Quote: Tursiops @ 14th December 2013, 10:57 AM GMTI suppose it is close enough to Christmas:
Some good selections there and most of them are new to me. As I'm only doing birthdays today - and going out for a Christmas meal - it would be really useful if you could keep the Christmas celebrations in overdrive.
Ta. 
Good stuff.
Folktronica singer-songwriter Beth Orton is 43 today.
Central Reservation - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Th3gkE_sP9k
It's the 55th birthday of Spider Stacy of the Pogues.
Tuesday Morning - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPPscelHVhA
Charlie Rich would have been 81 but he died in 1995.
Behind Closed Doors - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3iEFfA4TmI
Cream - Disraeli Gears http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1PTrgww3lE
{not much later}
I'd forgotten how bad some of it is. Moving on.
And so to this week's top event.
One of my few musical mega-heroes has just turned 55.
Very Happy Birthday - Mike Scott.
Before The World Was Made - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aiAaO6rXuuU
Spirit - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2G0Cjz-u5I
This Is The Sea - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAiOjxkCS0g
Fisherman's Blues - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FuXiH_k6Rhk
How Long Will I Love You - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=diRfsQ0FITA
Mike Scott's great!
The Lawrence Sweeney Mix on radio 4extra
Love this show
Sinéad O'Connor - Silent Night
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eq5FAbdkZg4
Abba - Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XEjLoHdbVeE
The Late Great Mel Smith & Kim Wilde http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdnaPAJgAQI
Quote: zooo @ 14th December 2013, 11:23 PM GMTBlossomm. <3
Quote: Horseradish @ 14th December 2013, 8:47 PM GMTAnd so to this week's top event.
One of my few musical mega-heroes has just turned 55.
Very Happy Birthday - Mike Scott.
Before The World Was Made - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aiAaO6rXuuU
Spirit - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2G0Cjz-u5I
This Is The Sea - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAiOjxkCS0g
Fisherman's Blues - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FuXiH_k6Rhk
How Long Will I Love You - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=diRfsQ0FITA
Excellent - and Spirit was worth it just for the hand-coloured print of Le voyage dans la lune.
Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill
Quote: Ben @ 15th December 2013, 11:31 AM GMTKate Bush - Running Up That Hill
Pamela Stephenson's Kate Bush parody:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-63ZVvoA-No
Bernard Bresslaw - You Need Feet http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGocrd350A4
Sid James - The Ooter Song http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UBiAqtOLwiw