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Two songs by Helen Reddy
“Angie Baby” – what a great video by morrismovies A feminist classic. Is she really wearing a macramé halter-neck bra thingy? The audience seems unenthused or are they just awestruck? Her hair is nice. And those guitar doodles are ace.
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“The Wedding List” live
Kate Bush, Phil Collins, Pete Townshend, Midge Ure and… At 3.29 you can see why she is bit more covered up at the Secret Policeman’s Third Ball… From the Prince’s Trust Rock Gala (1982)
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“Running Up That Hill” live
Awesome – well Kate is – the drumming is metronomic and the bassist has such 80s hair. Thanks a lot David! From The Secret Policeman’s Third Ball (1987).
I couldn’t take a bigger bite of you
Nina, originally uploaded by grange85. I’m not a big concert goer partly because the experience of being at a gig is generally poor for a woman of average height, partly because not everyone is there to listen with the same … Continue reading
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Album covers
This is a rather pointless post on album covers. I had never listened to Electrelane before, despite several albums in the house, but when I saw No Shouts No Calls, I was struck by the great cover and gave them … Continue reading
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It’s that time of year
It’s the time of year when everyone is trotting out their lists of their favourite albums and songs from the previous year. Well, I’m going to be different mainly because I can’t do the new album thing convincingly and because … Continue reading
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Drummer, do your thing, Drummer, drummer, do your thing, Drummer, drummer, drummer
How totally cool is it to see Honey Lantree banging the drums in this clip from Pop Gear aka Go Go Mania? It’s 1964 folks! The Honeycombs were produced by Joe Meek who was barking. Following on: Meg White, Karen … Continue reading
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I’ll Never Find Another You
There is always someone For each of us they say And you’ll be my someone For ever and a day I could search the whole world over Until my life is through But I know I’ll never find another you … Continue reading
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You Don’t Own Me
Before yesterday, I knew one song by Lesley Gore, “It’s My Party” (and that was mainly because it was covered by Barbara Gaskin and Dave Stewart in the 80s) and it has commonplace boo-hoo lyrics like “I’ll Cry Instead”. So … Continue reading
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