RADIO GA-GA

I long ago stopped paying attention to the songs that are played on daytime radio - especially the dross that I have to suffer from the dreadfully unfunny Breakfast Show DJ. much loved by Mrs Villain, on Glasgow's premier commercial radio station.

This morning however, he played something that I hadn't heard before and I found myself wondering who and what it was for it was actually quite decent. I was, I'll admit, stunned to learn it was this:-

mp3 : Amy MacDonald - This Is The Life

The thing is, I was away in Canada when Ms MacDonald went massive in the UK last year. All I knew was that she was a very young singer-songwriter from Glasgow who was gaining a lot of coverage in the regular newspapers around here. I assumed therefore that she was some sort of product of one of those ghastly TV talent shows that dominate the weekend schedules.

Seems I was wrong as young Amy seems to have made her way to the top on a fair degree of talent. Good luck to her.

And while I'm rabbiting somewhat, I thought I'd post a couple of great but not terribly well-known tunes containing the word 'life' :-

mp3 : Banderas - This Is Your Life
mp3 : Strangelove - Time For The Rest Of Your Life

The former act was a duo comprising vocalist Caroline Buckley and violinist/keyboardist Sally Herbert. This girls were part of the band that backed Jimmy Somerville, and this particular track features Bernard Sumner on guitar and backing vocals, as well as Johnny Marr on guitar. You can buy Ripe, their sole LP from 1990, right here.

The latter is a single from 1994. Strangelove were on Food Records, the same label as Blur, but their sound was described as being akin to Suede or Mansun. Lead singer Patrick Duff currently pursues a solo career, and his very informative and enjoyable website can be found here. Oh and you can buy record by Strangelove right here.

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