I'm Tom. Music geek, leftish, sub-optimally organised librarian, optimist - @Pompey so needed! Musically all over the shop. Same name in the other land of Blue.
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Currently working on a listing of corporate archives - because they relate to 'the Faculty', I get to allocate FAC numbers in a Factory Records stylee! I don't think anyone else in my team fully appreciates the level of joy this brings me...
#1980Top20
Day 12, #9
And they look so happy on the single sleeve...
ABBA - The Winner Takes It All
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#1980Top20
Day 11 (a day late), #10
Don't walk away.
Joy Division - Atmosphere
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#1980Top20
Day 10, #11
As long as the sun continues to shine, there's a place for you in my heart - that's the bottom line.
Diana Ross - Upside Down
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#1980Top20
Day 9, #12
Such is the magnificence of 'Video Killed The Radio Star', much of their other stuff gets rather overlooked. Which is a shame... The bridge, hook and chorus on this is wonderful.
The Buggles - The Plastic Age
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#1980Top20
Day 8, #13
One of his most beautiful melodies.
Paul McCartney - Waterfalls
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#1980Top20
Day 7, #14
I'm not judging you, I'm judging me.
Mission Of Burma - Academy Fight Song
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#1980Top20
Day 6, #15
Oh it's such fun, fun, fun.
Siouxsie and the Banshees - Happy House
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#1980Top20
Day 5, #16
High level slinkiness. Nothing can stand in our way...
Olivia Newton-John - Magic
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#1980Top20
Day 4, #17
"I am very superficial, I hate everything official..." Some days I know *exactly* what you mean, Grace.
Grace Jones - Private Life
songwhip.com/grace-jones/pri…
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Day 3, #18
With vocals from co-writer Toni Smith, who really should get more credit.
Tom Browne - Funkin' For Jamaica (N.Y.)
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Day 2, #19
John Doe sings about cheating on Exene Cervenka while Exene Cervenka sings co-vocals... Dark and compelling.
X - White Girl
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#1980Top20
Day 1, #20
Top ten most other years... Oh yeah.
Roxy Music - Oh Yeah (On The Radio)
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#1980Top20 starts tomorrow, but it's virtually impossible... It's like asking Boris Johnson to choose his 20 favourite children...
#1998Top20
Day 20, #1
Perfection. Still probably the most exquisite song you could hope to hear.
Massive Attack - Teardrop
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#1998Top20
Day 19, #2
My favourite single from one of my favourite bands. Why isn't Emma Pollock revered in the same way as Polly Harvey or Laura Marling, eh?
The Delgados - Pull The Wires From The Wall
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#1998Top20
Day 18, #3
When the aliens invade, select me as their designated human contact and ask their inevitable first question "What is this thing called power pop, earthling?", I'll just play them this.
DM3 - Second Floor
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#1998Top20
Day 17 (just a day late...), #4
Sarah Nixey’s English Rose/ice maiden vocals and the (twisted?) genius of Luke Haines... Spiffy stuff.
Black Box Recorder - Girl Singing In The Wreckage
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Day 16, #5
Skye Edwards' vocals and Ross Godfrey's pedal steel combining to perfection.
Morcheeba - Part Of The Process
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Wonderful to be enveloped in the sumptuous, autumnal (they're always autumnal to me, even in January) shimmerings of The Clientele tonight - although Alasdair can Tom Verlaine out when called for! And cheers to Alan and Tom from Farnborough way for the chat :-)
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