#TheTwen2ie5 4. Chappell Roan - Red Wine Supernova (2023) Undoubtedly the funniest song on my list. Stick a pin in the lyric sheet and you're guaranteed an absolute zinger. You may* see her again. *will www.youtube.com/watch?v=VS6i...

#TheTwen2ie5 3. CMAT - EURO-COUNTRY (2025) Without listening to her stuff properly, I think I had unfairly written CMAT off as a bit of a novelty act. I was wrong. Exhibit A: EURO-COUNTRY - a devastating mediation on the post-Celtic Tiger era in Ireland. youtu.be/_SVNTv44C4g?...

#TheTwen2ie5 2. Lana Del Rey - A&W (2023) A truly remarkable takedown of the misogyny Del Rey has faced throughout her career: 'This is the experience of being an American whore'. The trap outro is simply epic. www.youtube.com/watch?v=40oQ...

#TheTwen2ie5 1. Harry Styles - As It Was (2022) The lesser-spotted male pop star. It's not always easy navigating the journey from boy band member to serious solo artist but Mr Styles has managed it with aplomb. He will struggle to better this shimmering earworm. www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5v3...

I've spent the last three years researching Grimsby Town FC for my PhD. So in the wake of last night, I wanted to write a piece on what makes #GTFC such a special club, and what Manchester United can learn from the supposed "little fish" of English football. joshbland.substack.com/p/the-real-b...

#ALL50RTS 50. The Beatles - A Day in the Life (1967) youtu.be/usNsCeOV4GM?... Thanks as always Arron. Look forward to seeing the final countdown.

#ALL50RTS 49. Little Simz - Venom (2019) www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kh8Q...

#ALL50RTS 48. R.E.M - Leave (1996) www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXj6...

#ALL50RTS 47. Peaches - Fuck The Pain Away (2000) www.youtube.com/watch?v=3cV6...

#ALL50RTS 46. Buddy Holly and the Crickets - Not Fade Away (1957) www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Sxl...

#ALL50RTS 45. The Flaming Lips - The Spark That Bled (1999) youtu.be/ORdpLD9Meao?...

#ALL50RTS 44. Nina Simone - Sinnerman (1965) youtu.be/4IACZdwwJI4?...

Since earlier this year I've been corresponding with a group of survivors with lived experience of abuse exacerbated by firearms. Given recent events, this is an urgent issue. We have launched a survey today and will use this report to begin a campaign or lobbying to improve legislation.

#ALL50RTS 43. Talk Talk - It's So Serious (1982) youtu.be/46K1HsAC8jU?...

#ALL50RTS 42. The Beatles - Tomorrow Never Knows (1966) youtu.be/pHNbHn3i9S4?...

#ALL50RTS 41. Pet Shop Boys - My October Symphony (1990) www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_t8...

#ALL50RTS 40. The Smiths - Well I Wonder (1985) www.youtube.com/watch?v=6psa...

#ALL50RTS 39. Blur - This Is A Low (1994) www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZIY...

#ALL50RTS 38. Deacon Blue - Born in a Storm/Raintown (1987) Counting this as a suite. Pure nostalgia on my part. Raintown was the first album I bought and used to listen it on repeat while doing my paper round (remember those?😄) www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJbP...

#ALL50RTS 37. Stevie Wonder - Pastime Paradise (1976) A long overdue pick for Stevie on my part. youtu.be/1TLFnokO1Oo?...

#ALL50RTS 🚨 11 points 🚨 36. Britney Spears - Get Naked (I Got a Plan) (2007) youtu.be/dgPoRi08pFk?...

#ALL50RTS 35. Lauryn Hill - Tell Him (1998) www.youtube.com/watch?v=fse2...

#ALL50RTS 34. The Rolling Stones - Gimme Shelter (1969) www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qegl...

#ALL50RTS 33. Kate Bush - A Sky of Honey suite (2005) www.youtube.com/watch?v=NiEu...

#ALL50RTS 32. Dua Lipa - Future Nostalgia (2020) Only released as a promo so I think it's okay. A certified banger on an album crammed with them. www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-Nk...

#ALL50RTS 32. Radiohead - Let Down (1997) 🚨11 points🚨 youtu.be/ZVgHPSyEIqk?...

#ALL50RTS 31. Janelle Monáe feat. Zoë Kravitz - Screwed (2018) www.youtube.com/watch?v=fgSp...

#ALL50RTS 30. Teenage Fanclub - Planets (1997) I will always inextricably link Songs From Northern Britain with the munro-bagging trips to Scotland I've done with my dad since I was a teenager. 'We're going over the country And into the highlands' youtu.be/O1COS11T8X8?...

#ALL50RTS 28. Pet Shop Boys - The Way It Used to Be (2009) Neil and Chris 🤝 Xenomania youtu.be/M7uf0uaoTes?...

#ALL50RTS 27. Portishead - Roads (1994) www.youtube.com/watch?v=7nxW...

#ALL50RTS 26. The Killers - Jenny Was A Friend Of Mine (2004) www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQwu...

Great atmosphere at Belfast Pride 🏳️‍🌈

#ALL50RTS 25. Oasis - Slide Away (1994) It's hard to articulate the incredible euphoria of their Limelight gig in Belfast just after the release of Live Forever. I haven't experienced anything like it since. This was the highlight. www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPXE...

#ALL50RTS 24. Mercury Rev - Tonite It Shows (1998) www.youtube.com/watch?v=12_k...

#ALL50RTS 23. Simon & Garfunkel - The Only Living Boy in New York (1970) Almost inevitably used on TV and film soundtracks when a character is going on a journey of self-discovery in the Big Apple. Doesn't detract from the fact that it's a great song though. www.youtube.com/watch?v=5biE...

#ALL50RTS 22. Massive Attack - One Love (1991) Timeless cool from a seminal album. www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvky...

#ALL50RTS 21. The Beatles - In My Life (1965) This was on my list for #Let5D0It until my dad pointed out it was never released as a single. Straight in for this challenge. www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBcd...

#ALL50RTS 20. Suede - By the Sea (1996) 🚨11 points🚨 This may be its sole pick (the Suede vote seems to coalescing around Still Life) but By The Sea is my favourite song of theirs. We all just want to get away from it all and have a simpler life sometimes. www.youtube.com/watch?v=f38I...

#ALL50RTS 19. Prince - Darling Nikki (1984) Catnip to my teenage self as I started to discover girls. youtu.be/Kawlt8Ncll0?...

#ALL50RTS 18. Madonna - Till Death Do Us Part (1989) The smashing glass towards the end perfectly captures the violence that lay at the heart of her marriage to Sean Penn. One of Like A Prayer's many highlights. www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1Vm...

#ALL50RTS 17. Arctic Monkeys - Mardy Bum (2006) Loaded with northern vernacular and Alex Turner's trademark humour (at least when they started out). What's not to love? www.youtube.com/watch?v=dO36...

#ALL50RTS 16. Iggy Pop - Lust for Life (1977) From one standout soundtrack appearance yesterday to another. It looks like Iggy's scoring big on two fronts to date. www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYZ-...

#ALL50RTS 15. U2 - Ultra Violet (Light My Way) (1991) Bad would be the obvious one to go for but Achtung Baby was the first U2 I bought and this remains one of my favourites of theirs. Used to stunning effect in The Diving Bell and the Butterfly. www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-I4...

#ALL50RTS 14. Simple Minds - New Gold Dream (81/82/83/84) (1982) Very surprised to discover this was only had a limited release in Italy. www.youtube.com/watch?v=HP_S...

#ALL50RTS 13. The Lemonheads - I'll Do It Anyway (1993) Scuzzy collab with Belinda Carlisle. Sounds like it shouldn't work on paper but her vocals complement Evan Dando's like a charm. youtu.be/ponWpAG3GKw?...

#ALL50RTS 12. Pet Shop Boys - King's Cross (1987) 🚨12 points🚨 Named after the London station at which Neil's fellow north easterners would arrive when looking to make new lives for themselves, this is one of their most beautiful and heartrending songs. www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZq_...

#ALL50RTS 11. The Stone Roses - I Am The Resurrection (1989) You have to admire the chutzpah of closing your debut album with a 8+ minute track that has an instrumental coda that lasts for half of that time. Overblown magnificence. www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWP5...

#ALL50RTS 10. Sufjan Stevens - Death With Dignity (2015) Completely smooth segue from Tay Tay yesterday to Sufjan's aching mediation on the death of his mum. www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKc-...

#ALL50RTS 9. Taylor Swift - How You Get The Girl (2014) I like Serious Taylor as much as the next 6 Music Dad but it really is hard to beat the pop smarts of 1989. www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQh8...

#ALL50RTS 8. The Rolling Stones - Sympathy For The Devil (1968) There are some songs that just demand to be picked for this challenge. This is one of them. Thanks for Arron for highlighting its eligibility in the rules. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jwty...