There could be something in your lies There could be something in my eyes But when you told me how you’ve always known when best to say goodbye Well good goodbye
You followed on with the typical ending I’ll play along You make me feel like I’m in a film You can make me feel like I do things wrong
The end can’t be the same for everyone The end can’t be the same Why weren’t you special? Why weren’t you special? And was I?
The cover photo for this blog is Commercial Road shopping precinct taken in 1988. I like it very much because like many others who miss it now, you can see C&A!
I’ve always said that in the eighties, Pompey was a great city to live in. I revisit at least once a year for nostalgic reasons and while there has been much regeneration, the one thing you can say is that the people are still the same warm friendly folk that will always have a chat or help out.
And yesterday’s visit was no exception. Arriving at The Hard interchange, the first thing you notice coming out of Portsmouth Harbour rail station is HMS Warrior.
THE DOCKYARD
Quite a queue at 10am and it will cost you £27 minimum now to walk around it. When I lived there in the 1980s it was free although I think I’m right in saying that if you had a bag with you, it was searched – bag searches were being carried out yesterday. While I can afford that price, I wasn’t paying it because I think it’s a little bit over the top. Imagine what a family of four would have to pay although there were plenty of takers.
OLD PORTSMOUTH
The row of public houses (I couldn’t find the Sally Port) are all places that me and a friend I’ve since lost touch with are still there; Keppels Head, The Lady Hamilton and Ship Anson.
I did want to find the American Bar. It’s tucked away somewhere inland but like so many Portsea Island pubs it may have also fallen by the wayside. I remember in those days a regular drinker called Martin, used to do the rounds in the local pubs, always carried a little plastic container with him that held twenty pence pieces, I’d never seen anyone else with one of those and I think it held five of the coins.
One pub that seemed new to me was The Dolphin although of course it may well have been there in the eighties. In those days in Southsea and elsewhere you could start the happy hours as early as 6pm too.
Another unfamiliar one I passed later in Southsea was The Lord Fitzclarence.
I’d forgotten about The Pembroke!
Gunwharf Quay was looking good in the unseasonal morning sunshine.
As was the Isle of Eight ferry. There was always that stand-in joke about getting duty frees on the Gosport ferry.
CLARENCE PIER
What we knew as the Hydrofoil is still there and of course, the array of amusements – that mini coaster is now called the Mad Mouse although I thought it may have been the Wild Mouse long before.
This little place of work was the Jubilee Tavern and interestingly the signage still remains. Now some kind of American bistro thing it’s never open at least in the mornings whenever I walk past.
On Fridays you could lock up after 11pm and move on to South Parade pier which was the place to be in those days. I spoke with a local trader selling hats on the pier and I said that I couldn’t promise to get the order right but there used to be 5th Avenue, Images and Joanna’s. He said that was correct. This is how it looks now.
And then? I couldn’t find any images of Images but here are two web-found photos of 5th Avenue and Joanna’s which of course was in the corner.
On the seafront walk from Clarence Pier to South Parade pier there is Southsea Common. Now I don’t know if the Southsea Show is still a thing but to earn extra money I used to work the beer tents and that was where a few friends who knew that, you could slip them a free pint. It was the same in pubs where in the mid-eighties electronic tills were just coming in; there were a few places that did ‘tick’ for regulars.
I also became aware as I walked that I didn’t really remember this rock formation.
CASTLE FIELD
Who remembers the Radio 1 Roadshows on there? Also, while the Pyramids still exists, it’s a gym and no longer a swimming facility. Then there was this new construction that looked fun, you can walk up into it which people were doing AND I assumed, it was free.
CANOE LAKE
Ride a white swan? The lake is as much as I remembered except that the new conveniences have the ladies roadside which used to be the mens.
SOUTHSEA
I forgot that Southsea had it’s own shopping area. Like a smaller version of Commercial Road, Knight & Lee was a blast from the past, I’m told a department store like the nearby Debenhams.
Some more photos of South Parade pier and the beaches, though a lovely day, little used in the back of what has been a tragic summer weather-wise.
Back in Southsea, two areas of note. This, in the roundabout used to be a thriving pub though I forget its name now and the second I’m sure, now under reconstruction was just called The Mary Rose, popular with students at the time with the university nearby.
Finally, back at Gunwharf, the old friend I mentioned at the beginning of this article, he was in admin on Nelson at the time and so where this new pub stands now, in the lounge area he told me is where his desk used to be!
I left just after 2pm, deciding not to lunch in the city as the trains are horrendous right now, still, it was an enjoyable few hours reminiscing and reuniting with Southsea.
A race of thoroughbreds on Twitter, beginning Monday 10th July. Heres the FIRST ROUND DRAW and then a list of the runners and riders.
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TUESDAY 1 AUGUST
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FRIDAY 4 AUGUST
GROUP 26
Big Tears Sneaky Feelings I’m In The Mood Again Too Far Gone
THE RUNNERS AND RIDERS
(I Don’t Want To Go To) Chelsea
@oliver_shergold @Savartist @jimmy_viz @Snowmanic
Written by Costello while working as a computer programmer, the song was lyrically inspired by films Costello had been watching as well as childhood trips to Chelsea. The song appeared on Costello’s 1978 second album, This Year’s Model. The single was Costello’s second chart hit in the UK, peaking at number 16 on the UK Singles Chart over a chart stay of ten weeks.
Written by Costello on a train ride to Liverpool in 1976, the song features lyrics, according to Costello, about “romantic disappointment”. The song features Byrds-inspired music with an intro contributed by John McFee of Costello’s then-backing band Clover.
(The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes” was released as the third single from My Aim Is True. Despite greater exposure than Costello’s past singles, the song failed to chart in the UK.
(What’s So Funny ‘Bout) Peace, Love And Understanding?
In 1978, Elvis Costello and the Attractions recorded a cover of “(What’s So Funny ‘Bout) Peace, Love, and Understanding” for the B-side of Nick Lowe’s 1978 single “American Squirm”, a version credited to “Nick Lowe and His Sound”.
This version, produced by Lowe, was appended to the US release of Costello’s 1979 album Armed Forces and has since usurped the original in popularity to become one of Costello’s signature songs.
Costello’s version was first released on Lowe’s “American Squirm” single in 1978. Though credited to “Nick Lowe and His Sound”, the single artwork alluded to Costello’s involvement.
The video for the song, directed by Chuck Statler, was filmed in Vancouver in November 1978, while Costello and his band were in the city to perform at Pacific Coliseum.
The video was filmed illegally after hours in Stanley Park. It opens on a shot of the band on a beach with Burrard Inlet and North Vancouver in the background, and features a number of shots filmed at the park’s totem pole pavillion.
13 Steps Lead Down
@daveymark15 @landhorses
20% Amnesia
@brownmpaul
45
@daveymark15
Accidents Will Happen
@oliver_shergold @Snowmanic @DonBreithaupt
Accidents Will Happen first appeared on the 1979 album Armed Forces. Costello wrote the song about his many infidelities during this period of his life, including an encounter Costello had with a taxi driver in Tucson, Arizona. The song originally featured a piano-centered arrangement and was inspired by songs such as “Anyone Who Had a Heart” and “Walk Away Renée”.
The song was a moderate hit in the UK when released as the second single from Armed Forces, reaching the Top 30 in the UK. It was accompanied by an animated music video that has since received acclaim and is widely considered to be the first fully animated music video.
Almost Blue
After listening to Chet Baker’s version of the 1931 Ray Henderson/Lew Brown song “The Thrill Is Gone” from the 1954 Pacific Jazz record Chet Baker Sings, Costello became inspired to create similar-sounding music.
Produced by Geoff Emerick, the track shares the name of the group’s previous 1981 studio album. It was released on 2 July 1982 along with the rest of Imperial Bedroom, and would later be included on side two of The Best of Elvis Costello and the Attractions (1985).
@girlshirl1 @theboymarks
All The Rage
@atomryan @yatesy_oi_oi
All This Useless Beauty
@BruceGeoB @oliver_shergold
American Gangster Time
@Per_Damkier @alloutally
American Without Tears
@AMBNorwich
And In Every Home
@petekeeley62 @yatesy_oi_oi
A Good Year For The Roses
“A Good Year for the Roses” describes the thoughts of a man as his wife leaves him, and is as good an example as any of Jones’ ability to deliver an intensely moving vocal, in this case one that conveys both the sadness and profound bitterness that comes with a broken marriage.
The Costello version of the George Jones original reached number six in the UK Singles Chart in 1981.
Written by and first recorded by Elvis Costello in 1977 for his debut album My Aim Is True on Stiff Record, Costello claimed the song was written as an ode to a woman he saw working at a supermarket, though he has remained vague on the meaning. Though the single never charted, it has become one of his most famous songs.
With vague, hazy lyrics, “Beyond Belief” features an active drum line from a hungover Pete Thomas as well as a frantic vocal line Costello composed after the backing track was completed.
Though not released as a single, “Beyond Belief” appeared on several Costello compilation albums and remains a fan favourite.
Big Boys
@AMBNorwich
Boxing Day (TKO)
@yatesy_oi_oi
Blue Chair
@yatesy_oi_oi @GrahamCD272
Big Sister’s Clothes
@theboymarks
Big Tears
@RalphMachmot
Brilliant Mistake
Written about Costello’s experiences in America, the song features introspective lyrics and a performance from the Confederates, who performed on the track after his usual backing band the Attractions could not perform to Costello’s liking.
“Brilliant Mistake” was released as the opening track to the King of America album in May 1985.
Lyrically, the song continues what Costello describes as continuing the “theme of exile and a simultaneous attraction and repulsion to an ideal” that he cites as defining the King of America album.
🎶 Thursday to Saturday Money’s gone already Some things come in common these days Your hands and work aren’t steady
Written in 1980, the song was performed live in festivals before the album’s release. The lyrics, inspired by the band’s most recent tour, describe life in nightclubs, while the music includes inspiration from The Police.
In his memoir, Unfaithful Music & Disappearing Ink, Costello writes that the lyrical inspiration for the song, as well as other songs on Trust such as “Pretty Words” and “White Knuckles”, comes from the Get Happy!! tour. The song’s lyrics detail the nightlife and club scene, containing multiple double entendres and puns
Clubland was released as the first single from Trust in 1980, backed by two unreleased songs from the Armed Forces sessions. It under-performed as a single compared to the band’s previous releases, reaching number 60, but has been praised by critics.
@theboymarks
Complicated Shadows
@bodomchild55
Crimes Of Paris to
@JackRegan65
Couldn’t Call It Unexpected
@landhorses
Different Finger
@Per_Damkier
Deep Dark Truthful Mirror
@atomryan @StephenRushton2 @bodomchild55
Everyday I Write The Book
The lyrics draw various parallels between romance and the process of writing a book. The narrator identifies himself as “a man with a mission in two or three editions” and tells his lover “your compliments and your cutting remarks are captured here in my quotation marks.
In an interview from November 1998, Costello said “Everyday I Write the Book” was “a song I wrote in ten minutes almost as a challenge to myself. I thought, maybe I could write just a simple, almost formula song and make it mean something. I was quite happy with it and I tried to do it in a kind of lovers-rock type arrangement and I wasn’t happy with it and then ended up putting this other kind of rhythm to the song, which was written originally as a kind of Merseybeat knock off…I invested less emotionally in it than any other songs from that time yet it’s the one that everyone warmed to.
Costello began writing the material for Brutal Youth after writing a set of pop punk songs for Wendy James’ 1993 album Now Ain’t the Time for Your Tears. Under the working title Idiophone (named for an instrument “made of naturally sonorous material”),
Favourite Hour is my favourite track on Brutal Youth and I am beyond belief that I’m the only one who has nominated it for the Costello Cup.
@oliver_shergold.
Girl’s Talk
Costello gave an early version of the song to Edmunds, who reworked the song and released it on his album Repeat When Necessary. Edmunds’ version peaked at number four on the UK Singles Chart and number 12 in Ireland. Costello later released his version of the song as a B-side to his version of “I Can’t Stand Up for Falling Down.
The most successful cover version of the song was by Dave Edmunds, to whom Costello says he donated the song “in a moment of drunken bravado.”
Edmunds said, “Elvis came to the studio one day, and he said, ‘I’ve got a song for you.’ And he gave me a cassette. Now, it wasn’t very good – it was just him on a guitar, and he was rushing through it at a furious pace. At first I couldn’t see it. I really liked the complete new arrangement and feel that I put to it. I’m not sure Elvis liked it, mind you. He’s quite an intense person and he’s quick to point out things that he doesn’t like.”
Released in June 1979, Edmunds’ version charted at #4 on the UK Singles Chart, spending 11 weeks on the chart. It was his final top ten hit in that country.
@Savartist @jbbricker
God’s Comic
@bodomchild55
God Give Me Strength
@wayneshields17
Green Shirt
Lyrically inspired by the influence of the National Front and the Quisling Clinic in Wisconsin, “Green Shirt” features a vocal recorded by Costello after a “night of carousing”.
The first recording of “Green Shirt” was an acoustic demo with alternate lyrics that would appear on later editions of This Year’s Model. The final version of the song would ultimately appear on Costello’s 1979 album Armed Forces.
“Green Shirt” was not released as a single at the time of its 1979 release, but in 1985 it saw single release to promote The Man: The Best of Elvis Costello. The single reached number 68 in Britain.
Written about an adulterous couple where one member still hopes for reconciliation, “High Fidelity” reflected the personal struggles that Costello had been suffering at the time as a result of increased fame and controversy.
Musically, the song was influenced by Motown and was initially performed in a slower style inspired by David Bowie’s Station to Station.
“High Fidelity” was released as the second single from Get Happy!! in April 1980. The single reached number 30 in the United Kingdom.
Originally recorded by soul duo Sam & Dave in 1967, the song was famously covered by new wave musician Elvis Costello with his backing band the Attractions in 1980 for their album Get Happy!!.
Costello’s version was drastically rearranged from the original, turning it from a slow soul ballad into an uptempo Northern soul-style dance track. It was one of three singles taken from the album in the UK. It was supposed to be released on the 2 Tone Records label in the UK.
But even though copies were pressed, contractual difficulties eventually halted its release on that label. The single was eventually released on F-Beat Records, which was the charted release.
@ChrisWillcocks1 @girlshirl1 @jbbricker
I’ll Wear It Proudly
@jbbricker
I’m In The Mood Again
@girlshirl1 @dmt1x
I’m Not Angry
@Jonscoasting
I’ve Been Wrong Before
@oliver_shergold
In The Darkest Place
@oliver_shergold.
I Still Have The Other Girl
@oliver_shergold
I Wanna Be Loved
@girlshirl1
I Want You
Featuring lyrics about an obsessive romance, “I Want You” was released as the second single from Blood and Chocolate. It has since been positively received by critics and covered by multiple artists.
The dark lyrics describe a tormented romantic relationship. The narrator recounts the details of his partner’s infidelities, while repeatedly declaring “I want you” after each line. The music is taken at a slow, dirge-like tempo; towards the conclusion Costello offers a brief guitar solo that repeats two dissonant notes.
Due to its “bitter” lyrics, Costello commented, “That just that song is used as opening dance in weddings … I humbly bow my head, and can only wish those people a safe journey.”
“I Want You” was released as the second single from Blood and Chocolate in 1986, backed with an acoustic version of “I Hope You’re Happy Now”, another song from the album. The single was a moderate success on the UK charts, peaking at number 79 over a chart stay of 2 weeks.
🎶 Indoor fireworks Can still burn your fingers Indoor fireworks We swore we were safe as houses They’re not so spectacular, they don’t burn up in the sky But they can dazzle or delight Or bring a tear When the smoke gets in your eyes
Written as a eulogy for a broken relationship, the song utilizes a central metaphor of fireworks and took inspiration from Costello’s failed marriage. On the song, Costello is supplemented by the studio professionals of the Confederates, as on most of King of America.
With its introspective lyrics and somber tone, “Indoor Fireworks” was written by Elvis Costello as a “lament to the end of love”.
Both Nick Lowe and author Graeme Thomson surmised the song was written for Costello’s first wife, Mary, whom Costello would divorce around this period; Thomson described the song as “a fittingly tender goodbye.
The version of “Indoor Fireworks” that was released on King of America was recorded the day after the sessions that produced “Poisoned Rose” and “Eisenhower Blues”. Having drank and celebrated the successful sessions the night before, Costello attended the sessions in “pretty poor shape”.
Costello then recorded the song in one take with James Burton on acoustic guitar, Jerry Scheff on string bass, and Mitchell Froom on organ.
With lyrics detailing a political scandal, “Man Out of Time” features a lush arrangement that was a conscious departure from the aggressive style of Costello’s previous work.
The song was released as the second single from Imperial Bedroom, reaching number 58 in the United Kingdom.
At a lyrical level, “Man Out of Time” features lyrics about what the Guardian describes as a “cabinet minister hiding out from a sex scandal”.
Elvis Costello wrote “Man Out of Time” as a synthesis of his personal ambition and contemporary political developments.
Written about the New World and New York, the recording of the song that appears on Get Happy!! was a demo that Costello had recorded in Pimlico.
Lyrically, Costello described “New Amsterdam” as “a song about a bewildered new arrival in the New World”. Costello also characterized it as “A bewildered lad, alone in New York, except for his rhyming dictionary.
New Amsterdam” was the third release from Get Happy!!, following “I Can’t Stand Up for Falling Down” and “High Fidelity“, though, unlike these previous singles, “New Amsterdam” was released as part of an EP.
The song was chosen to show Costello’s stylistic diversity. The other songs included on the EP were “Dr. Luther’s Assistant” (a leftover from This Year’s Model), “Ghost Train” (which originated from a lyric Costello wrote in 1972), and “Just a Memory” (which was written for Dusty Springfield). The EP reached number 36 on the UK singles charts.
Released as the first single from Armed Forces, “Oliver’s Army” was Costello’s most successful single in the United Kingdom, spending three weeks at number two on the UK Singles Chart and remaining on the chart for 12 weeks.
Costello wrote “Oliver’s Army” as a comment on the Troubles in Northern Ireland during the 1970s. He was inspired to write the song after seeing British soldiers patrolling the streets of Belfast.
He stated, “I made my first trip to Belfast in 1978 and saw mere boys walking around in battle dress with automatic weapons. They were no longer just on the evening news. These snapshot experiences exploded into visions of mercenaries and imperial armies around the world. The song was based on the premise ‘they always get a working class boy to do the killing'”.
Costello’s family had roots in the Northern Ireland.
The song lyrics contain the phrase “white nigger”, a racial slur which usually remains uncensored on radio stations. The usage of the phrase came under scrutiny, particularly after Costello used racial slurs during a drunken argument with Stephen Stills and Bonnie Bramlett in 1979.
In March 2013, the radio station BBC Radio 6 Music played the song with the phrase removed, despite BBC radio stations having played the song uncensored for over 30 years.
Costello later said “I don’t think [the song’s] success was because of the lyrics. I always liked the idea of a bright pop tune that you could be singing along to for ages before you realize what it is you’re actually singing. Of course, the downside of that is some people only hear the tune and never listen to the words. After a while, I got frustrated at that”.
🎶 The sugar-coated pill is getting bitterer still You think your country needs you but you know it never will So pack up your troubles in a stolen handbag Don’t dilly-dally boys, rally round the flag Give us your daily bread in individual slices And something in the daily rag to cancel any crisis
What would you say, what would you do? Children and animals two-by-two Give me the needle, give me the rope We’re going to melt them down for pills and soap
Punch The Click received mixed-to-positive reviews from music critics on release and in later decades. Many highlighted individual tracks, particularly “Shipbuilding” and “Pills and Soap”, but felt it was below the standards set by his previous works. I’m still amazed Pills And Soap wasn’t released as a 45.
Pump It Up originally appeared on Costello’s second album This Year’s Model, which was the first he recorded with the backing group the Attractions. Written as a sarcastic response to his time during the Stiffs Live Tour and inspired by “Subterranean Homesick Blues” by Bob Dylan, “Pump It Up” features a stomping rhythm and sarcastic lyrics.
Released as a single, the track reached number 24 in the UK. It has since become one of Costello’s most well-known songs, appearing on several compilation albums and being listed by critics as one of Costello’s greatest songs. The song was also accompanied by an iconic video featuring Costello dancing on the sides of his feet.
Well, I bet my Maria’s got an elbow full of lonely Now here’s a little prayer so that she might get some sleep Don’t let her face be skinned by the sun today Don’t let it in when it comes knocking at your door
Loneliness, loneliness Loneliness, ah
Sometimes you feel you’ve got the emptiest arms in the world Try to make sense, but it always comes out absurd Sleeping horses keep eating up your flowers Don’t let ’em in when it comes kicking at your door
Loneliness, loneliness Loneliness, ah Came kicking at my door
She said, “I’ve really come to hate my body And all the things that it requires in this world” I bet you’re out there getting drunk with all your friends And it’ll get you in the bathroom of a Texaco
Loneliness, loneliness Loneliness, oh Came kicking at my door
Sometimes you may not be a fan of a band particularly but one of their songs hits you.
And when I make music videos it’s of special interest to me when there is no official music video available.
So for this song, Maria’s Little Elbows, I’ve once again scoured Youtube for movies pertinent to the theme that I like to match the lyrics.
So there’s all these clips I’ve edited in and synced to the music – for anyome who knows Sparklehorse and this song I’ve not left out the Texaco gas station! The lyrics will be underneath the video and if you enjoy my work. let me kmow on Twitter. It will only take four minutes of your time and it’s nice to receive feeback.
I take no credit for the content. But I will for the idea and the creation and the impeccable timing that I have.
I think this a sad song but there is a message of hope.
The Memorial Ground, Mead Lane, Farnham, Surrey, GU9 7DY.
Opponents: Balham FC
Kick-off. 3pm
How fantastic will this be! A trip to my home town club even though at the time my followed team a few miles up the road will be in a National League basement battle.
The last time I went there on National Non-League day when you could pay what you wanted, Shots lost three-nil to Hartlepool.
Apparently to get in for a quid Saturday you must be wearing a replica shirt so I’ll wear something that isn’t Aldershot. 🤪
My remit for Saturday is to combine making a pictorial video of the town I grew up in so long ago which can now include scenes / photos from the match against Balham.
The last time I drive through Farnham en route to an Aldershot game I noticed that the Woolmead had all been pulled down.
This is terrible! I can’t find any old pictures of the Woolmead online. All those Saturday mornings having an ice cream float in The Gorge! Shopping at Keymarkets. Pullingers in West Street where I could buy my Subbuteo teams. This appears to be how the Woolmead looks today.
I used to deliver papers to the house of newsreader Trevor McDonald. It was in the road just off the Nelson pub. Don’t think he was ever at home.
And I’ve been away for so long, I don’t know any of the Farnham team. I remembered that they played in the Combined Counties though. But look, here they are in seventh place in the Premier South – but behind Badshot Lea – how has this happened? 😯
In any case, I’m sure I’ll buy a Farnham Town shirt, the home one anyway, not the one in garish pink although they say that’s highly popular.
What I like about the division is the locality. If I lived in the area now, not sure about Jersey Bulls but I know that Town recently triumphed there, I could do home and away with ease and there’s local bragging rights to be had with the likes of Alton and Camberley and as previously mentioned, Badshot Lea currently having the upper hand.
What interests me the most is the football ground, like Aldershot, hasn’t changed a bit in four decades.
There is the stand behind the goal where me and other Chantreys boys would gather and start up a few songs (circa 1978).
It was just a concrete block to stand on then, now there’s seating.
What would I even know about the club’s history?
Through the merging of Farnham Bungs (the Farnham Brewery) and the Farnham star, the club was one of the founder members of the London Spartan League in 1975.
So Farnham formed twenty years before Aldershot then. I left the town around 1980 and so it’s been some forty years though one day I would like to return to the town for good.
There will have been a lot of changes over the years, none more so perhaps then the pubs which I outlined in my feature, The Lost And Forgotten Pubs (above).
The Clubhouse at the Memorial Ground looks super impressive.
So I’m looking forward of course to the visit and will be leaving early enough to shoot some scenes of the town for a pictorial video. Four hours should be enough to take in East Street, South Street, Castle Street, Downing Street and West Street. I’ll be in Farnham from around 10.30am.
Engineering works on the network mean that travel will unfortunately be via Reading which always means hanging around on Ash station for half an hour.
And it will seem strange passing the Rec and not getting off at Aldershot.
So today I’ve created this personal music video for my favourite song in the whole wide world.
Usually I can upload to my YouTube channel but because I’ve incorporated chunks from the official Idlewild video and quite large chunks, there are copyright issues and so I can only show it here on my own portal.
I’ve blended in scenes from a Scottish film drama I found entitled Small Faces – also, and I don’t normally do on-screen lyrics, towards the end in the final two verses I have quite theatrically thrown key words across the video and out again – well I like it very much indeed.
First off I made the image intro in Corel Video Studio and then mixed the split scenes on Roxio Creator NXT-6 before returning to Corel for the visual graphics for the on-screen lyrics.
If anyone cares to watch I’d be honoured and hope you enjoy it, even if Idlewild or the song isn’t quite your thing.
Songs when they’re true are all dedicated to you And this invisible world i choose to live in And if you believe that then now i understand Why words mean so much to you: ’cause they’ll never be about you
And maybe you’re young without youth Or maybe you’re old without knowing anything’s true I think you’re young without youth
Then you contract the American Dream You never look up once
And you’ve contracted American dreams I require you to stop and look up
Sing a song about myself Keep singing a song about myself Not some invisible world
Constantly searching to find something new But what will you find when you think that nothing’s true? Maybe it’s that nothing is new So you let me hear songs that were written all about you The good songs weren’t written for you They’ll never be about you
Then you contract the American Dream You never look up once And you’ve contracted American Dreams You never look up once, so dont look up
Sing a song about myself Keep singing a song about myself Not some invisible world
Sing a song about myself Keep singing a song about myself Not some invisible world
And I won’t tell you what this means ’cause you already know And I won’t tell you what this means ’cause you already know
So sing a song about myself Keep singing a song about myself Not some invisible world
You came along and found the weak spot That you always wanted Let yourself be everything That you’ve always wanted It doesn’t have to be so decided But you’ve always wanted No need for explanations You’ve always wanted
You’ll find what you’ll find when you find there’s nothing You’ll find what you’ll find when you find there’s nothing
Scroll down past these FIRST ROUND RESULTS to see the A TO Z of the runners and riders in this competition.
Its been a good start, despite Yessongs bowing out (means nothing in a Twitter poll), Group 2 has had twice the amount of voters than Group 1. Here are all the results from Round One. 👍
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There’s been a huge response for Best Live Albums, a new concept in best live albuming that should be with us in the spring.
At the time of writing over fifty contributors and to get fair, they couldn’t have done it without me.
So in this article you will find an A To Z of all titles sent in so far along with the contributor’s Twitter username.
This has involved an extraordinary amount of finger work but it will help run the competition a lot more smoothly.
This lust will of course be updated should any more lists come in but even without a calculator I would estimate some four hundred albums have been nominated. Here is the list.
Phase two of World Cup Of Morrissey sees 16 groups of 4 songs with the two songs most voted for progressing to round three.
Here is the second round draw.
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Spent The Day In Bed defeated Come Back To Camden in a twelve-hour play-off.
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ORIGINAL POST
Firstly a big thank you 🙏 to all those on Twitter who have submitted entries for what should be an intriguing journey to determine WHICH Mozza song proves to be the most-loved.
As you should have seen by now, each contributor has been allocated a country to give the tournament the feel of a cup competition.
I’ve made a provisional FIRST ROUND DRAW which you can read below – provisional in the sense that it allows for any last-minute additions / changes.
I think there’s no doubt that You’re The One For Me, Fatty vs I’m Throwing My Arms Around Paris is the standout tie in the first round. ✅
THE PLAYERS
Each has an allocated country as stated and so can look for their FLAG on each match. Here is an updated list of players and countries.
PERU 🇵🇪 @tansleyjames ECUADOR 🇪🇨 @sadglamour AUSTRALIA 🇦🇺 @stevejamesLFC MEXICO 🇲🇽 @EddieSweets ENGLAND 🏴 @mbinghamlive GERMANY 🇩🇪 @greasedtea78 DENMARK 🇩🇰 @MagpiePaul37 BELGIUM 🇧🇪 @eccles_red JAPAN 🇯🇵 @oliver_shergold ARGENTINA 🇦🇷 @GavinCoughlan CANADA 🇨🇦 @cjdonnelly72 SPAIN 🇪🇸 @marcbanyard POLAND 🇵🇱 @supersilverfox USA 🇺🇸 @dreamfuel WALES 🏴 @kelvyn_1970 PORTUGAL 🇵🇹 @MD__RAD FRANCE 🇫🇷 @clive_1970 BRAZIL 🇧🇷 @Lazy_sunbather_ MOROCCO 🇲🇦 @oddrt CROATIA 🇭🇷 @brownmpaul ITALY 🇮🇹 @BhobInMass NETHERLANDS 🇳🇱 @ecarreradelrio SENEGAL 🇸🇳 @markwdandelion SWEDEN 🇸🇪 @BruceGeoB AUSTRIA 🇦🇹 @KierFox CAMEROON 🇨🇲 @nicky_GT_ TURKEY 🇹🇷 @mozzerseyebrows FINLAND 🇫🇮 @IrespawnedM SWITZERLAND 🇨🇭 @richardtrehy HUNGARY 🇭🇺 @MichaelRonson5 NORWAY 🇳🇴 @lightupvm GREECE 🇬🇷 @vinylranter KOREAN REPUBLIC 🇰🇷 @DillonTake2 CHILE 🇨🇱 @adidasangie72 ICELAND 🇮🇸 @danbirch1 SERBIA 🇷🇸 @BurntEmberPine IRAN 🇮🇷 @stevechapman65 LUXEMBOURG 🇱🇺 @fatpie1664 URUGUAY 🇺🇾 @yesEvilp
The tournament will be a simple straightforward knock-out, the first round comprising 64 matches, with two matches being posted each day on Twitter.
I’ve also set a starting date for this which will be next Wednesday, 18th January with the matches being posted each evening around 6pm and voting for each tie open for twenty-four hours. Or a day, whichever is easier.
Happy with that everyone? Okay, here’s the draw. 🤪
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