TFIF!!! To celebrate the end of the week I thought I'd do a quick blog for the first 5 tracks that came up after shuffling my iPod. This week's selection is totally random rather than a shuffle within a particular playlist (as I've done previously for the two specials (rock and disco) that I published.
So...without further ado....
1) Picking Up The Pieces - Paloma Faith
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Whether you think she madder than a hatstand or not, Paloma Faith has one hell of a voice. I'd not seen the video for this song until doing this blog, but immediately spotted the stunning Golden Ball and West Wycombe Park, which are local to me, being used a backdrop. Telling the story of a woman whose boyfriend is still in love with his ex, this is the first release from her second album, "Fall To Grace".
2) Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic - The Police
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A 1981 classic from the legends that are The Police. Despite only having three members, The Police never sound like they are lacking in any way, I think partly due to the phenomenal drumming of Stewart Copeland. The demo version of the song, pre-1981, can apprently be heard on Strontium 90: Police Academy, and the final version has been used over and over on film and TV ever since.
3) Raspberry Beret - Prince and The Revolution
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Ah, the original purple pixie! From the album, "Around The World In A Day", this featured Middle Eastern finger cymbals and strings (most notably a violin) and came before Prince had an identity crisis and changed his name to something unpronounceable. He was a keen advocate of pushing the boundaries of sexually explicit lyrics - I remember listening to "Darling Nikki" and being mortified at the time, although of course no one would bat an eyelid nowadays. Anyway, this is a jaunty little song with some rather tame lyrics for Prince...
4) Heaven For The Weather - The Streets
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From the now-defunct The Streets' 2008 album, "Everything Is Borrowed", this one was particularly good live due to the ascending baseline. This was the last single released from that album, with only two others being released, and a studio album, before the band called it a day. Mike Skinner, the lead singer and synth programmer, is now part of The D.O.T., a more dance focused band that provided some of the soundtrack for The Inbetweeners Movie.
5) Going For Gold - Shed Seven
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Released at the height of the Britpop era, and a rather downbeat indie effort, this was arguably Shed Seven's best known song and is their biggest seller, reaching Number 8 in the UK charts. With the media circus that was the battle between Blur and Oasis, Shed Seven just quietly got on with it. Sadly that might not have been the best ploy for them.
So, just a quickie today because I have another gig review coming out over the weekend....watch this space..! :-)
So what did you think of them? Send me a comment below!
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