Sunny skies over the village, a beautiful autumn morning.
What will the Friday morning music shuffle bring forth? Who cares, you might add? Well, me:
1. Adelante by Sash. No, not Slash. Sash, the DJ chap.
2. Don’t Just Do Something by Spiritualized. From the magnificent Let It Come Down long player. Beautiful.
3. Aja by Steely Dan. Nudging Pet Sounds as the best album ever, here’s Aja with some of the best songs and players on the planet.
4. Brand New Cadillac by the Clash. From the truly great London Calling, more Strummer magic.
5. Theme from the Avengers by Johnny Dankworth. No, really!
6. You’re My Starship (Urbanstar mix) by Dazz Band. Play it loud, very loud.
7. Laughing by Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young. “I thought I met a man who said he knew a man who knew what was going on. I was mistaken.” Four Way Street such a great live record. Here’s Croz.
8. New Year’s Dub by Musique vs U2. One of U2’s great early tunes all discofied.
9. The Ascent of Man by REM. From the not-all-that-great-contractual-necessity live album.
10. Lipstick on his Collar by Caro Emerald. A touch of class, here.
11. Castles Made of Sand by Jimi Hendrix Experience. Of course, it’s just great.
12. Don’t Think Twice (It’s Alright) by Albert Hammond Jnr. The Strokes’ axeman and son of Albert ‘It never rains in Southern California’ Hammond comes up with a sumptuous Dylan cover.
13. Alternate Title (Randy Scouse Git) by the Monkees. Classic Dolenz who heard Randy Scouse Git during an episode of Till Death Us Depart.
14. Can’t Wait Too Long by the Beach Boys. Mmm.
15. Bobby Fame by Talc. From the marvellous Sit Down Think, here comes Steely Dan meeting the Bonzo Dog Band.
16. Fake Plastic Trees by Radiohead. I love you, Thom. Real man love.
17. Moody River by John Fogerty. Yes, the old Pat Boone song from Fogerty’s Blue Ridge Rangers Rides Again.
18. Some Girls by Madonna. MDNA was the album, Madge reinventing herself yet again. Brilliant.
19. Be Mine by REM. Much better than the live song earlier, this is from New Adventures in Hi Fi. Peter Buck’s guitar is great on this, as usual.
20. Arthur’s Theme (The best that you can do) by Christopher Cross. Not his greatest, but I love old Chris’s silky voice.
21. Motel Blues by Loudon Wainwright III. Good old boy, classic stuff.
22. Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology) by Marvin Gaye. What’s Going On? Some of the best music ever, that’s all.
23. Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey by Paul and Linda McCartney. 1971 from the Ram album.
24. On A Plain by Nirvana. Nevermind, 25 years old this week. Still sounds so fresh!
25. Pretend by Nat King Cole. And to finish this extended play, the voice of Nat King Cole.
That’s all folks!
