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Joyce Sims – Come Into My Life

By on August 15, 2011 in Tracks

Emotion: Fear

Artist: Joyce Sims

Track: Come Into My Life

Album: Come Into My Life

Release Details: Sleeping Bag Records, 1987

At around 3pm on Friday I attended a work BBQ where I had provided the music for the evening. Sultry music for a balmy afternoon’s pleasant drinking on the balcony at a plush Manchester bar. This actually ended around 9pm with us being ejected from the venue and me talking loudly about ‘music for fingering’…

The last tune I heard was this beast by Joyce Sims and it was played the day after on the radio as we were driving across to Burnley for my cousin’s 18th Birthday party, a quiet gathering of friends and family in the tree lined secluded back garden. This also took a turn for the worse – highlights include

  • Heading into Burnley Town Centre with around a dozen 18 year olds
  • Drinking a cocktail that contained Gin, Tequila and Vodka
  • Getting Pink Highlighter all over a brand new Ralph Lauren shirt
  • Wrecking a brand new pair of canvas trainers
  • Insulting a girl in a kebab shop
  • Getting barred from a club
  • Spending £60 in 2 hours
  • Throwing omelette all over a taxi
  • Getting locked out of my house
  • Climbing a 6ft fence and losing my wedding ring
  • Finding my wedding ring then falling asleep in the back garden
  • Waking up at 6am completely soaked in the rain
All in all a fantastic evening.
As I led on the bed, drifting perilously out of consciousness Joyce’s voice came back in to my head – “And when you’re feeling bad I’ll put a smile on your face…”

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Ned Doheny – Take Me Faraway

By on July 4, 2011 in Tracks

Ned Doheny Debut LP

Emotion: Melancholy

Artist: Ned Doheny

Track: Take Me Faraway

Album: Ned Doheny

Release Details: Asylum, 1973

They walk along, hand in the hand, the sun setting in the background. The birds sing their final song of the day and the crickets kick up their dusk chorus to join them.

They’ve been out all day, walking in the mountains, swimming in the lake and they must’ve come across half a dozen people all day.

They can’t be together though and these stolen days only make it harder. At the end of the street they part. Neither looks back but both have to fight hard not to…

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Lannie McMillan – In Your Arms

By on May 8, 2011 in Tracks

Emotion: Sensuality

Artist: Lannie McMillan

Track: In Your Arms

Album: Breakin’ Through

Release details: Momisey Records, 1980

Sorry guys, we’ve left you hanging recently in terms of sex music. You want something to serenade your better half with on this sweaty, balmy Sunday afternoon and what says ‘SEX’ better than a massive amount of Saxophony…

Lannie McMillan is a Saxual Harrasser. He’s lethal. Get busy.

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Heatwave – The Star of a Story

By on March 31, 2011 in Tracks

Emotion : Bliss

Artist : Heatwave

Track : The Star of a Story

Album : Central Heating

Release Details : GTO Records, 1977

The girl of your dreams.

You’ve been seeing her for over 18 months. She’s beautiful. Everything you could ever want in a girl. She loves your stories, your jokes. She’s into all the same music as you and she thinks your clothes are super cool.

Every day you talk to her, without fail and, whenever you can, you chat, for hours at a time and it’s perfect. There’s nothing you can’t tell her and she never judges you.

You sit talking, one blissful day, just you and her away from all the noise, enjoying the sunshine.

“Who are you talking to?” ask the group of kids you hadn’t seen.

The girl of your dreams, literally…

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Loleatta Holloway – Cry To Me

By on March 22, 2011 in Tracks

Emotion : Loss

Artist : Loleatta Holloway

Track : Cry To Me

Release Details : Aware, 1975

RIP Loleatta Holloway.

That fucking voice. Unbelievable.

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Terrence Trent D’arby – Sign Your Name

By on March 11, 2011 in Tracks

Sexy disco times from Quoonbeatz.

Emotion : Unbridled Lust

Artist : Terrence Trent D’arby

Track : Sign Your Name

Album : Introducing the Hardline According to Terrence Trent D’arby

Release Details : CBS, 1987

They both knew the schedule well. The best mix of chart and party, with a half-hour erection section and the big power singalongs at the end. Friday and Saturday nights segued into each other as comfortably as Living on a Prayer and Never Forget.

He’d pinched her arse as she danced behind him during the RnB montage. It was only for a laugh though; she was like a dumpier version of Janine from Ghostbusters, awkwardly shifting from side to side, sucking her bottle of Castaway through a straw.

But that was two hours, three Cheeky Vimtos and a couple of red Aftershocks earlier. Now the lights were up, the bouncers were forcibly ejecting the stragglers from the dancefloor and he hadn’t copped off. He saw two of her stood sullenly near the toilets, waiting for her mate to stop necking so they could get their coats and a kebab. At this hour, the terms of engagement were different.

He approached her, coolly negotiating the sticky carpet that made him look like he was walking on the moon.

“Alright?

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Dwight Druik – Georgy Porgy

By on March 4, 2011 in Tracks

Emotion : Arrogance

Artist : Dwight Druik

Track : Georgy Porgy

Album : Tanger

Release Details : Bobinason, 1979

He pulls up to the kerb in the Lotus Europa, carefully getting out; he doesn’t want to crease his shirt – silk & expensive – bought that day from his favourite boutique clothes shop.

Past the queue of waiting, expectant, hopeful punters, a quick look to the doorstaff and he’s inside. The owner sees him, comes over and shakes his hand.

“Please sir, this way sir, let me get you a table sorted”.

At the table the drinks are flowing and the ladies flock to him. He’s drinking champagne, he’s taking these girls home and everybody wants to be him.

He. Is. The. Man.

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