Paul Holloway

What a book! Full of twists and humour. Thank you @janicehallett.bsky.social - your best to date. Loved it.

YouTube video by IST IST IST IST - I Am The Fear

Wow! - new single from IST IST - I Am The Fear - love it. Can’t wait for the new album if this is anything to go by…

The Transcendent Tide by @dougjohnstone.bsky.social - a perfect end to the Enceladons Trilogy. Really great read.

So it’s official then. No longer the Falcons, now the Red Bulls. At least we might see them actually win a game at last after finishing bottom of the league for the last few years!

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Wow! The Accidental Immigrants by @jomcmillan.bsky.social
What a harrowing but thought provoking read. Very relevant (sadly), but utterly brilliant. My book of the year so far, a must read.

#BlueSkyMonday

Thanks @tansleyjames.bsky.social for organising

YouTube video by The Smiths The Smiths - There Is A Light That Never Goes Out (Official Audio)

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1/30 - There Is A Light That Never Goes Out
“Take me out tonight
Because I want to see people
And I want to see life
Driving in your car
Oh please, don't drop me home
Because it's not my home, it's their home
And I'm welcome no more”

youtu.be/siO6dkqidc4

YouTube video by The Smiths The Smiths - Bigmouth Strikes Again (Official Audio)

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2/30 - Bigmouth Strikes Again
”Sweetness
Sweetness, I was only joking when I said
I'd like to smash every tooth in your head
Oh sweetness
Sweetness, I was only joking when I said
By rights you should be bludgeoned in your bed”

youtu.be/PtzhvJh9NRY

“See, I've already waited too long
And all my hope is gone…”

YouTube video by The Smiths The Smiths - This Charming Man (Official Music Video)

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3/30 - This Charming Man
“I would go out tonight
But I haven't got a stitch to wear
This man said, "It's gruesome
That someone so handsome should care"”

youtu.be/cJRP3LRcUFg

YouTube video by The Smiths The Smiths - How Soon Is Now? (Official Music Video)

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4/30 - How Soon Is Now?
“There's a club if you'd like to go
You could meet somebody who really loves you
So you go and you stand on your own
And you leave on your own
And you go home, and you cry, and you want to die”

youtu.be/hnpILIIo9ek

YouTube video by The Smiths - Topic Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others (2011 Remaster)

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5/30 - Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others
“Send me the pillow
The one that you dream on
And I'll send you mine”

youtu.be/C906lbkcYug

YouTube video by The Smiths - Topic The Queen Is Dead (Full Version)

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6/30 - The Queen Is Dead
“So I broke into the Palace
With a sponge and a rusty spanner
She said: "Oh, I know you and you cannot sing!"
I said: "That's nothing, you should hear me play piano!"”

youtu.be/48nBNuVEVJ0

YouTube video by The Smiths The Smiths - Cemetry Gates (Official Audio)

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7/30 - Cemetry Gates
“So we go inside and we gravely read the stones
All those people, all those lives
Where are they now?”

youtu.be/dfXqxjMkyQ4

YouTube video by The Smiths - Topic Barbarism Begins at Home (2011 Remaster)

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8/30- Barbarism Begins At Home
“A crack on the head
Is what you get for not asking
And a crack on the head
Is what you get for asking”

youtu.be/9zNwZomsONA

YouTube video by The Smiths The Smiths - Half A Person (Official Audio)

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9/30 - Half A Person
“And if you have five seconds to spare
Then I'll tell you the story of my life:
Sixteen, clumsy and shy
That's the story of my life”

youtu.be/sLX5Nym9fcs

YouTube video by The Smiths - Topic Rubber Ring (2011 Remaster)

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10/30 - Rubber Ring
“But don't forget the songs that made you cry
And the songs that saved your life
Yes, you're older now and you're a clever swine
But they were the only ones who ever stood by you”

youtu.be/5CLEEtDXP_Y

It gets complex when you can only pick 30. There will be some I miss that I’ll kick myself later!

YouTube video by The Smiths The Smiths - Still Ill (Official Audio)

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11/30 - Still Ill
“Under the iron bridge we kissed
And although I ended up with sore lips
It just wasn't like the old days anymore
No, it wasn't like those days”

youtu.be/b_3oFRcTNHo

YouTube video by The Smiths The Smiths - Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want (Official Audio)

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12/30 - Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want This Time
“Good times for a change
See, the luck I've had
Can make a good man turn bad”

youtu.be/w3qPMe_cCJk

YouTube video by The Smiths The Smiths - Panic (Official Music Video)

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13/30 - Panic
“Burn down the disco
Hang the blessed DJ
Because the music that they constantly play
It says nothing to me about my life”

youtu.be/wMykYSQaG_c

YouTube video by The Smiths - Topic Unhappy Birthday (2011 Remaster)

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14/30 - Unhappy Birthday
“Loved and lost
And some may say
When usually it's nothing, surely, you're happy
It should be this way?”

youtu.be/f0qh7wHw3Jk

YouTube video by The Smiths The Smiths - Hand In Glove (Official Audio)

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15/30 - Hand In Glove
“And if people stare
Then the people stare
Oh, I really don't know and I really don't care”

youtu.be/WiN-n990oE8

YouTube video by The Smiths The Smiths - Ask (Official Music Video)

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16/30 - Ask
“Shyness is nice, and shyness can stop you
From doing all the things in life that you'd like to”

youtu.be/zoo9Vu1a9bU

YouTube video by The Smiths - Topic You Just Haven't Earned It Yet, Baby

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17/30 - You Just Haven’t Earned It Yet Baby
“If you're wondering why
All the love that you long for eludes you
And people are rude and cruel to you
I'll tell you why”

youtu.be/eFpSar7AifU

YouTube video by The Smiths The Smiths - What Difference Does It Make? (Official Music Video)

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18/30 - What Difference Does It Make?
“All men have secrets, and here is mine
So let it be known”

youtu.be/XbOx8TyvUmI

YouTube video by The Smiths - Topic What She Said (2011 Remaster)

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19/30 - What She Said
“What she said
"How come someone hasn't noticed that I'm dead
And decided to bury me? God knows, I'm ready". “

youtu.be/G-tk_cCMN3M

YouTube video by The Smiths - Topic Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me (2011 Remaster)

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20/30 - Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me
“Last night I felt
Real arms around me
No hope, no harm
Just another false alarm”

youtu.be/4WCnl1VTEeg