What music are you listening to? (2025)

Song #6

Kirsty Maccoll - Innocence

Kirsty should have become the Grand Dame of English pop/folk, but her sickening, brutal and criminal death stole her from us. She was the first of only two 'famous' people I have grieved over (the other being Jeremy Hardy). It is my deepest musical regret that I never got to see her perform.

She saw her greatest commercial success with covers of Days by The Kinks and Billy Bragg's New England, and of course that terrible collaboration with The Pogues. Here she is with one of her songs, featuring for some reason in the video the delightful Edward Tudor- Pole who I have seen live.

View: https://youtu.be/lvg27LjpenQ?si=9omVCEcS7x9RF7fC

Did the guy driving the boat get charged??

Russ
 
Did the guy driving the boat get charged??

Russ
It's worth reading up on. The millionaire owner of the speedboat got one of the deckhands to admit to being the driver at the time. He was then given a fine and no custodial sentence. The deckhands family suddenly moved into a much nicer house at the same time. The whole thing stinks, but because the millionaire appears to have bought off both the police and the courts there is no chance of justice.
 
Song #8

Tears for Fears - Everybody Wants to Rule the World

June 1985 I completed the last of my end of year exams at Leicester Poly and walked back up New Walk to my halls of residence by Victoria Park. It was a perfect summers day, cloudless and warm. I got home to find that my fellow residents had started a spontaneous party in the hall gardens. There was a bbq, speakers were set up and a football was being kicked. This was the last time we would all be together as accomodation was only offered to first year students and we had to disperse for the summer and all move on next term.
The afternoon and evening were perfect, care free and joyous. This song was played repeatedly across the gardens and to this day, it immediately takes me back there with a big smile on my face.

View: https://youtu.be/aGCdLKXNF3w?si=B8V--aGqB7K7e6ES
 
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