382 ‘Unfinished Sympathy’ Massive Attack feat. Shara Nelson
I think felt like the most ‘unfinished’ day I can remember and I needed ‘sympathy’. The company I was working for bought tickets to go to...
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Simon 365
A piece of my favourite music for each day
supersi145
- Mar 20
- 1 min
381 ‘Theme From Shaft’ by Isaac Hayes
I love this piece of music – great rhythm, funky, strong guitar, exciting music. Hayes wrote it for the movie ‘Shaft’ which came out in...
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supersi145
- Mar 19
- 2 min
380 ‘Make Me Smile’ by Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel
Wonderful sing-along song by Steve Harley who died a few days ago. A somewhat laconic performance but catchy. ‘Make Me Smile (Come Up And...
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supersi145
- Mar 18
- 1 min
379 Mustang Sally by The Commitments (Andrew Strong)
Watched ‘The Commitments’ last night for St Patrick’s Day, such a great film. Love this song. I would definitely go and see them if they...
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supersi145
- Mar 18
- 1 min
378 ‘Spring Comes To Spiddal’ by The Waterboys
Happy St Patrick’s Day to all the Irish and congratulations on winning the 6 Nations Rugby. We are excited because tomorrow we have a...
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supersi145
- Mar 18
- 1 min
377 ‘New Rose’ by The Damned
A neighbour has lent me an anthology of New Musical Express 1955 – 1990, full of memories and interesting articles about what was...
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supersi145
- Mar 18
- 1 min
376 ‘ Sun Dog’ by Edouard Ferlet
Beautiful tune by French composer and pianist Edouard Ferlet, born in 1971 and classically trained. He spans classical and jazz superbly....
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supersi145
- Mar 14
- 2 min
375 ‘Bittersweet Symphony’ by The Verve
Not sure what I did to deserve this, but Spotify sent me a concert recommendation yesterday - for ‘The Wurzels’! Well thanks that distils...
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supersi145
- Mar 13
- 1 min
374 ‘Circle’ by Be Svendsen
A beautiful mix of beat and strong cadences of tones, I find the na-na-na strangely comforting, like coming home. This is a few minutes...
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supersi145
- Mar 12
- 1 min
373 ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone’ (instrumental) by Nina Simone
It would have been my brother Richard’s 70th birthday today and it’s the first anniversary of his death. Bless you dear brother, you are...
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supersi145
- Mar 11
- 2 min
372 ‘Reverie’ by Constantinople and Ablaye Cissoko
I am indebted to my friend Amida who has given me a treasure chest of his favourite music to listen to and explore. I absolutely love...
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supersi145
- Mar 10
- 2 min
371 ‘If You Go Away’ by Dusty Springfield
Last night I saw one of the most incredible performances I have ever witnessed. Andrew Scott playing all the parts in Chekhov’s ‘(Uncle)...
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supersi145
- Mar 9
- 1 min
370 ‘Stolen Car’ by Bruce Springsteen
There was a remarkable story yesterday of a stolen BMWX5 and a caravan in North Yorkshire. The police caught up with it 45 minutes after...
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supersi145
- Mar 9
- 2 min
369 ‘Simple Twist Of Fate’ by Bob Dylan
I love poetry and I love song lyrics, and the songs of the singer songwriters. Many tell stories, exactly or obliquely. Some have...
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supersi145
- Mar 9
- 2 min
368 ‘Hearing Damage’ by Thom Yorke
Oh my gosh. I have hearing aids. I am so excited - I can hear all sorts of things I couldn't hear properly before. Things that rustle and...
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supersi145
- Mar 6
- 1 min
367 ‘Cold Turkey’ by Eric Clapton
OK I didn’t manage the cold turkey for long. I just love thinking about music and relating it to what is happening in my life. I am very...
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supersi145
- Mar 6
- 2 min
366 ‘Who Are You?’ by The Who
This is the last piece of music in my 365. Thank you for reading and listening. Jane and I were talking about how some people say they...
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supersi145
- Feb 28
- 1 min
365 ‘Deep In It’ by St Germain
Lovely jazzy, bluesy sound from St Germain's much lauded 'Boulevard' album, new to me this last year or two. They have produced much...
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supersi145
- Feb 28
- 1 min
364 ‘Cosmic Dancer’ sung by Nick Cave
A strange song from T-Rex’s ‘Electric Warrior’ album which came out in 1971. It’s been covered by David Bowie, Shakespeare’s Sister and...
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supersi145
- Feb 28
- 1 min
363 ‘Belonging’ by Jan Gabarek and Keith Jarrett
I watched a beautiful Storyville programme the other night called ‘Earth Songs’ about the lives of an elderly man and woman whose lives...
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