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It’ll End in Tears by This Mortal Coil
Jim Laing
Jun 1
Monday morning’s earworm №22
Monday morning’s earworm №22
Ghost Town by The Specials
Jim Laing
May 27
Eddie Cochran: The Obsession That Never Was
Eddie Cochran: The Obsession That Never Was
I‘ll never figure this one out
Jim Laing
May 25
Monday morning’s earworm No21
Monday morning’s earworm No21
Mr Blue Sky by ELO
Jim Laing
May 20
How Many Miles to Go?
How Many Miles to Go?
A trip to Glasgow, a reunion and an impulse buy.
Jim Laing
May 18
Monday morning’s earworm No20
Monday morning’s earworm No20
Scenes from an Italian restaurant by Billy Joel
Jim Laing
May 13
Hits You like a Train No.1: Looking at songs with an emotional punch
Hits You like a Train No.1: Looking at songs with an emotional punch
Long Black Veil
Jim Laing
May 11
Monday morning’s earworm №19
Monday morning’s earworm №19
Michelle By The Beatles
Jim Laing
May 6
Under the Covers №3:
Under the Covers №3:
It Ain’t Me Babe
Jim Laing
May 4
Monday morning’s earworm №18
Monday morning’s earworm №18
In The Mood by the Glenn Miller
Jim Laing
Apr 29
1954: year zero
1954: year zero
Why was this year zero you ask?
Jim Laing
Apr 27
Monday morning’s earworm No17
Monday morning’s earworm No17
Where do you go to (My Lovely) by Peter Sarstedt
Jim Laing
Apr 22
Story songs, & why they matter to me
Story songs, & why they matter to me
Possibly my oldest musical obsession
Jim Laing
Apr 20
Monday morning’s earworm №16
Monday morning’s earworm №16
Stripes by Brandy Clark
Jim Laing
Apr 15
Under the covers №2:
Under the covers №2:
Jackie Wilson Said (I’m in Heaven When You Smile)
Jim Laing
Apr 13
Monday morning’s earworm №15
Monday morning’s earworm №15
Tina, the Go-Go Queen by Tav Falco’s Panther Burns
Jim Laing
Apr 8
5 Albums I Got to Fall in Love with All Over Again
5 Albums I Got to Fall in Love with All Over Again
Before Medium, my passion for music was on the critical list.
Jim Laing
Apr 6
Monday morning’s earworm №14
Monday morning’s earworm №14
Stingray by The Barry Gray Orchestra
Jim Laing
Apr 1
The Old Anorak: A Reason for being
The Old Anorak: A Reason for being
Exploring 20th-century music
Jim Laing
Mar 30
Monday morning’s earworm №13
Monday morning’s earworm №13
The Witch Queen of New Orleans by Redbone
Jim Laing
Mar 25
3 Great Female Debut Albums: Part 1 The UK
3 Great Female Debut Albums: Part 1 The UK
An unashamed love letter to my musical past present and future
Jim Laing
Mar 23
Monday morning’s earworm No12
Monday morning’s earworm No12
Spanish Stroll by Mink DeVille
Jim Laing
Mar 18
Under the Covers №1: Take These Chains from My Heart
Under the Covers №1: Take These Chains from My Heart
Like good cover songs? Then you’re in the right place. First, we examine the cover, then the original that inspired it
Jim Laing
Mar 16
Monday morning’s earworm No11
Monday morning’s earworm No11
Apache by The Shadows
Jim Laing
Mar 11
Where did your love of classical music come from?
Where did your love of classical music come from?
Mine involves, unsurprisingly, a school teacher, and perhaps surprisingly, a German tennis champ
Jim Laing
Mar 9
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