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One shot: Jezebel

Sep 302011

If I ever were to get a band together I’d definitely do a cover of Jezebel because, as this collection proves, it is actually impossible to do anything but a brilliant version

If ever a pair of eyes, promised paradise, deceiving me, grieving me, leaving me blue… Jezebel, it was you

Frankie Laine

Edith Piaf

Anna Calvi

Herman’s Hermits

James Last

Waldemar Matuska

The Milkshakes

Wikipedia > Britannica because… #6: When Harpo played his mallet

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Sep 292011

Harpo Marx – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia…

[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…

Your search – site:britannica.com harpo croquet – did not match any documents.

When Harpo played his harp

Sep 292011

Harpo was the Marx Brother I loves as a kid, he was the clown and you didn’t need to worry about listening to the words to find his humour… but I have to say that when he played his harp… I’d sort of lose interest – Chico’s piano playing never did that.

Now I’m more grown up and I get Jojo’s appreciation!

Just dug this one out: Pale Saints – The Comforts of Madness

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Sep 282011

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).

My top 6… songs that start with sirens

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Sep 232011

I was absolutely sure there were tons of songs with sirens at the beginning so I thought that was ripe for a playlist – while that may be true, tracking them down turned out to be tricky but I managed to rustle up enough (with help!) for a “my top 6″ post.

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

My top 6: My childhood (UK edition)

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Sep 162011

Slade – Coz I Luv You

The Sweet – Blockbuster

T-Rex – Jeepster

Mott The Hoople – Roll Away The Stone

David Bowie – Life on Mars

Faces – Maggie May

An Indian Summer… well we can only hope

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Sep 062011

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

This, that and the other

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Sep 022011

Cinerama – Hard, Fast and Beautiful
Bob & Marcia – Young Gifted & Black

Ballboy – Kiss Me, Hold Me and Eat Me
Nick Lowe – (What’s So Funny ‘Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding?
Portonovo – My Rifle, My Pony and Me
Rachel Haden – Poems, Prayers, and Promises
Cher – Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves

Laura Cantrell – Trains and Boats and Planes
The Beatles – Here, There and Everywhere
The Shangri-Las – Past, Present and Future
Cocteau Twins – Road, River and Rail
The Magnetic Fields – You and Me and the Moon
Gorky’s Zygotic Mynci – Cursed, Coined and Crucified
Ivy – Quick, Painless, and Easy
Low – Peanut Butter Toast and American Bandstand
Ian Dury and the Blockheads – Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll

Nina Nastasia – You, Her and Me
Jesse Garon and the Desperadoes – Laughing, Smiling & Falling Again
Peggy Lee – Baubles, Bangles and Beads

… and a couple of ‘this, this, that and the other
Hüsker Dü – Charity, Chastity, Prudence, and Hope
The Sand Pebbles – Red, Orange, Purple, And Blue

This and that… a playlist

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Aug 262011

Here’s what I listened to this afternoon

Acid House Kings – This And That
David Bowie – Sound and Vision
Emma Pollock – Paper and Glue
Asobi Seksu – Lions and Tigers
The Clash – Police & Thieves
Stereolab – Wow and Flutter

Iggy & The Stooges – Search and Destroy
Lush – Sweetness and Light
Kathryn Williams – Wanting and Waiting
Joanna Newsom – Bridges and Balloons
The Beatles – Twist and Shout
Ella Fitzgerald – Night And Day
Kate Bush – Love and Anger
Sandy Denny – Bushes and Briars
Yo La Tengo – Point and Shoot
The Go Betweens – Cattle and Cane
XTC – Ball and Chain
Jesse Garon and the Desperadoes – Laughing and Smiling
Dr Feelgood – Milk and Alcohol

Wye Oak – Milk and Honey
Throwing Muses – Soap and Water
Damon & Naomi – Nettles and Ivy
Cinerama – Health & Efficiency
Dusty Springfield – Wishin’ and Hopin’
Luna – Freakin’ and Peakin’