Tunes on Tuesday ~ Chris Rea
Be charitable and loving when winter comes howling in.
Middlesbrough Man Chris Rea is a brilliant exponent of the slide guitar ~ athough I like him best because he likes great cars, including the iconic 7.
Please listen responsibly.
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jack collier
jackcollier7@talktalk.net
don’t drive a 7 in winter
unless you’re very brave
Songs on Saturday ~ December 1st
At Christmas, love the giver more than the gift.
The First of December is the beginning of my personal Christmas Season ~ others may begin their own Christmas earlier, or if they follow older traditions will not begin to celebrate Yule until December 21st. The end of Yuletide is January 1st, and here in England the traditional end of Christmas is 12th Night, which falls on January 5th.
Anyone with the spirit of Christmas / Yule in their heart will have their own seasonal traditions, one of mine is that my Christmas playlist comes into force today ~ my computerised music system really only plays festive songs between now and 12th night.
This is one of my favourite festive tunes ~ it reminds me that not everyone looks forward to Christmas.
Please listen with joy and compassion in your heart.
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jack collier
jackcollier7@talktalk.net
snow in the high desert,
New Mexico
The Rolling Stones on Vinyl
Analogue Music on Vinyl is So Much Better in every way.
Now that I’ve got back into playing proper records on a proper record player I’ve decided to fill in some gaps in my record collection ~ starting with The Rolling Stones. Ergo I’ve just bout a remastered double album Hot Rocks 1964-1971….. was it all really that long ago?
Here’s some vintage stones for you.
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jack collier
jackcollier7@talktalk.net
my new ablbum sounds fabulous played on my Thorens deck
Recorded Music
Without music, life would be a mistake. ~ Friedrich Nietzsche
I have started to buy proper records again ~ and why did I stop?
Allegedly, last year 4,100,000 vinyl albums were sold in the UK. I didn’t know that many people still had record players.
Some people have never heard a proper record played on a decent hi-fi, but perhaps they are part of a lost generation.
Some say that there is nothing better than listening to a band live. And, that any recorded music is a pale shadow of the real thing. All I know is those people don’t own 12 inches of black vinyl.
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jack collier
jackcollier7@talktalk.net
a proper record
on a proper record player
Tunes on Tuesday ~ Casablanca
Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman ~ As Time Goes By
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In Casablanca, Rick never said; ‘Play it again Sam’, but he should have
Women can drive a man to remember, and to think
all that may make a guy so take just one more drink
and booze does no good, but his love is treacherous
he can do better, and he will always have memories
I never truly told a friend how much I loved her, and I should have.
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jack collier jackcollier7@talktalk.net
Songs on Saturday ~ Robert Palmer
A woman in love with her life is simply irresistible to men.
lovable
irresistible
utterly sexual
just unthinkable
you’re unforgivable
love’s lust permissible
passions understandable
she’s just simply irresistible
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jack collier
jackcollier7@talktalk.net
Some other sorts of women seem to be irresistible to some sorts of impressionable men
It’s really understandable
Songs on Saturday ~ Billy Ocean
I get knocked down, but I get up again
you are never gonna keep me down
Some say that when the going gets tough, the tough get going. And, it’s not how many times you get knocked down that matters, but how many times you get up again. All I know is that when you’re walking through Hell, you’d better keep going.
From the movie The Jewel of the Nile.
Please listen responsibly.
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jack collier
jackcollier7@talktalk.net
get off your damn ass and get out of your comfort zone
Songs on Saturday ~ Billy Joel
There are no moralities nor rules to be found in arson.
This is a live version of the song ~ not the single release. I like the raw energy, and the pictures. (The lyrics are cool too.)
You know what? If you can’t handle me at my very worst, then you sure as hell don’t deserve me at my very best. You have lit the spark in my bonfire heart, and I don’t want to get burned again.
Please listen responsibly. And, never, ever play with fire.
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jack collier
jackcollier7@talktalk.net
“I don’t know who invented high heels, but all women owe him a lot…..”
“give a girl the right shoes, and she can conquer the world…..”
Tunes on Tuesday ~ Shania Twain
Never try to impress a woman ~ she’s seen and heard it all before.
What’s likely to impress a woman, and what isn’t?
Outside of a new love’s first bliss, I don’t know any really cool woman who isn’t going to think this line is totally sick making; The darkest hour of my day is the hour in which I don’t get to see you. ~ Amit Kalantri. It’s a cute line, but to me it’s not cool, and not impressive.
Actually, that may not be quite true, it’s all about the mood, the moment, the time, the place, and the delivery. But, in my experience, a line like that is just trying too hard.
In general terms, the harder a guy tries to impress a cool, mature, together woman, the less impressed she is likely to be. The thing is, boys have been trying to impress her ever since they first noticed that she was a girl ~ so you’ve got twenty years of her cynicism to overcome.
Unless you’re Steve McQueen forget about impressing her, and just be true to yourself. If that’s not enough then politely say goodbye ~ some say there’s always a nicer, prettier, sexier girl just around the corner. Me I’m not always so certain.
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jack collier
jackcollier7@talktalk.net
Next to Snoopy, who was ever cooler?
Songs on Saturday ~ Alicia Keys
New York, if you can make it there, you can make it anywhere.
I want to wake up in a city that doesn’t sleep
And find I’m king of the hill, top of the heap
I like New York, I like the Plaza, the Monkey Bar, the Circle Line, Saks on 5th, and eating at Lincoln Square Steak. I don’t like gypsy cabs, the subway, Times Square, or Central Park.
Please listen responsibly.
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jack collier
jackcollier7@talktalk.net
In New York, “have a nice day…..” doesn’t mean what you think it means.
