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ar from bursting onto the scene fully-formed, Dr. Feelgood spent years honing their sound on the Canvey Island circuit. In fact, the much-missed Wilko Johnson nearly shelved their eventual debut single “Roxette” as too silly for release. Originally a slower doo-wop number inspired by American group The Coasters, Johnson dismissed it as an amusing trifle. Yet after extensive rearrangement from t...

On this date in 1978, THE HUMAN LEAGUE were guests in session on the John Peel Radio One Show, (August 16th, 1978). Recorded shortly after their live debut that June, the session featured embryonic versions of songs that would appear on their debut album Reproduction, including the 12-minute epic "Blind Youth." But it was the brutal, minimalist stomp of "Being Boiled" that stood out, with Phil ...

On this date in 1983, THE SMITHS were in session on the David Jensen Show BBC Radio One show, (July 4th 1983). NOTE: The video here is THESE THINGS TAKE TIME. In lieu of an 'official' video I've put together an animation to accompany the 1983 Jensen session version of the song. Hand In Glove (single version) These Things Take Time You've Got Everything Now Wonderful Woman Morrissey was intervie...

The video here is the 'Burning From The Inside' album track WHO KILLED MR. MOONLIGHT? In lieu of an 'official' video I've used AI and Photoshop to create this animation to accompany the song. A nostalgic tune introduced by piano and mournful saxophone, 'Who Killed Mr Moonlight?' contains the enigmatic lyric, "Extracting wasps from stings in flight". Bauhaus have a unique ability to wring poigna...

"What's Going On" was written by three golfing buddies who also happened to be Motown hitmakers: songwriter Al Cleveland, Four Tops member Renaldo "Obie" Benson and singer Marvin Gaye, who added lyrics and worked on the arrangement. Gaye wanted the Originals to record the song, but Benson and Cleveland prevailed upon Gaye to do it himself. Until this song, Gaye rarely participated in the songwr...

NOTE the video frame that I've designed. The song's title refers to a series of drawings and paintings by sculptor Henry Moore that depicted Londoners sheltering from the Blitz during the Second World War, with one drawing in particular titled "Pale Shelter Scene". The frame includes this drawing. Written by Roland Orzabal and sung by bassist Curt Smith, PALE SHELTER was initially released in e...

The unforgettable music video for "Close to Me" by The Cure, directed by Tim Pope, was inspired by a vivid dream that Robert Smith had. In the dream, he was locked in a linen closet that fell off a cliff and plunged into the ocean. The video, shot at the picturesque Beachy Head in East Sussex, mirrored this dream, featuring the band trapped in a wardrobe on the edge of a cliff. Robert Smith onc...

This was the answer to much soul searching on McCartney's part as to whether he put too much stock in "love songs." He once commented: "The fact is, deep down, people are very sentimental. If they watch a sentimental movie at home, they cry, but in public they won't. We don't like to show our emotions; we tend to sneer at that. And in the same way, people may not admit to liking love songs, but...

ELTON JOHN - ROCKET MAN (I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE A LONG, LONG TIME) Officially titled "Rocket Man (I Think It's Going to Be a Long, Long Time)"), this song was written by Elton John and songwriter Bernie Taupin, and was released as the lead single to John's album Honky Château. The song first charted in the UK on 22 April, rising to No. 2 in the UK Singles Chart and No. 6 in the US Billboard H...

Guaranteed to get the Tiki party started, ANDY WILLIAMS' version of HOUSE OF BAMBOO (1968) Andy Williams' rendition of the exotic tune "House of Bamboo" has become a staple at Tiki parties and tropical-themed events. With its playful lyrics and catchy rhythm, it's no wonder that this song has managed to capture the hearts of Tiki enthusiasts for decades. "House of Bamboo" was originally introdu...

40 years ago today, U2 released "Sunday Bloody Sunday" - the third single from their third studio album “War.” (Mar 21, 1983). When Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton, and Larry Mullen Jr. first came together to create "Sunday Bloody Sunday," they were no strangers to tackling political and social issues through their music. However, this song was a departure from the introspective and spiritual them...

SIOUXSIE & THE BANSHEES - SWIMMING HORSES

THOMAS DOLBY - AIRWAVES

THE GO-GO's - OUR LIPS ARE SEALED

PINK FLOYD - WISH YOU WERE HERE

BUZZCOCKS - EVERYBODY'S HAPPY NOWADAYS

THOMAS DOLBY - SHE BLINDED ME WITH SCIENCE

HERMAN'S HERMITS - LISTEN PEOPLE

THE MONKEES - SOMEDAY MAN (1969)

ROY ORBISON - DREAM BABY (HOW LONG MUST I DREAM)

ZAGER & EVANS - IN THE YEAR 2525 (1969)

BLACK SABBATH - N.I.B.