i’m liking this, and agree with all the above (hence not commenting!).

However the taking of the Brig’s jeep and his “oh, Doctor” eyebrow kinda makes him look dumb. I’d say ’emasculated’ but, though somewhat true, there are other inferences that word brings up that aren’t true.

anyway, enjoying this especially as I don’t remember it (as I was about 1)!

ah @Purofilion – he he, yes Buffalo Tom. I have an affection for them due to seeing them when they played support for The Wedding Present (Leeds Poly ’92?). I’d not heard of them and we wandered in from the bar to see who was supporting and they were terrific.
Then the Weddoes came on to this causing everyone to laugh and bounce and they then…[Read more]

ok, ok, more legs than I thought (and thankfully no one’s said “I’ve got twenty links to different songs called the Power of Love – all of which are crap”).

So, instead of tracks that sound nothing like each other, here’s some similarly powerful guitary tracks all called Fortune…[Read more]

@JimTheFish – yes could be a bit of a cul de sac Moffat’s left for the team (‘the Doctor’s Going Home’) but I guess he’s just thinking (in a similar way to how Adama in BSG says) “they need some overarching focus/goal or we’ll just be aimless and we’ll lose momentum”.

Though in 3-4 seasons the frustration will be terrible and maybe fall apart as…[Read more]

@TheKrynoidMan – holy cow! Are you snooping on my hard drive??!??!!?!?

When we were linking to cover versions, I created a long list of songs which begins:

“btw how about “songs with the same name that aren’t covers”, like…”

I never posted it as I thought it a tad… tangential?

Faint heart and all that – thank you for the shot in the…[Read more]

Hi @purofilion – he he, yes be all brown and covered in… hold on – does that mean I’m a fair maid with honey up in my hair??

erm…. moving swiftly (and baldly) on, yes only just come across Typology when looking for BoC videos. Interesting.

Don’t worry about me not knowing what word to use to describe the kin of torchsong/ballad singers next…[Read more]

ah, cheers @jimthefish – deliberately didn’t ‘link’ to you in case it was someone else who’d been talking about it.

yep – it is great telly! and even better to know I’ve a coupla seasons yet before it wanes.

And though I’ve not thought of this before or for more than 10 seconds, its interesting that shows that have an overarching arc (eg “going…[Read more]

and (perhaps thankfully) wildly swerving topic, but who was it that was talking about the Battlestar Galactica reboot? Blenkinsop? JimtheFish?

Not watched it before (yep – eejit! though old enough to have fondish memories of odd episodes of “Wagon Train in space” (though not Wagon Train itself mind)).
Anyway, got the boxset from my local…[Read more]

This is sooo not the right track to play after Conchita!

However, I’ve been meaning to post this as we’ve been talking about Film Music and I’ve been listening to this album by Boards of Canada a lot (usually while reading).
They’re Scottish and they’ve got “Canada” in their name – I’m surprised this blog isn’t seeped in them.

Its not…[Read more]

hmmmmm…… @Phaseshift et al – Clarkson.

I get where you’re coming from, but I’ll admit that although I can hear that its a slightly overdone persona, I’ll admit I still see it as his persona, just a ‘bit more’. And I (choose to) loathe him/that persona.

Great examples of other caricatures (Al Murray, Alf Garnett, Stewart Lee) – the thing…[Read more]

blimey – sorry, not been around much and lots to catch up on!

@Phaseshift – well I must absolutely shake you by the metaphorical hand for some great tracks!
Aside from sharing the Siouxie track The Last Beat of My Heart – didn’t know of it so thank you – I also loved the great acoustic version of This Town Ain’t Big enough… which made me hear…[Read more]

@TheKrynoidMan – ooh that is a bit eerie. Hope you enjoyed it.

I love The Long Good Friday.
Its one of the great gangster films (was gonna say “British gangster film” but that’s too limiting).

My hunch is most other actors would just have played the hard man, ratcheting up the terror, but somehow its Shand’s (Hoskin’s) loss of control and lack…[Read more]

that’s interesting @blenkinsopthebrave – I can’t see Krynoid Man’s ACDC song.

But then again, I live in Hell.

[btw tip o’ the hat to @theKrynoidMan ‘s avatar – nice touch]

Not really sure where to post this.

But just sad that a great actor passed away today.

Bob Hoskins.

(click the image to hopefully find the correct version of a brilliant song from a brilliant film – if you’ve not seen the movie Mona Lisa, I urge you to).

Inspired by @TheKrynoidMan and @FatManinaBox above, the brilliant Spark’s song that I’d not heard before (“No 1 Song in Heaven”) with its Moroder-esque synths, made me think of this.

Here’s something for all you lovers out there.

ooooooooohhhhhhhhhhhhhh yeah.

[well that seemed to embed… speaking…[Read more]

ooh – @purofilion not feeling well. Sorry to hear that – maybe this will help (a bit).

It’s something that hopefully is quite soothing (in an odd way), that is film music and a cover version (so tying up some loose threads above).

Its a cover of the blues song Dark was The Night, Cold was the Ground by Blind Willie Johnson, but that version is…[Read more]

and “Goth Square Dancing”?!??

What a wonderful idea!!

And made me think of this particular fave of a ditty

😉

ooh – thanks for that @Phaseshift – not heard that before and really like it!

I always loved Peek a Boo when I heard it as a single. Bizarre, awkward, driving rhythm, head-nodding/ foot stomping – brilliant!

Just why I never followed up on listening to more from them is a mystery to me… its a mystery, a mystery…