day twenty two

"a song that you listen to when you’re sad"

sometimes i think we've been ruined by our records. all those unrequiteds all those losts those betrayals cheatings schemings dreamings. how we ever going to love when our soundtrack hurts so bad. how we going to win when our songs are for losers. but then they lift you up too those records soar your soul (like i said weeks ago now weeks hell) open up your big glorious heart swell you. you know.

frank sinatra - only the lonely

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day twenty one

"a song that you listen to when you’re happy"

one for my beloved cos when she's happy i'm happy

the monochrome set - cast a long shadow

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day twenty

"a song that you listen to when you’re angry"

much more likely to go for a nice sit down somewhere lovely like phoenix gardens watch the sparrows on the feeders and splashing about in the fish pond deep breaths and calm calm calm these days but i guess there've been times when records were reached for vodka spilled and all screeching along to public image or liar's beware or adult-ery or some just as rowdy rawkusness those shouty releases and some scratchy ones

dr octagon - bear witness

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day nineteen

"a song from your favorite album"

it's lp round here heartface. your favourite lp. album is despicably rockist don't you think. anway you know what we've already said about favourites. we don't hold with them shake our weedy fists at them apart from when they're glen campbell singing witchita lineman which is so heavenly it defies just about everything

soooooo shall we just pull something out of the lp pile and stick with that. i think that'd be best

oh that worked rather well... it's the soul jazz love strata east compilation so lets wake up the neighbourhood with some jazz yodelling. you heard me right brave souls jazz yodelling. hold tight

pharoah sanders - prince of peace

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last call for 99p soul my dolly old dears up and at 'em once again on saturday. do come and say hello if you make it down it'd be lovely to see you.

now this might sound like some square advice but it pays to be kinda nice

the impressions - first impressions

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day eighteen

"a song that you wish you heard on the radio"

the night time was for truckers sad songs for truckers. all you found on the dial after midnight was sad songs for truckers. sometimes i think i must've dreamt all that a long long dream for all those years all those country hits i can't believe i could've heard anywhere else all those crooners. so i beg for more. beg to reclaim the night for tears for the lonely for the road oh for the crooners for newley more newley

when a soft caress demands a yes

anthony newley - who can say

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day seventeen

"a song that you hear often on the radio"

a what ? a song ? no really there are songs ? on the radio ? desert island discs apart obviously. there's the archers theme which is the cue to flip to football but hell that's torturous enough even when it's just the teensiest hint. radio four all the way here darlings then football tittle tattle and matches that mean nothing of an evening and weekend. records pop up when you're least expecting them still. it's cos we're old and the folk making radio are old too. the bastards keep rubbing it when i'm least expecting it. like half past one in the sodding afternoon. john cooper clarke shouldn't be able to play me james brown records while i'm making a sandwich to radio four. it's unnatural.

you can hear him doing it to you here but i suggest you fit in your day better than the bbc do

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