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A friend has met Paul McCartney a couple of times
I thought about what I’d say if I ever met him.
I came to the conclusion that I’d ask him what his favourite Elvis song was
I dreamt last night that I met Sir Paul in a cafe. I’m a bit disgruntled that in my dream I neglected to ask the question
“1000 copies were pressed (which sell for £1000 upwards)”
I sold my copy for £25…although to be fair I was glad of it at the time
I asked Alexa to play the Sisters of Mercy this morning (yes….I’m an aged Goth, I guess), and got this
I quite like it, tbh
I’m pleased for fans of Oasis, but it’s triggered a form of Fear of Missing Out
They’ve reminded me that I’m never going to have the excitement of seeing any of my favourite bands reform.
Not in this life anyway 🎵
I’m not much interested in the Oasis reunion from a musical point of view, but it would be nice if the Gallaghers are reconciled…especially for their mum
Rock sages Mark Ellen and David Hepworth discuss musical plagiarism lawsuits in the attached
At one point I think Hepworth refers to ‘ambience-chasing lawyers’….which I think is genius.
Words I like - Missing You
Who did you murder, are you a spy? I’m just fond of a drink, helps me laugh, helps me cry So I just drink red biddy for a permanent high I laugh a lot less and I’ll cry till I die
Christy Moore - Missing You
Words I Like - Three Lions (Football’s Coming Home)
Jules Rimet, still gleaming
Three Lions (Football’s Coming Home) by Baddiel, Skinner & Lightning Seeds, The Lightning Seeds - songwhip.com/baddiel-s…
An Elvis story I hadn't heard before
Songwriter Mike Stoller was in a mid-Atlantic ship collision in the 1950s. He abandoned ship into a ‘broken life boat’, and was eventually picked up by a cargo boat
Stoller’s writing partner, Jerry Lieber, met him when he landed back in the US, and said that they had a hit with Hound Dog. Stoller said ‘With Big Mama Thornton’? No, said Lieber, it’s some white kid
Stoller tells the story better than I do - podcasts.apple.com/qa/podcas…
I have one thing to say today, and it’s this.
‘Get Over You’ is a better song than ‘Teenage Kicks’.
Get Over You by The Undertones songwhip.com/the-under…
I’m listening to Rolling Stone’s The 50 Worst Decisions in Music History. It’s good fun
Coincidentally I was scrolling through Wikipedia’s list of Chelsea managers, as you do, and it struck me that binning Anceolotti and recruiting AVB might be one of the Worst Decisions in Football History
This has been one of my favourite reggae songs over the last couple of years
#TodayILearned, via Record Collector magazine, that ‘Niney’ was given that name as a nickname because he lost his thumb in an an accident
Blood and Fire by Niney The Observer songwhip.com/nineytheo…
Bette Davis on Jackie DeShannon’s song, Bette Davis Eyes
Bette Davis was also a fan. “She said the song made her cool to her grandchildren,” DeShannon says with a laugh.
From this month’s Record Collector magazine
Music news.
I much prefer Shakira’s latest LP to Beyonce’s latest LP
I hope Beyonce won’t be too upset.
📷 photoblogging challenge #mbapr - unputdownable
Somewhat negated by the fact that I have clearly put them down on the floor for the photo, but I think this might be the only book I’ve got two copies of - Dave Marsh’s The Heart of Rock and Soul
Karaoke doesn’t half make you appreciate professional singers 🎵