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July 31, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 386
Bob Geldof, The Great Song of Indifference [Single] (1990) As time goes by I seem to think less of both Bob Geldof and his music – granted I was never a diehard for his solo nor Boomtown Rats stuff; I did like a bit of it though, and read his autobiography at a time when […]Archive
April 18, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 412
Dennis O’Brien, Julia [Single] (1982) When I first (properly) met Dennis O’Brien it was to interview him for a story about Slow Boat Records’ then 21st Birthday – (the shop is now pretty much, fittingly, 33 1/3). I didn’t know about Dennis musical background. Not really anyway. I knew he tinkled and sang but didn’t […]Archive
April 10, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 415
Eddy Grant, Gimme Hope Jo’Anna [Single] (1988) I remember this song – and a few others – so well from my childhood. It was (and is) all at once terrific and fucking annoying. I remember, sometime back, a very decent compilation turned up for me to review. And I remembered how much I had really […]Archive
April 1, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 418
David Bowie, Ashes to Ashes [Single] (1980) Hard to pick one favourite David Bowie song right? Impossible. And no need. Just enjoy so many of them…but I’ll bite. If I had to pick just one – it’s going to be this. Only because it always feels great hearing this – it’s a song you can […]Archive
February 3, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 441
Sergio Mendes & Brasil ’66, The Fool On The Hill [Single] (1968) One of my all-time favourite Beatles covers is this wee lounge-classic by Sergio Mendes and his Brasil ’66 combo. Nothing fancy, a little bit cheesy, but just right. It works for me. I like it. I like a lot of Sergio’s Brasil ’66 […]Archive
January 31, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 442
Diana Ross & Lionel Richie [Single] (1981) The best rendition of this classic song – probably – is the scene from the movie Happy Gilmore where the ice-hockey groundskeeper duets with himself! This is a favourite for me and Katy we’ve got hammered and had a go at this song a few times – including […]Archive
January 28, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 443
Gemma Ray, The Calderas [Single] (2016) Okay, it’s a bonus 7” single/EP that comes with the album, The Exodus Suite which I bought – and got signed – after seeing a really great gig that almost no one else went to. I like the earlier Gemma Ray stuff too. Must get more of it. And […]Archive
January 21, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 445
Bee Gees, Nights on Broadway [Single] (1975) I already own the Main Course album – and I love it, one of my favourites by the Bee Gees. But I had to get this too – because Nights on Broadway is my favourite Bee Gees song. Well, Top 3 anyway. I guess I knew it all […]Archive
January 17, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 447
Roy Orbison, You Got It [Single] (1989) The Big O – Roy Orbison – a one in a million voice and a backstory of personal heartbreak. This big single comes from his final victory lap – what a send-off he got, and deserved. What a legend. I first heard all of this stuff – the […]Archive
January 16, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 448
Bangles, Manic Monday [Single] (1985) A favourite trivial pursuit question, in my younger years, was around the pen-name Prince used when writing this song (answer: “Christopher”). Well he would have gifted this to the Bangles around the time he was writing about Christopher Tracy for his movie and album of that time…it’s such an obvious […]Archive
December 19, 2017 by Simon Sweetman