Rainy Night In Georgia

That voice. Amazing.

Hole In My Shoe

It's easy to forget that The Young Ones was so popular in the early-mid 1980s that this novelty tosh from Nigel Planer AKA Neil spent three weeks at number 2 in the UK pop 40 in the summer of '84. It was only kept off the top spot by Frankie's Two Tribes which was in the middle of its six-year stay at number 1. Anyway, this clip of 'Neil' performing the song on Top of the Pops is ace for two reasons: 1) It's introduced by John Peel and 2) Because Planer throws in some decent ad-libs. ("Listen to the lyrics, Paul Weller!")

(I almost did a Young Ones Three of a Kind here including their Comic Relief version of Living Doll with Cliff Richard, and Alexei Sayle's Ullo John Got A New Motor but the latter is too risible even for this blog!)

Not Too Soon

Tanya Donelly's finest hour.

Add Me

*winning smile*

In der Nacht ist der Mensch nicht gern alleine

Translation: a person isn't happy being alone at night. Great, great song!

Absolved

Yes, this sounds like My Life Story - but so what? MLS were great, and so's this!

Forget About You

Jan Molby on lead vocals, a maverick keyboard player in short shorts and a song that sounds not unlike the Grandstand theme tune. Yet somehow this works.

Wings of a Dove

Sometimes you just can't beat a bit of Madness. (Don't give up the day job, Bedders.)

Archie, Marry Me

Every cloud...

Did You Give The World Some Love Today, Baby?

Not you, Gove.

Waiting

Haunting, ethereal magnificence. I love Alice Boman's voice so much. Such a simple yet effective video, as well. Why does everything look so good in monochrome?

Lover Please

Clyde McPhatter facts: He formed the Drifters and died at the age of 39. Those two things aren't necessarily connected, though, despite the structure of that sentence. This song is magical.

Crystal Palace

This one goes out to my man Prince Charles. Zip it, jug ears!

Pull The Wires From The Wall

This song is now sixteen years old. Gordon bennett.

The Greater Good

The next release in the wiaiwya-7777777 seven inch singles club is an absolute belter.

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