Jillian Reilly
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Beneath this wig I am wearing a tie
The Steve McQueen exhibition, Resistance: How Protest Shaped Britain And Photography Shaped Protest, currently on at Modern Two is illuminating, brilliant and beautiful. I'm drawn to joy as resistance
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#SadAndBeautifulWorld
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Today's breakfast viewing. Find someone who looks at you the way Spencer Tracy & Katherine Hepburn look at expanding waffles
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Sean Walters
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Four-Song Peel Session of soul singer Ann Peebles from October 9, 1974. John Peel thought she was “the owner of one of the world’s great voices” and “I Can’t Stand the Rain” (written with husband Don Bryant) was one of his favourite singles.
#RIPDonBryant
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ANN PEEBLES John Peel 9th October 1974
YouTube video by FruitierThanThou
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=c4B1Upfi7Qw&pp=0gcJCR4Bo7VqN5tD
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Been hanging out with this guy. He's definitely more excited by belly rubs than Christmas
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Beatles Archive
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John Lennon as private Gripweed in "How I Won the War" October, 1966 The
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Into Creative
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10 great songs.
#revisited
2. Vikki Carr - It Must Be Him
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Vikki Carr - It Must Be Him (1967)
YouTube video by MrAkdnt
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-qgHOQ1ofg
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#TheBeatles
#FromThenToYou
Merry Christmas everybody! May all your porkpies gather winter gru-oo-el xx
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Birmingham 81
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And here is Eugene with The Chi-Lites performing (For God's Sake) Give More Power to the People. Superb in every way
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#BillyConnolly
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Yoko Ono
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Watch the Extended interview with Sean here
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Extended interview: Sean Ono Lennon
YouTube video by CBS Sunday Morning
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dlA8KPYo65o
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#LittleFeat
#TheLastRecordAlbum
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Pat Thomas author
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Janis Joplin at the Stax Records Christmas party in Memphis, Tennessee, December 20, 1968 with legends Carla Thomas, Al Jackson, Booker T Jones, Donald 'Duck' Dunn, and Steve Cropper.
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Another Christmas song that isn't a Christmas song. Vashti Bunyan & Twice As Much Coldest Night of the Year
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Vashti Bunyan - Coldest Night Of The Year
YouTube video by hcloudforest
https://youtu.be/eCcBEj6VnpA?si=6fUBxh5k9S8mvE0z
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Association for Scottish Literature
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Scots Whay Hae! Best Crime Fiction 2025 – with Callum McSorley Alistair Braidwood is joined by award-winning crime writer
@callummcsorley.bsky.social
to discuss some of the best Scottish
#CrimeFiction
of 2025, & to take a look at what’s coming in 2026 💙📚
www.scotswhayhae.com/post/that-wa...
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That Was The Year That Was: The Best Of 2025 Podcasts – Crime Fiction...
For this, the inaugural Scots Whay Hae! Best Crime Fiction podcast Ali was joined by writer Callum McSorley to talk about some of the best books published this year, and to take a look at what's comin...
https://www.scotswhayhae.com/post/that-was-the-year-that-was-the-best-of-2025-podcasts-crime-fiction
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George Takei
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As 2025 ends, the pattern is unmistakable. Trump’s second term is unraveling under its own weight. A hollowed-out presidency, factional chaos, and policies that keep backfiring. Step back from the daily noise, and the consequences are impossible to miss.
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Backfire
On every major policy question, the Trump regime is failing badly. And voters are taking note.
https://thinkbigpicture.substack.com/p/trump-policies-backfire-unpopular?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1766095726-3
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Arthur David Spota
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The Rolling Stones ~ You Got The Silver (Mono) (from Let it Bleed, 1969)
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#KeithRichards
#BOTD
#MusicSky
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You Got The Silver (Mono)
YouTube video by The Rolling Stones - Topic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6jkYITjcJ4
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Mike Small
15 days ago
What does the Demarco Archive leaving Scotland tell us about the state of the Arts in Scotland and Edinburgh? A Cultural Evacuation: The Demarco Archive Leaves Scotland
bellacaledonia.org.uk/2025/12/15/a...
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A Cultural Evacuation: The Demarco Archive Leaves Scotland
“What the hell is Richard Demarco doing?” Many have asked this question over the decades; now, he is asking it himself. He is asking it now because, after years of trying, he has finally found a pe…
https://bellacaledonia.org.uk/2025/12/15/a-cultural-evacuation-the-demarco-archive-leaves-scotland/
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Because I need to hear Billy Crystal say "Oh but baby fish mouth is sweeping the nation" And guffaw accordingly
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#JaneBirkin
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My picks for
#5debutalbums7074
1. Stealers Wheel 2. Donny Hathaway - Everything Is Everything 3. Betty Davis 4. David Crosby - If I Could Only Remember My Name 5. Gram Parsons - GP
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Oh come let us adore him OH COME LET US ADORE HIM OH COME LET US ADORE HIIIIIM REFILLED NOR LOCH
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add a skeleton here at some point
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Beatgrrrl
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Fluxus card by George Bretcht & Robert Watts, 1962
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Andrew Hickey
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Today's song for the non-awful Christmas song advent calendar is Bert Jansch's lovely version of "In the Bleak Midwinter", produced by Michael Nesmith.
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In The Bleak Mid Winter (2009 Remaster)
YouTube video by Bert Jansch - Topic
https://youtu.be/-spMWkZ-cFA?si=KwUvXUPRpHLhGZtB
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Beatgrrrl
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Louise Bourgeois’s Life Was as Monumental as Her Art
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Louise Bourgeois’s Life Was as Monumental as Her Art
Writing one of the first comprehensive biographies of a major artist could prove daunting, but taking on Bourgeois's long life in art might be called heroic.
https://hyperallergic.com/louise-bourgeoiss-life-was-as-monumental-as-her-art/
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1 more thought. Since I read a Paul interview with Francis Wyndham I listen to Rubber Soul anew. He talks of writing comedy songs for the LP. Norwegian Wood & Drive My Car with punchlines. Michelle - a comic french song, a comic preacher in The Word & John's "hobby" in Girl. Any more?
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It's possible in building the song around the line in Baby Let's Play House, it was done in the same spirit as Happiness Is A Warm Gun. He's not agreeing with the line, he thinks it's an insane thing to say, because it is
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The way John spits this song out is kind of amazing
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The first time I ever listened to Rubber Soul, Run For Your Life was my stand out track as I just found it to be a great rocker. It's not my favourite now, but I do still like it
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"Carve your number on my wall and maybe you will get a call from me" is such a great line. How this songs scans is brilliant and it is so fun to sing in 3 part harmony. I sang George's part on this song too
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I love Wait. It fits perfectly here. I'm so glad they held on to it for this album
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It's beautiful how In My Life starts as a reflection on his past and turns into a celebration of his present
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I love the guitar part as I'm Looking Through You fades out
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The lyrics in I'm Looking Through You are really quite brutal. I love how "Love has a nasty habit of disappearing overnight" scans, though
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I absolutely love the way John sings Girl and I love how ominous the instrumental outro sounds
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Three part harmonies with John, Paul and Ringo! I love it!
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Each detail. Each part. Every song. Michelle is brilliant
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Paul's bass in The Word. Paul's bass in The Word, though! I love when the guitar harmonises with it in the verses too
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Ringo's drumming in Think For Yourself is just the best
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There's brilliant harmonies throughout this album, but my favourite harmonies are in George's songs. Love Think For Yourself. I sang George's bit here
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The voices are such the focus of Nowhere Man, but Paul's bass needs a special shout out
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The opening to Nowhere Man with just the voices is just sublime. Their voices! Oh their voices. Our band did this too. I sang Paul's bit.
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You Won't See Me is such an underrated gem. We did this song in my teenage band. Amazing harmonies and backing vocals throughout this album. I sang John's bit here. Hee hee!
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The bass drum in Norwegian Wood sounds like a heartbeat. God I love this song
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Listening on headphones the intro for Norwegian Wood with just the acoustic guitar before the sitar riff comes in sounds big and dramatic. How did they do that!? Just brilliant
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The detail of each part that the instruments play and the voices sing is exquisite. And this is something I can say for every song on this album
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Drive My Car is the perfect opener. From that riff on, it's a masterpiece. I used to love dancing to it when it came on at the indie discos
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John Parkin
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Good evening everybody and welcome to our last listening party of the year. It’s Christmas 1965 and many people would be pulling a copy of “Rubber Soul” from their festive stockings. Let’s see how it stands up 60 years on shall we?
#rubbersoul60
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