The Friday Music Shuffle (11 July 2025)

I hope you can stand the excitement because it’s time for the Friday Music Shuffle. Yes, that ‘exciting’ time of the week when I set my music device free and it selects ten random tracks from my collection. I then tell you, my loyal reader, what it has chosen and should you choose to listen and even sing a long – which is, after all the whole point – then just click on the title and turn your speakers up to at least 11.

I hope you find something you like.

1. Black Queen by Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young. Straight back to 1970 and an excellent track from the band’s live album 4 Way Street.
2. Djit Nishrab by Dudu Tassa & Jonny Greenwood Ft. Ahmed Doma. Absolutely wonderful from their 2023 album Jarak Qaribak. I was so looking forward to seeing them in Bristol but sadly serious and credible threats were made to the staff at the venue by so-called Palestine supporters and it was cancelled.
3. The James Bond Theme by the John Barry Seven and Orchestra. If you don’t know this, are you alive?
4. Planet Telex by Radiohead. Back to 1995 and this banger from The Bends.
5. Passing Me By by The Pharcyde. How can this song by 33 years old? Still so fresh, classic hip hop.
6. Blackstar by David Bowie. The title track of Bowie’s final album, released in 2016. It’s incredible.
7. Opilio by Lapalax. Well, this is rather lovely, from the 2018 long player Brainfeeder X.
8. Cover Me Up by Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit. It’s great. From 2013’s Southeastern.
9. She Don’t look Back by Dan Fogelberg. 1987 now and a strong track from his album Exiles.
10. Colours by Badly Drawn Boy. And finally, the great Damon Gough with a joint from 2020’s Banana Skin Shoes. Such a great songwriter.

This week’s Desert Island Disc is Blackstar by David Bowie.

Hope you enjoyed that eclectic shuffle. Have a good week till next week.