LIGHTS, CAMERA, MUSIC – Twenty songs that share their title with a film……
Twenty Songs Sharing Their Title with a Film: BOB SEGER ‘Started thinking about a film from 1975’….
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With The Utmost Respect – MARTIN PETERS (1943-2019)
Present day purveyors of the midfield role maybe fitter and faster, but Martin Peters was sufficiently gifted to be eye-catching in any period of football.
CALL OUT FROM THE CAPITAL – The Clash & ‘LONDON CALLING’…….
LONDON CALLING (1979): It remains a thrilling listen, forever making good on its intentions to exhilarate and enthrall.
TRUST IN MOD – ‘QUADROPHENIA’ on film……
Quadrophenia on film: In his directorial debut Franc Roddam shows a sure touch in exploring the themes of confusion and rebellion.’
STRINGS ATTACHED: Two Rod Stewart albums and 50 years in between…………
‘Handbags & Gladrags’ now sounds even more affecting as Rod approaches 75.
MAKING ENQUIRIES – Twenty Great Songs that ask a question……
DO YOU WANT TO KNOW A SECRET – hard to imagine anything better being recorded on February 11 1963.
HIGH FIVE – Twenty Great Albums from 1975……..
Twenty great albums from 1975: ‘Born to Run’ sounds like what may have happened had Phil Spector produced ‘Blonde on Blonde.’
FOR PETE’S SAKE – Townshend talks the talk (London: 6/11/19);
This being Pete Townshend, the most articulate rock musician of his generation, he was fascinating, funny and as one has come to expect, foul-mouthed.
TAYLOR MADE: James Taylor – The Warner Bros albums (1970-76)…….
James Taylor – The Warner Bros albums: SWEET BABY JAMES (1970). Mature songs at the age of just 22.
POLE POSITION – England qualify for the 1974 World Cup………
Beating Poland with a last-gasp winner forces headlines to be amended from ‘Pole-Axed’ to ‘Poles-Axed.’