling Prima Donna
As postprandial conversations are wont to do, yesterday’s discussion in the pub leapt in little more than a single bound from some quite general topic to the more specific one of Minna Reverelli, the Yodelling Prima Donna.
This was my fault. My Dad had an old 78 rpm record that took my fancy, and I have it beside me as I type. It’s in an old ( Read more... ) -
Music Quiz Answers
Only a few that people didn’t get. Here are the answers:
- Is She Really Going Out With Him?
- Leader of the Pack, The Shangri-Las
- Is She Really Going Out With Him?
- Is She Really Going Out With Him?, Joe Jackson
- Is She Really Going Out With Him?
- Is She Really Going Out With Him?
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Music Quiz
It’s been ages since I’ve done a lyrics quiz - nearly six years actually, according to my quiz tag - but hobbitomm's latest has inspired me to do another.
Mine doesn’t have a theme, just try to identify the song and artist from the lyric. Google is cheating. Since I’m feeling generous, you don’t need to get the answers to the first three in the right order ( Read more... )
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