Simon Barton
@simonbarton.bsky.social
Husband, father, blogger, millionaire playboy dressed as a flying rodent (one of these may not be true)
Still blogging at glasswalking-stick.blogspot.com
Still blogging at glasswalking-stick.blogspot.com
The Boss. Always.
"We’ll take our stand for this land
And the stranger in our midst
We’ll remember the names of those who died
On the streets of Minneapolis"
"We’ll take our stand for this land
And the stranger in our midst
We’ll remember the names of those who died
On the streets of Minneapolis"
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
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January 29, 2026 at 6:49 AM
The Boss. Always.
"We’ll take our stand for this land
And the stranger in our midst
We’ll remember the names of those who died
On the streets of Minneapolis"
"We’ll take our stand for this land
And the stranger in our midst
We’ll remember the names of those who died
On the streets of Minneapolis"
#70sTop30
3. "Heroes" ( album version ) - David Bowie
It may seem an obvious choice, but no matter how many times I hear this song played on TV, on adverts, on the radio, in whatever form it takes, it still makes my heart beat faster as soon as it starts. It's immense, immaculate, immortal 🖤
#Bowie
3. "Heroes" ( album version ) - David Bowie
It may seem an obvious choice, but no matter how many times I hear this song played on TV, on adverts, on the radio, in whatever form it takes, it still makes my heart beat faster as soon as it starts. It's immense, immaculate, immortal 🖤
#Bowie
david bowie - heroes (album version)
YouTube video by OWADC
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January 28, 2026 at 8:34 PM
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For a period of a couple of years during the 2010s I was employed regularly by cattle to shoot the covers for the albums they had recorded. It was always wonderfully inspiring to witness the love, hard work and passion they had put into their music and I think that comes through in the photos.
December 23, 2025 at 6:07 PM
For a period of a couple of years during the 2010s I was employed regularly by cattle to shoot the covers for the albums they had recorded. It was always wonderfully inspiring to witness the love, hard work and passion they had put into their music and I think that comes through in the photos.
#70sTop30
4. London Calling - The Clash
"The ice age is coming, the sun's zooming in / Meltdown expected, the wheat is growing thin"
Apocalypse 1979 🎵🔥🎸
4. London Calling - The Clash
"The ice age is coming, the sun's zooming in / Meltdown expected, the wheat is growing thin"
Apocalypse 1979 🎵🔥🎸
The Clash - London Calling (Official Video)
YouTube video by theclashVEVO
youtu.be
January 27, 2026 at 10:36 PM
#70sTop30
4. London Calling - The Clash
"The ice age is coming, the sun's zooming in / Meltdown expected, the wheat is growing thin"
Apocalypse 1979 🎵🔥🎸
4. London Calling - The Clash
"The ice age is coming, the sun's zooming in / Meltdown expected, the wheat is growing thin"
Apocalypse 1979 🎵🔥🎸
There have been so many lovely tributes to the late, great Sal Buscema over the last couple of days. Just thought I'd add one of the first comics I ever owned and still a favourite: Avengers no. 89, June 1971 - awesome stuff!
RIP Sal 😔🙏
RIP Sal 😔🙏
January 27, 2026 at 9:14 PM
There have been so many lovely tributes to the late, great Sal Buscema over the last couple of days. Just thought I'd add one of the first comics I ever owned and still a favourite: Avengers no. 89, June 1971 - awesome stuff!
RIP Sal 😔🙏
RIP Sal 😔🙏
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Reposted by Simon Barton
Thank you Sal Buscema for your art and especially your punches.
January 26, 2026 at 11:51 PM
Thank you Sal Buscema for your art and especially your punches.
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Godspeed to Our Pal Sal. He’d have been 90 today. 😢
January 26, 2026 at 11:46 PM
Godspeed to Our Pal Sal. He’d have been 90 today. 😢
#70sTop30
5. Heart Of Glass - Blondie
I love Blondie's earlier, spiky New-Wave-meets-girl-group songs but this Disco-Punk monster is in a league of its own. The sound that producer Mike Chapman coaxed out of the band is stupendous and Debbie's voice is heavenly. Plus she looks 🔥 in the video, obvs.
5. Heart Of Glass - Blondie
I love Blondie's earlier, spiky New-Wave-meets-girl-group songs but this Disco-Punk monster is in a league of its own. The sound that producer Mike Chapman coaxed out of the band is stupendous and Debbie's voice is heavenly. Plus she looks 🔥 in the video, obvs.
Blondie - Heart Of Glass
YouTube video by BlondieVEVO
youtu.be
January 26, 2026 at 8:52 PM
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5. Heart Of Glass - Blondie
I love Blondie's earlier, spiky New-Wave-meets-girl-group songs but this Disco-Punk monster is in a league of its own. The sound that producer Mike Chapman coaxed out of the band is stupendous and Debbie's voice is heavenly. Plus she looks 🔥 in the video, obvs.
5. Heart Of Glass - Blondie
I love Blondie's earlier, spiky New-Wave-meets-girl-group songs but this Disco-Punk monster is in a league of its own. The sound that producer Mike Chapman coaxed out of the band is stupendous and Debbie's voice is heavenly. Plus she looks 🔥 in the video, obvs.
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This could have been written this morning. How exact and how applicable every word is. "Stealing the livery of the court of heaven to serve the devil in." No better description exists of the blasphemous, murderous, corrupt America of Trump and of ICE.
January 26, 2026 at 11:44 AM
This could have been written this morning. How exact and how applicable every word is. "Stealing the livery of the court of heaven to serve the devil in." No better description exists of the blasphemous, murderous, corrupt America of Trump and of ICE.
America The Beautiful - DOA
"Lock your door, lock it tight: it's the new immoral Right"
For some reason, this song popped into my head today 😬
"Lock your door, lock it tight: it's the new immoral Right"
For some reason, this song popped into my head today 😬
D.O.A.-America The Beautiful
YouTube video by Happy Now?
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January 26, 2026 at 6:58 AM
America The Beautiful - DOA
"Lock your door, lock it tight: it's the new immoral Right"
For some reason, this song popped into my head today 😬
"Lock your door, lock it tight: it's the new immoral Right"
For some reason, this song popped into my head today 😬
#70sTop30
6. Another Brick In The Wall ( Part Two ) - Pink Floyd
The first Pink Floyd song I ever heard and the first single I ever bought, at the age of 13. It still sounds fantastic to these 59-year old ears, and Dave Gilmour's guitar solo as the song fades out is still a thing of wonder 🎵
6. Another Brick In The Wall ( Part Two ) - Pink Floyd
The first Pink Floyd song I ever heard and the first single I ever bought, at the age of 13. It still sounds fantastic to these 59-year old ears, and Dave Gilmour's guitar solo as the song fades out is still a thing of wonder 🎵
Pink Floyd - Another Brick In The Wall, Part Two (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by Pink Floyd
youtu.be
January 25, 2026 at 7:46 PM
#70sTop30
6. Another Brick In The Wall ( Part Two ) - Pink Floyd
The first Pink Floyd song I ever heard and the first single I ever bought, at the age of 13. It still sounds fantastic to these 59-year old ears, and Dave Gilmour's guitar solo as the song fades out is still a thing of wonder 🎵
6. Another Brick In The Wall ( Part Two ) - Pink Floyd
The first Pink Floyd song I ever heard and the first single I ever bought, at the age of 13. It still sounds fantastic to these 59-year old ears, and Dave Gilmour's guitar solo as the song fades out is still a thing of wonder 🎵
#70sTop30
7. Exodus - Bob Marley & The Wailers
"Movement of Jah people"
An epic of Rastafarian empowerment in which Marley casts himself as a Black Moses ( shades of Isaac Hayes! ) leading his people out of oppression in "Babylon" and delivering them to "Zion" and Utopia. A truly iconic song 🎵
7. Exodus - Bob Marley & The Wailers
"Movement of Jah people"
An epic of Rastafarian empowerment in which Marley casts himself as a Black Moses ( shades of Isaac Hayes! ) leading his people out of oppression in "Babylon" and delivering them to "Zion" and Utopia. A truly iconic song 🎵
Bob Marley & The Wailers - Exodus (Live At The Rainbow 4th June 1977)
YouTube video by BobMarleyWailersVEVO
youtu.be
January 24, 2026 at 11:18 PM
#70sTop30
7. Exodus - Bob Marley & The Wailers
"Movement of Jah people"
An epic of Rastafarian empowerment in which Marley casts himself as a Black Moses ( shades of Isaac Hayes! ) leading his people out of oppression in "Babylon" and delivering them to "Zion" and Utopia. A truly iconic song 🎵
7. Exodus - Bob Marley & The Wailers
"Movement of Jah people"
An epic of Rastafarian empowerment in which Marley casts himself as a Black Moses ( shades of Isaac Hayes! ) leading his people out of oppression in "Babylon" and delivering them to "Zion" and Utopia. A truly iconic song 🎵
#70sTop30
8. Wuthering Heights - Kate Bush
At the height of disco and new wave, this teenage prodigy rocked up with her incongruously romantic, spooky, prog-y take on an A-Level set text and had a massive hit. What a calling card for an epic career 🔥
8. Wuthering Heights - Kate Bush
At the height of disco and new wave, this teenage prodigy rocked up with her incongruously romantic, spooky, prog-y take on an A-Level set text and had a massive hit. What a calling card for an epic career 🔥
Kate Bush - Wuthering Heights - Official Music Video - Version 2
YouTube video by KateBushMusic
youtu.be
January 23, 2026 at 11:28 PM
#70sTop30
8. Wuthering Heights - Kate Bush
At the height of disco and new wave, this teenage prodigy rocked up with her incongruously romantic, spooky, prog-y take on an A-Level set text and had a massive hit. What a calling card for an epic career 🔥
8. Wuthering Heights - Kate Bush
At the height of disco and new wave, this teenage prodigy rocked up with her incongruously romantic, spooky, prog-y take on an A-Level set text and had a massive hit. What a calling card for an epic career 🔥
#70sTop30
9. Sir Duke - Stevie Wonder
It may be a dismal, rainy Thursday here on Airstrip One, but Stevie's joyous tribute to Duke Ellington never fails to spread a little love and sunshine 💖🌞
And I defy you not to mime along to the exuberant horn section 🎺🎷
9. Sir Duke - Stevie Wonder
It may be a dismal, rainy Thursday here on Airstrip One, but Stevie's joyous tribute to Duke Ellington never fails to spread a little love and sunshine 💖🌞
And I defy you not to mime along to the exuberant horn section 🎺🎷
Sir Duke
YouTube video by Stevie Wonder - Topic
youtu.be
January 22, 2026 at 7:00 PM
#70sTop30
9. Sir Duke - Stevie Wonder
It may be a dismal, rainy Thursday here on Airstrip One, but Stevie's joyous tribute to Duke Ellington never fails to spread a little love and sunshine 💖🌞
And I defy you not to mime along to the exuberant horn section 🎺🎷
9. Sir Duke - Stevie Wonder
It may be a dismal, rainy Thursday here on Airstrip One, but Stevie's joyous tribute to Duke Ellington never fails to spread a little love and sunshine 💖🌞
And I defy you not to mime along to the exuberant horn section 🎺🎷
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Michael B Jordan and Wunmi Mosaku have been nominated for their first-ever Oscars for their performances in ‘SINNERS’
See the full nominees list: bit.ly/OscarNoms26
See the full nominees list: bit.ly/OscarNoms26
January 22, 2026 at 1:55 PM
Michael B Jordan and Wunmi Mosaku have been nominated for their first-ever Oscars for their performances in ‘SINNERS’
See the full nominees list: bit.ly/OscarNoms26
See the full nominees list: bit.ly/OscarNoms26
#70sTop30
10. Marquee Moon - Television
For years I only knew the single version, then I bought the album and heard *this* - a jaw-dropping moment. The band play like their lives depend on it: the crystalline guitars, pounding bass & clattering drums leading you into a half-glimpsed netherworld 🙏🎵🔥
10. Marquee Moon - Television
For years I only knew the single version, then I bought the album and heard *this* - a jaw-dropping moment. The band play like their lives depend on it: the crystalline guitars, pounding bass & clattering drums leading you into a half-glimpsed netherworld 🙏🎵🔥
Marquee Moon
YouTube video by Television - Topic
youtu.be
January 21, 2026 at 8:04 PM
#70sTop30
10. Marquee Moon - Television
For years I only knew the single version, then I bought the album and heard *this* - a jaw-dropping moment. The band play like their lives depend on it: the crystalline guitars, pounding bass & clattering drums leading you into a half-glimpsed netherworld 🙏🎵🔥
10. Marquee Moon - Television
For years I only knew the single version, then I bought the album and heard *this* - a jaw-dropping moment. The band play like their lives depend on it: the crystalline guitars, pounding bass & clattering drums leading you into a half-glimpsed netherworld 🙏🎵🔥
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Um...I don't think they're opposing the U.S. owning Greenland because they hate Trump, I think they oppose the U.S. owning Greenland because IT DOESN'T FUCKING BELONG TO US AND THEY HAVE NO REASON TO GIVE OR SELL IT TO US.
"Sen. Lindsey Graham delivered a stark message to European allies on Wednesday, telling them not to let their feelings about President Trump stand in the way of the U.S. owning Greenland."
www.wsj.com/livecoverage...
www.wsj.com/livecoverage...
Lindsey Graham Urges Greenland Deal, Takes Shots at European Allies
Sen. Lindsey Graham delivered a stark message to European allies on Wednesday, telling them not to let their feelings about President Trump stand in the way of the U.S. owning Greenland. The South Car...
www.wsj.com
January 21, 2026 at 6:26 PM
Um...I don't think they're opposing the U.S. owning Greenland because they hate Trump, I think they oppose the U.S. owning Greenland because IT DOESN'T FUCKING BELONG TO US AND THEY HAVE NO REASON TO GIVE OR SELL IT TO US.
January 21, 2026 at 12:23 PM
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Board of Peace: Orban, Lukaschenko Netanyahu and Trump.
January 21, 2026 at 7:57 AM
Board of Peace: Orban, Lukaschenko Netanyahu and Trump.
#70sTop30
11. My Girl - Madness
I always thought the Nutty Boys were at their best when they mixed melancholy with madness, and this tale of young lovers trying to work each other out is, for me, the perfect example.
"She says that I don't care / She says I'm unaware / And now she says I'm weak"
11. My Girl - Madness
I always thought the Nutty Boys were at their best when they mixed melancholy with madness, and this tale of young lovers trying to work each other out is, for me, the perfect example.
"She says that I don't care / She says I'm unaware / And now she says I'm weak"
Madness - My Girl (Official Video)
YouTube video by Madness
youtu.be
January 20, 2026 at 11:53 PM
#70sTop30
11. My Girl - Madness
I always thought the Nutty Boys were at their best when they mixed melancholy with madness, and this tale of young lovers trying to work each other out is, for me, the perfect example.
"She says that I don't care / She says I'm unaware / And now she says I'm weak"
11. My Girl - Madness
I always thought the Nutty Boys were at their best when they mixed melancholy with madness, and this tale of young lovers trying to work each other out is, for me, the perfect example.
"She says that I don't care / She says I'm unaware / And now she says I'm weak"
What's your sign?
January 20, 2026 at 2:08 PM
What's your sign?
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Wish I could just demand something even though it was against the law and I had no right to it. I wouldn't even want a whole country, I'd just want an oligarch's empty flat. One of them nice two-beds in Vauxhall. River view would be lovely but no worries if not.
January 20, 2026 at 9:09 AM
Wish I could just demand something even though it was against the law and I had no right to it. I wouldn't even want a whole country, I'd just want an oligarch's empty flat. One of them nice two-beds in Vauxhall. River view would be lovely but no worries if not.
Who's Sergio? That should read "Giorgio" of course. Apologies for my brain rot 🙄
January 20, 2026 at 8:21 AM
Who's Sergio? That should read "Giorgio" of course. Apologies for my brain rot 🙄
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Wishing the magnificent actor and Doctor Who legend Tom Baker a happy 92nd birthday! 🎁
#DoctorWho #FourthDoctor #BigFinish
#DoctorWho #FourthDoctor #BigFinish
January 20, 2026 at 12:10 AM
Wishing the magnificent actor and Doctor Who legend Tom Baker a happy 92nd birthday! 🎁
#DoctorWho #FourthDoctor #BigFinish
#DoctorWho #FourthDoctor #BigFinish