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[Nigeyb]

This week’s five for Friday…


Anna Karina - Roller Girl
The Human Beinz - Nobody But Me
Serge Gainsbourg - Intoxicated Man
Half Man Half Biscuit - In a Suffolk Ditch
The Salvadors - Stick By Me Baby

https://youtu.be/OjwTJsAHkDg
The Human Beinz - Nobody But Me

Have a great weekend Hamiltonians

[David]

Roy Harper - When An Old Cricketer Leaves The Crease
https://youtu.be/Xt1C00e__5c
[In memory of Rod Marsh]

Graham Parker And The Rumour - Pouring It All Out
https://youtu.be/mvsTLkAyAhw

The Searchers - When You Walk In The Room
https://youtu.be/1h6nsFXXzc

Roogalator - Love And The Single Girl
https://youtu.be/To3VmOM6pPI

Kokomo - I Can Understand It
https://youtu.be/HrqRnWMNNi4

This weekend I’m gonna party like it’s 1999 - from the comfort of the sofa, and with the wrap-around luxury of new slippers. What a time to be alive.

[Nigeyb]

Enjoy your sofa party David


New slippers eh? You lucky, lucky, lucky.....

[David]

New footwear-referencing bonus track…

Michael Marra (RIP) - When These Shoes Were New

https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=Nek...

[Nigeyb]

Lovely

[Nigeyb]

I'll add in....



https://youtu.be/ieABidmf4ro

Shoes by Bobby "Blue" Bland


....which I was listening to earlier this morning and is a bit of a gem

[David]

He’s a master is Bobby.

[Mark]

David wrote: "He’s a master is Bobby."

The whole entire appeal of a desert island is the complete and total lack of evidence that humanity exists, but if I ever get so lucky, and am somehow forced to play by the rules, Bobby’s Two Steps From The Blues album would be right by my side. Worth the cost of admission for ‘Little Boy Blue’ alone. Masterful.

[David]

The planets align. Although it’s a bit of a struggle (Primal Scream just too late for me to know well enough), I’m just about through Bobby Gillespie’s memoir ‘Tenement Kid’. Mere minutes after reading Mark’s appreciation of Mr Bland, I turned the page and found this:

“I was enraptured by artists such as Bobby ‘Blue’ Bland. His classic ‘Two Steps From The Blues’ album is a perfect example of elegant blues songwriting, musicianship and intense, restrained vocalising. Bland’s phrasing is up there with Sinatra in my mind; both master storytellers of noir-pop-bed-chamber blues and adult existentialism. When Bobby sings, ‘I know how it feels to be a stranger in a strange land’, it feels like you are listening to the loneliest sound in the world. True blues from a troubled soul who’s seen it all and suffered far too much. His voice is battered, weathered and weary. Bobby always sang songs of experience, his manliness unbowed and righteous in its defiance of an unfair, unkind and uncaring world. Have there ever been truer words sung than ‘Ain’t no love in the heart of the city’? Check out Bobby Bland’s 1974 pop soul classic and hear his majesty for yourself”.
(Bobby Gillespie: Tenement Kid p312)

[Nigeyb]

That's wonderful David


Thanks for sharing that

[Mark]

I’m not at all familiar with Bobby Gillespie’s various doings after Psychocandy, but I can’t really argue with anything that you’d quoted him as having written. It’s a classic album despite seldom being acknowledged as such -- Bland seems to have slipped away from the massive credit that his works deserve, and that album sits right at the top of my list.

[David]

Greetings, End-Of-The-Week People.

Bessie Smith - Kitchen Man
https://youtu.be/WSOYDm8ftIY

Eddie 9V - Putting The Kids To Bed
https://youtu.be/m51NAgtM99o

World Party -Is It Like Today?
https://youtu.be/0tyLGi2LtlU

Freddie King - Going Down
https://youtu.be/V_ONyukSLqA

Soft Cell - Say Hello, Wave Goodbye
https://youtu.be/y9KgEs3Zksg

Be *young, be foolish, be happy, but keep out of Hangover Square.

*usual restrictions apply

[Nigeyb]

Stellar selections David


Another five to ease your way into the weekend

Chico Hamilton - Larry Of Arabia
The Five Stairsteps - O-o-h Child
James Fountain - Seven Day Lover
France Gall - Laisse Tomber Les Filles
The Marvelettes - My Baby Must Be A Magician

https://youtu.be/FWRCJhsz5t4
France Gall - Laisse Tomber Les Filles

Have a great weekend Hamiltonians

[David]

Out en flaneurement, catching up on podcasts, but I will dial up your selections with interest at the end of the current earful.

Thumbs aloft!

[Nigeyb]

You flaneurs, what are you like?

[Nigeyb]

This week’s five for Friday…


Cymande - Getting It Back
Really 3rds - Everyday, Everyway
David Bowie - Love Is Lost (Hello Steve Reich Mix)
Half Man Half Biscuit - Tess Of The Dormobiles
The Fall - Bingo Masters Breakout

https://youtu.be/-Jx_xLk02RQ
Cymande - Getting It Back

Have a great weekend Hamiltonians

[Nigeyb]

This week’s Five for Friday...



Puncture - Mucky Pup
Soho Jets - Denim Goddess
Bionic Boogie - Hot Butterfly
Adam & The Ants - It Doesn’t Matter
Dexys Midnight Runners - Plan B

Have a great weekend Hamiltonians


https://youtu.be/D8QI69ifsiY
Dexys Midnight Runners - Plan B

[David]

As the resident flaneur in this here ‘hood (36 miles this week, so far)…

Little Walter - Walkin’ By Myself https://youtu.be/9EhXYWoeGjk

Clifford Brown - The Blues Walk https://youtu.be/mlHCo0I-e6g

Bob Wills - My Shoes Keep Walking Back To You - https://youtu.be/l3qU2TmIGyA

The Humblebums - Steamboat Row https://youtu.be/lNSwuf40Zg0

The James Gang - Walk Away https://youtu.be/Z9Fo5uEEqsY

It was summer 2007 in Berlin, and we had need to go online to obtain daughter #2’s exam results. The nearest internet café in Mitte was in the Fat Tire Bike Co’s hire facility in the base of the former DDR’s Fehrenseturm, the telecoms mast that dominates the city. As Kirsten wrestled with the dial-up connection, I looked around the FTBC’s operation, of great interest to an urban cyclist. To my horror, on the wall was pinned “OUR MISSION STATEMENT”. What disappointment - a young, vibrant co-operative, promoting active travel in a lively re-generating European city, embracing the awful capitalist corporatism that I was working to have removed from public education establishments back home?
Then I moved closer and read the content :
“WALKING IS STUPID”. A three-word epigram demolishing the corporate bollocks entirely. Chapeau, young Berliners, chapeau.
I still enjoy an extended trundle each day though.

[Nigeyb]

I'm with you David


A dog demands a couple of chunky walks each day and it's a joy, although in his dotage he's less keen if it's raining or even damp.

As you flaneurs are wont to say...

Do The Walk

[David]

Walking the elder inheritor’s two dogs when she visits is a delight, and I even leave the in-ears at home, in the hope that one of them will engage me in conversation and suggest we go for a pint in The Black Dog en route. The older of the pair is still as sprightly as ever at 11, although he’s on monthly chemo and borrowed time. I’ll miss Iggy (as in Iggy pup when he was little - proving that they are immaculately-raised children) when he has to go. :(

[David]

Morning, April people, and to those in the UK, switch off all appliances on standby, wear an extra layer, and report sightings of any burglars in striped jerseys and attaché cases marked ‘SWAG’, as there are reports of a new crime wave perpetrated by energy suppliers. Suitably-themed, we have…

Flanders and Swann - The Gasman Cometh
https://youtu.be/v1dvAxA9ib0
Spizz Energi - Where’s Captain Kirk?
https://youtu.be/W1sju0GFJCA
The Meters - Cissy Strut
https://youtu.be/MXI5Nuz6OHg
Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - Electricity
https://youtu.be/Y43XLVqjytQ
Robert Gordon and Link Wray - The Fool
https://youtu.be/dt7r8N06Ddg

[Nigeyb]

Tell me about it David


Luckily our overlords here in England are attuned to the levels of suffering and have done all they can to help the most needy

We've had the heating off for weeks and right now it's flipping chilly - though daresay Aberdeen residents might describe it as balmy

Stay warm and thanks for the picks

My selections are unlinked, as per.

[Nigeyb]

This week’s five for Friday


The Saints - (I’m Stranded)
Tracey Dean - Moonshiner
Lilac Angels - True Love Baby
Rare Pleasure - Let Me Down Easy
Dexys Midnight Runners - I Love You (Listen to This)

Have a great weekend Hamiltonians

https://youtu.be/1LA2DbwXJoo
The Saints - (I’m Stranded)

[Nigeyb]

This week’s Five for Friday


Aztec Camera - Jump
Wynder K Frog - Green Door
Jacques Dutronc - Les playboys
The Spencer Davis Group - I'm a Man
Alabama 3 - Hypo Full Of Love (The 12 Step Plan)

Have a great weekend Hamiltonians

https://youtu.be/3W6PHlDUqiQ
Wynder K Frog - Green Door

[Nigeyb]

This week’s Five for Friday


Can - Future Days
Brian Eno - Kings Lead Hat
The Rubettes - Juke Box Jive
David Bowie - Ashes to Ashes
The Psychedelic Furs - Love My Way

Have a great Easter weekend

https://youtu.be/Yp0k_o8gfQI
Brian Eno - Kings Lead Hat

[Nigeyb]

This week’s Five for Friday


Brandon - Gimme Some
Alvin Stardust - Red Dress
James Brown - There Was a Time
Street People - Baby, You Got It All
Orange Juice - Falling and Laughing

Have a great weekend

https://youtu.be/EfkpnibwtdM
James Brown - There Was a Time

[CQM]

Happy Friday chums!
Time for one of my occasional forays onto this strand.

1. Beck - Burro the mariachi version.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhI2C...

2. Sly and the Family Stone - Underdog
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPEIF...

3. John Phillips - Mississippi
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uU8TT...

4. Pete Wiggs and Sarah Cracknell - Ready or Not
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fMo_f...

5. The Pipettes - It Hurts to See You Dance So Well
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hg0om...

Rock on you funky muthas!

[Nigeyb]

Smashed it again CQM


I hope you're in the pink

Rock on indeed

[Nigeyb]

This week’s Five for Friday


Symparip - Skinhead Girl
Bob Vylan - Health is Wealth
Kid Creole & The Coconuts - Going Places
Richard Hell and the Voidoids - Blank Generation
Malcolm McLaren - Deep in Vogue (Banjie Realness mix)

Have a great weekend Hamiltonians


https://youtu.be/hSU32oFuk8s
Kid Creole & The Coconuts - Going Places

[Nigeyb]

This week’s Five for Friday


Slik - The Kid's A Punk
Iggy Pop - Sister Midnight
Talk Talk - It's My Life (Extended Mix)
Brian Eno & David Byrne - The Jezebel Spirit
Sparks - The Number One Song In Heaven

Have a great weekend Hamiltonians


https://youtu.be/NJtYOs31lyQ
Brian Eno & David Byrne - The Jezebel Spirit

[Nigeyb]

This week’s Five for Friday


Wire - I am the Fly
Merry Clayton - Gimme Shelter
Joy Division - She’s Lost Control
Holger Czukay - Cool in the Pool
Sir Douglas Quintet - She’s About a Mover

Have a great weekend

https://youtu.be/FD2SfQJOK08
Joy Division - She’s Lost Control

[Nigeyb]

This week’s Five for Friday...


Bobby Darin - Mack the Knife
Sparks - Looks, Looks, Looks
Madness - Bed and Breakfast Man
Trouble Funk - Don't Touch That Stereo
World Party - Put the Message In the Box

Have a great weekend Hamiltonians

Fantastic live clip of Sparks performing in Croydon in 1975. Hysteria from the crowd complete with girls invading the stage and grabbing Russell whilst Ron doesn't bat an eyelid...

https://youtu.be/tsHelW7tSXU
Sparks - Looks, Looks, Looks

[Nigeyb]

This week’s Five for Friday


Sweet - Action
23 Skidoo - Coup
Julio Iglesias - La Mer
Slade - My Friend Stan
David Essex- Streetfight

Have a great weekend Hamiltonians

https://youtu.be/onD0588iia8
23 Skidoo - Coup

[Nigeyb]

This week’s Five for Friday..


The Ruts - Backbiter
Inspiral Carpets - Sackville
The Clash - Jail Guitar Doors
Maceo and the Macks - Soul Power ’74
Wreckless Eric - Take the Cash (K.A.S.H.)

Have a great weekend Hamiltonians

https://youtu.be/dNVZKRT2zGk
The Clash - Jail Guitar Doors

[David]

The signal’s not too reliable here on Loch Long where we’re chilling for the week, so contributing would take forever when I’ve got stones to skim, and The Creggan Arms to keep in business. The Ruts though - a terrific band, still touring. My favourite-ever Dave Ruffy moment is at 2.58 here. The Dexys’ website during the 2012 tour advised attendees to “look good, Dexys will”. I think Dave’s tie in the video took things just a little too far.

Apologies if this takes a week to arrive from a far-flung corner of the republic.

https://youtu.be/TaSo2v_0hY4

[Stephen]

The only thing I know of The Ruts is their eponymous single “If you’re in a rut..”
That and a bloke I met at Camberwell Art School who did the illustrations for their first few LP covers.
More anecdotes to follow.

[Nigeyb]

Thanks David and Stephen


I trust you are both enjoying your weekends

All groovy at this end of the street

[Nigeyb]

This week’s Five for Friday


Wire - Lowdown
Adam & The Ants - Zerøx
The Only Ones - The Whole Of The Law
Glaxo Babies - Shake (The Foundations)
Vic Godard & The Subway Sect - Best Album


Have a great weekend Hamiltonians


https://youtu.be/c3ACpXPkko4
Vic Godard & The Subway Sect - Best Album

[Nigeyb]

This week’s Five for Friday


Cuddly Toys - Madman
Glaxo Babies - It's Irrational
Vic Godard - Johnny Thunders
Sugar - If I Can’t Change Your Mind
Umderworld - Mmm... Skyscraper I Love You

Have a great weekend Hamiltonians

https://youtu.be/xt4N5S8_3tM
Vic Godard - Johnny Thunders

[David]

Wall Of Death - Richard and Linda Thompson
Roy Wood - Dear Elaine https://youtu.be/7wHLTWGIpGs
Duncan Browne - Journey
Led Zeppelin - In The Light
The Clash - Straight To Hell

Summer’s here, but dancing, rather than fighting, is politely requested. I know you’ll agree.

[Nigeyb]

Absolutement


Summer's here and the time is right for dancing in the street

[Nigeyb]

This week’s Five for Friday



Aztec Camera - Oblivious
Wet Leg - Too Late Now
Hello - Keeps Us Off The Streets
Buzzcocks - Harmony In My Head
Siouxsie & the Banshees - Monitor


Have a great weekend Hamiltonians

https://youtu.be/uAvBOxMtL8k
Siouxsie & the Banshees - Monitor

[David]

The Redskins - Kick Over The Statues https://youtu.be/yEZTZ3_cqHY

Gil Scott Heron - B-Movie https://youtu.be/xSOp507HJMA

Everything But The Girl - English Rose https://youtu.be/TgRRXa9YvU4

Richard Thompson - Don’t Sit On My Jimmy Shands https://youtu.be/6FH7Kj_V6-c

Tampa Red - Things ‘bout Comin My Way https://youtu.be/CZShGE1p8qw

'Up there, comrades, up there, just on the other side of that dark cloud that you can see—there it lies, Sugarcandy Mountain, that happy country where we poor animals shall rest for ever from our labours!'
(weather permitting, no refunds)

[Nigeyb]

Lovely picks


And bonus Orwell

Bravo

[Nigeyb]

This week’s Five for Friday


New Order - Temptation
Joy Division - Transmission
Dexys Midnight Runners - Plan B
Betty Wright - Shoorah! Shoorah!
Alternative TV - Why Don’t You Do Me Right?

Have a great weekend Hamiltonians

https://youtu.be/oKV1Ubl9gvw
Alternative TV - Why Don’t You Do Me Right?

[Nigeyb]

This week’s Five for Friday


Hot Chip - Down
Telefís - We Need
TV On The Radio - Wolf Like Me
XTC - No Language in our Lungs
Tom Robinson Band - Too Good To Be True

Have a great weekend Hamiltonians

https://youtu.be/JgOOvMj3HyQ
XTC - No Language in our Lungs

[Nigeyb]

This week’s Five for Friday...


David Bowie - Changes
Microdisney - Birthday Girl
England's Glory - City Of Fun
The Adverts - Safety in Numbers
Rita & The Tiaras - Gone With The Wind Is My Love

Have a great weekend Hamiltonians

https://youtu.be/pG5tuOMlfrY
The Adverts - Safety in Numbers

[David]

Top quality choices, Mr B.

Cowboy Junkies - Blue Moon https://youtu.be/vJ6EGsZdxpE
The Faces - Pool Hall Richard https://youtu.be/644ytmMouM8
Jan & Dean - Dead Man’s Curve https://youtu.be/S1Cuekbklkg
Memphis Minnie - Hoodoo Lady https://youtu.be/Yhis33IOXN0

And, since it’s 15 July, this. May any rain that falls in the next 40 days serve to cool this burning planet.
Billy Bragg - St Swithin’s Day https://youtu.be/ljJl-E5bzm4

[Nigeyb]

Love em David

[Nigeyb]

This week’s Five for Friday


Telegents - Get Out
Buzzcocks - Times Up
Patti Smith - Privilege (Set Me Free)
Magazine - I Love You You Big Dummy
Ian Dury and the Blockheads - Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll

Have a great weekend Hamiltonians

https://youtu.be/BbJ8R8985so
Buzzcocks - Times Up