Day 11: Skyscraper His corporation built a bunch of them. "Oh, Howard Hughes, Did your money make you better?" 10cc - The Wall Street Shuffle song.link/y/wJefTesfmSc #SongBuilding

Day 6. He pronounces 'forty winks' in quite an elongated way, and 'Dallas' was very big on TV at the time, both of which led to my brain processing the first line as: "Forty Ewings in the lobby..." Nik Kershaw - I Won't Let The Sun Go Down On Me song.link/y/4CXLfUTWeHI #JulyKnowBetter

Day 11: A final Northern Soul selection, and perhaps my favourite - essentially Dolly Parton, The Four Tops and a string section melded together. Bobbi Lynn - Earthquake (2:33) song.link/y/PjTJlHHjgNM #Short&Quick

Day 10: A magnificent song to turn up to 11 on a hot day, awash with power chords, an epic chorus and Weezer-esque harmonies. Go on, you know you want to. Go on, go on, go on, go on. Silver Sun - Golden Skin song.link/y/5eFnmvcDFXk #SummerJams #PowerPopOfTheDay

Day 35: Spiller featuring Sophie Ellis-Bextor - Groovejet (If This Ain't Love) (2000) It's just a dance anthem defined, isn't it? song.link/y/Cc_nUcKYlAs #THEN0UGHTIE5

Day 10: Arch From the superb Fruit Tree Foundation (founded by Emma Pollock and Idlewild's Rod Jones) charity album 'First Edition' (2011), here pairing The Twilight Sad's vocalist with the legendary folk artist. James Graham & Karine Polwart - Fall Arch song.link/y/Y3K8w6wpnGM #SongBuilding

Day 5. Sorry, this is a very niche one, giving me the opportunity to pay tribute to three 1980s Portsmouth FC wingers. Instead of Gene Kelly, Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers... "Mark Kelly, Vince Hilaire, Alan Rogers, dance on air..." Madonna - Vogue song.link/y/QJ1LOC_4n0g #JulyKnowBetter

Day 10: Imagine an alternate universe in which this was by The Supremes. Are you imagining it topping the charts? 'Sandy Wynns' is actually Edna Wright, Darlene Love's sister and future singer with The Honey Cone. Sandy Wynns - Love's Like Quicksand (2:16) song.link/y/aXg6iGqECZI #Short&Quick

Day 9: They took my rings, they took my Rolex, I looked at the brothers and said, "Damn, what's next?" A song that feels like a sweltering day. Although I reckon Michael McDonald wouldn't have let them take his stuff so easily... Warren G & Nate Dogg - Regulate song.link/y/Xpwg_WI-P1Y #SummerJams

Day 34: To Arms Etc - Misbelieving (2009) This will be the least known single in my list, but trust me - it's insanely catchy (that piano riff!), has a lovely video, and contains some frankly unparalleled triangle work. song.link/y/QnTrOjuE1-s #THEN0UGHTIE5 #PowerPopOfTheDay (you'll love it!)

Day 9: Classical Spellbinding. Saint-Saëns, Allegro appassionato, Op. 43, performed by Jacqueline du Pré in 1962. song.link/y/sdLn8zNB53g #SongBuilding

Day 4. A childhood mishearing that's stuck to this day. Ten-year old me just assumed this must be something grown-ups did... "Just call me angel of the morning, angel, Just touch my teeth before you leave me, baby..." Juice Newton - Angel Of The Morning song.link/y/TmeIvmrUhrM #JulyKnowBetter

Day 9: Recorded in 1967, he hadn't been anywhere near a US hit single for nine years... And this didn't change that in the slightest. It did, though, become an iconic Northern Soul floor filler in the UK. Little Richard - I Don't Want To Discuss It (2:25) song.link/y/o1tE-1hwMII #Short&Quick

Day 8: A gorgeous slice of summery loveliness. Corinne Bailey Rae - Put Your Records On song.link/y/rjOhZZyn30k #SummerJams

Day 33: Idlewild - American English (2002) And maybe you're young without youth, Or maybe you're old without knowing anything's true... I think you're young without youth. song.link/y/E9GuSAyQ0VI #THEN0UGHTIE5

Day 8: Castle "They trace us, taste us, touch our hair, Show us a castle and show us to their lair..." The Chills - Rolling Moon song.link/y/RTD4IvNcIgQ #SongBuilding

Day 3. While Damon goes with "The ghost I love the most", as someone who is heavily influenced by the Des'ree school of lyrics, I've always preferred to sing: "Tender is the ghost, The ghost who makes the toast." Blur - Tender song.link/y/a19ZdtPgnSc #JulyKnowBetter

Oooohhh... #PowerPopOfTheDay

Day 8: A cover of a Simon & Garfunkel album track recorded by an Italian-born South African musical theatre singer and TV actress, which became a Northern Soul belter... Obviously :-) Dana Valery - You Don't Know Where Your Interest Lies (2:14) song.link/y/9LhGq3FEnU0 #Short&Quick

Reckon my penalty record is better than Messi's.

Day 7: On a quiet night of a white hot day, Whisper the things that will come our way. Simple Minds - White Hot Day song.link/y/7P_gFFkloNQ #SummerJams

Day 32: Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings - What Have You Done For Me Lately? (2002) A sublimely funky cover, and the first time I heard the much-missed Ms Jones. song.link/y/Ji8BMG37RNE #THEN0UGHTIE5

Day 7: Station A beauty from last year's reunion album 'Mobtown' by one of the great 90s power pop outfits. Having them and The Greenberry Woods back has been brilliant - thank you, Big Stir Records! Splitsville - Penn Station song.link/y/ScQeJqx6ZCI #SongBuilding #PowerPopOfTheDay

Day 2. Due to a friend's childhood mishearing - once he told me, I couldn't not sing it. "Making love with his eagle..." Ooohh err, Dave... David Bowie - Ziggy Stardust song.link/y/hex1m9pHtfc #JulyKnowBetter

Played four-person Scrabble earlier this evening (please don't be jealous of my rock 'n' roll lifestyle), and during the entire game I only had two tiles with a letter worth more than one point. I guess it's statistically probably not that unlikely, but I did feel unduly hard done by!

Day 7: First of a little run of Northern Soul masterpieces for the next few days. This one sizzles, and her "Oooohh... I’m synchronised with you...” is enough to melt your speakers. Shirley Ellis - Soul Time (2:38) song.link/y/UzEECbB_m4k #Short&Quick

A great #JulyKnowBetter from Scott :-)

Day 6: Sweetness and light, old school. Just float away. Deniece Williams - Free song.link/y/OlLrn6AVV2s #SummerJams

Day 31: Guided By Voices - Hold On Hope (2000) A bit divisive in GBV World... A power ballad! Over-produced!! Used in a sitcom!!! But... I think it's magnificent, and it still gives me shivers. 11 points, please. song.link/y/CuPf3OhbcGw #THEN0UGHTIE5 #PowerPopOfTheDay (sort of!)

Haven't got my hearing aids in, so... DUKE ELLINGTON!!!!!

An extra hour of Wayne Rooney and Joe Hart, or try to squeeze in 90 mins nap? Hmmmmm....

Day 6: Roof A beautifully atmospheric Lilac Time instrumental. The Lilac Time - Rooftrees song.link/y/8kWKi13FrfA #SongBuilding

Day 1. "Little red courgette", every time. No further questions. Prince - Little Red Corvette song.link/y/YCjg2X_hxi8 #JulyKnowBetter

Day 6: Probably NSFW. Possibly NS full stop, and brilliantly so :-) The Pogues - Bottle Of Smoke (2:48) song.link/y/csdCM3G2l8A #Short&Quick

Early posting for #JulyKnowBetter starts this evening - 10pm UK time, whatever that is where you are! Share one song a day where you always go off piste lyrics-wise when singing along... If you join in, rest assured you're in good company! :-) www.thenational.scot/news/2505344...

Day 5: Send your camel to bed. Maria Muldaur - Midnight At The Oasis song.link/y/3gKnnb24Eso #SummerJams

Day 30: Fuck Buttons - Surf Solar (2009) My memory isn't what it used to be, but I still vividly remember Fuck Buttons winning two gold medals and a bronze at the 2012 London Olympics... Full album version: song.link/y/rKd7WQSk-1Y #THEN0UGHTIE5

Day 5: Arcade A bedsit classic. "I knew a woman who was crazy, About a boy who was lazy, But it didn't work out 'cause they just couldn't make it rhyme..." Brian Protheroe - Pinball song.link/y/87berJKi2ek #SongBuilding

Day 5: Pretty soon. Inspiral Carpets - Find Out Why (2:03) song.link/y/SRbVmjUsVeg #Short&Quick

Day 4: And the heat goes on, and the heat goes on. Talking Heads - Born Under Punches song.link/y/w6T_X7MXg40 #SummerJams

Day 29: Emma Pollock - Paper And Glue (2007) I've said it before; Emma Pollock, solo and as one of The Delgados, should be revered in the same way as Polly Harvey or Laura Marling. A beautifully fluid song, and her voice sends me sideways. song.link/y/CAvSoAiO-ug #THEN0UGHTIE5

Day 4: Lighthouse A power-pop-prog opus... Sounds very Jellyfish-ish? That's because it was 3/4 of Jellyfish - Roger Manning Jr., Tim Smith and Eric Dover - who reunited after 23 years in 2017 :-) The Lickerish Quartet - Lighthouse Spaceship song.link/y/p8tzd6UNA4k #SongBuilding #PowerPopOfTheDay

Day 4: And that extended note at 1:57 is just exquisite. The Pretenders - Talk Of The Town (2:44) song.link/y/aCONAOBb8qM #Short&Quick

If you weren't aware, Australian footballer Jackson Irvine is a massive music fan with excellent wide-ranging tastes. He has shared many Spotify playlists - open.spotify.com/user/1129108... - and has his own radio show (see for instance www.byte.fm/sendungen/he... for an idea of what he plays :-)

Day 3: Last few weeks at university - exams over, sun shining, days stretching out, Arrested Development on the tape player. Arrested Development - Tennessee song.link/y/7os1_zwD1cc #SummerJams

Day 28: Camera Obscura - Lloyd, I'm Ready To Be Heartbroken (2006) The aural equivalent of polka dots, popsicles and candyfloss, helping make any day three and a half minutes fantasticer. song.link/y/vlryei9U3sg #THEN0UGHTIE5

Day 3: Pyramid "Idols rise into the sky, Pyramids soar, sphinxes lie, Head of dog, Osiris eye, We're all working for the Pharaoh." Richard Thompson - Pharaoh song.link/y/qwD43LSZIyE #SongBuilding