I’m pretty sure there are at least a thousand Hallelujah’s, as a couple of years ago they must have played them all on the CBC. I actually got fairly tired of the song after about a week of it. But like @ScaryB, my favourite version is kd lang’s, and my favourite version of her version is the one she did at the…[Read more]

This thread’s fairly buzzing! Been a brilliant couple of hours catching up. So wide and varied. Thanks @everyone for populating it with such diversity 🙂

@Craig – hard to argue with Stevie Wonder (tho I may, with a bit more time!!). Lovin the Amber Grooves thang as well – best of luck with it.

@FaeGrl @Whisht “there are as many covers o…[Read more]

@TheKrynoidMan – absolutely brilliant film music!

Lalo Schirin – Hadn’t heard this (outside watching the film) before – the other-worldly singing and eerie screeching emoting the madness of…[Read more]

Downloaded it for Chrome and it seems I don’t even need to close Chrome down or reboot – already the ads seem to be gone!
In the past I’ve needed to see ads (I work in ‘digital’ which kinda includes…[Read more]

I should say regarding “I Just Called…” that I have nothing against the song, more its overuse in the years following, on sentimental TV ads.

I know its Easter but this is getting ridiculous! Although the Spanish one that I got with Senor Coconut* was kinda fun…

* link for anyone who like @FaeGrl likes a bit of the “La Puertas”

Actually FaeGrl – I know neither the original nor cover artists of…[Read more]

Oh, and while I can’t remember suggesting the “music that made you think of Dr Who while you were listening”, its such a good idea that I’ll happily take credit until @angryandpeeved says “oi – that was mine!”

@FaeGrl – Cash’s ‘Hurt’ is fantastic – truly where an interpretation is better than the original…[Read more]

Have fun, and keep asking questions.

Just on the subject of those cover versions that vie for your affections, and the originators giving them wholesale support (like Hurt from @FaeGrl), I can’t help remembering a band that gets mentioned often (looks at @craig) Jesus and Mary Chain.

Their song “Head On” (and I’ll post a link to the ori…[Read more]

Congratulations on your book, and great choice with Mr. Cash and “Hurt”. I don’t know whether you saw the use of it in DW Confidential (who had some great choices in music BTW) but it was in the episode for “The Almost People” in Series 6.

@FatManInABox, I really liked the Suede track, and @Craig, the Frank Turner song is wonderful, and the video even more so. It pushes all my buttons: roots music fan, former music teacher, zero interest in acting my (relatively…[Read more]

I’ve no idea if you’ve written one or twenty before now, but from everything I’ve read about novelists, each one seems to be a huge effort (unless you’re Barbara Cartland I s’pose…).

Hope you don’t fade away for too long!

“My apologies if you guys have seen this one already”

@FaeGrl – thanks for the thoughtfulness, but if I asked “hands up anyone who’d seen that already” my guess is fewer than that track deserves!

Thanks for sharing, that was fun!

And if one style is good, then 20 styles are 20xgood – right?

😉

Really enjoy your posts, so hope you don’t…[Read more]

and I hope you’re not expecting this old fogey to have any new indie music do you?????

🙂

Actually, knowing that I should get newer music and having asked for it myself here before, I tried looking at my Last.fm recommendadtions. Unfortunately nothing too new, but while listening to not-very-good-stuff I came across…[Read more]

Anyhow, I’m a bit behind on the discussions here. But I’m going to hopefully post in the current…[Read more]

I’m sure you’re right re: Capaldi: it seems to me the perfect example of an actor taking on the role to escape typecasting rather than taking it in fear of it.  He’s also too clued-up on the show and its fans to have gone into it as a one-year thing,…[Read more]

@ScaryB, I love Free Fallin’, and k.d. lang, but although I was aware of John Mayer, I don’t know if I’d ever heard him. What a voice, and absolutely soul-piercing guitar playing. I may have to go looking for some more.…[Read more]

Anyhow, I’ve noticed ‘Time Meddler’ has been posted… might have to comment on it tomorrow though.

@scaryB – Yep the Seventh Doctor retrieved the artefect (no spoilers, as @FaeGrl will be watching it soon) that the First Doctor left behind, I always wonder why the First had it anyhow. And…[Read more]

In further honour of @Purofilion‘s parachute jump (am in complete awe btw, well done you), I was going to post this – Freefallin (Tom Petty)

but that led me to an interesting cover of it by John Mayer which…[Read more]

Re: Second Doctor – Oh yes, the Second Doctor can be manipulative as I have mentioned before (though not as much as the Seventh is),  but he really does have a sweet demeanour. He’s a very caring Doctor (and before you point out all Doctor’s are caring, yes I know, I know! But with the Second Doctor you really get a…[Read more]

@tomsscarf – I would…[Read more]

Unless there is a late surge for something else, The Mind Robber is the serial we’ll be moving onto after The Time Meddler.

And yep, the Seventh Doctor is 5’6”, the Second is 5’7”. So yes, they both are the shortest Doctors. And if anyone wanted to know, I’m 5’3” 1/2. lol!

The bickering between the Second and Third Doctors can be rather amusing, they just don’t seem to get along! Was…[Read more]

Ah well that’s a good sign you like his serials already! There’s some brilliant stories in his next two seasons… and of course the manipulative aspect of his personality is explored more.

And yes I was surprised…[Read more]

@FaeGrl – That’s okay! And yes I would like to move to America. I seem to get along with Americans, and you guys have so much stuff over there! My favourite states are Massachusetts (haven’t been…[Read more]

For Seventh Doctor soundtracks, I suggest checking out the music for ‘The Greatest Show in the Galaxy’, its so surreal/creepy/atmospheric… as is the…[Read more]

The Seventh Doctor is very quotable! Have you got to the end of his first season yet? Because ‘Remembrance of the Daleks’ is the first serial in his…[Read more]

As I posted my favourite Doctor’s theme, here’s my other favourite…[Read more]

And yeah Doctor Who was cool in the 80s! (Replying to a previous comment of yours… non-linear replying I guess? Timey-wimey?) Okay a lot of folks didn’t think it was, especially over here in the UK… but I would just like to say… that the Seventh Doctor is awesome! Thank you! Now… off to find some music to post in the…[Read more]

I’ll post more vids later, its got a bit late here now.

Hence why the in-depth posts here were…[Read more]

@FaeGrl @FatManInABox – Okay…! Nothing can beat this;

The original Doctor Who theme, no other version has been better than this. Though I do like many other versions, especially the 80s themes. But this is the Doctor…[Read more]

More Doctor Who music eh? Okay, lets see… I’m going to post something a bit different!

‘The Dawn of the Doctor’ by AktionMusic. Theme tune remix. I’ve got addicted to listening to this recently, its not like any other Doctor Who remix I’ve heard before.

ANYHOW! Topic Dalek will have to slightly go off-topic here herself, but as its just a brief mention, its okay.

Re: 17th Century History – Arbutus that would be awesome! I’d…[Read more]

I responded to your post about the Doctor and Rose on the Next Doctor forum, but I realize that it probably should have been over here (don’t want the Topic Dalek after me!). But my response there led me to some further thoughts, on the ever-fascinating subject of regeneration. Ten, of course, frequently and obviously thought about Rose…[Read more]