Whereas the proper band‘s Galaxie 500 cover of choice seems to be Tugboat, the webcam-soloist seems to opt for Strange…

I came across danandkitty’s cover of Strange on YouTube earlier in the week – and it’s one of the most lovably sweet covers I’ve heard – just a man and his ukulele and his (clear) love of music -it is beautiful

I’m also rather partial to this cheesy synthesizer instrumental cover

And here’s Galaxie 500… and a kazoo

Portishead – Mysterons

Sparklehorse – Homecoming Queen

Joanna Newsom – Bridges and Balloons

Love – My Little Red Book

The Velvet Underground – Sunday Morning

Patti Smith – Gloria

…despite the name of the song, not all the colours mentioned are actually colours of the rainbow, and they are not presented in order of the visible light spectrum

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Neither picture is from the London show – but their chosen footwear was very similar

[Harpo] Marx was also an avid croquet player, and was inducted into the Croquet Hall of Fame in 1979.

And from the United States Croquet Association website:

Arthur “Harpo” Marx was a lovable, eager and very athletic croqueteer. Whenever he returned to Long Island or to Alexander Woollcott’s island on Lake Bomoseen in the summer. Usually clad only in the briefest of trunks, (even when others were in flannels) Harpo would just bound around the court, laughing and stretching, mouth full of an entire pack of gum.

And…

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Today is a beautiful day… but mostly I’m stuck at work. I just sat in the garden over lunch and listened to The Comforts of Madness by Pale Saints – an album that takes me away from where I am and puts me in a much better place. Like many I suspect my first introduction to Pale Saints was on SnubTV.

I saw them a few times including one last time at the ICA after Ian had left… they were still not bad (although arguably not Pale Saints).

First up obviously (well it was obvious to me)…

The Sweet – Blockbuster

The Clash – White Riot (thanks to Harvey for pointing me at this one)

Frankie Goes to Hollywood – Two Tribes (thanks to Jim for this one)

The Ruts – Babylon’s Burning

Girlschool – Demolition Boys (sadly no clip of the album version with the siren so you’ll have to imagine it… this is a great clip though).

13th Floor Elevators – Fire Engine

The Sweet – Blockbuster

T-Rex – Jeepster

Mott The Hoople – Roll Away The Stone

David Bowie – Life on Mars

Faces – Maggie May

Having just finished a very VERY English Summer and no sign of us getting treated to an Indian one (although it’s still early and we can still hope) – here are a bunch of folk singing Beat Happening’s Indian Summer… starting, obviosuly, with…

Beat Happening – Indian Summer

Luna – Indian Summer

Captain America – Indian Summer

Ballboy – Indian Summer

Spectrum – Indian Summer

Ben Gibbard – Indian Summer

Onyourwings (on YouTube) – Indian Summer

First up Lily Allen’s LDN – maybe it is a hateful sneer at London but I don’t think so – I think it’s a realistic and in ways, affectionate painting of London. If you look hard at anything you start to see flaws, that doesn’t stop it being a great place. If you want a hateful sneer at London I guess Catatonia can provide that.

… the start of the Lily Allen video kind of ties in with this. Part Time Punks by The Television Personalities

… and obviously this is in my list – Waterloo Sunset – The Kinks

… this one’s London references are closer to home… Big Green Eyes – Brian

… and this is the sweetest of the lot… A Rainy Night in Soho – The Pogues

“ahh London, you’re my home” – Dirty Water – The Inmates