someone's finally brought him a higher love #mbe #birthdayhonours

If the reports in India of a sole survivor are true, this would be the deadliest accident with a single survivor in aviation history (previously was 1/157 in a Northwest flight in 1987) 😥

Which Decade Results, aka Through Mrs Tempah's Keyhole. My househunting hunch has been checked and verified, and yes, it was HER. Also contains class conflict, generational shaming, and a crypto metaphor for the ages. (23 minutes) shows.acast.com/which-decade...

Don't think enough has been made of the 'two Ranis' gag in Saturday's #DoctorWho

Interesting that lots of reviews have been critical of Final Reckoning's first "exposition hour". I had no issue with that - it reminded me of a good Bond film - but I found the underwater sequence slow and inert. After that it's obv just everything you want from blockbuster cinema #finalreckoning

Colossal Waste of Effort (Taylor's Version) 🤣 www.theguardian.com/music/2025/m...

#1C000LEST #MusicChallenge Day 50: tramps like us Left this to last as I am off to see the Boss again tonight. Have been to 100s of gigs, and honestly don't believe there's a better song to hear live than this 😊 Bruce Springsteen "Born to Run" 1975 ⭐️ 11 points ⭐️ youtu.be/IxuThNgl3YA?...

#1C000LEST #MusicChallenge Day 49: posting my top song today (for reasons). Thought it was just me who loved this, so THRILLED to see it on the list. A soaring anthem for the aftermath of a terrible moment in LGBTQIA America 🏳️‍🌈 MUNA "I Know A Place" 2017 ⭐️ 12* points ⭐️ youtu.be/-t5gGm3NWU4?...

#1C000LEST #MusicChallenge Day 48: an empty land Hit 2 billion streams this week, mainly thanks to Gen Z and TikTok. Not my favourite Keane record, but sounds as good today as it did 20 years ago 🌳 Keane "Somewhere Only We Know" 2004 ⭐️ 12 points ⭐️ youtu.be/Oextk-If8HQ?...

Is 'popwashing' a thing 🤬

#1C000LEST #MusicChallenge Day 47: make love not war This has been one of my all-time favourite songs for 35 years and is a genre I adore: melancholy lyrics over an upbeat pop song Erasure "A Little Respect" 1988 ⭐️ 12 points ⭐️ youtu.be/x34icYC8zA0?...

#1C000LEST #MusicChallenge Day 46: in that case, i'll have rum and coca-cola Pulp "Common People" 1995 10 points youtu.be/yuTMWgOduFM?...

#1C000LEST #MusicChallenge Day 45: for about 10 years this was my absolute favourite song of all time. Soaring, magnificent, defiant McAlmont & Butler "Yes" 1995 ⭐️ 11 points ⭐️ youtu.be/POIIGYt5RlE?...

#ArtistFave15 #MusicChallenge My very favourite Keane (and my all-time #1) song is... 1. Everybody's Changing, 2004 Arrived at one of those pivotal life moments and so has enormous personal resonance. Also my favourite niche genre: melancholy lyrics/upbeat melody 🥰 youtu.be/RSNmgE6L8AU?...

#1C000LEST #MusicChallenge Day 44: Has a song ever done so much in 117 words? And the line Bob Stanley says is the greatest in the entire pop pantheon: And I need you more than want you/And I want you for all time Glenn Campbell "Wichita Lineman" 1968 ⭐️ 11 points ⭐️ youtu.be/Q8P_xTBpAcY?...

#ArtistFave15 #MusicChallenge My second-favourite Keane track is... 2. The Lovers Are Losing, 2008 Have loved this since the very first time I heard it. Ought to have been a huge hit 🥰 youtu.be/CXH5yL8bDbU?... @keaneofficial.bsky.social

#1C000LEST #MusicChallenge Day 43: bonus time! Am a real Boots obsessive 😍 have met Vic a few times, been to some tiny gigs, and even met her mum once 😂 Love love love this absolute banger 🥰 Little Boots "Remedy" 2009 11 points youtu.be/iP1o6hUqiTc?...

#ArtistFave15 #MusicChallenge My favourite 15 Keane songs @keaneofficial.bsky.social 3. You Are Young, 2012 As with many of the band's songs, the lyrics of this just hit me at the exact right time of life - a beautiful love song to a growing child 🥹 youtu.be/rLFBBZD6ogU?...

#1C000LEST #MusicChallenge Day 42: are the voices in your head calling? Having stolen this riff, Pulp changed the name of the girl in Disco 2000 from 'Gloria' to 'Deborah' so as not to draw (more) attention Laura Branigan "Gloria" 1982 10 points youtu.be/nNEb2k_EmMg?...

#ArtistFave15 #MusicChallenge The countdown of my favourite 15 Keane @keaneofficial.bsky.social songs reaches... 4. Sovereign Light Cafe, 2012 I went to the Sovereign Light Cafe a few years ago - I imagine I felt how Beatles fans feel when they get to Penny Lane 🤣 youtu.be/bH13eUiDhmo?...

#1C000LEST #MusicChallenge Day 41: darling i'm a nightmare dressed like a daydream Taylor Swift "Blank Space" 2014 10 points youtu.be/e-ORhEE9VVg?...

#ArtistFave15 #MusicChallenge My favourite Keane tracks continue with... 5. Myth, 2012 Another superb b-side (this time to Silenced By The Night). Haunting and moving in equal measure 🥰 youtu.be/1ZwDwR1utHU?...

#1C000LEST #MusicChallenge Day 40: you could be laughing 65% more of the time John Grant ft. Sinead O'connor "GMF" 2013 10 points youtu.be/QFXOELBZopY?...

#ArtistFave15 #MusicChallenge The countdown of my favourite 15 Keane songs continues with... 6. Somewhere Only We Know, 2004 I know it's now everywhere, all of the time, but it's because it's a brilliantly constructed song with cross-generational appeal 😊 youtu.be/Oextk-If8HQ?...

#1C000LEST #MusicChallenge Day 39: does she kiss, like i used to kiss you? ABBA "The Winner Takes It All" 1980 10 points youtu.be/92cwKCU8Z5c?...

#ArtistFave15 #MusicChallenge My favourite Keane songs... 7. Tear Up This Town, 2016 When I heard they were adapting one of my favourite books, A Monster Calls, into a film, I was soooo excited. Then, the cherry on the cake was this beautiful soundtrack song 🌳 youtu.be/t1w7vMJD_24?...

#1C000LEST #MusicChallenge Day 38: turned over a new leaf, then tore right through it Pet Shop Boys "It's A Sin" 1987 10 points youtu.be/dRHetRTOD1Q?...

#ArtistFave15 #MusicChallenge My favourite 15 Keane songs @keaneofficial.bsky.social 8. Snowed Under, 2004 Yet another b-side, this time to to Somewhere Only We Know. I went to Mansers Shaw once, also 🤣 youtu.be/MR8NCEIxWnE?...

#1C000LEST #MusicChallenge Day 37: Robert Riger and his motley crew Time for another bonus 🥉 Have been a massive Amy fan since Mr Rock and Roll (one of my all-time favourite singles) Amy Macdonald "This is the Life" 2007 11 points youtu.be/iRYvuS9OxdA?...

#ArtistFave15 #MusicChallenge Counting down my favourite @keaneofficial.bsky.social songs... 9. Strangeland, 2012 Still not entirely sure how, despite being the album title, this song only made it onto the 'bonus tracks' edition 🤔 youtu.be/Jo8r0E0wRi4?...

#1C000LEST #MusicChallenge Day 36: illusion never changed into something real Natalie Imbruglia "Torn" 1997 10 points youtu.be/VV1XWJN3nJo?...

#ArtistFave15 #MusicChallenge My favourite 15 Keane tracks reaches... 10. Phases, 2019 Excellent track from 2019's unexpected Cause and Effect album 🥰 youtu.be/V55A9ED9oAM?...

#1C000LEST #MusicChallenge Day 35: sail on, silver girl Simon & Garfunkel "Bridge Over Troubled Water" 1970 10 points youtu.be/4G-YQA_bsOU?...

#ArtistFave15 #MusicChallenge My favourite 15 @keaneofficial.bsky.social tracks 11. Disconnected, 2012 Award-winning video co-directed by JA Bayona - the Oscar- nominated director of Society of the Snow and The Impossible 🎥🎬 youtu.be/FfUHkPf9D9k?...

#1C000LEST #MusicChallenge Day 34: hlaupandi í okkur? Sigur Ros "Hoppipolla" 2005 10 points youtu.be/JAYb8ZyjzD0?...

#ArtistFave15 #MusicChallenge Counting down my favourite Keane tracks 12. Bend and Break, 2004 Track 2 on Hopes and Fears, and the moment you knew Somewhere Only We Know wasn't a flash in the pan youtu.be/50LOhILlLMQ?...

#1C000LEST #MusicChallenge Day 33: you're dedicated, you took the time Kelly Clarkson "Since U Been Gone" 2004 10 points youtu.be/R7UrFYvl5TE?...

#ArtistFave15 #MusicChallenge My top 15 Keane @keaneofficial.bsky.social songs continue with... 13. Something In Me Was Dying, 2004 Another amazing b-side, this time for top 10 hit Bedshaped 🥰 #keane #keanemusic youtu.be/fBOz1Amw4aM?...

#1C000LEST #MusicChallenge Day 32: everything must run its course MGMT "Time to Pretend" 2008 10 points youtu.be/B9dSYgd5Elk?...

#ArtistFave15 #MusicChallenge My favourite 15 Keane songs 14. Russian Farmer's Song, 2013 Unreleased song from Hopes & Fears that eventually came out in 2013. A theme that will develop is that many of the band's very best songs are b-sides and strange non-album tracks youtu.be/0qOZtGcp5Hg?...

Am a huge MCU fan, so was predisposed to enjoy Thunderbolts* - so pleased to report it's genuinely great 😊 #thunderbolts #mcu #marvel

#ArtistFave15 #MusicChallenge Counting down my favourite @keaneofficial.bsky.social songs this May 😊 15. Under Pressure, 2007 Tom Chaplin did such a great job here that he ended up going on tour with a Queen show 👑 youtu.be/h_fuh0MkOsw?...

#1C000LEST #MusicChallenge Day 31: it's looking like a beautiful day Time for a bonus, I think! 🥰 Elbow "One Day Like This" 2008 11 points youtu.be/0NFV8dHrZYM?...

#1C000LEST #MusicChallenge Day 30: how obvious should a girl be? Sugababes "Push the Button" 2005 10 points youtu.be/oJDGcxAf9D8?...

#1C000LEST #MusicChallenge Day 29: i hate to bug you in the middle of dinner Alanis Morissette "You Oughta Know" 1995 10 points youtu.be/NPcyTyilmYY?...

#1C000LEST #MusicChallenge Day 28: we don't talk about love Manic Street Preachers "A Design For Life" 1996 10 points youtu.be/TfEoVxy7VDQ?...

#1C000LEST #MusicChallenge Day 27: gaga, ooh-la-la Lady Gaga "Bad Romance" 2009 10 points youtu.be/qrO4YZeyl0I?...

#1C000LEST #MusicChallenge Day 26: the greatest cover version in pop Pet Shop Boys "Always On My Mind" 1987 10 points youtu.be/wDe60CbIagg?...

#1C000LEST #MusicChallenge Day 25: we all have our cross to bear Kylie Minogue "Confide In Me" 1994 10 points youtu.be/WSFDCmmsqEI?...

#1C000LEST #MusicChallenge Day 24: not sure how this made it in ahead of Mad World, ...Rule the World, ...Seeds of Love etc. but gets a vote as one of the best bands of the last 40 years Tears for Fears "Head Over Heels" 1985 10 points youtu.be/CsHiG-43Fzg?...