Goodbye

1. Isaac Hayes - Theme from Shaft
2. Miriam Makeba - Malayisha
   
3. Al Wilson - Show and Tell
   
4. Jerry Wallace - In The Misty Moonlight
   
5. Odetta - God's Gonna Cut You Down
   
6. Eartha Kitt - Lola-Lola
   
7. Bo Diddley - Gun Slinger
   
8. Eddy Arnold - Hepcat Baby
   
9. Jo Stafford - It's Great To Be Alive
   
10. Byron Lee - Rocksteady
    
11. Dee Dee Warwick - You're No Good
    
12. Alton Ellis - Alton's Groove
    
13. Jeff Healey - Mess O' Blues
    
14. Jerry Reed - Guitar Man
    
15. Freddie Hubbard - Red Clay
    
16. Connie Haines - Midnight Johnny
    
17. Nappy Brown - Little By Little
    
18. Lita Roza - (How Much) Is That Doggie In The Window
    
19. The Dubliners  - The Wild Rover  ( vocalist Ronnie Drew )
    
20. The Skatalites - Guns Of Navarone  ( trumpets Johnny Moore )
    
21. Pink Floyd - Astronomy Domine  ( keyboards and vocalist on this track Rick Wright )
    
22. The Monks - Hushie Pushie  ( vocals, guitar, Dave Day )
    
23. Jimi Hendrix Experience - Purple Haze  ( drummer Mitch Mitchell )
    
24. Dave Clark Five - Catch Us If You Can  ( vocalist Mike Smith )
    
25. Four Tops - Standing In The Shadows Of Love  ( vocalist Levi Stubbs )
    
26. Levert - Casanova  ( vocalist Sean Levert )
    

A look back at those in the music world who passed away in 2008.

We also said goodbye to actors Heath Ledger, Brad Renfro, Roy Schneider, Sydney Pollack, Mel Ferrer and Bernie Mac. Actresses Cyd Charisse, Estelle Getty and Kathy Staff. Comedian George Carlin, film director Anthony Minghella, record producer Neil Aspinall, fashion icon Yves Saint Laurent, sex kitten Bettie Page and writer Harold Pinter.

See you all in 2009. Happy New Year..

Breakfast On The Moon

1. The Zombies - The Way I Feel Inside
   
2. The Beatles - Martha My Dear
   
3. Telepathic Butterflies - Facing Id
   
4. Kelley Stoltz - The Rabbit Hugged The Hound
   
5. Findlay Brown - Losing The Will To Survive [Beyond The Wizard Sleeve Reanimation]
   
6. The Little Ones - Morning Tide
   
7. The High Dials - Space Hobo
   
8. Bipolaroid - Day In the Life of a Raincloud
   
9. The Time & Space Machine - Be There
   
10. Silvery - Horrors
    
11. Howling Bells - Treasure Hunt
    
12. The Aliens - Bobby's Song
    
13. The Pillbugs - Get Away For The Summer
    
14. The Junipers - Gordie Can't Swim
    
15. Benji Hughes - Baby, It's Your Life
    
16. John Cale - Days Of Steam
    
17. Scott Matthew - Amputee
    
18. The Yardbirds - Still I'm Sad
    
19. Bergen White - It's Your Time
    
20. Let's Whisper - Dylan's Song
    
21. Sin Fang Bous - The Jubilee Choruses
    
22. Welcome Wagon - Sold! To The Nice Rich Man
    

What's in my head December 2008. And there's some cracking tunes here, so make sure you download this one. Title is an amalgamation of the Butterflies 'Breakfast In Suburbia' and The High Dials 'Moon Country' albums..

Lily Allen - The Fear

Do I like the new Lily Allen single? Yes I Do!

NYE ( Continous 1:00:00 )

1. Slade - Auld Lang Syne
2. Tommy James & The Shondells - Mony Mony
3. Bryan Ferry - Let's Stick Together
4. The Supremes - The Happening
5. Beyonce feat Jay-Z - Crazy In Love
6. Chris Clark - From Head To Toe
7. The Clash - Janie Jones
8. The Meters - Cabbage Alley
9. Inez & Charlie Foxx - Mockingbird
10. Keith Barrow - Turn Me Up
11. Shirley Ellis - Soul Time
12. The Temptations - Get Ready
13. Sam & Dave - Hold On, I'm Coming
14. Smoked Sugar - I'm A Winner
15. Gilbert O'Sullivan - Get Down
16. Mel Torme - Comin' Home Baby
17. Dana Gillespie - You Just Gotta Know My Mind
18. Lucky Soul - Add Your Light To Mine
19. Vanessa Paradis - Be My Baby
20. Martha Reeves & The Vandellas - ( Love Is Like A ) Heat Wave
21. Al Wilson - The Snake
22. Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers - Roadrunner

3 2 1 Electropop!

1. The Young Punx - Big Ben
2. Robyn - Konichwa Bitches
3. Mason Vs Princess Superstar - Perfect / Exceeder
4. Dubstar - Stars
5. Daft Punk - High Life
6. Gabriel Anananda - Schaukeldrehen 1:0 Edit
7. Freezepop - Less Talk More Rock
8. The Ting Tings - Great DJ
9. The Chemical Brothers - Galaxy Bounce
10. Superfunk - The Young MC
11. Peaches - Set It Off
12. Daisy Daisy - Michelle Plays Ping Pong
13. Le Tigre - Nanny Nanny Boo Boo
14. Does It Offend You, Yeah - We Are Rockstars
15. Shakedown - At Night
16. Mirwais - I Can't Wait
17. Mylo - In My Arms
18. Annie - Chewing Gum
19. Royksopp - Eple
20. The Knife - We Share Our Mothers Health
21. Kraftwerk - Trans Europe Express
22. Toy - Rabbit Pushing
23. Exile - In The Night
24. Yukari Fresh - Yippee To Kate
25. Human League - Almost Medieval
26. Kitty Grant - Glad To Know You
27. Depeche Mode - Enjoy the Silence
28. John Matthias - Three Chord Trick
29. Les Rhythmes Digitales - Sometimes

My first attempt at a ‘Mixed Mix’. And I post this with some excitement. Yes, I know this genre may have many people hiding behind the sofa, but I urge y’all to give this a listen. Because I reckon it is quite listenable, and I’m actually rather proud of the result. As it progresses the ‘mixing’ gets more confident and assured, and more importantly it’s a lot of fun. Well my idea of, anyway…

3 2 1 Pop!

1. Olivia Tremor Control - Jumping Fences
2. The Easybeats - Friday On My Mind
3. Kinks - House In The Country
4. Prefab Sprout - Lions In My Own Garden
5. Linda Scott - I've Told Every Little Star
6. Chuck Wood - Seven Days Too Long
7. Pepe Deluxe - Girl!
8. Stevie Wonder - Boogie On Reggae Woman
9. Clancy Eccles - Feel The Riddim
10. Lee Dorsey - Get Out Of My Life Woman
11. Lou Christie - I'm Gonna Make You Mine
12. Phoenix - Too Young
13. Chicago - Street Player
14. The Who - Eminence Front
15. Shuggie Otis - Strawberry Letter #23
16. Ramones - Sheena Is A Punk Rocker
17. The Loves - .....Love
18. Joy Zipper - Check Out My New Jesus
19. Milla Jovovich - The Gentlemen Who Fell
20. Harry Nilsson - All I Think About Is You
21. Nervous Norvous - Transfusion

This mix was made in January 2004. I can't believe it's now almost 5 years old. It remains one of my, if not my very favourite, mix CD..

Classic Albums Covered Part 4 The White Album

1. Ramsey Lewis - Back In The USSR
   
2. Siouxsie and The Banshees - Dear Prudence
   
3. Snooze - Glass Onion
   
4. Os Populares - Ob-la-di Ob-la-da
   
5. The Pixies - Wild Honey Pie
   
6. Young Blood - The Continuing Story Of Bungalow Bill
   
7. Jake Shimabukuro - While My Ukelele Gently Weeps 
   
8. The Breeders - Happiness Is A Warm Gun
   
9. Zelia Duncan - Martha My Dear
   
10. Nando Reis - I'm So Tired
    
11. Harpers Bizarre - Blackbird
    
12. Nonato Luiz - Piggies
    
13. Andy Fairweather - Rocky Raccoon
    
14. T-Bone Wolk - Don't Pass Me By
    
15. Lowell Fulsom - Why Don't We Do It In The Road?
    
16. Jonathan Coulton - I Will
    
17. Chocolate Genius - Julia
    
18. Kevin Max - Birthday
    
19. Ringo Shiina - Yer Blues
    
20. Harry Nilsson - Mother Nature's Son
    
21. Kristin Hersh - Everybody's Got Something To Hide Except Me And My Monkey
    
22. Anne Ducros - Sexy Sadie
    
23. Oasis - Helter Skelter
    
24. Elliott Smith - Long, Long, Long
    
25. Grandaddy - Revolution
    
26. Barbra Streisand - Honey Pie
    
27. Ella Fitzgerald - Savoy Truffle
    
28. Throwing Muses - Cry Baby Cry
    
29. Raymond - Revolution 9
    
30. Ramsey Lewis - Good Night
    

Classic Albums Covered Part 3 Sticky Fingers

1. Ryan Adams & Beth Orton - Brown Sugar
2. Jesse Marlin - Sway
3. The Flying Burrito Brothers - Wild Horses
4. Tom Coever & Goin' South - Can't You Hear Me Knocking
5. Sam Cooke - You Gotta Move
6. Exodus - Bitch
7. Come - I Got The Blues
8. Marianne Faithful - Sister Morphine
9. Cowboy Junkies - Dead Flowers
10. Turin Brakes - Moonlight Mile

Chocolate

1. Spaghetti Vabune! - Chocolate Song
   
2. Carrots - Spending Chocolate Coins
3. Fryars - Chocolate
4. Moan - Chocolate Sue
5. Marbles - Warm Milk and Chocolate
6. Kaleidoscope - Chocolate Whale
   
7. Biff Bang Pow - The Chocolate Elephant Man
   
8. Muscles - Chocolate, Raspberry, Lemon & Lime
9. The Oranges - Hot Chocolate
10. The Beatstalkers - Silver Chocolate Machine
11. Wallpaper - Inside A Chocolate Box
12. Lulu - Chocolate Ice
13. Golden Apples of the Sun - Chocolate Rolls, Tea & Monopoly
    
14. The Undertones - More Songs About Chocolate And Girls
    
15. The Assemble H - The Chocolate Maiden's Misty Summer Morning
16. Mate - The Chocolate Sea
17. Grandaddy - Stray Dog & The Chocolate Shake
18. Rufus Wainwright - Cigarettes and Chocolate Milk
19. Beat Happening - Hot Chocolate Boy
20. Death By Chocolate - The Land Of Chocolate
21. Medeski Scofield Martin & Wood - Tequila and Chocolate
    
22. Snow Patrol - Chocolate
23. Tom Waits - Chocolate Jesus

Classic Albums Covered Part 2 The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars

1. Polyphonic Spree - Five Years
2. Cerys Matthews - Soul Love
3. The Chameleons - Moonage Daydream
4. Golden Smog - Starman
5. Claudia lennear - It Ain't Easy
6. Seu Jorge - Lady Stardust
7. Billy Bragg - Star
8. The Cosmetics - Hang On To Yourself
9. Gourds - Ziggy Stardust
10. The Get Up Kids - Suffragette City
11. Black Box Recorder - Rock N Roll Suicide

Classic Albums Covered Part 1 Abbey Road

1. Desmond Dekker - Come Together
2. Elvis Presley - Something
3. The Format - Maxwell's Silver Hammer
4. Rosa Maria - Oh Darling
5. Anita Harris - Octopus' Garden
6. Sarah Vaughan - I Want You ( She's So Heavy )
7. Nina Simone - Here Comes The Sun
8. Elliot Smith - Because
9. Bevis Frond - You Never Give Me Your Money
10. Booker T & The MGs - Sun King Medley
11. The Punkles - Mean Mr Mustard
12. Bola Sete - Polythene Pam / She Came In Through The Bathroom Window
13. Ben Folds - Golden Slumbers
14. Francis Lai - Carry That Weight
15. Alberto Marisco - Her Majesty

Hopscotch

1. Das Pop - Underground
   
2. Kaiser Chiefs - Good Days, Bad Days
   
3. Susan Fassbender - Twilight Cafe
   
4. Figurines - Hey Girl
   
5. Tilly And The Wall - Poor Man's Ice Cream
   
6. Magazine - Definitive Gaze
   
7. Zinia Y Veneto - Flirt A Rio
   
8. Salako - Truth in Me
   
9. Dreadful Yawns - Kill Me Now
   
10. MGMT - Time to Pretend
11. Girls Aloud - The Promise
    
12. Etta James - Tell Mama
    
13. Annie Philippe - Le Mannequin
    
14. Quantic & Nickodemus - Mi Swing Es Tropical
    
15. Me Me Me - Hanging Around
    
16. Meic Stevens - Y Brawd Houdini
    
17. Silvestre Paradox - Miss Me In The Morning
    
18. Chairlift - Bruises
    
19. Saint Etienne - Excitation
    
20. John Fred & His Playboy Band - Judy In Disguise (with Glasses)
    
21. Shirley Ellis - Give Me A List
    
22. Honeybus - Like Me Like You Used To Do
    
23. Deano - Baby Let Me Be Your Baby
    
24. Som Nosso - Levante A Cabeça
    
25. Jimmy Cliff - The Harder They Come
    
26. Stevie Wonder - Heaven Help Us All
    
27. Empire State University - Life Without Love
    

Teenage Trifle

Shamelessly stealing a mix title from the wonderful Lollipop Train, erm, track. This is a delicious assortment of goodies that'll please your ears, and rot your teeth

1. Combustible Edison - Vertigogo
   
2. Yukari Fresh - Trefoils Hat
   
3. Maria Napoleon - Viva La Muerte
   
4. Halcali - Hello, Hello, Alone
   
5. Luke Vibert & BJ Cole - Swing Lite - Alright
   
6. Stereolab - Miss Modular
   
7. Chee Chee and Peppy - Mocking Bird
   
8. Lollipop Train - Teenage Trifle
   
9. Doris Monteiro - Maita
   
10. Tommorow's World - Paul Scholes
    
11. Mantecao Y Su Combo De Rumba Moderna - Achilipú
    
12. Vive La Fête - On S'Amuse
    
13. Orwell - Claire
    
14. Basilisco - La Terrificante Notte Del Demonio
    
15. My Little Airport - The Ok Thing To Do On Sunday Afternoon Is To Toddle In The Zoo
    
16. Surez - Ro Paran
    
17. Flight Of The Conchords - Foux Du Fafa
    
18. La Casa Azul - Vamos a Volar
    
19. Le Future Pompiste - Seeds
    
20. Terreno Baldio - Caipora
    

The Correct Use Of Pot Pourri

A Mix submitted for a contest on the website  Mixtape Collective

It'll probably finish in last place, but hey ho, life goes on...

1. Big Star - Thirteen [Favorite song with a number in the title]
   Lyrically perfect. So good it just about avoids inclusion on tk 11
2. Jeff Beck feat Rod Stewart - I've Been Drinking [A good drinking song]
   Good Times..
3. The Kinks - Wonderboy [If you could wear a song as an outfit]
   See also Dandy, Dedicated Follower Of Fashion... 
4. Goldie Hawn - Pasadena [Favorite song sung by celebrity]
   I love Goldie Hawn. I genuinely think at the tail end of the 60s she was the most beautiful woman in the world. This was recorded in 1972.
5. My Bloody Valentine - Blown A Wish [The creepiest song in the world]
   For personal reasons this song will haunt me forever..
6. Roxy Music - Do The Strand [If a song came on a jukebox during a bar brawl, it should be]
   An odd choice? Try it. It'll make perfect sense..
7. Chicago - If You Leave Me Now [Sappiest or cheesiest love song]
   I love it. You love it. Admit it..
8. Lil' Louis - French Kiss [Most Obscene Song]
   Most Obscene Song ever!
9. Love - A House Is Not A Motel 
   [Song between 3:30 and 3:35]
   One of my all time top ten albums..
10. Depeche Mode - Everything Counts [Attack of the Synth]
    Nobody does it better..
    
11. The Stone Roses - This Is The One [A song that’s been ruined by oversaturation]
    But I still remember the first time I heard it. Wow..
12. Jenny Lewis - You Are What You Love [A song that makes you feel pretty]
    Oh so pretty..
13. R.E.M - Radio Free Europe [Song for Bono]
    A track from the Biggest Band In The World :)
14. Krafwerk - Autobahn [A song your Grandkids should know about]
    While they’re listening to their plinky plonk music, they should be aware of the act that almost single-handedly invented the genre.
15. Stevie Wonder - Superstition [A song you should have listened to growing up, but didn’t]
    I Just Called To Say I Love You was a big hit when I was growing up, and I had no time for him. How wrong I was..

Bite The Beat

1. Smoked Sugar - I'm A Winner
2. Betty Wright - Don't Thank Me Baby, Thank Yourself
3. Friends Of Distinction - Grazing In The Grass
4. Shirley Ellis - Ever See a Diver Kiss His Wife While the Bubbles Bounce About Above the Water
5. Candy & The Kisses - The 81
6. Dean Parrish - I'm On My Way
7. Adrienne Posta - Something Beautiful
8. Moses Dillard & his Tex-Town Display - Are You For Real
9. Billy Davis - Billy Sunshine
10. Linda Jones - You Hit Me Like TNT
11. The Honey Cone - Want Ads
12. Harvey Averne - I Feel Fine
13. Lee Dorsey - Candy Yam
14. Vera Hamilton - But I Aint No More
15. Eldridge Holmes - Pop, Popcorn Children
16. Marva Whitney - Things Got To Get Better
17. Dobie Gray - Out On The Floor
18. Tami Lynn - Never No More
19. Barbara Acklin - Love Makes A Woman
20. Melvin Sparks - Get Down With The Get Down
21. Chris Clark - Love's Gone Bad
22. Wendy Rene - Bar-B-Q
23. The Politicians - Free Your Mind
24. Freda Payne - The Easiest Way To Fall
25. Johnny Otis Show Watts - Breakaway
26. Alan Bown Set - Gonna Fix You Good
27. Frank Williams and the Rocketeers - The Spanish Flyer
28. Bettye Swann - Ain't That Peculiar
29. Eddie Thornton Outfit - Baby Be My Girl

Aah, Soul Stompers. Love ‘em. Here’s a collection of 29 cuts so infectious, you won’t know whether to laugh or die . Put this on your stereo & by track 3, I guarantee you’ll be dancing on the table! 

The Shirley Ellis track appears on a previous post on my blog, though it was first included in this mix I compiled back in January of this year..

Fun & Games

1. Sebastien Tellier - Divine
   
2. Daniel Saturn - Riverside
   
3. Kioki - Do And Don't For Love
   
4. Velocette - Get Yourself Together
   
5. Mystery Jets - Two Doors Down
   
6. Bristols - Questions I Can't Answer
   
7. The Minders - Give Me Strength
   
8. Carrots - Spending Chocolate Coins
   
9. Malajube - Montréal -40C
   
10. The Ettes - Girls Are Mad
    
11. They Might Be Giants - One Dozen Monkeys
    
12. Vampire Weekend - Boston
    
13. Caesars - Fun And Games
    
14. Acid Casuals - Bowl Me Over
    
15. The Hidden Cameras - Smells Like Happiness
    
16. MIA - Paper Planes
17. David Bowie - I Dig Everything
    
18. Mazarin - For Energy Infinite
    
19. Of Montreal - The Party's Crashing Us
    
20. Pizzicato Five - Happy Sad
    
21. Ween - Roses are Free
    
22. Herman Dune - I Wish That I Could See You Soon
    
23. Jonathan Richman - You're Crazy For Taking The Bus
    
24. Rita Calypso - Believe
    
25. Pele - Fair Blows The Wind For France
    

A collection of great Pop tunes that have been blasting out of the stereo this week at Chez Sammy. We're experiencing an Indian Summer here in rainy Manchester at the moment, and these songs reflect my current mood....

Weekend à Rome - Etienne Daho

Gus & Fin - Outdoor Miner

A fine Uke version of a GREAT song..

Jigsaw

A mixed bag of goodies. Tuck in..

1. Wallace Collection - My Way Of Loving You
2. The Bristols - For You
3. The Phoenix Foundation - I Love you, Awesome
4. Tommy Roe - Jam Up And Jelly Tight
5. Hari and Aino - Gold (or Something Just as Nice)
6. The Coral - Being Somebody Else
7. Sidonie / Carrots - It's All Too Much
8. Bertrand Burgalat & Robert Wyatt - This Summer Night
9. Spooky & Sue - I Got The Need
10. Cafe Con Leche - The Bubble Gum Song
11. Tee Set - So Fine
12. Kirsty MacColl - I'm Going Out With An Eighty Year Old Millionaire
13. Bobby Darin - Dream Lover
14. Fun And Games - The Grooviest Girl In The World
15. Second-Hand Furniture - Nice Try, Sunshine!
16. Mark Eric - Move With The Dawn
17. PAS/CAL - O Honey We're Ridiculous
18. Pet Shop Boys - I Wouldn't Normally Do This Kind Of Thing
19. Vigil - Aristocracia
20. Hello Saferide - I Was Definitely Made For These Times
21. The Ballet - Cheating On Your Boyfriend
22. Dauerfisch - Hihihihahaha
23. The Shermans - Wasted Moments
24. Pacific - Hot Lips
25. The Love Substitutes - Give The People What They Want
26. The Turtles - Makin' My Mind Up
27. Spiral Staircase - More Today Than Yesterday
28. Honeybus - Chi Sei Tu
29. Miss Abrams and the Strawberry Point 4th Grade Class - I Wonder Why

Tomorrow Never Knows

Just for fun - 21 versions of Tomorrow Never Knows. Thanks to ladakale for a couple of these versions. Phil Collins also covered this track on his 'Face Value' LP, but I chose not to bother including that. I believe Hendrix also covered the song. If he did, I haven't got it. And if he didn't, sorry for mis-informing you...

1. Dictionaraoke - Tomorrow Never Knows
2. Michael Becker - Tomorrow Never Knows / 3rd Stone From the Sun
3. 801 feat. Phil Manzanera & Brian Eno - Tomorrow Never Knows
4. Suns of Arqa - Tomorrow Never Knows
5. Pink Fairies - Tomorrow Never Knows
6. Our Lady Peace - Tomorrow Never Knows
7. Monsoon - Tomorrow Never Knows
8. Guided By Voices - Tomorrow Never Knows
9. Mirage - Tomorrow Never Knows
10. Don Randi - Tomorrow Never Knows
11. Laughing Sky - Tomorrow Never Knows
12. Five o'clock Shadow - Tomorrow Never Knows
13. Junior Parker - Tomorrow Never Knows
14. Living Colour - Tomorrow Never Knows
15. João Barone - Tomorrow Never Knows
16. Jad Fair And Daniel Johnston - Tomorrow Never Knows
17. Lucky Sperms - Tomorrow Never Knows / Glass Onion
18. The Helio Sequence - Tomorrow Never Knows
19. Jason McNiff - Tomorrow Never Knows
20. Dave Ellis - Tomorrow Never Knows
21. Christy Baron - Tomorrow Never Knows

The Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame : Outside Looking In

On the 10th March of this year, Madonna, The Ventures, John Mellencamp, The Dave Clark Five and Leonard Cohen became the latest artists to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Few can argue with Madonna’s inclusion, having had more impact across the pop culture landscape than all but a handful of names, male or female, in rock history. Or the Ventures inclusion, 23 years eligible and finally getting in after their first nomination. Dave Clark Five – solid if unspectacular and Mellencamp – steady and often under appreciated also went in. It was Cohen’s inclusion funnily enough that caused the most fuss. Always more of a hit with the critics than the record buying public, Leonard is the first inductee in the Hall of Fame’s 23 year history never to have scored a Billboard chart album or Top 100 single.

The 54 tracks on this mix represent artists who are all eligible ( having made their first recording 25 or more years ago ) who I believe should also have been included into the Hall Of Fame by now.

CD One

1. Big Star - O My Soul
2. MC5 - Kick Out The Jams
3. Television - See No Evil
4. Sonics - Have Love Will Travel
5. Marc Bolan & T.Rex - Solid Gold Easy Action
6. Link Wray - Run Chicken Run
7. Love - The Daily Planet
8. Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band - Diddy Wah Diddy
9. Deep Purple - Black Night
10. Canned Heat - Rollin' And Tumblin'
11. Herbie Hancock - Bring Down The Birds
12. Bar-Kays - Soul Finger
13. Carla Thomas - B.A.B.Y.
14. Jimmy Cliff - You Can Get It If You Really Want
15. Toots & The Maytals - Pressure Drop
16. Lee "Scratch" Perry - Tighten Up
17. Bobby Womack - Across 110th Street (Part 2)
18. The Delfonics - Ready Or Not, Here I Come
19. Shadows - Foot Tapper
20. Chic - Open Up
21. Donna Summer - Love To Love You Baby
22. Lee Dorsey - Confusion
23. The Moody Blues - Ride My See-Saw
24. Harry Nilsson - I Guess the Lord Must Be in New York City
25. Cat Stevens - Matthew And Son
26. Zombies - A Rose for Emily
27. Donovan - The Sun Is A Very Magic Fellow

CD Two

1. The Stooges - 1969
2. Joy Division - Digital
3. X - The Once Over Twice
4. Faces - Ooh La La
5. Monkees - Michigan Blackhawk
6. Ben E King - Stand By Me
7. Shangri-Las - The Dum Dum Ditty
8. Todd Rundgren - I Saw The Light
9. Warren Zevon - Excitable Boy
10. Electric Light Orchestra - 10538 Overture
11. Roxy Music - Editions Of You
12. Kraftwerk - Tour De France
13. Sugarhill Gang - Rapper´s Delight
14. Beastie Boys - Sure Shot
15. Ohio Players - Trespassin'
16. Quicksilver Messenger Service - Light Your Windows
17. Willie Nelson - Matador
18. The Flying Burrito Bros. - Do You Know How It Feels
19. Screamin' Jay Hawkins - Frenzy
20. Moby Grape - Hey Grandma
21. Dr. John - (Everybody Wanna Get Rich) Rite Away
22. Country Joe & the Fish - Porpoise Mouth
23. Genesis - Harlequin
24. Jethro Tull - Living In The Past
25. Tom Waits - Clap Hands
26. Irma Thomas - Take a Look
27. Nick Drake - Fly

Carnaby Chic

For this mix, I tried to go for something a bit kitsch. A bit kooky and very groovy. You know, the kind of mix that girls who secretly ( or indeed openly ) wish they were Audrey Hepburn would love..
My kind of girls really. And what has resulted is very much my kind of mix…

1. Harry Roche Constellation - Carnaby Chick
2. Katerine - Parlez-Vous Anglais Mr. Katerine?
3. The Legendary Jim Ruiz Group - Katerine
4. Komeda - Rocket Plane (Music On The Moon)
5. Baby Birkin - Jane B
6. Spring - Hysteria 67
7. Marden Hill - Curtain
8. Saint Etienne - Mario's Cafe
9. Celly Campello - Estupido Cupido
10. Jo-Jo And The Fugitives - Chips Chicken Banana Split
11. Lulu - I'm A Tiger
12. The Young Rascals - Come on Up
13. Eddie Jefferson - Psychedelic Sally
14. Josephine Baker - Don't Touch My Tomatoes
15. Chuy Reyes & His Hollywood Mocambo Orchestra - Oink, Oink Mambo
16. Christine Pilzer - Ils Pataugent
17. Sophia Loren - Zoo Be Zoo Be Zoo
18. The Magic Whispers - Fly
19. Basilisco - L'ultimo
20. Royal Blue - Dizzy
21. Harpers Bizarre - Simon Smith And The Amazing Dancing Bear
22. Would be Goods - Death a la Carte
23. Living Brass - There's A Kind Of Hush
24. Eileen - Ces Bottes Sont Faites Pour Marcher
25. Mina - Dominga
26. R.Castiglione & H.Tical - S.O.S Z2
27. The Feeling Groovies - Koo-Kee
28. Gloria Wood - Oh, Honey
29. Miniflex - Peach a St Tropez

Big Star : Covered

And while I'm having a little dalliance with covers, here's a mix of Big Star cover versions. Two artists are featured twice on this mix, I wanted to host as many different songs. You know, rather than just give you twenty versions of 'Thirteen' or 'El Goodo'.

Some fairly decent takes on here, none of them come close to emulating the originals. However it would take an extraordinarily poor band to tarnish these wonderful songs. You may disagree...

1. Gentle Readers - Back of a Car
2. The Posies - Feel
3. Giftshop & Susan And Brandee - Give Me Another Chance
4. Matthew Sweet - The Ballad of el Goodo
5. This Mortal Coil - You & Your Sister
6. Bangles - September Gurls
7. Wilco - Thirteen
8. Skywriter - I'm in Love With a Girl
9. Idle Wilds - You Get What You Deserve
10. Yo La Tengo - Take Care
11. Baby Steps - When My Baby's Beside Me
12. Champale - Stroke It Noel
13. Cheap Trick - That 70's Song (In the Street)
14. Matt Devine - My Life Is Right
15. Fooled By April - Oh Dana
16. Grand Champeen - Daisy Glaze
17. Juliana Hatfield - Don't Lie to Me
18. Teenage Fanclub - Jesus Christ
19. The Posies - What's Going Ahn
20. The Afghan Whigs - Nightime
21. This Mortal Coil - Kangaroo
22. Son Volt - Holocaust

Many thanks to Dead Man for a large chunk of these hard to find tracks.

Link

Pacific! - Hot Lips

Terrific new video from delightful Swedes Pacific! Their album 'Reveries' is out on the 18th of this month..

The Greatest UK Top Ten Singles Of.....Never?

Twenty two all time classics and not a single top ten hit to be found. Hard to believe.

1. Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart #13 1980
2. David Bowie - Diamond Dogs #12 1972
   
3. The Undertones - Teenage Kicks #31 1978
4. Sex Pistols - Anarchy In The UK #38 1976
5. The Kingsmen - Louie Louie #26 1964
   
6. Rolling Stones - Street Fighting Man #21 1971
   
7. REM - Losing My Religion #19 1991
8. Van Morrison - Brown Eyed Girl n/a
9. Fleetwood Mac - Go Your Own Way #38 1977
10. Motorhead - Ace Of Spades #15 1980
11. Kate Bush - Hounds Of Love #18 1986
12. Harry Nilsson - Everybody's Talkin' #23 1969
13. Bob Marley - Three Little Birds #17 1980
14. Elvis Presley - Love Me Tender # 11 1956
15. Marvin Gaye - Let's Get It On #31 1973
16. Stevie Wonder - Superstition #11 1973
17. Eddie Cochran - Summertime Blues #18 1958
18. Massive Attack - Unfinished Sympathy #13 1991
19. Iggy Pop - Lust For Life #26 1996
20. Wannadies - You & Me Song #18 1996
21. Boston - More Than A Feeling #22 1977
22. Roxy Music - Avalon #13 1982

Expand Your Mind

AKA Sammy Takes A Trip. A Collection of Fuzzy, Twangy Garage, Freakbeat & Little known Pop Gems from the '60s. I tried to shy away from the 'Nuggets' series ( jus' 2 tracks lifted from them ) as most fans of this particular genre probably own them already.

A couple of points.. the artists on tracks 21 & 24 aren't mis-spellings! And featured are an all together different Minutemen..

1. The Kool Kuzzins - Love Can Be True
2. The Rainy Daze - Discount City
3. Caretakers - East Side Story
4. The Shades Ltd - Froghunt On The Moon
5. Breakers - Don’t Send Me No Flowers ( I Ain’t Dead Yet )
6. The Salt - Lucifer
7. Noel Deschamps - I’m Your Witchdoctor
8. The Fillies - I’ll Sell My Soul
9. Syndicate Of Sound - Little Girl
10. The Galaxies IV - Don’t Lose Your Mind
11. The Idle Race - Skeleton And The Roundabout
12. Kim Fowley - King Of Love
13. The Changing Tymes - Go Your Way
14. Os Mutantes - Não Vá Se Perder por Aí
15. The Live Wires - Scrambled Eggs
16. Beethoven Soul - Beggin’ Your Pardon M’Lady
17. Trans-Atlantic Subway - Servant Of The People
18. The Bosom Blues - Hippie Queen
19. The Misunderstood - I Need Your Love
20. West Coast Branch - Colors Of My Life
21. MC2 - My Mind Goes High
22. The Minutemen - Why Do I Cry
23. The Shag - Stop & Listen
24. Bleach Boys - Wine, Wine, Wine
25. Executives - Ginza Strip
26. Race Marbles - Like A Dribbling Fram
27. The United States Of America - I Won’t Leave My Wooden Wife For You, Sugar
28. Barney Pip - Let It All Hang Out
29. The Gants - I Wonder

Pt1 Pt2

Chart Round Up

Kid Rock scores his first UK No1 single this week with ‘All Summer Long’. The Warren Zevon sampling track has also peaked at #1 in Austria, Switzerland, Germany & Ireland. It stalled at #38 on the Billboard 100.

A huge climb of 134 places sees Katy Perry climb to #4 this week with ‘I Kissed A Girl’. Currently at the top of the Billboard chart, don’t be surprised if Ms Perry emulates that feat in the UK as early as next week.

I’ve no idea why but ‘In The Air Tonight’ is the No1 single in New Zealand. Madonna & Justin continue to Top the charts in 14 Countries with ‘4 Minutes’, and is currently the Worlds biggest seller.

A huge congratulations to Snow Patrol who this week celebrate 100 Weeks in the UK chart with ‘Chasing Cars’. No mean feat this. It’s currently No2 on the All time list of Chart Runners, still a fair way behind Sinatra’s ‘My Way’ on 122 Weeks. But if you ask my opinion that record is there to be broken, and will be.

Finally, ‘Abba Gold’ is back at No1 in the UK album Chart, 16 years after its release. And Noah And The Whale have a Top 10 Single with their debut ‘5 Years Time’. Hooray!

Blink & You'll Miss 'Em

I was originally going to attempt a mix of tracks all under a minute long, but i realised that it would've been rubbish. Rubbish i tell you. So i decided to make it tracks under 2 mins. Ah, but weren't all songs from the 60s that length? Damn. I then limited the mix to tracks released 1990 onwards. The result - indie heaven/hell, take your pick.

Cd Length 51:47

1. Super Furry Animals - God! Show Me Magic (1:50)
2. The Las - Feelin (1:44)
3. Vines - Highly Evolved (1:34)
4. The Bristols - He'll Never Come Back (1:43)
5. Kenicke - Come Out 2 Nite (1:58)
6. Boo Radleys - Lazy Day (1:36)
7. Brassy - Boss (1:57)
8. Primal Scream - Velocity Girl (1:18)
9. Billy Bragg & Wilco - My Flying Saucer (1:45)
10. Helen Love - Rockaway Beach, Heartbreak Hotel (1:59)
11. Teenage Fanclub - What You Do To Me (1:57)
12. Komeda - Boogie Woogie / Rock 'N' Roll (1:58)
13. Bad Livers - Lust For Life (1:55)
14. The Muffs - Won't Come Out To Play (1:50)
15. Silver Sun - I'm A Dick (1:40)
16. Guided By Voices - A Salty Salute (1:29)
17. Drugstore - Super Glider
18. St Etienne - Wilson (1:59)
19. Boutique - Strawberries & Cream (1:56)
20. Elastica - Vaseline (1:23)
21. Ben Kweller - Sha Sha (1:40)
22. Adventures In Stereo - When We Go Back (1:08)
23. The Vaselines - Molly's Lips (1:42)
24. The Soviettes - Ten (1:19)
25. Ricky Spontaine - UFO Man (1:42)
26. The Lilys - A Nanny In Manhattan (1:45)
27. Be Your Own PET - Damn Damn Leash (1:52)
28. Sneeze - Shaky Ground (1:59)
29. Evan Dando - Why Do You Do This To Yourself (1:59)
30. Blur - Far Out (1:37)

I made this in January 2006. A volume 2 is long overdue...

Penelope Rainbow

A collection of the Main Players of the Elephant 6 Collective. Enjoy this, again and again....

1. The Minders - Go Wave Your Wand
   
2. oF Montreal - Penelope
3. Apples In Stereo - The Rainbow
   
4. The Olivia Tremor Control - Hideway
5. The Gerbils - Grin
6. Marbles - Go Marilee
7. The Essex Green - This Isn't Farmlife
8. Elf Power - The Naughty Villain
9. The Ladybug Transistor - Here Comes The Rain
10. Music Tapes - An Orchetration's Overture
11. A Hawk And A Hacksaw - Black Firs
12. Circulatory System - The Lovely Universe
13. Ulysses - The Falcon
14. Neutral Milk Hotel - Holland, 1945
15. The High Water Marks - Finding Clovers
16. Dressy Bessy - You Stand Here
17. The Late B.P Helium - Rabbit's Ear
18. Major Organ and the Adding Machine - Madam Truffle
19. Sunshine Fix - Sail Beyond The Sun
20. Chocolate USA - Two Dogs
21. Great Lakes - The Moon and the Lunatics
22. Thimble Circus - I Got Blue
23. Marshmallow Coast - Oblivion
24. Beulah - Emma Blowgun's Last Stand

Pay attention, especially, to the Sunshine Fix track here. It rewards repeated listens. It's rather wonderful..

Great Britain Vs The USA

Here's a hypothetical situation for you all. You're about to be dumped on a desert island for, say, 3 years. Don't worry, there'll be plenty of Food & Drink, Cigarettes and hunky men / scantily clad women for you. But here's the bad news, you can only take your entire record/CD collection from one of these 2 countries. Tough isn't it? So what's it going to be. 3 years without the Beatles. No Dylan or Velvets for 36 months. Choice is yours...
Obviously other countries make great music, so don't pull me up on that, unless you really have to.. And before I go, my stance? Well, obviously I love the Beatles. But there's a lack of any decent Soul or Jazz from over here. AND I believe I could listen to Big Star all day every day. And then there's Motown.. And Nuggets vol1 is better than vol 2. So, even though I'm a Brit, there'll be no flag waving here. It's one-nil to the States...

Great Britain

1. The Beatles - Magical Mystery Tour
2. The Rolling Stones - Jumping Jack Flash
3. The Clash - Train In Vain
4. Sex Pistols - God Save The Queen
5. Led Zeppelin - Communication Breakdown
6. David Bowie - Rock 'N Roll Suicide
7. Zombies - Friends Of Mine
8. The Who - Happy Jack
9. Syd Barrett - Dark Globe
10. Small Faces - My Minds Eye
11. The Jam - A Bomb In Wardour Street
12. Blur - Sunday Sunday
13. The Kinks - Autumn Almanac
14. Donovan - Colours
15. The Smiths - Panic
16. PJ Harvey - Good Fortune
17. The Cure - Love Song
18. Roxy Music - Street Life
19. Joy Division - Isolation
20. Radiohead - Idioteque
21. The Stone Roses - Sally Cinammon
22. Elvis Costello - New Amsterdam
23. Jesus & Mary Chain - Far Gone & Out
24. Kate Bush - The Sensual World
25. Bert Jansch - Veronica
26. Nick Drake - One Of These Things First

USA

1. The Beach Boys - God Only Knows
2. Velvet Underground - Rock And Roll
3. Stooges - I Wanna Be Your Dog
4. Big Star - Way Out West
5. Nirvana - Pennyroyal Tea
6. Bob Dylan - Positively 4th Street
7. The Pixies - Debaser
8. Yo La Tengo - Mr Tough
9. Johnny Cash - Ring Of Fire
10. REM - Pretty Persuasion
11. Talking Heads - Wild Wild Life
12. The Byrds - Ballad Of Easy Rider
13. Chuck Berry - Back In The USA
14. MC5 - Shakin' Street
15. Ramones - Beat On The Brat
16. Pavement - Trigger Cut
17. Love - My Little Red Book
18. Neil Young - Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere
19. Marvin Gaye - What's Going On
20. Wilco - Can't Stand It
21. Elvis Presley - I Slipped, I Stumbled, I Fell
22. Sly & The Family Stone - Everyday People
23. Al Green - Tired Of Being Alone
24. Aretha Franklin - I Say A Little Prayer
25. Billie Holiday - Strange Fruit
26. Woody Guthrie - Car Song

A Rough Trade Singles Anthology : Vol 2 Latter Days

A mix containing some good songs. It's not as good as Volume 1, but it was never going to be. I do love that particular Cornershop track though..

1. Fiery Furnaces - Single Again
2. Libertines - Up The Bracket
3. Tyde - Go Ask Yer Dad
4. Cornershop - Topknot
5. Brakes - Sometimes Always
6. The Kills - Fried My Little Brains
7. Low - California
8. Sufjan Stevens - The Black Hawk War
9. Delays - Nearer Than Heaven
10. Adam Green - Bluebirds
11. Detroit Cobras - Cha Cha Twist
12. British Sea Power - Remember Me
13. Belle & Sebastian - Funny Little Frog
14. Strokes - Hard To Explain
15. Hidden Cameras - A Miracle
16. Hal - Worry About The Wind
17. Aberfeldy - Summer's Gone
18. Babyshambles - Albion
19. Veils - The Tide That Left & Never Came Back
20. Moldy Peaches - Anybody Else But You
21. Antony & The Johnsons - Hope There's Someone
22. Arcade Fire - Cold Wind
23. Emiliana Torrini - Heartstopper

A Rough Trade Singles Anthology : Vol 1 The Early Years

This is a mix I made over two years ago, however as the music on here is so timeless, I decided it deserved a posting. Volume 2 is on its way....

1. Metal Urbain - Paris Marquis
2. Stiff Little Fingers - Suspect Device
3. Camper van Beethoven -Take The Skinheads Bowling
4. Smiths - William, It Was Really Nothing
5. Luna - Indian Summer
6. Aztec Camera - Oblivious
7. Sundays - Can't Be Sure
8. Go Betweens - Cattle & Cane
9. Violent Femmes - Ugly
10. Galaxie 500 - Blue Thunder
11. Lucinda Williams - I Just Wanted To See You So Bad
12. Feelies - Fa Ce La
13. Shelleyan Orphan - Anatomy Of Love
14. Woodentops - Well Well Well
15. Jonathan Richman - That Summer Feeling
16. Prefab Sprout - Lions In My Own Garden
17. Scritti Politti - Skank Bloc Bologna
18. Vic Godard - Stop That Girl
19. Sandie Shaw - Hand In Glove
20. Pastels - I Wonder Why
21. Fall - Totally Wired
22. Virgin Prunes - Pagan Lovesong
23. Monochrome Set - He's Frank ( Slight Return )
24. Rainy Day - I'll Keep It With Mine

Aberfeldy - Love Is An Arrow

Cute!

Morning Sunshine

Mix Titles. Pah! More than anything else these highlight to me just how little imagination I posses. For this one, I've lifted the title track of the lovely 'Frederic' song. These 22 tracks are all favourites at Chez Sammy right now..

1. Monkees - Circle Sky (Alt. Mix)
2. The Gurus - Tears On The Wardrobe
3. The Explorers Club - Forever
4. The Fredric - Morning Sunshine
5. Denny Laine - Say You Don't Mind
6. Cosmic Rough Riders - Baby, You're So Free
7. The Telepathic Butterflies - Epistle to Dippy
8. The Pillbugs - I Don't Really Mean To Freak You Out
9. Dukes of Stratosphear - Bike Ride To The Moon
10. Reivers - Electra
11. Flamin' Groovies - Him Or Me
12. Elliott Kendall - Honda Bike
13. The Ruby Suns - Tane Mahuta
14. The Dreadful Yawns - End of Summer
15. Cat Stevens - The Wind
16. Captain Beefheart - Yellow Brick Road
17. David Kilgour - BBC World
18. Fruit Bats - Rainbow Sign
19. Nick Drake - Fly
20. The Greenberry Woods - #37 (Feels So Strange)
21. The Kingsbury Manx - New Old Friend Blues
22. Sigur Rós - Gobbledigook
    

Red Light Summer

A Great video from one of my favourite bands around - The Pillbugs.

Vezes Felizes

Insanely Catchy Pop from around the Globe. Mainly France, Brazil, Spain..

1. Liz Brady - Bas Les Pattes
2. Marcos Valle - Garra
3. Orlandivo - Tudo Joia
4. La Lupe - Busamba
5. 14 Bis - Bola de Meia, Bola de Gude
6. Baron De Tagomago - Enamorado
7. La Casa Azul - Hoy Me Has Dicho Hola Por Primera Vez
8. Djavan - Aquele Um
9. Brigitte Bardot - Bubble Gum
10. Rita Lee - Mamae Natureza
11. La Buena Vida - En Bicicleta
12. Bel Divioleta - Normal
13. Caetano Veloso - Meia-Lua Inteira
14. Niza - Parasol
15. Richard de Bordeaux & Daniel Beretta - Lucien
16. Os Mutantes - Não Vá Se Perder Por Aí
17. Trio Ternura - Filhos De Zambi
18. Umas & Outras - Oh!
19. Kiki D'aki - El color de los días Perdidos
20. Mate - Cada Vez Que Amanece

Mini Mixwit Mix!

I've probably not made a mix on Cassette for over 10 years. But I quite enjoyed this virtual experience. Short 'n Sweet - just 15 tracks, all big favourites..

1. Russian Futurists - Paul Simon
2. Of Montreal - Disconnect the Dots
3. Love - Between Clark & Hilldale
4. The Pillbugs - Pretty, Young & Free
5. Acid House Kings - Do What You Wanna Do
6. The High Llamas - That Old Spring Town
7. Apples In Stereo - Go
8. The Black Hollies - Paisley Pattern Sound
9. Dreadful Yawns - Candles
10. Rogue Wave - Bird On A Wire
11. The Shins - New Slang
12. Pinback - Loro
13. Big Star - Thirteen
14. Television - Marquee Moon
15. Orbital - Belfast

Magical Musical Box

A collection of Lost Gems from the 60s, so great that they are all equal, and in most cases better than the well known tracks that troubled the top of the Hit Parade back in the day. Listen & Drool!

1. The Millennium - I Need To Be By Your Side
2. Glenda Collins - If You Gotta Pick A Baby
3. Sagitarrius - My World Fell Down
4. Chris Clark - From Head To Toe
5. Warm Sounds - Birds & Bees
6. Honeybus - Scarlet Lady
7. Left Banke - She May Call You Up Tonight
8. Aerovons - Bessy Goodheart
9. Jackpots - Jack In The Box
10. Shirley Ellis - Ever See A Diver..
11. The Moon - Got To Be On My Way
12. Dana Gillespie - You Just Got To Know My Mind
13. Searchers - Ain't Gonna Kiss Ya
14. Noreen Corcoran - Love Kitten
15. Timon - The Bitter Thoughts Of Little Jane
16. The Zombies - Walking In The Sun
17. The Shangri-Las - Hate To Say I Told You So
18. Simon Dupree & The Big Sound - Laughing Boy From Nowhere
19. The Yellow Balloon - Panama Red
20. The Cookies - Wounded
21. Lemon pipers - Jelly Jungle Of Orange Marmalade
22. Nino Tempo & April Stevens - Deep Purple
23. Beryl Marsden - When The Lovelight Shines Thru His Eyes
24. Dino, Desi & Billy - If You're Thinkin' What I'm Thinkin'
25. Skip Bifferty - Gas Board Under Dog
26. Sopwith Camel - The Things I Could Do
27. The Free Design - Bubbles
28. Spanky & Her Gang - Superflabbergsated

Pop Quest

My quest for the Perfect Pop Song is an ongoing, very rewarding experience. Have I found it? In a way, I hope I haven't. If I have, it could very well be one of these 26 delightful tunes....

1. Pete Moore - Asteroid
2. Olivia Tremor Control - Jumping Fences
3. Spring - Chuck It Up
4. Momus - Vogue Bambini
5. Pepe Deluxe - Girl
6. The Crooner - A Warm Day In June
7. Edwin Moses - I'll Be Around
8. Acid House Kings - Do What You Wanna Do
9. The New Pornographers - The Laws Have Changed
10. Camera Obscura - Lloyd, I'm Ready To Be Heartbroken
11. Kaleidoscope - Jenny Artichoke
12. The Tyde - Henry VIII
13. Rinken Band - Kansha Sabira
14. Klaus Wushtoff - Polycolor
15. Norma & The Heartaches - Hot Pants
16. The Velvet Underground - Who Loves The Sun
17. The Sights - It'd Be Nice ( To Have You Around )
18. The Cowsills - The Rain, The Park And Other Things
19. Patience Africa & Peddlers - Lomfana Ngi Yamithanda
20. Nicole Willis & The Soul Investigators - Invisible Man
21. Sailor - A Glass Of Champagne
22. Of Montreal - Jennifer Louise
23. Holiday - Well Enough Alone
24. Jenny Lewis & The Watson Twins - You Are What You Love
25. Goldenboy - Wild Was The Night
26. Shuggie Otis - Strawberry Letter #23 ( One Rascal Extended Remix )

Hello and Welcome!

Hi, my name is Sam and I'm new to this blogging lark. So if initially this looks a little primitive, well, that's why..

My aim is not to host full albums, either in or out of print, rather to highlight some of my favourite tracks via Mixes. I may, along the way, link up some of my favourite vids via you tube links..

All songs represented are favourites of mine, past & present - many genres will be represented, if I like a song, I like it, regardless of who it's by blah blah

So off we go....