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Tom Ferguson @tompferguson.bsky.social · 12h

🤘#4, but why? Or shouldn't I ask?

Tom Ferguson @tompferguson.bsky.social · 13h

#FridayFive is saying its prayers.
1. Hallowed be thy Name - Iron Maiden
2. Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath
3. Enter Sandman - Metallica
4. God Send Death - Slayer
5. God Prays to Man - D-A-D 🇩🇰
🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘

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Ben Newmark @bennewmark.bsky.social · 17h

#FridayFive is saying its prayers.
1. Let it Be. The Beatles.
2. Fishing for Religion. Arrested Development.
3. Ghost. Ella Henderson.
4. Grandfather please stand on the shoulders.. Lana del Rey.
5. Living on a Prayer. Bon Jovi.

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Tom Ferguson @tompferguson.bsky.social · 13h

🤘

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Dr Pete Olusoga @dr-peter-olusoga.bsky.social · 9d

Once again, for #blackhistorymonth I'll be highlighting some of the all time greats from the world of sport and performance in a month-long thread.

Trailblazers, record breakers, game-changers. One every day.

Settle in....

Let's start with...

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Laura McInerney @missmc.bsky.social · 7d

Last week at Labour Conference there was lots of chat about wanting to give children more choice over what they learn.

But it always prompts me to think of this question. It’s a good challenge.

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Tom Ferguson @tompferguson.bsky.social · 7d

#FridayFive
1. When the Levee Breaks - Led Zeppelin
2. A Hard Rain's A'Gonna Fall - Bob Dylan
3. Stormy Monday Blues - T-Bone Walker
4. The Sky is Crying - Elmore James
5. Let it Rain - Eric Clapton

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Tom Ferguson @tompferguson.bsky.social · 7d

Didn't we do this one before?

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Laura McInerney @missmc.bsky.social · 7d

1. This Endless Rain. Cerys Matthews.
2. Blame It On The Weatherman. B*Witched.
3. Come In From The Rain. Diana Ross.
4. We’re All Alone. Rita Coolidge.
5. Rainy Days & Mondays. The Carpenters.
#FridayFive

(And finally an all-female list!)

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Tom Ferguson @tompferguson.bsky.social · 11d

Yeah saw them at Copenhell a couple of years back

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Tom Ferguson @tompferguson.bsky.social · 12d

Going to see Clutch soon!

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Tom Ferguson @tompferguson.bsky.social · 12d

#FridayFive robots - sorry I'm late!
1. Iron Man - Black Sabbath
2. Robot Man - Scorpions
3. Electric Eye - Judas Priest
4. He Has Returned- Gloryhammer
5. Spit Out the Bone - Metallica
🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘

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Ben Newmark @bennewmark.bsky.social · 14d

#FridayFive has children requesting "robot songs." Sorry.
1. The Robots. Kraftwerk.
2. Yoshemi Battles the Pink Robots. The Flaming Lips.
3. Mr Roboto. Styx.
4. Intergalactic. The Beastie Boys.
5. Around the World. Daft Punk.

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Tom Ferguson @tompferguson.bsky.social · 21d

(Psychedelic) paranoia might also be a good theme for #FridayFive ...

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Tom Ferguson @tompferguson.bsky.social · 21d

1. - so many versions! I'm going for Martin Carthy over Steeleye Span this time

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Tom Ferguson @tompferguson.bsky.social · 21d

Psychedelic paranoia - well expressed and best experienced second hand through loads of 70s haze!

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Tom Ferguson @tompferguson.bsky.social · 21d

Dancin' in the disco...

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Tom Ferguson @tompferguson.bsky.social · 21d

I'd forgotten about 4

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Tom Ferguson @tompferguson.bsky.social · 21d

Can't decide if I prefer 5 to the original...

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Tom Ferguson @tompferguson.bsky.social · 21d

#FridayFive is into autumn
1. The Fall - Gojira
2. Ramble On - Led Zeppelin
3. Beauty in Falling Leaves - YOB (pretty sure none will like doom metal / prog track but it's very autumnal)
4. Fade to Black - Metallica (late autumn)
5. Seasons of Wither - Aerosmith (more mood and title than lyrics)🤘🤘🤘

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Ben Newmark @bennewmark.bsky.social · 21d

#FridayFive is into autumn.
1. Who Knows Where The Time Goes? Fairport Convention.
2. Omaha. Counting Crows.
3. November Rain. Guns n Roses.
4. Wake Up Boo. The Boo Radleys.
5. The Boys of Summer. Don Henley.

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Tom Ferguson @tompferguson.bsky.social · 28d

#FridayFive Best characters in songs:
1. Aqualung - Jethro Tull
2. Veronica - Elvis Costelo
3. The Band Played Waltzing Matilda - The Pogues
4. Rosalie - Thin Lizzy
5. Mary Long - Deep Purple

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Tom Ferguson @tompferguson.bsky.social · 28d

1 and 4!

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Ben Newmark @bennewmark.bsky.social · 28d

#FridayFive Best characters in songs.
1. Mr Wendell. Arrested Development.
2. All I Wanna Do. Sheryl Crowe.
3. Common People. Pulp.
4. Obla-di-obla-da. The Beatles.
5. Lola. The Kinks.

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Ben Newmark @bennewmark.bsky.social · Sep 5

#FridayFive is making a new start.
1. Wide Open Spaces. The Chicks.
2. Eden. Amanda Platt and the Honeycutters.
3. Omaha. Counting Crows.
4. The Dog Days Are Over. Florence and the Machine.
5. Start Me Up. The Rolling Stones.

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