The Friday Music Shuffle (17.7.26)

Good day, all, and welcome to the Friday Music Shuffle.

Once more, I invite you to listen to the ten songs chosen at random from my collection by my music device. It couldn’t be easier to listen: just click on each title and the magic will begin.

I hope you find something you like.

1. Mohabbat by Aroof Aftab. What a lovely start from the Pakistani musician who now lives in New York. From her wonderful 2021 album Vulture Prince.
2. Mama by Toto. A joint from the band’s 1979 album Hydra. Nice.
3. Fields Of People by The Move. An astonishing ten minute song written by Wyatt Day and Jon Pierson from the 1970 LP Shazam. I love it but I can see why others might not!
4. Over The Wall by Graham Nash. Even the greatest artists are allowed to released some absolute garbage and here it’s Graham Nash’s turn with an abysmal joint from his abysmal 1986 album Innocent Eyes. Time to delete this album from my collection. Embarrassing.
5. Kaleidoscope by Procol Harum. That’s better. A decent track from their eponymous 1967 LP. Gary Brooker had such a great voice.
6. She’s A Rainbow by the Rolling Stones. Back to 1967, again, for a joint from the band’s album Their Satanic Majesties Request. Not a personal favourite, to be honest.
7. That’s Life by Frank Sinatra. Well, it’s just great.
8. Winterlong by The Pixies. What an excellent cover of a Neil Young song. Love it
9. Jesus’ Blood Never Failed Me Yet by Gavin Bryars. This incredible piece of music is based around a loop of an unknown homeless man singing what musical folk refer to as “a brief improvised stanza”. I think it is magnificent, all 26 minutes of it, and surprisingly moving.
10. Wonderland by XTC. And finally back to 1983 for a wonderful track from the band’s Mummer LP. Swindon’s finest export, truly world class.

This week’s Desert Island Disc, by some distance, is Jesus’ Blood Never Failed Me Yet by Gavin Bryars. It will always astonish me.

Thanks for playing. Have a good week till next week.