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#3rdMMC #MusicChallenge #MusicSky Day 7 - 2008 Buffalo - #KathleenEdwards 🇨🇦 Gorgeous opening track from Asking for Flowers. Anyone who has driven at night in a snow storm will understand the vibe. youtu.be/41zfgl5E9G8

#3rdMMC #MusicChallenge #MusicSky Day 6 - 2007 Your Rocky Spine - #GreatLakeSwimmers 🇨🇦 From the stellar #Ongiara album, this track will make you feel Canadian no matter where you are in the world. “The mountains said I could find you here…” youtu.be/EDPXM1k_6bM

#3rdMMC #MusicChallenge #MusicSky Day 4 - 2005 I’ll Believe in Anything - #WolfParade 🇨🇦 (Late to this party! But bringing a case of 🇨🇦!) Starts like an 8-bit video game but turns into a chaotic jam. Hope to see some new music from them soon. Been quite a while. youtu.be/bHM4HUQkwUs

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Which movie did you love as a kid and still love now? #MovieSky

#BlueSkyArtShow Saturday October 18, 2025 The theme is #Vertical

Surf’s Up on a Sunday morning in #Kamakura 😀

#ArtistFave15 #MusicChallenge #MusicSky #XTC Day 15 / 15 Sacrificial Bonfire (from Skylarking, 1986) This closing track is wondrous and draws on our pagan roots and hopes for a better tomorrow. A #ColinMoulding masterpiece with a stellar arrangement by #ToddRundgren. youtu.be/59SM0tQvVIw

#ArtistFave15 #MusicChallenge #MusicSky #XTC Day 14 / 15 Making Plans for Nigel (from Drums and Wires, 1979) A New Wave track that everyone seems to love. And rightly so. It’s a #ColinMoulding classic with an enduring #TerryChambers drum beat. Happy in their work, indeed. 😬 youtu.be/yp-WJXOb2V4

#ArtistFave15 #MusicChallenge #MusicSky #XTC Day 13 / 15 Senses Working Overtime (from English Settlement, 1982) #TerryChambers’ innovative drum parts, particularly in the bridge, propel this track along like a freight train. An odd subject for a song, but seems to work. 🤔 youtu.be/kjt7AdLYT2w

#ArtistFave15 #MusicChallenge #MusicSky #XTC Day 12 / 15 The Mayor of Simpleton (from Oranges and Lemons, 1989) A complex bass line from #ColinMoulding lifts this delightful track to great heights. Who cares if it’s a drum machine? It’s the 80s! youtu.be/L6FObPezIAk

#ArtistFave15 #MusicChallenge #MusicSky #XTC Day 11 / 15 Then She Appeared (from Nonsuch, 1992) An exquisite composition with wondrous contributions from all involved, not least the lyrics by #AndyPartridge. “All Edward leered”? Mr. Lear would be chuffed. www.youtube.com/watch?v=J33G...

Listen to our chat with #Calgary broadcasting legend Jamie “The Coach” Herbison and learn more about his radio journey with Don, Joanne and the Coach! And his love for #baseball and #wine. In that order. 😀 open.spotify.com/episode/0uGt...

#ArtistFave15 #MusicChallenge #MusicSky #XTC Day 10 / 15 Generals and Majors (from Black Sea, 1980) A fantastic guitar hook by #DaveGregory drives this awesome #ColinMoulding track. And don’t underestimate the entire Black Sea album, either. Fantastic stuff. youtu.be/uCuZ11IW1CY

#ArtistFave15 #MusicChallenge #MusicSky #XTC Day 9 / 15 Statue of Liberty (from debut White Music, 1978) Featuring great keyboard work from original member #BarryAndrews, this catchy number was banned by the BBC for its suggestive lyrics. “How 1978!” Always a favourite. youtu.be/u22bDpsZ9Fg

#ArtistFave15 #MusicChallenge #MusicSky #XTC Day 8 / 15 Dear God (from Skylarking, 1986, but was originally a non-album single) The impact this song had on our small Irish Catholic city was extraordinary. What started with hushed whispers ended with open revolt. youtu.be/pAHL9AfY4Yk

#ArtistFave15 #MusicChallenge #MusicSky #XTC Day 7 / 15 My Bird Performs (from Nonsuch, 1992) Another #ColinMoulding number that, for an album often described as dark, is as gleeful and playful as could be. Feeling down? Put this one on and be transformed. youtu.be/-fx8D1ixbys

A little #Calgary, #Alberta morning today…

#ArtistFave15 #MusicChallenge #MusicSky #XTC Day 6 / 15 Seagulls Screaming Kiss Her Kiss Her (from The Big Express, 1984) “He who hesitates is lost.” Arguably, the finest track on this underrated album. You can smell the salt air and the wind whipping at your overcoat. youtu.be/SilKZK47XTc

#ArtistFave15 #MusicChallenge #MusicSky #XTC Day 5 / 15 Thanks For Christmas (a 1983 single released as “The Three Wise Men”) This Holiday gem was instantly recognizable as XTC by their fans. But speculation abounded. Could it be Culture Club? China Crisis? Heaven 17? youtu.be/jw1RuGho2Yc

#ArtistFave15 #MusicChallenge #MusicSky XTC Day 4 / 15 No Thugs In Our House (from English Settlement, 1982) Is it ska? Or pop? What exactly is it? Yeah, it’s just XTC. “We made that clear.” 😀 youtu.be/PnRzV4ehSxY

For Bandcamp Friday, here’s a cover of a #BillyMernit tune from 1973 that our three sons did as a favour to their dad. The reason? Check out this hobby podcast episode if you’re curious. 🧐 open.spotify.com/episode/0oLG... open.spotify.com/track/57NEOE...

#ArtistFave15 #MusicChallenge #MusicSky XTC Day 3 / 15 Easter Theatre (from Apple Venus, 1999) One of “the few perfect songs in my career”according to #AndyPartridge and one that is as lush and hopeful as the Springtime day it evokes. Amazing stuff. youtu.be/HN9wm__LWF8

What books have you re-read the most often? Mine: • Great Expectations (#CharlesDickens) • How Late It Was How Late (#JamesKelman) • The Unburied (#CharlesPalliser) • Marine Life (#LindaSvendsen) • Cool Water (#DianneWarren) • The Fellowship of the Ring (#JRRTolkien)

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#ArtistFave15 #MusicChallenge #MusicSky XTC Day 2 / 15 Are You Receiving Me? (1978 single) Power Pop at its finest and a track that really does sound as fresh today as it must have sounded back then. But be warned… the chorus will be stuck in your head all day! 😀 youtu.be/mvYNP24cCrE

#ArtistFave15 #MusicChallenge #MusicSky XTC Day 1 / 15 Deliver Us From the Elements (from Mummer, 1983) A gloomy, atmospheric track from #ColinMoulding that reinforces how insignificant we are in the grand scheme of things. youtu.be/bi2QTakBL5I

#DavidsMonthofMusic #MusicSky #MusicChallenge Day 30 - A Song for the Spooky Season Disturbing the Priest #BlackSabbath With three of the original members plus #IanGillan, this diabolically heavy track plays on an outside speaker all night on Halloween at our house. 😱🎃 youtu.be/3OXLRuu8YQY

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#DavidsMonthofMusic #MusicSky #MusicChallenge Day 29 - #1 On Your Playlist for the Zombie Apocalypse Run Like Hell (1979) #PinkFloyd Surprised it wasn’t in the #28DaysLater score! A great tune for running, which we will be doing a lot of. 😬 youtu.be/ySO-gryuO-c

#DavidsMonthofMusic #MusicSky #MusicChallenge Day 28 - A song with boy, girl, man or woman in the title The Boy With the Thorn in His Side (1985) #TheSmiths It feels like the kind of day for The Smiths. An autumn day with orange leaves falling and the sun low in the 🇨🇦 sky. youtu.be/FzRa2IB9RkQ

#DavidsMonthofMusic #MusicSky #MusicChallenge Day 27 - A good song for a bad mood Ain’t No Way (1981) #DavidLindley There’s just something about the organ intro, the groove, and the lyrics that always brings a smile to our faces. “Ain’t no way” to not perk up after this one! youtu.be/HGsu7lGrEZI

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#DavidsMonthofMusic #MusicSky #MusicChallenge Day 26 - A song with amazing bass / bass playing One of the Millions (1989) #XTC A much underrated bassist EXCEPT amongst us bassists. So many #ColinMoulding lines to pick from, but revisiting this stellar one a lot lately. youtu.be/NSJTpLfjqPw

#DavidsMonthofMusic #MusicSky #MusicChallenge Day 25 - A song featuring a string section Desperadoes Under the Eaves (1976) #WarrenZevon ANY excuse to promote this track is a good excuse. A somber, beautiful look at addiction that feels like you’re watching film noir. youtu.be/wXCly4X3cqw

#DavidsMonthofMusic #MusicSky #MusicChallenge Day 24 - A song with a genre of music in the title Get the Funk Out (1990) #Extreme With #NunoBettencourt shredding and 🇨🇦 hero #PatTravers on backing vocals, this is a classic crossover track that is (omg) 35 years old now. 😲 youtu.be/8Dsz4TpIRvI

#DavidsMonthofMusic #MusicSky #MusicChallenge Day 23 - A novelty song Telephone Man #MeriWilson 2 minutes of tongue-in-cheek filth that was a huge hit back in the day. How innocent we were. lol 😂 youtu.be/EqrMbcrWHdk

#DavidsMonthofMusic #MusicSky #MusicChallenge Day 22 - A song with “little” or “big” in the title From Little Things Big Things Grow (1991) #PaulKelly&TheMessengers #PaulKelly Both words here! Saw this live at Calgary Folk Fest and it’s always stayed with me. ☺️ youtu.be/C-8s0xWLKX4

#DavidsMonthofMusic #MusicSky #MusicChallenge Day 21 - A song where every word in the title is one syllable It’s the End of the World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine) (1987) #R.E.M. Not just one syllable words, but lots of ‘em! A classic track but not one for karaoke night. 😀 youtu.be/X31Qz3PUPhw

#DavidsMonthofMusic #MusicSky #MusicChallenge Day 20 - A song that would be the theme to your reality show Entre Nous (1980) These lyrics feel ever more important as one gets older. “I think it's time for us to realize The spaces in between Leave room For you and I to grow” youtu.be/C4iF_AOaPhA

#DavidsMonthofMusic #MusicSky #MusicChallenge Day 19 - A song with “through”, “around”, “over” or “under” in the title Born Under a Bad Sign (1967) #AlbertKing One of the many influential blues numbers that caught the ear of future Guitar Gods. And another #Stax classic. youtu.be/u1MUHFYII9A

#DavidsMonthofMusic #MusicSky #MusicChallenge Day 18 - A song with “all” or “nothing” in the title Stayed Awake All Night (1973) #BTO 🇨🇦 #BachmanTurnerOverdrive One of #RandyBachman’s best riffs, plus scorching vocals. Turn it up! Especially if you have an 8-track. 😀 youtu.be/WrF36Z1jmho

#DavidsMonthofMusic #MusicSky #MusicChallenge Day 17 - A song with amazing drumming Kiss of Life #PeterGabriel The great #JerryMarotta on this one. Legend and an inspiration for many of us hack drummers. youtu.be/8Jy9GQ78Iwg

#DavidsMonthofMusic #MusicSky #MusicChallenge Day 15 - A song with “and” or “&” in the title Little T & A (1981) #TheRollingStones A great guitar intro starts this banger about Mick’s second great love in life. 😀. After music, of course. youtu.be/lBFG7sERnmg

#DavidsMonthofMusic #MusicSky #MusicChallenge Day 15 - A song with an item of clothing or accessory in the title Dress (1993) #PJHarvey This live version a decade after its release will tell you all you need to know about Polly Jean. Fierce is an understatement. youtu.be/A29BMj3v86w