The Days Of Our Lives

“Those were the days of our lives, yeah, The bad things in life were so few, Those days are all gone now but one thing’s still true, When I look, and I find, I still love you.” Queen, “These Are The Days Of Our Lives”, 1991 As a reminder to you, today’s list is a [...]

Law Of The Pavement

“Should I leave it there? Should I give up or should I just keep chasing pavements, Even if it leads nowhere?” Adele, “Chasing Pavements”, 2009 The roads of Britain are controlled by a comprehensive system that requires all users of the system are carefully assessed and taught how to do things properly. People learning how [...]

Don’t Look Back In Anger

“So I start a revolution from my bed, ‘Coz you said the brains I had went to my head” Oasis, “Don’t Look Back In Anger”, 1996 We are down to the penultimate entry in the Top 100 songs list and number two sees Oasis turn up. For two or three albums back then in the [...]

Tripping Up Inclines

“You don’t want to hurt me, But see how deep the bullet lies, Unaware I’m tearing you asunder” Kate Bush, “Running Up That Hill”, 1985 Time to regale you with the ninth installment of my personal Top 100 songs. Not necessarily tracks that are greatest songs in the world, not necessarily the most widely known [...]

How Big Is Yours?

“I get tired, and upset And I’m trying to care a little less And on Google I only get depressed I was taught to dodge those issues, I was told: Don’t worry, there’s no doubt There’s always something to cry about” Eliza Doolittle, Pack Up, 2010 I bought some music over recent days (see details [...]

A Tale Of An O2 Shop

“So called Mr Rock And Roll, Is dancing on his own again, Talking on his phone again, To someone who tells him that his balance is low, He’s got no where to go, He’s on his own again” Amy MacDonald, “Mr Rock & Roll”, 2007 After months of soul searching and online research, I finally [...]

Rules On Hanging Your World Cup Wallchart

“It took a while to click, But then I got the gist, The girl by my side, Was the guy I’d missed” Terrorvision, “Josephine”, 1996 In two week’s time we will be on the eve of the the 2010 World Cup, with matches from Group A: South Africa v Mexico and Uruguay v France to [...]

Beard Or No Beard?

“Baby if you telephone Maybe I can meet you in the morning Call me if you’re on your own And maybe I can meet you in the morning” The Magic Numbers, “Morning’s Eleven”, 2006 Since the election is now all done and dusted and a certain unsteady regularity has returned to our lives, I must [...]

Football Football Football

“And so it is just like you said it would be Life goes easy on me most of the time And so it is The shorter story, no love, no glory, No hero in her sky” Damien Rice, “The Blower’s Daughter”, 2001 There must be something else going on in the world other than politics. [...]

Farewell April

“Annie, you had your name in the bright lights. I thought I saw your photograph having such a laugh in a magazine, Did it all come tumbling?” James Blunt, “Annie”, 2007 Friday night is slim blogging night. However, I shall return tomorrow for my review of April – can you believe it’s May tomorrow? Anyway, [...]