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… in which we amble fearlessly into the New Year in tireless pursuit of amusement, stopping off at various stations along the way, among them …
… can any song be completely original?
… meeting Sun Ra.
… the time Gianluca Vialli kissed David’s wife’s hand.
… does streaming make us more adventurous?
… did Frank Zappa ever appear in Miami Vice?
… tortuous puns in music memoir titles.
... singers we’ve had enough of.
... Sam Cooke humming.
… some rare and rewarding records – eg Billie Joe Armstrong & Norah Jones’ Foreverly and Mellow Candle’s Swaddling Songs plus Jorma Kaukonen, Jimmy Webb, the Pursuit of Happiness …
… powerful feelings of envy provoked by John McLaughlin.
.. the diminishing appeal of Jeff Buckley.
… why you have to hear Van Dyke Parks’ ‘Super Chief: Music For The Silver Screen’.
… and birthday guest (and magnificent repeat winner of our Friday night quiz) Andrew Slattery.
Sam Cooke humming …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cds8YQyFeTI
Rolling Stone’s Best 200 singers …
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-singers-all-time-1234642307/
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By Mark Ellen, David Hepworth and Alex Gold4.3
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… in which we amble fearlessly into the New Year in tireless pursuit of amusement, stopping off at various stations along the way, among them …
… can any song be completely original?
… meeting Sun Ra.
… the time Gianluca Vialli kissed David’s wife’s hand.
… does streaming make us more adventurous?
… did Frank Zappa ever appear in Miami Vice?
… tortuous puns in music memoir titles.
... singers we’ve had enough of.
... Sam Cooke humming.
… some rare and rewarding records – eg Billie Joe Armstrong & Norah Jones’ Foreverly and Mellow Candle’s Swaddling Songs plus Jorma Kaukonen, Jimmy Webb, the Pursuit of Happiness …
… powerful feelings of envy provoked by John McLaughlin.
.. the diminishing appeal of Jeff Buckley.
… why you have to hear Van Dyke Parks’ ‘Super Chief: Music For The Silver Screen’.
… and birthday guest (and magnificent repeat winner of our Friday night quiz) Andrew Slattery.
Sam Cooke humming …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cds8YQyFeTI
Rolling Stone’s Best 200 singers …
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-singers-all-time-1234642307/
Subscribe to Word In Your Ear on Patreon and receive every future Word Podcast before the rest of the world, alongside a whole host of extra and exclusive content, benefits and rewards!: https://www.patreon.com/wordinyourear
Help us to keep The Longest Continuous Conversation In Rock'n'Roll going: https://www.patreon.com/wordinyourear
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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