The Friday Music Shuffle (18th September 2026)

He’s here again. No, not the man with the child in his eyes, but this doddery old pensioner who every week sets my music device free to select ten songs from my collection and, just for fun (if that’s what you call it) I tell you what it’s chosen.

You can play along, too, simply by clicking on the song title and by way of the magic of the internet you can listen, and even sing, along.

I hope you join me and maybe, just maybe, you will find something you like.

Let the music play.

1. Like A Motorway by Saint Etienne. We start back in the year of our lord 1994 with a lovely tune from their LP Tiger Bay. Currently on a farewell lap of the UK, this great band will be greatly missed.
2. The Boys Of Summer by Don Henley. Even further back here to 1984 and the lead single from Henley’s Building The Perfect Beast album. A classic IMHO.
3. Natalie’s Party by Shack. Back to the nineties with a fine effort from the criminally underrated Liverpudlian band. Mick Head must be one of the great British songwriters. This from 1989’s H.M.S. Fable.
4. Doctor Who and the Daleks Fanfare by Malcolm Lockyer. 1965 now and some Doctor Who movie music!
5. Guide by Steve Lacy. Absolutely love this guy’s music. Have a listen to his 2019 album Apollo XXI. It’s so worth it.
6. While My Guitar Gently Weeps by The Beatles. A George Harrison classic from the 1968 ‘White Album‘. Features Eric Clapton on lead guitar.
7. Trying Your Luck by The Strokes. 2001 now and a joint from the excellent Is This It?
8. Something About You by Hall and Oates. One of the premier blue eyed soul outfits, this lovely tune is from their LP Do It For Love, released in 2001.
9. Ribbons and Leaves by Graham Coxon. The hugely talented Blur axeman with a lush song from his 2004 solo album Happiness In Magazines.
10. Kansas City / Hey Hey Hey Hey by The Beatles. And finally, some old fashioned rock and roll from 1964’s Beatles For Sale album.

This week’s Desert Island Disc is The Boys Of Summer by Don Henley. A near perfect pop record, musically and lyrically.

Come back next week for another instalment. Have a good week till next week.