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AAA creator and musical anorak, a 32 part e-book series. Also author of 'Kindred Spirits' scifi series and a Dr Who blog. #spoonie since 2008,#leftie since birth https://linktr.ee/alansarchives?utm_source=linktree_profile_share<sid=69321740-a1b0-4520-927
youtu.be/aSHkH_uMmtY?... 'Every Night' Paul McCartney (1970) When The Beatles collapsed the other 3 were relieved but Paul - the one blamed for breaking them up thanks to a badly timed questionnaire without context - was crushed. A hugely pretty yet haunting song of depression and despair. 1447/?
Every Night (Remastered 2011)
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November 11, 2025 at 12:41 AM
youtu.be/aSHkH_uMmtY?... 'Every Night' Paul McCartney (1970) When The Beatles collapsed the other 3 were relieved but Paul - the one blamed for breaking them up thanks to a badly timed questionnaire without context - was crushed. A hugely pretty yet haunting song of depression and despair. 1447/?
youtu.be/uzuz1jtER7s?... 'Every Mother's Son' Humble Pie (1969) A semi-autobiographical, semi-fictional Steve Marriott account as he avoids a shotgun wedding and joins a 'dirty band' to escape town and dad-in-law quick! From: Town and Country' 1446/?
Every Mother's Son
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November 10, 2025 at 12:33 AM
youtu.be/uzuz1jtER7s?... 'Every Mother's Son' Humble Pie (1969) A semi-autobiographical, semi-fictional Steve Marriott account as he avoids a shotgun wedding and joins a 'dirty band' to escape town and dad-in-law quick! From: Town and Country' 1446/?
youtu.be/AqnIwAPKrew?... 'Every Man Has A Woman Who Loves Him' John 'n' Yoko (1980) One of the better songs off the wretched 'Double Fantasy', remixed after John's murder so that his harmony vocal becomes the lead and released as a single.Not on CD until as late as 2020 ('Gimme Some Truth') 1445/?
Every Man Has A Woman Who Loves Him (Ultimate Mix)
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November 9, 2025 at 12:36 AM
youtu.be/AqnIwAPKrew?... 'Every Man Has A Woman Who Loves Him' John 'n' Yoko (1980) One of the better songs off the wretched 'Double Fantasy', remixed after John's murder so that his harmony vocal becomes the lead and released as a single.Not on CD until as late as 2020 ('Gimme Some Truth') 1445/?
Agreed, great little album. By any other band it would be at the top tier - its only because the earlier Who albums were so good it isn't rated as highly imo. No one could replace Moony but Kenney gives it a damn good try!
November 8, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Agreed, great little album. By any other band it would be at the top tier - its only because the earlier Who albums were so good it isn't rated as highly imo. No one could replace Moony but Kenney gives it a damn good try!
2/2 didn't write. My guess is its a collab, with some very McCartneyish chord changes and an optimistic lift on the verses, but a darker feel in the chorus. Listen out for George hitting a wrong note in the fade-out. A neglected early gem. From: 'Beatles For Sale' 1444/?
November 8, 2025 at 12:53 AM
2/2 didn't write. My guess is its a collab, with some very McCartneyish chord changes and an optimistic lift on the verses, but a darker feel in the chorus. Listen out for George hitting a wrong note in the fade-out. A neglected early gem. From: 'Beatles For Sale' 1444/?
youtu.be/jrDikOz8YSU?... 'Every Little Thing' The Beatles (1964) This very pretty ballad (title song of my AAA Beatles guide, dear readers!) is something of a mystery. In solo life John called it a 'Paul' song, yet Paul has never claimed it and its rare indeed that a Beatle sings lead on a song they
Every Little Thing (Remastered 2009)
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November 8, 2025 at 12:51 AM
youtu.be/jrDikOz8YSU?... 'Every Little Thing' The Beatles (1964) This very pretty ballad (title song of my AAA Beatles guide, dear readers!) is something of a mystery. In solo life John called it a 'Paul' song, yet Paul has never claimed it and its rare indeed that a Beatle sings lead on a song they
Oh fabulous, I've heard how good they are. I hope you enjoy it my friend!
November 7, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Oh fabulous, I've heard how good they are. I hope you enjoy it my friend!
youtu.be/mKIxtkBpEXo?... 'Every Little Bit Hurts' Small Faces (1968) Im sure writer Ed Cobb meant it metaphorically when he wrote this song but it's become my go to #spoonie #mecfs song.Steve Marriott is superb on a cover of a song better known from Brenda Holloway's hit. From: 'Autumn Stone' 1443/?
Every Little Bit Hurts (Early Session Mix) (Mono)
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November 7, 2025 at 12:33 AM
youtu.be/mKIxtkBpEXo?... 'Every Little Bit Hurts' Small Faces (1968) Im sure writer Ed Cobb meant it metaphorically when he wrote this song but it's become my go to #spoonie #mecfs song.Steve Marriott is superb on a cover of a song better known from Brenda Holloway's hit. From: 'Autumn Stone' 1443/?
youtu.be/E1YbYXXKWbs?... 'Every Christian Lionhearted Man Will Show You' The Bee Gees (1967) Psychedelia suited the Brothers Gibb so much more than disco. No idea what this Latin-chanting atmospheric and creepy song means but it sounds amazing. From: '1st' 1442/?
Every Christian Lion Hearted Man Will Show You
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November 6, 2025 at 1:21 AM
youtu.be/E1YbYXXKWbs?... 'Every Christian Lionhearted Man Will Show You' The Bee Gees (1967) Psychedelia suited the Brothers Gibb so much more than disco. No idea what this Latin-chanting atmospheric and creepy song means but it sounds amazing. From: '1st' 1442/?
youtu.be/anettwikj5c?... 'Every Beating Heart' Runrig (2016) A great person is laid to rest on the final Runrig album, with a party full of memories shared by friends and the knowledge that the things that brought us love are never really gone. I'm not crying, you are! From: 'The Story' 1441/?
Every Beating Heart
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November 5, 2025 at 12:32 AM
youtu.be/anettwikj5c?... 'Every Beating Heart' Runrig (2016) A great person is laid to rest on the final Runrig album, with a party full of memories shared by friends and the knowledge that the things that brought us love are never really gone. I'm not crying, you are! From: 'The Story' 1441/?
youtu.be/etgAgLVEk5U?... 'Ever Yes, Ever No' Pentangle (1992) Singer Jacqui McShee's indecisiveness became just a joke during her Pentangle days that her bandmates wrote this song for her to sing. One of Pentangle's prettier lighter moments with a haunting middle 8. From: 'Think Of Tomorrow' 1440/?
Ever Yes, Ever No
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November 4, 2025 at 1:02 AM
youtu.be/etgAgLVEk5U?... 'Ever Yes, Ever No' Pentangle (1992) Singer Jacqui McShee's indecisiveness became just a joke during her Pentangle days that her bandmates wrote this song for her to sing. One of Pentangle's prettier lighter moments with a haunting middle 8. From: 'Think Of Tomorrow' 1440/?
youtu.be/4kTZDLUnnlQ?... 'Ever So Low' Monsoon (1982) I spent decades trying to find out what this great song from local radio was. Turns out it's a #12 hit from a former Grange Hill actress! A superb timeless bit of raga rock that could have been recorded any year since 1965. From: '3rd Eye' 1439/?
Ever So Lonely
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November 3, 2025 at 12:14 AM
youtu.be/4kTZDLUnnlQ?... 'Ever So Low' Monsoon (1982) I spent decades trying to find out what this great song from local radio was. Turns out it's a #12 hit from a former Grange Hill actress! A superb timeless bit of raga rock that could have been recorded any year since 1965. From: '3rd Eye' 1439/?
youtu.be/fmZwvz4QW44?... 'Ever Had A Little Faith?' Belle and Sebastian (2015) Another lovely song from one of my favourite 21st century CDs. Stuart Murdoch remembers how bad things used to be and how things can get better, urging his depressed fans not to give up. From;: 'Girls In Peacetime' 1438/?
Ever Had A Little Faith?
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November 2, 2025 at 12:30 AM
youtu.be/fmZwvz4QW44?... 'Ever Had A Little Faith?' Belle and Sebastian (2015) Another lovely song from one of my favourite 21st century CDs. Stuart Murdoch remembers how bad things used to be and how things can get better, urging his depressed fans not to give up. From;: 'Girls In Peacetime' 1438/?
youtu.be/8wp4jOB-KdM?... 'Ever After' Neil Young (2008) This sea shanty might sound a bit ploddy and sloppy, but I really connect with the Crosby-style philosophy, where the only true answer to life's ponderable questions is nature, laughing and music in the air. From: 'Chrome Dreams II' 1437/?
Ever After
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November 1, 2025 at 12:48 AM
youtu.be/8wp4jOB-KdM?... 'Ever After' Neil Young (2008) This sea shanty might sound a bit ploddy and sloppy, but I really connect with the Crosby-style philosophy, where the only true answer to life's ponderable questions is nature, laughing and music in the air. From: 'Chrome Dreams II' 1437/?
Great stuff! If you like it 'Approximitely Infinite Universe' is Yoko's masterpiece LP imo.
October 31, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Great stuff! If you like it 'Approximitely Infinite Universe' is Yoko's masterpiece LP imo.
Glad you enjoyedit my friend. Yes definitely! I really admire Yoko. Especially those first difficult years without John. That album used the studio and musicians already hired for the followup for 'Double Fantasy', its such a moving record.
October 31, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Glad you enjoyedit my friend. Yes definitely! I really admire Yoko. Especially those first difficult years without John. That album used the studio and musicians already hired for the followup for 'Double Fantasy', its such a moving record.
youtu.be/8U7Dl7MpmyQ?... 'Even When You're Far Away' Yoko Ono (1981) One of many heartbreaking songs from the toughest album in my collection. Yoko forgives her husband's killer, blames his death on a broken world and says that she still feels her husband's presence From: 'Season Of Glass' 1436/?
Yoko Ono - Even When You're Far Away
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October 31, 2025 at 12:54 AM
youtu.be/8U7Dl7MpmyQ?... 'Even When You're Far Away' Yoko Ono (1981) One of many heartbreaking songs from the toughest album in my collection. Yoko forgives her husband's killer, blames his death on a broken world and says that she still feels her husband's presence From: 'Season Of Glass' 1436/?
youtu.be/9pn3R8xa-v4?... 'Even God' Charlotte Church (2005) Another one from the Voice of an Angel's pop debut that's staggeringly good (how come they all begin with the letter 'E'?!) That's Boy George under his real name George O'Dowd on the writing credits. From: 'Tissues and Issues' 1435/?
Charlotte Church - Even God
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October 30, 2025 at 12:40 AM
youtu.be/9pn3R8xa-v4?... 'Even God' Charlotte Church (2005) Another one from the Voice of an Angel's pop debut that's staggeringly good (how come they all begin with the letter 'E'?!) That's Boy George under his real name George O'Dowd on the writing credits. From: 'Tissues and Issues' 1435/?
Agreed - one of my favourite Wellers 😊
October 29, 2025 at 6:46 AM
Agreed - one of my favourite Wellers 😊
youtu.be/C7kUDkK70qQ?... 'Eton Rifles' The Jam (1979) A tale of class warfare and arrogance from Paul Weller. David Cameron chose this for one of his Desert Island Discs as it 'mentioned his old school'. I hope he listens to it on a loop as its talentless twonks like him. From: 'Setting Sons' 1434/?
The Jam - The Eton Rifles
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October 29, 2025 at 12:23 AM
youtu.be/C7kUDkK70qQ?... 'Eton Rifles' The Jam (1979) A tale of class warfare and arrogance from Paul Weller. David Cameron chose this for one of his Desert Island Discs as it 'mentioned his old school'. I hope he listens to it on a loop as its talentless twonks like him. From: 'Setting Sons' 1434/?