‘sup?
This afternoon.
Curragh Plains, County Kildare.
Wake up, etc.
Works on paper in oil pastel, ballpoint pen and graphite by artist, Laura Rinaldi.
The votes are in.
Last week, with a €25 Golden Discs voucher on offer, I asked you for your favourite album track that you felt should have been released as a single but never was.
You answered in your tens.
But there could be only one winner.
Third Place:
This Is The One by Stone Roses
Rosette of Sirius writes:
That self-titled debut album, like Hunky Dory is one of the few records where every track could have been a singe. It’s a masterpiece and this track hits me in the feels every time I hear it….
Runner-up:
Lover, You Should’ve Come Over by Jeff Buckley
Random Noise writes:
From Grace. Just heartbreaking, and in register that I can sing along to in the car.
Winner:
Another Town, Another Train by ABBA
Slightly Bemused writes:
‘From the album Waterloo. As a kid, it evoked in me a sense of wanderlust, and exploration. I was too young, and the themes of not settling and even of abandoning everything and everyone went right over my head.
…Over the years, I have hummed this in my head as I went from airport to airport in a lifestyle that in some ways mimicked both my childhood dreams and the theme of the song…
…A short while ago I realised I was still constantly reusing the same clothes from the suitcase I came home in, nearly 2 years ago now, just rewashing them as needed and stacked on a chair. Despite my wardrobe being full, just as described in this song….
…The song is also one of the few where Bjorn was the lead singer, with the ladies on vocals….
Nick says: Thanks all.
Last week: Win Nick’s Voucher
This afternoon.
St Eugene’s Cathedral, Derry
Scenes from John Hume’s funeral attended by President Higgins (pics 1 and 4) and Taoiseach Micheál Martin (pic 3).
James Shannon featuring Lisa Dooner – Self Love
The party’s over.
There are shades of The Streets and Frank Ocean as rapper James Shannon (top) experiences writer’s block on this track from his new album The Night Before The Morning After.
The video was directed and edited by Ciarán McGrath.
Nick says: Love hurts.
“I feel badly for them, partly because this is the fucking worst, shittiest youth culture. Seriously, go listen to some decent music & take some ecstasy & fuck like bunnyrabbits. Stop microdosing yourself on testosterone. You do not look like you’re having fun.” 🤣@janeclarejones pic.twitter.com/vrDcKXG88O
— MortyArty (@artymortyarty) August 3, 2020
Any doves?
Graham Linehan and Jane Clare Jones on the unloved-up generation that forgot to be mad for it.
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FIGHT!