May contain a heavy dose of Jim Kerr
I miss Monday’s the way they used to be. Actually, I miss just about how every day would start a few years back. When I was getting into Simple Minds and getting myself involved in the fanbase, the thing that always seemed to make every day feel like it started off on the right note…
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For this week’s Minds Music Monday, I thought I would combine some things. Firstly, it is Charlie Burchill’s birthday at the end of this week. Happy birthday, Charlie! Also, just a week or so ago, we saw the re-release of the Man Who Sold The world – or as it was originally MEANT to be…
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I was feeling very tired still this morning, so I slept-in. While I slept the extra hour or so, I fell into a dream. I was going to a gig. And I was seeing David Bowie. The venue from the outside looked quite grand. One of those ornate old style theatres, you know. The stairwell…
A song from the year you were born. I had to think outside the box for this one. The Man Who Sold The World was originally released by David Bowie in 1970.
Artistic licence on the subtle change in the poem (by William Hughes Mearns, called Antigonish) – if it’s good enough for Bowie (having used a similar but altered verse for The Man Who Sold The World), it’s good enough for me. I love this picture…and I love spiral staircases. The symmetry of them. I had…
Celebrating its release date anniversary (in the US…it doesn’t get a release in the UK until April 1971) today. And seeing as I referred to this track when discussing Lady Grinning Soul in a recent post, it seemed appropriate to share the PURE SEX that is She Shook Me Cold. Incredible Ronson guitar and Visconti…