The Sincerest For Of Poetry
Apprenticed To My Mother
Walking Into Trouble
Dead Flies and Sherry Trifle
The Last Will Of Sven Andersen
Booms And Busts
Buster & Moo
Salisbury Square
My Father and Other Liars
Life In A Conversation
Life, in a Grain of Sand
Life In A Flash
Tag Archives: music
Candles Are Very Seductive
We went to a rather glorious central London Church, known rather egocentrically as St Mary’s London, which is near Paddington The exterior, even on a dark and bum-bitingly-bitter January evening was delightful the inside even more so. The reason for … Continue reading
And Repeat…
News yesterday told us of the battle between the musical behemoths of Adele, Ed Sheehan and Coldplay, all of whom want to corner the vinyl printing market for their new albums in time for the Christmas spendfest. Now forgive for … Continue reading
Posted in memories, miscellany, music, thought piece
Tagged memories, music, thought, vinyl
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Glast-no-bury And The Musicography Of One Man #memories
A few days ago we handed our garden to the Vet to have her girlfriends round for a Glast-no-bury get together, the real festival having fallen foul of Covid. We made a teepee and a rustic bar from some old … Continue reading
Posted in memories, miscellany, music
Tagged family, Glastonbury, memories, music, the carpenters
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If Music Is The Question…
… then at least so far as I concerned Karma Chameleon is not the answer. The year is 1983. The Textiliste and I have moved into a flat in Tooting, a early century, purpose built maisonette, our first purchase. We’d … Continue reading
If Music Be The Food Of Love…
… then at least so far as Karma Chameleon goes, I’m a Monkey’s Dutchman or whatever the expression is. The year is 1983. The Textiliste and I have moved into a flat in Tooting, a early century, purpose built maisonette, … Continue reading
Posted in humour, memories, miscellany, music
Tagged culture club, hatred, karma chameleon, music
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Music For The Hard Of Meaning – day five #songchallenge #music
And suddenly it is day five and I’ve enjoyed this journey and what on earth do I choose for the last one? This one is quite personal and will always be memorable for three reasons (a) The Textiliste loves it … Continue reading
Music For The Hard Of Meaning – day four #songchallenge #music
Nearly there; only two more days and you can take out your earplugs. A short while ago, I (re)found this classic from Joni Mitchell. A friend was giving a concert at the Cadogan Hall with a couple of others, showcasing … Continue reading
Music For The Hard Of Meaning – day three #songchallenge #music
Next up on this musical saga, and it is back to humour. I love, as many do, Monty Python and they have done many great comic songs but for today I give you this number because (a) it is truly … Continue reading
Music For The Hard Of Meaning – day two #songchallenge #music
I hope you’re keeping up. I’m on a five day song diet where I post 5 songs whose lyrics mean something to me. Some years ago, for Children in Need the Beeb did this version of Lou Reed’s classic, Perfect … Continue reading
Music for the Hard of Meaning – day one #Songchallenge
I avoid awards and dodge tag-a-longs but there’s this one, about music that means something, where the lyrics have some resonance so, oh what the heck, of course there are songs where that’s true. Now I have one rule with … Continue reading
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