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The Smiths - There Is A Light That Never Goes Out (Official Audio)

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Paul Holloway @paulholloway74.bsky.social · Aug 26

The Transcendent Tide by @dougjohnstone.bsky.social - a perfect end to the Enceladons Trilogy. Really great read.

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Paul Holloway @paulholloway74.bsky.social · Aug 12

So it’s official then. No longer the Falcons, now the Red Bulls. At least we might see them actually win a game at last after finishing bottom of the league for the last few years!

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Paul Holloway @paulholloway74.bsky.social · Jul 5

Share a photo of one or more of your music reference books. #MusicSky
Very similar collection…

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Paul Holloway @paulholloway74.bsky.social · Jul 5

Wow! The Accidental Immigrants by @jomcmillan.bsky.social
What a harrowing but thought provoking read. Very relevant (sadly), but utterly brilliant. My book of the year so far, a must read.

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Paul Holloway @paulholloway74.bsky.social · Jun 30

#BlueSkyMonday

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Paul Holloway @paulholloway74.bsky.social · Jun 30

Thanks @tansleyjames.bsky.social for organising

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Paul Holloway @paulholloway74.bsky.social · Jun 30

#TheSmithsTop30

1/30 - There Is A Light That Never Goes Out
“Take me out tonight
Because I want to see people
And I want to see life
Driving in your car
Oh please, don't drop me home
Because it's not my home, it's their home
And I'm welcome no more”

youtu.be/siO6dkqidc4

The Smiths - Bigmouth Strikes Again (Official Audio)

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Paul Holloway @paulholloway74.bsky.social · Jun 29

#TheSmithsTop30

2/30 - Bigmouth Strikes Again
”Sweetness
Sweetness, I was only joking when I said
I'd like to smash every tooth in your head
Oh sweetness
Sweetness, I was only joking when I said
By rights you should be bludgeoned in your bed”

youtu.be/PtzhvJh9NRY

The Smiths - This Charming Man (Official Music Video)

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Paul Holloway @paulholloway74.bsky.social · Jun 28

“See, I've already waited too long
And all my hope is gone…”

Paul Holloway @paulholloway74.bsky.social · Jun 28

#TheSmithsTop30

3/30 - This Charming Man
“I would go out tonight
But I haven't got a stitch to wear
This man said, "It's gruesome
That someone so handsome should care"”

youtu.be/cJRP3LRcUFg

The Smiths - How Soon Is Now? (Official Music Video)

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Paul Holloway @paulholloway74.bsky.social · Jun 27

#TheSmithsTop30

4/30 - How Soon Is Now?
“There's a club if you'd like to go
You could meet somebody who really loves you
So you go and you stand on your own
And you leave on your own
And you go home, and you cry, and you want to die”

youtu.be/hnpILIIo9ek

Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others (2011 Remaster)

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Paul Holloway @paulholloway74.bsky.social · Jun 26

#TheSmithsTop30

5/30 - Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others
“Send me the pillow
The one that you dream on
And I'll send you mine”

youtu.be/C906lbkcYug

The Queen Is Dead (Full Version)

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Paul Holloway @paulholloway74.bsky.social · Jun 25

#TheSmithsTop30

6/30 - The Queen Is Dead
“So I broke into the Palace
With a sponge and a rusty spanner
She said: "Oh, I know you and you cannot sing!"
I said: "That's nothing, you should hear me play piano!"”

youtu.be/48nBNuVEVJ0

The Smiths - Cemetry Gates (Official Audio)

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Paul Holloway @paulholloway74.bsky.social · Jun 24

#TheSmithsTop30

7/30 - Cemetry Gates
“So we go inside and we gravely read the stones
All those people, all those lives
Where are they now?”

youtu.be/dfXqxjMkyQ4

Barbarism Begins at Home (2011 Remaster)

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Paul Holloway @paulholloway74.bsky.social · Jun 23

#TheSmithsTop30

8/30- Barbarism Begins At Home
“A crack on the head
Is what you get for not asking
And a crack on the head
Is what you get for asking”

youtu.be/9zNwZomsONA

The Smiths - Half A Person (Official Audio)

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Paul Holloway @paulholloway74.bsky.social · Jun 22

#TheSmithsTop30

9/30 - Half A Person
“And if you have five seconds to spare
Then I'll tell you the story of my life:
Sixteen, clumsy and shy
That's the story of my life”

youtu.be/sLX5Nym9fcs

Rubber Ring (2011 Remaster)

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Paul Holloway @paulholloway74.bsky.social · Jun 21

#TheSmithsTop30

10/30 - Rubber Ring
“But don't forget the songs that made you cry
And the songs that saved your life
Yes, you're older now and you're a clever swine
But they were the only ones who ever stood by you”

youtu.be/5CLEEtDXP_Y

The Smiths - Still Ill (Official Audio)

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Paul Holloway @paulholloway74.bsky.social · Jun 20

It gets complex when you can only pick 30. There will be some I miss that I’ll kick myself later!

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Paul Holloway @paulholloway74.bsky.social · Jun 20

#TheSmithsTop30

11/30 - Still Ill
“Under the iron bridge we kissed
And although I ended up with sore lips
It just wasn't like the old days anymore
No, it wasn't like those days”

youtu.be/b_3oFRcTNHo

The Smiths - Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want (Official Audio)

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Paul Holloway @paulholloway74.bsky.social · Jun 19

#TheSmithsTop30

12/30 - Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want This Time
“Good times for a change
See, the luck I've had
Can make a good man turn bad”

youtu.be/w3qPMe_cCJk

The Smiths - Panic (Official Music Video)

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Paul Holloway @paulholloway74.bsky.social · Jun 18

#TheSmithsTop30

13/30 - Panic
“Burn down the disco
Hang the blessed DJ
Because the music that they constantly play
It says nothing to me about my life”

youtu.be/wMykYSQaG_c

Unhappy Birthday (2011 Remaster)

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Paul Holloway @paulholloway74.bsky.social · Jun 17

#TheSmithsTop30

14/30 - Unhappy Birthday
“Loved and lost
And some may say
When usually it's nothing, surely, you're happy
It should be this way?”

youtu.be/f0qh7wHw3Jk

The Smiths - Hand In Glove (Official Audio)

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Paul Holloway @paulholloway74.bsky.social · Jun 16

#TheSmithsTop30

15/30 - Hand In Glove
“And if people stare
Then the people stare
Oh, I really don't know and I really don't care”

youtu.be/WiN-n990oE8