'Can't get you out of my head'

 

6/50

"Peeling the skin back from my eyes . . . "

 

5/50

An Uncertain Smile

 

4/50

The shit I post on Facebook . . . musical edition (Day 3)

Day 3 of my task, to choose 10 albums that greatly influenced my taste in music. One album per day for ten consecutive days. No explanations, no reviews, just album covers. Every day I will ask someone else to do the same... today I nominate JL Thank you for nominating me MR . . . 

"No explanations, no reviews, just album covers . .  ."

Total bullshit, of course.  I think I loved Heartland a bit too much when I was a kid. I'm guessing I was about 14 or 15 when this came out, and I probably did think the revolution was just one catchy three minute single away.

30 Day Song Challenge - day 08

day 08 - a song that you know all the words to

I guess on a good day I know the words to tons of songs (though not always the singer of the song) but this was one that immediately popped into my head. I guess I'm going through a Matt Johnson phase at the moment:

Still think that 51st State line is cheesy, though.

Jukebox Fury #2

And whilst I'm on the subject of ranting and raving about the misuse of favourite songs. What's the deal with Matt Johnson allowing 'This Is The Day' to be used in an M & M's commercial?

That was my favourite misery song from the early to mid-eighties, off one of the best albums from the same period. Morrissey had too much humour in his lyrics for me to be taken in with his carefully crafted image of miserablism, and Red House Painters' Mark Kozelek was yet to appear on the scene with a note from his Doctor, but you could just tell that Johnson thought it was a badge of honour to submerge himself in misery. I mean, he recorded a duet with Sinead O'Connor for his 'Mind Bomb' album. What more proof do you need?

I just hope it was worth it.

Friday's Playlist #9

An ongoing series:

The The, 'This Is The Day' (Soul Mining)

Fad Gadget, 'The Box' (Fireside Favourites)

The Undertones, 'Hard Luck' (True Confessions - Singles = A's + B's)

Randy Nerve, 'Spray Paint'

Autokat, 'Shot'

The Violets, 'Seen It On TV'

The Yachts, 'Suffice To Say'

Kaiser Chiefs, 'Thank You Very Much' (Yours Truly, Angry Mob)

That Petrol Emotion, 'It's A Good Thing' (Children of Nuggets)

The Bitter Springs, 'Benny Hill's Wardrobe'

Update 11/11/ 22
Found the Randy Nerve track on Bandcamp.  Well, I think it's the track. It does not ring any bells. Doesn't even sound like a song I'd like. Maybe it was a demo version on MySpace that I liked. Or maybe I was just being a contrary prick that week. The Violets track was found on YouTube. It does sound like the sort of thing that I'd be into  . . . for about 10 minutes . . . and those 10 minutes were up a long time ago. That's enough saltiness from me. 

Spotify Playlist Link.