As I keep saying, this stuff isn't mine and may very well be pulled for breach of copyright. You can, of course, go looking on YouTube, or its variants, for other copies. I'm sure you know how.
We are now up to the letter P and there now follows a nice selection of odds and ends for your pleasure.
This lot really is in no particular order so we'll begin with someone who many claim to be the greatest. Me? I'm fine with OK. It is, of course, Elvis Presley. I'm a big fan of his Good Luck Charm but I'll give you his version of Muss i denn
I really do like that one, but if you've read any of the other blog posts you'll know that.
I've been a radio listener for most of my life tuning into all sorts of stuff from the Radio 4 shipping forecast, Radio Berlin, The Great 208 and, of course, Radio 1.
Radio 1 brings me to this fine tune, brought to you as an intro and outro to the late John Peel. It is a sublime combination of blues and slide geetar. I give you Pickin' The Blues by Grinderswitch.
Truly hair-raising stuff.
The early 70s is where my musical choices really came to the fore. Until then, I listened to what was on the radio, TV or the record player of the guy downstairs.
The P that comes from the 70s is Pink Floyd, and their offering is Brain Damage from The Dark Side Of The Moon.
Next up is an odd-ball. I was just going to post a 30 second clip but I thought you might like to have a reminder of how cheesy some of the content was. It is from the company Pearl & Dean.
Mid-way through the 70s as Glam and Prog were disappearing, Punk and New Wave hit the streets.
I'll give you two offerings from a genre often given a bad press. The first is from Sham 69 and a track from their That's Life album - Win Or Lose.
My second offering is from The Buzzcocks - Promises. This one comes and goes from YouTube so you might need to go looking for it.
Next we move over the border into Scotland.
The following song from the Proclaimers resonates with me on more than one level.
First and foremost I am a Scot, and am aware of much of the history of my country, the good and the bad.
Secondly, many of my father's aunts and uncles were part of the generation that left Scotland to make their lives in north America. Were they forced (like many highlanders)? I can't say. When I could have asked those who would remember, I didn't even know where they were.
Thirdly, I was a student when Thatcher was the UK Prime Minister. I saw first-hand what effect her policies had on the UK. It is Letter From America .
Followers of my eclectic musical tastes shouldn't be surprised to find the next item in my list. It's from the Pointer Sisters. I don't know where I first heard it or when. Whatever the case, I like a nice tune and this fits the bill. It's the song, Slow Hand .
Nearly last song time and it's likely to be something you've never heard. The band go by the name of Predatür. If you open your ears to the songs First Time and It's A Drag, you'll know where I'm coming from.
Definitely last song and it's a belter. Not in the Gerry Cinnamon way but in a two and half minutes of bliss way. From the mighty Quo, it's Paper Plane.
'Till next time - sláinte mhaith!
