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Cinema lover, dogfather, PlanetParky proprietor, Managing Editor at Go.Compare, contributor on @whichdecadetops.bsky.social. Views always my own, usually pro-terrible pop

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If it's not too late": Born to Run, Mamma Mia, Eighteen With A Bullet, Love Hurts (the Jim Capaldi version)

29.06.2025 18:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This is one of those songs - and I absolutely appreciate I am in a tiny minority on this - that I cannot abide. Have to instantly turn it off the second I hear the first couple of bars (see also Toploader, Simply Red's 'Stars')

24.06.2025 19:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

...oh, and I love Levon from MATW as well ๐Ÿฅฐ

16.06.2025 07:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I have always loved The Camera Never Lies from 1988's Reg Strikes Back album ๐Ÿฅฐ

16.06.2025 06:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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someone's finally brought him a higher love

#mbe #birthdayhonours

14.06.2025 16:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Betty, Is It Over Now? from the 1989 vault and the long version of All Too Well ๐Ÿ˜

12.06.2025 22:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

If the reports in India of a sole survivor are true, this would be the deadliest accident with a single survivor in aviation history (previously was 1/157 in a Northwest flight in 1987) ๐Ÿ˜ฅ

12.06.2025 15:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

There is hardly a day goes by - even four years on - that I don't think about the travesty of Ove Os Pa Hinanden not making the final. The best Eurovision song in *years* ๐Ÿ˜ญ

04.06.2025 22:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Homeward Bound - Simon & Garfunkel
Disco Connection - Isaac Hayes Movement
Greatest Love Of All - Whitney Houston
Klubbhopping - Klubbheads
You're All I Have - Snow Patrol
Girls Like - Tinie Tempah ft Zara Larsson

Homeward Bound - Simon & Garfunkel Disco Connection - Isaac Hayes Movement Greatest Love Of All - Whitney Houston Klubbhopping - Klubbheads You're All I Have - Snow Patrol Girls Like - Tinie Tempah ft Zara Larsson

Which Decade Results, aka Through Mrs Tempah's Keyhole.
My househunting hunch has been checked and verified, and yes, it was HER.
Also contains class conflict, generational shaming, and a crypto metaphor for the ages. (23 minutes)
shows.acast.com/which-decade...

03.06.2025 14:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Don't think enough has been made of the 'two Ranis' gag in Saturday's #DoctorWho

02.06.2025 13:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Interesting that lots of reviews have been critical of Final Reckoning's first "exposition hour". I had no issue with that - it reminded me of a good Bond film - but I found the underwater sequence slow and inert. After that it's obv just everything you want from blockbuster cinema #finalreckoning

31.05.2025 21:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

...although without all this rigmarole we'd never have had Is It Over Now? so there is that

30.05.2025 16:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Preview
Taylor Swift buys back the rights to the master recordings of her first six albums After her former label sold her catalogue in 2019, Swift embarked on her lucrative album rerecording project โ€“ but now owns the originals for the first time

Colossal Waste of Effort (Taylor's Version)

๐Ÿคฃ

www.theguardian.com/music/2025/m...

30.05.2025 15:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I absolutely love Elton but find a lot of his singles to be a solid 7 or 8/10 meaning there's no real standout one multiple people might choose. Means a fantastic back catalogue but will always be beaten by a lesser act with one 10/10 banger ๐Ÿ˜ฅ

29.05.2025 18:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I don't consider it 'lost' - is more 'elevating to the third quartile'. Why would you want what you love to be the same as everyone else? ๐Ÿคฃ

26.05.2025 21:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Bruce Springsteen - Born to Run (Official Video)
YouTube video by BruceSpringsteenVEVO Bruce Springsteen - Born to Run (Official Video)

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#MusicChallenge

Day 50: tramps like us

Left this to last as I am off to see the Boss again tonight. Have been to 100s of gigs, and honestly don't believe there's a better song to hear live than this ๐Ÿ˜Š

Bruce Springsteen
"Born to Run"
1975
โญ๏ธ 11 points โญ๏ธ

youtu.be/IxuThNgl3YA?...

20.05.2025 15:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 61    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
MUNA - I Know A Place (Official Video)
YouTube video by MunaVEVO MUNA - I Know A Place (Official Video)

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#MusicChallenge

Day 49: posting my top song today (for reasons). Thought it was just me who loved this, so THRILLED to see it on the list. A soaring anthem for the aftermath of a terrible moment in LGBTQIA America ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ

MUNA
"I Know A Place"
2017
โญ๏ธ 12* points โญ๏ธ

youtu.be/-t5gGm3NWU4?...

19.05.2025 15:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 11    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Hi Aaron. Yes, I have an 11 and the 12* to come ๐Ÿ˜Š

18.05.2025 12:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Keane - Somewhere Only We Know (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by KeaneVEVO Keane - Somewhere Only We Know (Official Music Video)

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#MusicChallenge

Day 48: an empty land

Hit 2 billion streams this week, mainly thanks to Gen Z and TikTok. Not my favourite Keane record, but sounds as good today as it did 20 years ago ๐ŸŒณ

Keane
"Somewhere Only We Know"
2004
โญ๏ธ 12 points โญ๏ธ

youtu.be/Oextk-If8HQ?...

18.05.2025 11:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 13    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Is 'popwashing' a thing ๐Ÿคฌ

17.05.2025 23:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Erasure - A Little Respect (Official HD Music Video)
YouTube video by Erasure Erasure - A Little Respect (Official HD Music Video)

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#MusicChallenge

Day 47: make love not war

This has been one of my all-time favourite songs for 35 years and is a genre I adore: melancholy lyrics over an upbeat pop song

Erasure
"A Little Respect"
1988
โญ๏ธ 12 points โญ๏ธ

youtu.be/x34icYC8zA0?...

17.05.2025 23:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 19    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Pulp - Common People
YouTube video by PulpVEVO Pulp - Common People

#1C000LEST
#MusicChallenge

Day 46: in that case, i'll have rum and coca-cola

Pulp
"Common People"
1995
10 points

youtu.be/yuTMWgOduFM?...

16.05.2025 23:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 25    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Anyone would think I had deliberately planned that ๐Ÿ˜…๐Ÿ˜…๐Ÿ˜…

15.05.2025 21:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
McAlmont & Butler - Yes [Full Version]
YouTube video by MyFavouriteShop McAlmont & Butler - Yes [Full Version]

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#MusicChallenge

Day 45: for about 10 years this was my absolute favourite song of all time. Soaring, magnificent, defiant

McAlmont & Butler
"Yes"
1995
โญ๏ธ 11 points โญ๏ธ

youtu.be/POIIGYt5RlE?...

15.05.2025 21:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 18    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Taio Cruz - Everybody's Changing
YouTube video by o9d0x Taio Cruz - Everybody's Changing

...and artists who cover songs you love generally ruin them, right? Not so with this excellent version by *checks notes* Taio Cruz ๐Ÿ˜ฎ

youtu.be/d7XcyOZ4Kb8?...

15.05.2025 17:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Keane - Everybody's Changing (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by KeaneVEVO Keane - Everybody's Changing (Official Music Video)

#ArtistFave15
#MusicChallenge

My very favourite Keane (and my all-time #1) song is...

1. Everybody's Changing, 2004

Arrived at one of those pivotal life moments and so has enormous personal resonance. Also my favourite niche genre: melancholy lyrics/upbeat melody ๐Ÿฅฐ

youtu.be/RSNmgE6L8AU?...

15.05.2025 17:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 23    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
Wichita Lineman (Remastered 2001)
YouTube video by Glen Campbell - Topic Wichita Lineman (Remastered 2001)

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#MusicChallenge

Day 44: Has a song ever done so much in 117 words? And the line Bob Stanley says is the greatest in the entire pop pantheon:

And I need you more than want you/And I want you for all time

Glenn Campbell
"Wichita Lineman"
1968
โญ๏ธ 11 points โญ๏ธ

youtu.be/Q8P_xTBpAcY?...

14.05.2025 21:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 24    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Keane - The Lovers Are Losing (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by KeaneVEVO Keane - The Lovers Are Losing (Official Music Video)

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#MusicChallenge

My second-favourite Keane track is...

2. The Lovers Are Losing, 2008

Have loved this since the very first time I heard it. Ought to have been a huge hit ๐Ÿฅฐ

youtu.be/CXH5yL8bDbU?...

@keaneofficial.bsky.social

14.05.2025 17:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 14    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Remedy
YouTube video by Little Boots - Topic Remedy

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Day 43: bonus time!

Am a real Boots obsessive ๐Ÿ˜ have met Vic a few times, been to some tiny gigs, and even met her mum once ๐Ÿ˜‚ Love love love this absolute banger ๐Ÿฅฐ

Little Boots
"Remedy"
2009
11 points

youtu.be/iP1o6hUqiTc?...

13.05.2025 21:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 11    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
You Are Young
YouTube video by Keane - Topic You Are Young

#ArtistFave15
#MusicChallenge

My favourite 15 Keane songs @keaneofficial.bsky.social

3. You Are Young, 2012

As with many of the band's songs, the lyrics of this just hit me at the exact right time of life - a beautiful love song to a growing child ๐Ÿฅน

youtu.be/rLFBBZD6ogU?...

13.05.2025 17:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 14    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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