While undergoing an interminable wait for my laptop to open the Music Folder file was stuck at files beginning with 01G (ie track 1 beginning with G) which were not in a named folder
This seemed as good an opportunity as any to select four songs for a post.
So without further ado I give you Tom Tom Club, Joe Jackson, The Sensational Alex Harvey Band and The Bangles.
After last week’s rather dour article, this will be much more up-beat. Some of you will recognise United’s centre forward Davie “salmon-pus” Dodds (that was one of the fans’ chants of the time, and it seems even more cruel now than it did then). I’ve no idea why I went, or who I went with, I had lost interest in the game in the latter part of the 70s, thanks to my home team Dundee losing the plot, Manchester United sacking Docherty, and the damned 1978 World Cup. It was probably the emergence of United as a great team that sparked some interest, and a chance to join in the communal swearing at one of Southampton’s players was probably a major reason as well. And it looks like 8 594 fellow-Dundonians also wanted to do this.
So not only did we get to chant “Keeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeevin Keegan” followed by a phrase describing self-abuse/relief, but we saw Davie Dodds score as well, as United romped home 2-0. Here’s the United team and the losers too
As you can see, future United manager Ivan Golac was meant to play that day. Although according to a United fans website, these were the teams. Of course, I cannot remember anything, apart from the above chant (and there was probably also a very unpleasant one about Jimmy Hill). That’s the only United programme I have kept, and for some reason I have no Dundee programmes at all (despite them being my first scottish team). As we all know, United went on to win the league that year.
The AITT of august 11 1982 is a mix of some right old bobbins, such as this:
I’ve got that single. What in the name of the dear lord was I thinking??? There’s also a terrible Dexy’s song in the 10, and thankfully these two belters, the second is a tremendous live version:
Thanks for reading, and thanks to Mr CC as always.
CC writes: Thanks George. If you had to pick United's greatest ever team that one above would probably be it. Also I quite like that Hot Chocolate number!
This one proved to be a little tricky given that Kosovo is a relatively new country after having unilaterally declared independence from Serbia in 2008. It has since been recognised as a sovereign state by 104 United Nation countries.
This means that there is not much in the way of traditional music. Indeed when I typed in musicians from Kosovo the first two names to pop up were Rita Ora and Dua Lipa. I've never knowingly heard anything by either of them and I don't intent to start now.
First up is Ramadan Krasniqi with Dana (notthatone!) He has released 40 albums in a 50 year career which led to official recognition from The Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports of the Government of the Republic of Kosovo
Today's second offering comes from Flaka Krelami with the song A Ka Kuptim which apparently features J-Pak. Flaka is a Kosovo- Albanian singer who has previously represented Albania 4 times at Eurovision. I'm sure that our Eurovision mega fan Alyson will be familiar with her.
We conclude with Dafina Zequiri ( a distant relative of Swiss-Kosovan footballer Xherdan Shaqiri perhaps?)She is a Swedish born Kosovo -Albanian singer . Here she appears with Mossi with the song Prit
It looks as though the next Blog Country won't be any easier!
I thought I had better get this one out quickly before that Orange Idiot changes the name of the river to River Trump or River Musk or some such nonsense.
This must be an old Google Images picture as the spineless gits have now bent the knee and renamed the Gulf of Mexica as the Gulf of America.
Here are three songs about the Rio Grande. Enjoy them while you can.
Some more Shuffle Sensations for you this Saturday.
We start this week with Scottish Girl Band Teen Canteen with Carla J Easton on vocals. Honey is taken from their 2016 album Say It All With A Kiss album which was the 3rd release and 1st album from Last Night From Glasgow.
Next up we have (Kevin Rowland and) Dexys Midnight Runners with Jackie Wilson Said (I'm in Heaven When You Smile ) from their 1982 classic album Too-Rye-Ay
We conclude this week with the late great Jimmy La Fave and the appropriate Only One Angel from the great compilation Viva Americana(here)
2025 Charity Shop Purchases #5 - Bob Dylan -The Bootleg Series Volumes 1-3
Bought on the same charity shop expedition as Boz Scaggs and The Staple Singers this was easily the pick of the the bunch
A 3 CD set on Columbia from 1991 to give it its full name The Bootleg Series Volumes 1-3 (Rare & Unreleased)1961 -1991. 58 tracks for £3.99 pretty good on the back of the success of the A Complete Unknown film and from Oxfam to boot!
I was so excited I had to go for a pint!
It joins Volumes 4,7 and 9 on the shelves. It includes a number of absolute bangers but I'm limiting myself, and you, to one from each disc.
The bar for Charity find of the year has been well and truly set
The sharp-eyed reader will realise that today’s photograph is of a souvenir booklet; I have no idea what match at Tynecastle I saw when I bought it. Unfortunately I have no nice memories of this game, it was one Dave and I were dragged along to when staying in Edinburgh at our Aunt and Uncle’s flat - our Dad lived about 50 feet from the ground as a child so unsurprisingly was a Hearts fan. The last time I was there, in 1990, a few friends met up (were you there, CC?) full of hope only to see Dundee United get thrashed 4 - 0 by Aberdeen. I have a feeling I left after the 3rd goal went in at 58 mins (second o.g. of the game) and went to The Diggers for a pint.
As a team the Hearts were bumbling and stumbling along in 1974, drifting to a first-ever relegation a couple of years later. A far cry from the team of the late 1950s much revered by our Dad (not surprising, they won the 1957-58 league scoring an astounding 132 goals in 34 games, and again 2 years later, scoring a measly 102 goals). The manager in 1974, Bobby Seith, after leaving Hearts a year later, ended up in that delightful east coast town Broughty Ferry, working there as a chiropodist.
Looking at the Hearts squad for 1973-74 here there are no players that achieved much general recognition. I wondered if my booklet was much sought-after……..alas it’s not (£4 on ebay).
Can the Top Ten best selling singles of 1974 offer more cheer? ABSOLUTELY! Here are three in that All Important Top Ten:
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