Category Archives: UK

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Our Little Leprachaun (March 2016)

 

Music Monday – “You’ve got your mother in a whirl ’cause she’s/Not sure if you’re a boy or a girl/Hey babe, your hair’s alright/Hey babe, let’s stay out tonight”

“Rebel Rebel” – David Bowie

Music Monday – “I just wanna feel real love/Feel the home that I live in/’Cause I got too much life/Running through my veins/Going to waste”

When Shea and I got married on the beach in Mexico in 2003, this song was in heavy rotation on one of the music channels in our hotel room. (In fact, I briefly thought she might call off the wedding to pursue Robbie Williams.  Or if she didn’t, I might as he’s just that damn […]

Friday Fun Link – All The Beatles’ Songs From Least to Most Played on Spotify

Music Monday – “Well did you hear?/There’s a natural order/Those most deserving will end up with the most/That the cream cannot help but always rise up to the top/Well I say, “Shit floats”

“Running The World” – Jarvis Cocker

Friday Fun Link – Liam Gallagher’s Funniest Moments

Top 10 Beatles Riffs

Music Monday – “You can’t tell me nothing/And I’ve had a lot of drama/’Nuff drama/You can’t tell me nothing/Just look in my eyes, it’s all too clear/But it don’t matter, cause I’m still here”

First heard Dizzee Rascal when I would listen to a Britpop mix on AccuRadio while working at RPL’s Central library many years ago.  Hadn’t thought of him/UK Grime music for years but recently rediscovered the album after going through some YouTube rabbit holes on the weekend… “U Can’t Tell Me Nuffin” – Dizzee Rascal

Music Monday – “But I know I’m on a losing streak/As I pass down by your street/And if you wanna show, then just let me know/And I’ll sing in your ear again”

“The Drugs Don’t Work” – The Verve

Music Monday – “Everybody had a hard year/Everybody had a good time/Everybody had a wet dream/Everybody saw the sunshine”

“I’ve Got A Feeling” – Paul McCartney & John Lennon