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Welcome back my friends to the show that never ends! Yes, it’s the Friday Music Shuffle, where my music device selects ten songs from my collection and I tell you what it’s chosen.
I’d very much like it if you listened to and even sang along with me. All you need do is click on the song title and the magic happens.
I hope you find some music that you like.
- Ferry Cross The Mersey by Gerry and the Pacemakers. Back to 1964. Written by Gerry Marsden and still perfect in every way.
- Such A Twat by The Streets. Amazingly, back to 2004 for this banger from A Grand Don’t Come For Free.
- Shine by John Legend and the Roots. With the exception of 2010’s brilliant Wake Up! album, I find Mr Legend a class A cabaret dullard, However, this collaboration with The Roots is joyous.
- Bingo Bango by Basement Jaxx. Incredibly, at least to me, this banger comes from the band’s LP Remedy, which was released in 1999. Where did that time go? Class.
- Flowers In The Window by Travis. Had no idea I owned this record. It’s rather nice.
- Mushanga by Toto. Cracker from the band’s seventh album called The Seventh One, released in 1988.
- Leaf Fall Is Over by Lightning In A Twilight Hour. Their album Overwintering was one of my favourites from 2022. Every track is gorgeous, not least this one.
- Nights on Broadway by The Bee Gees. Main Course was their brilliant 1975 album and this one of the bangers to come from it. I’d forgotten the weird middle eight.
- Ensemble (Mesh) by Baloji. I love the Belgian/Congolese rapper Baloji, despite not understanding a word he says. This from his outstanding 2018 album 137 Avenue Kaniama.
- Sporting Life Blues by J. J. Cale and Eric Clapton. Old Slowhand has made a lot of crap records over the years and arguably the only great one he ever made was 1970’s Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs. Thanks to the presence of J.J. Cale, 2006’s The Road to Escondido was one of his few decent ones.
This week’s Desert Island Disc is Ferry Cross The Mersey by Gerry and the Pacemakers.
Have a good week till next week.
