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#TheSmithsTop30 Number 14 These Things Take Time Each couplet from the first to the last from a writer at his peak. The whole song i.e. "And I know that I'm the most inept that ever stepped" Aimed directly at 18 year old me. Obviously... open.spotify.com/track/1xPVaZ...

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What is common knowledge in your field, but shocks outsiders? Free non emergency patient transport in Thames Valley was awarded to a private "for profit" company by the NHS under the Tories last year. Google "Emed reviews" Patients and staff and ask yourself how did that happen? 🤔

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When I wrote this about Roxy Music's eponymous first album there wasn't a live version of If There Is Something on YouTube. There is now and it's incredible. 53 years old and it sounds like this open.substack.com/pub/daveross... youtu.be/t1saMe5EGf8?...

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I hadn't intended to any prints of this, but lots of people have asked so I've decided to put on sale for 48 hours only. However many are sold in that time will be all that ever exist. Head here (by Wednesday night) if you fancy one... www.stuffbymark.co.uk/shop

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Another crap local radio slot playing Journey’s Don’t Stop Believing as a “1981 hits” slot. A hill I will never stop shouting from. Journey couldn’t get arrested over here until 2010s (ish). Like all that other dreadful MOR tosh flooding the US at time; UK record buyers completely ignored it all.

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1. The Tories knighted Kier Starmer for his work as Head of CPS in prosecuting grooming gangs. 2. Tories had 14 years to instigate an inquiry. 3. Starmer had instigated a rapid review AND instigated an inquiry in 10 months. 4. Grooming gangs are all Kier Starmer’s fault says Badenoch. 5. FFS.

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#TheSmithsTop30 Number 15 The Queen Is Dead As it's the anniversary of the album's release I've dropped this in. It's place justified for the intro alone. open.spotify.com/track/03ZwNF...

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I'm going to miss trawling YouTube for Barry Manilow videos for #ArtistFave15 What a performer. It's made me listen to the eponymous first album and Barry Manilow II. Both are a fantastic mix of styles no doubt as he was finding his way. Here he channels Marc Bolan open.spotify.com/track/0h3pxb...

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36 years ago today In memory of Pete de Freitas, drummer for Echo & the Bunnymen Pete died in a motorcycle accident on June 14, 1989 at the age of 27 📸 Liverpool Royal Court Theatre, January 26, 1985 #punkrock #punkdrummer #petedefreitas #echoandthebunnymen #punkrockhistory

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#TheSmithsTop30 Number 16 Handsome Devil open.spotify.com/track/0NFYBi...

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Just a few words on the wonderful Pete de Freitas who died on this day in 1989 open.substack.com/pub/daveross...

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40 YEARS AGO - On this day in 1985, a new entry at No.37 was... King In A Catholic Style by China Crisis: www.youtube.com/watch?v=5EYL... #80sMusic #Eighties

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Two tickets for sale for LCD Soundsystem this Sunday evening up the Brixton Academy. Early stage time too. DM or whatnot.

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As a little #ArtistFave15 treat for you here's my 15 Barry Manilow masterpieces all in one playlist... open.spotify.com/playlist/7HR...

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I’m in for Robert Elms #BBCRadioLondon @ 10 & will be joined by author #EleniKyriacou, #PJHarrison talking Oasis, Russell the Routemaster & #DennisMorris. We’ll be celebrating/remembering our Fathers & the funny things they say. My Dad had a mountain of them. Yours? 👂94.9 & bbc.co.uk/radiolondon

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#ArtistFave15 Day 15 Barry Manilow - Could It Be Magic Inspired by Chopin Barry wanted the song to "build and build until you think you can't take it anymore. It should be a musical orgasm". I've loved doing this. Please spare 6 minutes for this incredible performance. youtu.be/UC7oRmafIVQ?...

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#ArtistFave15 Day 15 Barry Manilow - Could It Be Magic Inspired by Chopin Barry wanted the song to "build and build until you think you can't take it anymore. It should be a musical orgasm". I've loved doing this. Please spare 6 minutes for this incredible performance. youtu.be/UC7oRmafIVQ?...

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Echo & The Bunnymen: The Back of Love youtu.be/w1B6LrOmNsg?... @bunnymen.com @garycrowleyonair.bsky.social @punkandnewwave.bsky.social

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A little while ago, my parents' cat Bridget went missing. As the weeks dragged on, they became extremely worried. My dad devised a way to distract himself: he began to paint Bridget's adventures, imagining her travelling through time and popping up in some of art and music's most iconic scenes.

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Just a few words on the wonderful Pete de Freitas who died on this day in 1989 open.substack.com/pub/daveross...

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#TheSmithsTop30 Number 17 Hand In Glove I remember trying to mix this with Sandie Shaw's version using a cassette recorder and a C60. Such a "Smiths" song and Morrissey's lyrics made us think. Probably over think. "This one is different because it's ours..." open.spotify.com/track/2JZu2n...

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And lastly a reminder that you can order any station, even if I’ve already done it and it’s gone by commissioning me here.

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Seen these @garycrowleyonair.bsky.social ? Lovely stuff.

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#ArtistFave15 Day 14 Barry Manilow - Mandy Take a great song. Change the title from Brandy to Mandy then sprinkle some Manilow magic dust. So many wonderful clips of this beautiful song I could have chosen any but this from 1974 is 😘 "But I sent you away..." youtu.be/S359ujv5DVM?...

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#ArtistFave15 Day 14 Barry Manilow - Mandy Take a great song. Change the title from Brandy to Mandy then sprinkle some Manilow magic dust. So many wonderful clips of this beautiful song I could have chosen any but this from 1974 is 😘 "But I sent you away..." youtu.be/S359ujv5DVM?...

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Why won't they stop fighting daddy? The global arms trade is a multi-billion dollar industry. In 2019, global military expenditure reached $1.9 trillion. Context daddy? A million seconds is about 11.5 days. A billion seconds is 31 years. A trillion seconds is 31,688 years

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Ok Brentford take the only reasonable course of action you can now. #AngeIn #Brentford

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Calling @johnynocash.bsky.social

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#TheSmithsTop30 Number 18 Barbarism Begins At Home Another track that would concern social services and safeguarding were the lyrics found in a teenagers diary. I must try again with Morrissey's autobiography. The song? Of course it's all about the bass open.spotify.com/track/35WDTZ...

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#ArtistFave15 Day 13 Barry Manilow - Even Now This song was produced and arranged by Barry and is another example of his extraordinary musicianship and ability to really build a song. To watch him perform this in 1978 and engage his audience is very special. youtu.be/SSybb5-9Rys?...

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Ok Brentford take the only reasonable course of action you can now. #AngeIn #Brentford

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#ArtistFave15 Day 13 Barry Manilow - Even Now This song was produced and arranged by Barry and is another example of his extraordinary musicianship and ability to really build a song. To watch him perform this in 1978 and engage his audience is very special. youtu.be/SSybb5-9Rys?...

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#ArtistFave15 Day 12 Barry Manilow Can't Smile Without You There's lots of videos showing Barry doing schmaltzy duets of this with audience members. It's why he's so incredibly popular with his fans. This is just Barry being brilliant. youtu.be/TpEXEm-zP3Q?...

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#TheSmithsTop30 Number 19 Ask Released at the end of 1986 for me it Marks a Smiths watershed moment. Marr's guitar has a joy not found in anything that came next. This is the last moment of The Smiths I grew up with. What a song it is to go out on open.spotify.com/track/2AdRSH...

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Happy 40th birthday Cupid & Psyche 85 #ScrittiPolitti #Cupid&Psyche85 theafterword.co.uk/40-years-of-...

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