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YouTube Pick of The Week – ‘Intro’ by The XX
Two posts in one day? I know. Crikey. Man alive my analytics are going to go haywire, but psshaw I say! psshaw!
Hope you enjoy this. For reasons best categorised under ‘random machinations of Kevin’s brain’, this track, the first off The XX excellent album ‘X’, will be forever linked for me with the UK General Election 2010. It’s probably to do with a certain channel’s political coverage that, but anyway, it’s an excellent track. Press Play. Enjoy. Simple as that.
YouTube Pick of The Week – ‘Worry About It Later’ – Brakes
It’s Wednesday. I know, I know it’s not your favourite day, but just chill for a second. Yep. Worry About It Later.
(Awesome lyrics as well as video by the way):
your card’s on the table
and the cat’s in the cradle
and your heart’s been skipping like a jumping bean
brain’s been waking in the sixth degrees
your time’s on the table
and you’re young fit and able
and your love’s been aching like an acorn tree
take a spin around oh one two three
it’s easy to blame chaos on the ones with cloaks and daggers who
push the hidden hands that hold the strings of ultimate control
when you ain’t got love
time’s ticking tables and the new towers of babel
and your heart’s been kicking in the sixth degrees
take a look around from one to see
it’s a blue sky december
it’s your turn to remember
oh your brain’s been bursting from the broken seams
take a spin around oh one two three
it’s easy to blame chaos on the ones with cloaks and daggers who
push the hidden hands that hold the strings of ultimate control
when you ain’t got love
it’s the turn of the saviors
it’s an all natural favor
and the band’s been kicking in the old kick drum
words can trickle when you start to run
and my heart’s been tazered
and my brain’s been phazered
and my feet’s been skipping like jumping beans
take a spin around oh one to sees
it’s easy to blame chaos on the ones with cloaks and daggers who
push the hidden hands that hold the strings of ultimate control
when you ain’t got love
YouTube Pick Of The Week: ‘You’re Not Alone’- Olive
This is ridiculous, but in 1996/7 I was completely enthralled by Sky Sports. I was younger – obviously – and absolutely captivated by the way in which Sky presented its football coverage. Slick, stylish and supported by an absolute bagful of funky club hits, a year later I bought the Sky Sports ‘Club Hits 97/98 album, featuring all of the songs Sky used in that season for its montages, highlights reels and live coverage.
Ever since then, for me, the album has been intrinsically linked with the passion and very real support that goes into football. I suppose Sky got me hook line and sinker, but I was young and still day-dreamy enough not to be overly-cynical about the presentation. That changed at University (when one game was billed as ‘Judgement Day’ and Arsene Wenger was given a Terminator eye) …but anyway the album is still in my possession and still means ‘football’ to me.
With all of this in mind, I present to you ‘You’re Not Alone’ by Olive. As tonight is Arsenal vs Barcelona, I’m getting all Fever Pitch and wildly excited by a tantalising European match . So, without referring to the title of this week’s track selection in a sickly way, frankly, Come on You Gunners! And Come on You Gooners! Let’s have a good one!
