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Mitchell Stirling

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I work with data and tell stories about it. I also write about closing tracks on albums on Substack.

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Mitchell Stirling @mitchellst.bsky.social · 25d

Reader's Poll - Tonight we're gonna party like it's 1990-9
open.substack.com/pub/therunou...

Vote for your favourite 1990s closing track, please!

#90smusic
#MusicSky
#MusicChallenge
#all50rts
#AlbumClosers
#MusicPoll

Reader's Poll - Tonight we're gonna party like it's 1990-9

Have Your Say - Your best album closers of the 1990s

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Mitchell Stirling @mitchellst.bsky.social · 7h

#TheTwen2ie5

HM1
Big Thief - 'Vampire Empire'
USA
19 Jul 2023

youtu.be/Ka1vNzmD6JE?...

Big Thief - Vampire Empire (Lyric Video)

YouTube video by Big Thief

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Sawn Bones KC @seanjones.org · 8h

I apologise for my earlier comments. They were phrased poorly and unintentionally revealed what goes on in my head.

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Mitchell Stirling @mitchellst.bsky.social · 9h

I've locked mine in for the rest of the month. All at least two votes and some as many as four under the hashtag.

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Charles&Herb @magichatgrok.bsky.social · 21h

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Mitchell Stirling @mitchellst.bsky.social · 22h

I don't know why the organisers don't just cap it at five per artist. Would look much less silly. As a comparison there are 19 Beatles songs in the top 500 songs on AM and 11 in the Rolling Stone list.

Mitchell Stirling @mitchellst.bsky.social · 22h

At one point it was winning, obviously great but very famously 1989 which it is clear about! And yes, it's not a traditional closer in that sense.

Mitchell Stirling @mitchellst.bsky.social · 23h

Whoops, first time I've typed it. Cheers.

Mitchell Stirling @mitchellst.bsky.social · 1d

#TheTwen2ie5
Day 25

26) Lana Del Rey - 'A&W'
USA
14 Feb 2023

youtu.be/pYqky795R1s?...

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Mitchell Stirling @mitchellst.bsky.social · 1d

#TheTwen25ies I had a list of 90 potential HMs and 44 of them are in the playlists so really hopeful that I can have all 50 all ready voted for.

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Lady Emily ☄️ @ladyemily.nebula.tv · 2d

TV Tropes is blocking access to the site not only if you have ad blockers on but location tracking off unless you want to subscribe to their $5 a month/$25 a year subscription plan. Even people who have turned their ad blockers off are reporting the site isn’t working. This all seems like a bad idea

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Mitchell Stirling @mitchellst.bsky.social · 1d

We have a title race after GW8. Lots of points stacking further down the table, is the TV money narrowing the gaps across the board?

Arsenal 75
Liverpool 75
Manchester City 74
Chelsea 60
Bournemouth 58
Newcastle United 58
Brighton 57
Tottenham Hotspur 54
Manchester United 54
Aston Villa 53
Crystal Palace 52
Brentford 51
Fulham 48
Everton 46
Leeds United 46
Sunderland 45
Burnley 42
Nottingham Forest 39
West Ham United 39
Wolverhampton 31

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Scott Innes @flyinginside.bsky.social · 1d

Chris Mason after that by-election result came in

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Mitchell Stirling @mitchellst.bsky.social · 2d

#TheTwen2ie5
Day 24

27) Fiona Apple - 'Fetch The Bolt Cutters'
USA
17 Apr 2020

youtu.be/emXYPRlVBas?...

Mitchell Stirling @mitchellst.bsky.social · 2d

I do not want to see this guy every time I Google an album thanks

Mitchell Stirling @mitchellst.bsky.social · 2d

1990s Closing Track Readers’ Poll open.substack.com/pub/therunou... Here are your six big dogs.

1990s Closing Track Readers’ Poll

Part 6: The final six

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Mitchell Stirling @mitchellst.bsky.social · 2d

I think ours were just nauseous and didn't want to eat. Soon came back around.

Mitchell Stirling @mitchellst.bsky.social · 2d

Recovery wise. Only operation they had was on my wallet!

Mitchell Stirling @mitchellst.bsky.social · 2d

Our cats Lexi and Ophelia are 15 and they both had some issues a few months back. Both were not interested in eating at all. Blood tests and checks at pets. Clean bill of health, starting eating again after 48 hours. Maybe a stomach bug or something, sounds a lot like this.

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Vikram Murthi @fauxbeatpoet.bsky.social · 3d

No correct aspect ratio upload to be found on YouTube, and I could be more rigorous about my editing, but I genuinely think this is some of the funniest 106 seconds in comedy history, and definitely in my top five Simpsons jokes.

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Pet Shop Boys @petshopboys.co.uk · 2d

We are so sad to hear that Dave Ball, the keyboard genius of Soft Cell, has died. He was an electronic pop pioneer and with Marc Almond made a unique catalogue of songs, completely original in sound and content. Our love and condolences go to Marc and all those close to Dave. Neil and Chris xx

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Mitchell Stirling @mitchellst.bsky.social · 2d

I adore this record bought it within a couple of weeks of release with The Great Eastern and The Sophtware Slump using the same pay packet from my Saturday job.

WHAT A FUCKING RECORD @whatafuckingrecord.bsky.social · 3d

PJ HARVEY STORIES FROM THE CITY STORIES FROM THE SEA

Mitchell Stirling @mitchellst.bsky.social · 2d

One of the critics of PR is can produce ungovernable outcomes. I would counter it doesn't take too much adjustment to VI levels to make a result like below possible.

Seats: Reform 232, Labour 204, Conservative 46, Lib Dem 71, SNP 48, Plaid 5, Green 13, YP 13, Others 0.

Good luck unpicking that!

Mitchell Stirling @mitchellst.bsky.social · 3d

#TheTwen2ie5
Day 23

28) Wet Leg - 'Wet Dream'
UK
28 Sep 2021

youtu.be/tjpgJjdk52c?...

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Ricardo Autobahn @ricardoautobahn.co.uk · 4d

HIVE MIND: What's the greatest panto poster you've ever seen? Comment below.

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Mitchell Stirling @mitchellst.bsky.social · 3d

I tend to allow a sub 90 second coda with no (proper) lyrics or something like 'Her Majesty' but wouldn't allow 'Slide Away'. I am not writing a piece on Lot 105 at any point!