#EcksteinsMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge Day 17: A relaxing song Leftfield - Release The Pressure Opening track from their 1995 debut album Leftism. Picked because you need the release to be able to relax 😁 Peace and unity youtu.be/zBfs0mPiO3M

#MusicChallenge #IsmuasMonthOfMusic Day 17: A song with a choir James - The Lake A little known b-side, this wonderful tune is just made for a choir/orchestra. James toured with both in 2023 and this resulted in a live album, which included this song. Steal the moon tonight youtu.be/MGQHiy0_U6Y

#MusicChallenge #EmojiSounds Day 17: 🏆 999 - The Biggest Prize In Sport The title track from their 4th album released in 1980 I could even get a rise, it makes me feel good can’t you see? youtu.be/OxWi6atqiKo

#DavidsMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge Day 17: With fall(ing) or fly(ing) in the title The Chameleons - Don’t Fall Opening track of the 1983 debut album Script Of The Bridge from the most underrated band of the 80s. Superb song. I’m out on the edge, but I’m not defeated yet youtu.be/PQyoQ97YG-M

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#FindASongToExplain 99 #MusicChallenge Flux Of Pink Indians - TV Dinners Won’t be to everyone’s taste but the title works! 😁 youtu.be/t1zQMGCP2OQ

#thingsmoneycantbuy #musicchallenge Tuesday: Health The Fall - Eat Y’self Fitter youtu.be/yFCOt6wbm80

#MusicChallenge #IsmuasMonthOfMusic Day 16: A song that surprised you The Cure - Subway Song This minimalist number closed side 1 of their debut LP. The surprise came as the song gently faded out only to be replaced by an ear piercing scream ..but she dare not turn around.. youtu.be/wEcVrdYdBbo

#DavidsMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge Day 16: A song by a band with more than 1 vocalist The B-52’s - Private Idaho My favourite track of theirs, this single from 1980 has vocal duties alternating between Fred and Kate, with Cindy chipping in too. Don’t go on the patio youtu.be/yXmnmvDl-ao

#MusicChallenge #EmojiSounds Day 16: 🚄 Psychedelic Furs - Into You Like A Train Talk Talk Talk is best known for Pretty In Pink, but this is my favourite track in the album. I don’t wanna make no scene youtu.be/Nr1R1xsHq8Q

#EcksteinsMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge Day 16: A song about a road or highway Talking Heads - Road To Nowhere One of the Heads’ best known tracks, this single is from 1985. Would you like to come along? You can help me with the song youtu.be/LQiOA7euaYA

#DavidsMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge Day 15: A live track The Stranglers - Dead Ringer Taken from my favourite live album, X Cert, this is notable for Hugh challenging someone in the crowd shouting ‘w@nker’, stopping the song and calling him out. Isn’t he going to own up? youtu.be/Xc1GKZEaRA8

#EcksteinsMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge Day 15: A song about being rich Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Rich This is the opening track to their blistering 2003 debut album Fever To Tell. The world needs more Karen O. So stuck up youtu.be/m6QkQ2ROVVk

#MusicChallenge #EmojiSounds Day 15: 🚼 Virgin Prunes - Baby Turns Blue This bonkers single from 1982 is The Prunes at their finest. Heaven knows what it’s all about but it’s catchy as hell. It was an accident, I didn’t mean it youtu.be/xmAswJsPbCs

#MusicChallenge #IsmuasMonthOfMusic Day 15: A song that ends too soon David Bowie - Sound And Vision It’s 3 minutes long and 1/2 of it elapses before the vocals cut in. You get 1 verse and then the song fades out. It feels like it should carry on Don’t you wonder sometimes? youtu.be/ZV_UsQPTBy4

#thingsmoneycantbuy #musicchallenge Monday: time youtu.be/M2oiQIpC8rc

Dear #musicchallenge friends, I invite you to share some songs illustrating all things money 💰💷💵💶🤑 can't buy. Post a song 🎵 per day for a week [15 - 21 June] with these hashtags: #thingsmoneycantbuy #musicchallenge

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#EcksteinsMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge Day 14: A song about being poor Dead Kennedys - Kill The Poor Jobless millions whisked away youtu.be/ldH9EyOf7Xk

#DavidsMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge Day 14: With hot or cold in the title The Style Council - Long Hot Summer Like many I was devastated when The Jam split up, but this single was decent and, I feel, has stood the test of time Don’t know whether to laugh or cry youtu.be/1CAzwewVjZ0

#MusicChallenge #IsmuasMonthOfMusic Day 14: A song that feels like a fresh start Interpol - The New I love the emotions bared in this track and feel it should have been the closer on the superb Turn On The Bright Lights. You’re looking alright tonight, I think we should go youtu.be/hI5IVvUc9Rc

#MusicChallenge #EmojiSounds Day 14: 📸 Blondie - Picture This I remember seeing this video on TOTP at the time, with Debbie pointing a Polaroid at the viewer. Classic stuff. Also, one of my favourite pic covers 😍 All I want is a picture of you youtu.be/Kmsz_mV2Ymg

#MusicChallenge #EmojiSounds Day 13: 🌜 The Rakes - Down With Moonlight Oh I miss The Rakes. This track is from their 2007 album Ten New Messages. Insanely catchy guitar driven tunes, they deserved a much wider audience. You don’t see me now, but I see you youtu.be/enXcuAV47Yc

#DavidsMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge Day 13: A comfort song Public Image Ltd - Ease Taken from 1986’s succinctly titled Album. Minimalist in design, both artwork and songs (all single word titles). Rise was the best known single from it. What makes you happy, your misery youtu.be/UY_1E86IpNw

#MusicChallenge #IsmuasMonthOfMusic Day 13: A song that reminds you of your first kiss New Order - The Perfect Kiss Let’s go out and have some fun youtu.be/x3XW6NLILqo

#EcksteinsMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge Day 13: A song about getting away with something James - Getting Away With It (All Messed Up) The only possible answer to today’s challenge (apart from Electronic, possibly)! Drinks like Richard Burton, dance like John Travolta youtu.be/Io2Cl1u5gmU

#FindASongToExplain 97 #MusicChallenge The Cure - Dressing Up youtu.be/BNuotB4cV6s

#MusicChallenge #IsmuasMonthOfMusic Day 12: A song that sounds like a gentle breeze Cocteau Twins - Otterley This is the penultimate track on the wonderful Treasure LP from 1984. The tune almost sounds like an interlude but Elizabeth’s ethereal whispers make this that breeze youtu.be/nmLJgh6yyoE

#DavidsMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge Day 12: A one word four letter song Interpol - Evil The first single taken from their 2004 sophomore album Antics, this features one creepy video! But hey who’s on trial? youtu.be/dkpgz3uQ58U

#EcksteinsMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge Day 12: A song about getting into trouble The Clash - I Fought The Law Joe Strummer making it very clear what happens if you’re foolish enough to go on a robbing spree I lost my girl and I lost my fun youtu.be/AL8chWFuM-s

#MusicChallenge #EmojiSounds Day 12: 🪕 The Pogues - Fairytale Of New York I don’t have any songs with the word 🪕 in the title in my collection and only a handful which use one. Here’s one; possibly the best Xmas song ever Happy Christmas, your arse, I pray God it’s our last youtu.be/j9jbdgZidu8

#DavidsMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge Day 11: A song from one of your first concerts UK Decay - Unwind Luton’s finest, supporting Killing Joke Feb 1982. This video wasn’t the gig itself but is a live version. A night when Dr Jekyll pushes Mr Hyde from behind youtu.be/Uc16hvDsodo

#MusicChallenge #EmojiSounds Day 11: 🛌 The Teardrop Explodes - Sleeping Gas The debut single from Julian Cope & co released in February 1979 I just wander around youtu.be/pBf9HGjspds

#EcksteinsMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge Day 11: A song that always cheers you up Altered Images - Happy Birthday How could anyone not be happy watching the divine Clare Grogan dancing around the stage with abandon? If they were me and I was you.. youtu.be/6t1vaF50Ks0

#MusicChallenge #IsmuasMonthOfMusic Day 11: A song about love that changed you Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart Still just about my favourite single ever. The autobiographical lyrics to this classic cut so deep. There’s a taste in my mouth, as desperation takes hold youtu.be/zuuObGsB0No

#FindASongToExplain 96 #MusicChallenge Bloc Party - Octopus My favourite drummer! 🥁 What’s my name, what’s my name? youtu.be/Un-ncqLyn0s

#DavidsMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge Day 10: With the word song in the title Killing Joke - Empire Song This single from 1982 captures everything brilliant about Killing Joke. I loved the artwork so much I copied it onto the cover of one of my school books Back to square one youtu.be/IFQZKL7T9RI

#MusicChallenge #IsmuasMonthOfMusic Day 10: A song that makes you want to travel the world The Jam - All Around The World From 1977, The Jam’s 2nd single was a call to arms for the youth to enforce positive change. Weller was only 19 when he wrote it. Youth explosion! youtu.be/GPktB0NHwDY

#EcksteinsMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge Day 10: A song you like to play in the car Adam & The Ants - Cartrouble The perfect car song! Their final single on Do It before joining CBS and going fully commercial And remember this: you don’t need anything after an ice cream youtu.be/o0dJCrAxFWs

#MusicChallenge #EmojiSounds Day 10: 🥵 Bauhaus - Burning From The Inside This was the title track from their 4th and final album before splitting in 1983. A slow burning builder typical of the band in that it’s not easy to pigeonhole And now I don’t see you anymore youtu.be/fXHxuIJqgsU

#EcksteinsMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge Day 9: Your favourite song right now The Fall - Blindness I recently bought the expanded version of Fall Heads Roll which has several versions of this classic. I just can’t stop playing it. 99% of non-smokers die youtu.be/FtHdyefujDg

#DavidsMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge Day 9: With before, after, since or until in the title The Cramps - Sunglasses After Dark From their 1980 debut LP Songs The Lord Taught Us, the riff is lifted from Link Wray’s Ace Of Spades. Agggh, they’re so sharp youtu.be/RT979EyoVVE

#MusicChallenge #IsmuasMonthOfMusic Day 9: A song that sounds like a painting coming to life The Creatures - Mad Eyed Screamer I wanted to use a song which links to a famous painting in the title, so here’s Siouxsie. The painting is Edvard Munch’s masterpiece The Scream 😱 youtu.be/4_IFftuq04c

#MusicChallenge #EmojiSounds Day 9: 🍄 Ian Dury & The Blockheads - Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll Using the mushroom for the drugs bit! A classic single from 1977. Keep your silly ways, or throw them out the window youtu.be/I7j-aTLQNV0

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A Certain Ratio - All Night Party The all night party just goes on, and on, and on, and on, and on.. youtu.be/jo2cznBStes

#EcksteinsMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge Day 8: A song about partying A Certain Ratio - All Night Party ACR’s debut single from 1979 is a cold slab of darkness, more in keeping with other Factory bands rather than their subsequent releases I work all day, I drink all night youtu.be/jo2cznBStes

#DavidsMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge Day 8: Featuring somewhere you’ve visited The Clash - White Man In Hammersmith Palais The venue for my first gig in February 1982 to see Killing Joke, The Palais sadly closed in 2007 and is now a gym. FFS. Turning rebellion into money youtu.be/96UtZPLiT90

#MusicChallenge #EmojiSounds Day 8: 🪄 Siouxsie & The Banshees - Halloween I couldn’t think of a suitable song title with ‘magic’ or similar, so have used the lyrics from this banger from JuJu, released 45 years ago: Trick or treat, trick or treat, the bitter and the sweet youtu.be/hIHUzBFlcW8