Win Nick’s Esteem [Extended]

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Thank Fidelma it’s Friday.

The crowd’s all here so let’s do another (sadly) voucher-less Friday music gabfest, shall we?

I’m almost afraid to choose a theme in case some pedantic alert reader (you know who you are!) pipes up that I chose the same theme on (insert exact date and year and link to previous BS comp from the mists of time).

But I shall not be deterred! This week, I want to know: what’s your favourite song to listen to before you go to sleep?

Here’s mine.

Please include video link if possible.

Lines must close at Midday Saturday.

Nick says: Good luck!

Meanwhile…

The results are in.

Last week, my esteem was won by Capernosity & Function who chose as his favourite winter song In The Bleak Midwinter.

“This version is from Carols at King’s College, Cambridge. This is the epitome of the High Church Anglican hymn in the classic Church of England Christmas setting. Winter is my favourite season and this song evokes those images of the barren trees surrounding the ancient church amidst a graveyard of faded headstones tinged with frost. Lovely.”

Nick says: Thanks to all who entered.

Meanwhile…

It nearly got away.

And three weeks ago (long story!!), my esteem was won by Otis Blue whose favourite song about travel was Wide Open Road by The Triffids (above).

Otis wrote:

“The quintessential Aussie road trip song.”

Nick says: Thanks Otis.

Pic: Wah Wah Records, Dublin

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89 thoughts on “Win Nick’s Esteem [Extended]”

  2. Slightly Bemused

    I guess mine has to be I Just Can’t help Believin’. BJ Thomas’ version is my favourite.

    A wonderfully funny film with Alan Rickman and Bill Nighy about rival hairdressers called Blow Dry has a version of this song being ‘sung’ by an Elvis impersonator. I recommend the film for a good chuckle

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gRZOvSVSps

    1. Nick Kelly

      And next winter there’ll be another winter music post, and you have a problem with this? why?

          2. Clampers Outside

            It’ll be a winter of disco tents!
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            I’ll get my glitter clutch bag and leave now.

    2. Clampers Outside

      Deadly choices D-Troll :)

      Never heard the Red Snapper one, thoroughly enjoyable! Ta for posting!

    1. Ronnie

      That tune by Orbital was apparently inspired by their mothers fondness of taking the sleeping pill Halcion

  11. Free Lunch

    The Electrician – Scott Walker

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yELbkzAIfmA

    “He’s drilling through the Spiritus Sanctus tonight
    Through the dark hip falls
    Screaming, “Oh, you mambos
    Kill me and kill me and kill me”
    If I jerk the handle
    You’ll die in your dreams
    If I jerk the handle, jerk the handle
    You’ll thrill me and thrill me and thrill me.”

    2. Janet, dreams of an alternate universe

      christ that set my teeth on edge, I can’t stand the sound of people’s chewing and that was so close, all the licky clicky mouthy sounds aghhhhh

      1. Janet, dreams of an alternate universe

        it’s the same as unpolished wood chopsticks or scratchy wool on your fingers when you are knitting, hell is made of these small tortures

        1. Steph Pinker

          I also suffer with severe misophonia, so I can empathise, I can’t be in the same room as a ticking clock; welcome to the OCD Club :(

          2. Janet, dreams of an alternate universe

            nice to know there’s a name for it, eases the guilt at my perceived intolerance.

    1. galaxiapolizia

      + 1
      + 1993’s “Tonight” + 1990’s “Brightly”
      + the H.S. & Colm O’Ciosog “Inventions” LP from 2001
      :-)

    2. Clampers Outside

      Gotta love that Ulrich lad…. Haven’t listened to him in an age :) ta for that Galaxia!

      1. galaxiapolizia

        alright Clampers !?!
        true enough, those ‘after-hours’ shenanigans were often glowing
        with fabulous music and brilliant moments and, er, hazy memorys… :-)
        innocent times, so much fun….

  19. Poor oul divil

    Don’t even need music
    Any comment by soq/ematty/Giggidy/kcavan/Johnny/Chris/Micko/Nigel etc usually makes me nod right off

      1. Poor oul divil

        I don’t rope you In with that lot in generally but I can if you don’t modify your cheeky tone

  22. CapernosityandFunction

    Thank you Nick.

    Does that make me a Protestant now Father?

    Groove Armada – At The River

    https://youtu.be/m-uztVX6QFQ

    I brought this CD on my travels back at the turn of the century. It survived the trip intact and helped me nod off on many occasions in Southern Hemisphere hostels of varying quality.

  23. Janet, dreams of an alternate universe

    I can’t fall asleep to music, I get to into it and end up spending hours going down rabbit holes of glorious sound even having a little vertical boogie if something gets you in it’s grip,
    who am I fooling I never sleep these days anyway,
    but once upon a time I liked to dose off to nice History Extra Podcast.

    1. Janet, dreams of an alternate universe

      there’s something about her proper English accent that sends me right off and the lovely classical music between bits,
      I know the guilt

    1. galaxiapolizia

      congrats on scoopin’ the win (again!) with The Triffids, Otis…
      (i’m guessin’ you’re au-fait with a certain 1989
      Vini Reilly/Duritti Column classic tune…?)
      :-)

  35. CapernosityandFunction

    Spiritualized – Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space

    https://youtu.be/-UGbOqadHb0

    My adult lullaby that made me all nice and mellow in my hostel sleeping bag as various noises, emissions and activities occurred around me.

    From one of my favourite albums of all time.

    1. galaxiapolizia

      chapeaux for the win C&F…!
      and top-notch Jason Pierce posting…
      (…fuzzy flashbacks of Spacemen 3… “Recurring”/”Fire”, etc)

      1. CapernosityandFunction

        Thank you. I hope someone who hasn’t heard it before will listen and want to hear more.

  37. Steph Pinker

    Emmm… BS, what happened to Peder B. Helland’s Soothing Relaxation ‘Flying’ composition I suggested?

    No bother, beautiful piece of music though.

    1. galaxiapolizia

      yes indeedy, S.P, i thought it was incorrigible hamster-Munchkins
      dancing French can-cans all over my keyboard… but, no…!
      t’was my replys vanishing mysteriously into the ether… lost cajolings
      proffering soothing sounds and sweet sonic charms
      to still and becalm the savage sniping… to soothe the spill-over snippiness
      that hit surge-capacity on-here earlier… oh, well…
      peace appears to have broken-out now, while the world sleeps.

      it’s a beautiful morning, it’s a new day…
      go easy, everybody…
      :-)

      “Lennox Avenue Butterfly” – Skintone
      from the (great, lost) 1996 LP on Peak Records,
      ‘In Slow Motion’ by Ann Carroll & Brian Kelly…

      http://www.last.fm/music/Skintone/InSlowMotion
      http://www.last.fm/music/Skintone/+wiki

      get ready to swoon…

      :-)

  40. johnny

    …a few people today are celebrating the 25th anniversary of Cali’s medical cannabis law.

    there is one extremely popular band in Humboldt County,that puts me right to sleep,to all the dead heads thanks man:)

    Grateful Dead – Touch Of Grey.

    https://youtu.be/mzvk0fWtCs0

  42. Slightly Bemused

    I am not sure why this comes to mind now, but I have a wonderful memory of when I was a wee one. Before we moved to the great town I live in now all of us boys shared a room. Army bunks, with the youngest (including me) end to end in an effort to give everyone a bed.

    My cousin occasionally took the Honda 50 from Cork to come up see us, and was an incredible musician. I have images of her cruising up the N9 with a guitar strapped to her back, her sister holding point as wingman.

    Beautiful voice, and occasionally she would attempt to sing us to sleep. The one I remember best is Nobody’s Child. I only recently found out that The Travelling Wilburys did a version, which is the one linked. But the version for me was First Cousin Slightly on guitar, live in my bedroom

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SqF56nj2LU

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