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Jonny Blue Jay

@lonesomebluejay.bsky.social

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Music, #shoegaze, mbv, vinyl panic buyer, failed musician/producer, Software/Web Developer, Manchester City, Miami Dolphins, Star Wars, sunsets.

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Jonny Blue Jay @lonesomebluejay.bsky.social · Feb 16

I was supposed to be spinning some newly purchased records today but got a bit distracted! It’s been a blissful, My Bloody Valentine Sunday. This is as good as it gets, musically, for me. Absolute heaven 🙌🏼😎

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Jonny Blue Jay @lonesomebluejay.bsky.social · 1h

#20SongsByYear - 2010
#MusicChallenge #MusicSky

Day 11. The Pains of Being Pure at Heart - Say No to Love

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The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart - "Say No To Love"

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Jonny Blue Jay @lonesomebluejay.bsky.social · 1h

#DavidsMonthOfMusic
#MusicChallenge #MusicSky

Day 11. With a non-primary colour/shade in the title:

Gene Clark - White Light

Legend 🙌🏼

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White Light

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Jonny Blue Jay @lonesomebluejay.bsky.social · 1d

#DavidsMonthOfMusic
#MusicChallenge #MusicSky

Day 10. An album title track:

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Howl

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Howl

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Jonny Blue Jay @lonesomebluejay.bsky.social · 1d

#20SongsByYear - 2010
#MusicChallenge #MusicSky

Day 10. The Radio Dept. - Heaven’s on Fire

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Heaven's on Fire

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Jonny Blue Jay @lonesomebluejay.bsky.social · 2d

That bass line 🤤🙌🏼 What a tune 😍

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Jonny Blue Jay @lonesomebluejay.bsky.social · 2d

#20SongsByYear - 2010
#MusicChallenge #MusicSky

Day 9. Monster Movie - Silver Knife

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Silver Knife

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Jonny Blue Jay @lonesomebluejay.bsky.social · 2d

#20SongsByYear - 2010
#MusicChallenge #MusicSky

Day 8. Laura Marling - Rambling Man

And here’s her totally captivating performance of it, from Glastonbury 2017 🙌🏼

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Laura Marling - Rambling Man (Glastonbury 2017)

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Jonny Blue Jay @lonesomebluejay.bsky.social · 2d

#DavidsMonthOfMusic
#MusicChallenge #MusicSky

Day 9. By a fictional or virtual band:

Timlin & Davis - Fare Thee Well (Dink’s Song)

From the movie Inside Llewyn Davis. Performed by Oscar Isaac and Marcus Mumford.

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Fare Thee Well (Dink's Song)

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Jonny Blue Jay @lonesomebluejay.bsky.social · 2d

#DavidsMonthOfMusic
#MusicChallenge #MusicSky

Day 8. A song about love without “love” in the title:

Lamb - Gorecki

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Lamb - Gorecki

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Jonny Blue Jay @lonesomebluejay.bsky.social · 3d

And the Murasaki EP

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Jonny Blue Jay @lonesomebluejay.bsky.social · 3d

Nice 🤩

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Jonny Blue Jay @lonesomebluejay.bsky.social · 3d

Cartwheel! 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼 Ooh Cheatahs. Not listened to them for ages.

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Jonny Blue Jay @lonesomebluejay.bsky.social · 3d

The fog light wankers are out early this year 🙄 🚗

Jonny Blue Jay @lonesomebluejay.bsky.social · 4d

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Basement Revolver "Slow/Blackhole" (Live at St. Luke's)

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Jonny Blue Jay @lonesomebluejay.bsky.social · 4d

Just remembered we had some crazy looking clouds this evening 😯🤗

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Jonny Blue Jay @lonesomebluejay.bsky.social · 4d

Stunning 🤩

Jonny Blue Jay @lonesomebluejay.bsky.social · 4d

#DavidsMonthOfMusic
#MusicChallenge #MusicSky

Day 7. Relating to outer space:

Basement Revolver - Blackhole

Beautiful. Floors me every time🥺 If you don’t know it, or the band, please give it a listen. Gorgeous 🎸& vocal. They were my 1st ever Bandcamp purchase, back in ‘17
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Blackhole

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Jonny Blue Jay @lonesomebluejay.bsky.social · 4d

#20SongsByYear - 2010
#MusicChallenge #MusicSky

Day 7. Midlake - Rulers, Ruling All Things

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Midlake - "Rulers, Ruling All Things" (Official Music Video)

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Jonny Blue Jay @lonesomebluejay.bsky.social · 5d

#20SongsByYear - 2010
#MusicChallenge #MusicSky

Day 6. Bonobo - Kong

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Kong

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Jonny Blue Jay @lonesomebluejay.bsky.social · 5d

#DavidsMonthOfMusic
#MusicChallenge #MusicSky

Day 6. A pronoun in the title:

Jason Lytle - Birds Encouraged Him

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Birds Encouraged Him

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Jonny Blue Jay @lonesomebluejay.bsky.social · 5d

‘75 to ‘84 is always a bit of a void for me. Will need all the help I can get to put 5 albums together!

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Jonny Blue Jay @lonesomebluejay.bsky.social · 6d

#20SongsByYear - 2010
#MusicChallenge #MusicSky

Day 5. Massive Attack - Paradise Circus

…with the beautiful Hope Sandoval on vocals 🤤 Really enjoyed revisiting the whole album, Heligoland. Hadn’t listened to it in a long time.

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Paradise Circus

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