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Andy French

@andy-french.bsky.social

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Music exec by day. Novelist by night. Angeleno.

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Andy French @andy-french.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

#IsmuasMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge Day 2. A filler song "A Waste Land" Bryan Ferry Less a filler than an intermezzo—a bridge between the poppy "Don't Stop The Dance" and the moody "Windswept"—making it essential to experience the brilliant Boys and Girls as a complete work. #BryanFerry

YouTube video by Bryan Ferry - Topic

Andy French @andy-french.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

#IsmuasMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge #MusicSky Day 1. More Cowbell! I'm not a cowbell aficionado, but this song comes to mind. #LowRider

WAR - Low Rider (Official Video) [Remastered in 4K]

YouTube video by War

Andy French @andy-french.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

#IsmuasMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge #MusicSky Day 28. A song you’ll love forever "No Ordinary Love" Sade Heartbreaking and gorgeous. 𝘐 𝘨𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘐 𝘨𝘰𝘵 𝘐 𝘨𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘐 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘎𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘐 𝘨𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘐 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘵𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘮𝘺 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘵𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘮𝘺 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 #Sade

Sade - No Ordinary Love - Official - 1992

YouTube video by SadeVEVO

Andy French @andy-french.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

#IsmuasMonthOfMusic 🎼 #MusicChallenge 🎶 Day 27. A song you consider a masterpiece "One" U2 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘴𝘢𝘺 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦, 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘢 𝘩𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘭𝘢𝘸 𝘓𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦, 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘭𝘢𝘸 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘴𝘬 𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘮𝘦 𝘤𝘳𝘢𝘸𝘭 𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘐 𝘤𝘢𝘯'𝘵 𝘣𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘥𝘪𝘯' 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘨𝘰𝘵 𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘨𝘰𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘩𝘶𝘳𝘵 #U2

U2 - One (Official Music Video)

YouTube video by U2VEVO

Andy French @andy-french.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

#MusicChallenge #IsmuasMonthOfMusic #MusicSky Day 26. A song that influenced many artists "Pearly Dewdrops' Drops" Cocteau Twins I chose this song somewhat at random, but the band's music helped shape shoegaze, indie pop, ambient pop, and modern cinematic indie. #CocteauTwins

Cocteau Twins - Pearly Dewdrops' Drops (Official Video)

YouTube video by Cocteau Twins

Andy French @andy-french.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

#IsmuasMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge Day 25. A song you associate with vinyl People from Seattle love Ann and Nancy Wilson unconditionally. They're our hometown heroes; our very own rock goddesses. #heart

Heart - Barracuda (Audio)

YouTube video by HeartVEVO

Andy French @andy-french.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

#IsmuasMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge #MusicSky Day 24: A song that feels like an apology. Boston "A Man I'll Never Be" This song is a little short of an apology... but close. #Boston

Boston - A Man I'll Never Be (Official Video)

YouTube video by BostonVEVO

Andy French @andy-french.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

#IsmuasMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge 23. A perfect song to sing along to “We Are Never Getting Back Together” Taylor Swift I’m not a Swiftie, but this is my go-to karaoke song. #taylorswift

Taylor Swift - We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together

YouTube video by Taylor Swift

Andy French @andy-french.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

#IsmuasMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge Day 22. A song you’d choose as your soundtrack "Heavenly Day" Patty Griffin I'd love to possess this song's joy and optimism. 𝘖𝘩, 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘈𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘭𝘰𝘶𝘥𝘴 𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘸 𝘢𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘎𝘰𝘵 𝘯𝘰 𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘰𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢𝘯𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘦 #PattyGriffin

YouTube video by Patty Griffin - Topic

Andy French @andy-french.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

#IsmuasMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge 21. A song you discovered by accident "Ebben? Ne andrò lontana" Wilhelmenia Fernandez A pivotal scene in the French film DIVA introduced moviegoers to the rarely performed opera LA WALLY, and inspired me to apply for a position at Seattle Opera. #Opera #Diva

Aria from Diva - Wilhelmenia Wiggins Fernandez

YouTube video by BestArtsFilm

Andy French @andy-french.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

#IsmuasMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge Day 20: A song that shaped your music taste Clannad "The Theme from Harry's Game" (1982) A friend brought me this 7” single from her trip to the UK, and it cemented my appreciation for dark, atmospheric music. It’s still a favorite. #Clannad

Clannad - Theme from Harry's Game (Official HD Video)

YouTube video by ClannadVEVO

Andy French @andy-french.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

#IsmuasMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge #MusicSky Day 19. A song that feels warm Sheryl Crow "Soak Up The Sun" 𝘐 𝘥𝘰𝘯'𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘨𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘐 𝘥𝘰𝘯'𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘥𝘥𝘭𝘺-𝘴𝘲𝘶𝘢𝘵 𝘐𝘵'𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘐𝘵'𝘴 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶'𝘷𝘦 𝘨𝘰𝘵 #SherylCrow

Sheryl Crow - Soak Up The Sun

YouTube video by SherylCrowVEVO

Andy French @andy-french.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

#MusicSky #Musicchallenge #Ismuasmonthofmusic Day 18. A song that feels cold "Numb" Portishead '𝘊𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘢 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥 𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘛𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘢𝘭 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘐 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭 𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘐𝘵 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘸𝘰𝘯'𝘵 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘮𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘖𝘩, 𝘯𝘰 #Portishead #TripHop

Portishead - Numb (Official Video)

YouTube video by PortisheadVEVO

Andy French @andy-french.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

#MusicChallenge #IsmuasMonthOfMusic Day 17. A song that makes you feel claustrophobic Alice In Chains "Man in the Box" 𝘐'𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘰𝘹 𝘉𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘮𝘺 𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘵 𝘞𝘰𝘯'𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘮𝘦? 𝘚𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘮𝘦 #aliceinchains #grunge #facelift #maninthebox #seattle

Alice In Chains - Man in the Box (Official Video)

YouTube video by AliceInChainsVEVO

Andy French @andy-french.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

#IsmuasMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge Day 16. A song you disliked at first Nirvana "Smells Like Teen Spirit" I grew up in Seattle, so I'm ashamed to say that I initially thought this song was noisy and silly. Now it seems like a revelation. #Nirvana #SmellsLikeTeenSpirit #Grunge #Seattle

Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit (Official Music Video)

YouTube video by NirvanaVEVO

Andy French @andy-french.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

A snapshot from my early morning hike is Los Angeles’s Fryman Canyon. #losangeles

Andy French @andy-french.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

#IsmuasMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge Day 15. A song that makes you cry Bonnie Raitt “I Can’t Make You Love Me” 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘤𝘢𝘯'𝘵 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯' 𝘪𝘵 𝘸𝘰𝘯'𝘵 𝘏𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘢𝘳𝘬, 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴 𝘐 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘭𝘢𝘺 𝘥𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘮𝘺 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘐'𝘭𝘭 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳 𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘰𝘯'𝘵, 𝘯𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘰𝘯'𝘵 #BonnieRaitt

Bonnie Raitt - I Can't Make You Love Me

YouTube video by BonnieRaittVEVO

Andy French @andy-french.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

#MusicChallenge #IsmuasMonthOfMusic February 14. A song about missing someone Emmylou Harris "Goodbye" 𝘐 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳 𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘥𝘪𝘯' 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘈𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘯𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴 𝘐 𝘱𝘶𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘚𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘐'𝘮 𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘐 𝘮𝘢𝘥𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘤𝘳𝘺 𝘐 𝘤𝘢𝘯'𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘧 𝘸𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘪𝘥 𝘨𝘰𝘰𝘥𝘣𝘺𝘦 #EmmylouHarris #DanielLanois

EMMYLOU HARRIS - GOODBYE

YouTube video by Sasha Charan

Andy French @andy-french.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

#IsmuasMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge #MusicSky Day 13. A Song With Complex Production Def Leppard "Hysteria" Mutt Lange's production is complex and immaculate -- every guitar line sings. Joe and the lads have never sounded better. #DefLeppard

Def Leppard - Hysteria (Long Version)

YouTube video by DefLeppardVEVO

Andy French @andy-french.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

#IsmuasMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge #MusicSky Day 12. A song with beautiful harmonies Simon & Garfunkel "The Sounds of Silence" (Reposting since I found a typo!) #simon&garfunkel

Simon & Garfunkel - The Sounds of Silence (Audio)

YouTube video by SimonGarfunkelVEVO

Andy French @andy-french.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

#MusicChallenge #IsmuasMonthOfMusic Day 11. A Song That Sounds Unlike Anything Else Imogen Heap "Hide And Seek" Heap's use of a harmonizer on this poignant a cappella track still blows me away. 𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘦? 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘪𝘴 𝘨𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘯? #ImogenHeap

Imogen Heap - Hide And Seek (Official Video)

YouTube video by ImogenHeapVEVO

Andy French @andy-french.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

#MusicChallenge #IsmuasMonthOfMusic Day 10. A perfect song for dancing "Take Your Mamma" Scissor Sisters 𝘞𝘦'𝘳𝘦 𝘨𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘢 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘮𝘢𝘮𝘢 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘯𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘠𝘦𝘢𝘩, 𝘸𝘦'𝘭𝘭 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘵'𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘞𝘦'𝘭𝘭 𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘫𝘢𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘥 𝘶𝘱 𝘰𝘯 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘱 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘨𝘯𝘦 𝘞𝘦'𝘭𝘭 𝘭𝘦𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘳𝘰𝘭𝘭 𝘰𝘶𝘵 #scissorsisters

Scissor Sisters - Take Your Mama

YouTube video by ScissorSistersVEVO

Andy French @andy-french.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

#IsmuasMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge Day 8: A song that made you explore an era of music "What's New" Linda Ronstadt & the Nelson Riddle Orchestra This standout track from the 3x platinum album sparked my fascination with popular tunes from the 20s to the 50s. #lindaronstadt

YouTube video by Linda Ronstadt - Topic

Andy French @andy-french.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

#IsmuasMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge Day 7. A song with a unique voice "Love My Way" The Psychedelic Furs #PsychedelicFurs

The Psychedelic Furs - Love My Way (Official Video)

YouTube video by PsychedelicFursVEVO

Andy French @andy-french.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

#MusicChallenge #IsmuasMonthOfMusic Day 6. A Song With No Clear Chorus “Into Dust” Mazzy Star One of my favorite songs. No refrain, no chorus, no bridge — just evolving lyrics over the same chord progression. #mazzystar

Mazzy Star - Into Dust

YouTube video by George K

Andy French @andy-french.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

#MusicChallenge #IsmuasMonthOfMusic 5. A song you wish was longer "Lucretia My Reflection" The Sisters of Mercy I used to dance to this at Luvaffair in Vancouver, and 8:44 was never long enough! #TheSistersOfMercy #Lucretia

Lucretia My Reflection (2018 Remaster)

YouTube video by The Sisters of Mercy - Topic

Andy French @andy-french.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

#MusicChallenge #IsmuasMonthOfMusic Day 4. A Song That Feels Brutally Honest "The Weakness In Me" #JoanArmatrading 𝘔𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘮𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘐 𝘥𝘰𝘯'𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘦𝘭𝘴𝘦 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘢𝘯 𝘶𝘯𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘪𝘯' 𝘧𝘰𝘰𝘭 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘮𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘺 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘐 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘈𝘳𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘴𝘰 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘳 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘦𝘢𝘬𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘮𝘦?

The Weakness In Me

YouTube video by Joan Armatrading - Topic

Andy French @andy-french.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

#MusicChallenge #IsmuasMonthOfMusic Day 3. A Song Outside Your Usual Taste "I Will Always Love You" Dolly Parton I typically steer clear of twangy, old-school country music, but Dolly, a brilliant songwriter and performer, is an exception. #DollyParton #IWillAlwaysLoveYou

Dolly Parton - I Will Always Love You (Audio)

YouTube video by DollyPartonVEVO

Andy French @andy-french.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

#IsmuasMonthOfMusic #MusicChalllenge Day 2. A song that captures a generation "Purple Haze" The Jimi Hendrix Experience #JimiHendrix #PurpleHaze

The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Purple Haze (Official Audio)

YouTube video by JimiHendrixVEVO

Andy French @andy-french.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

#IsmuasMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge Day 1: A song that makes you feel unstoppable "Tonight is What It Means To Be Young" Fire Inc. I've been looking for an excuse to post this bombastic Jim Steinman gem. Be patient... it builds. #JimSteinman #StreetsOfFire

Tonight Is What It Means To Be Young

YouTube video by Fire Inc. - Topic

Andy French @andy-french.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

#IsmuasMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge #MusicSky Day 31 A Song that’s feels like a journey "I Drove All Night" Roy Orbison Thanks @ismua.bsky.social, I've enjoyed the challenge!

Roy Orbison - I Drove All Night (Video)

YouTube video by RoyOrbisonVEVO

Andy French @andy-french.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

#IsmuasMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge Day 30. A song with a memorable bridge. “Nights on Broadway” Bee Gees The bridge is almost a completely different song. This recording is the first time Barry experimented with what would become his trademark falsetto.

Nights On Broadway

YouTube video by Bee Gees - Topic

Andy French @andy-french.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

#IsmuasMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge Day 29. A song that sounds best loud. “Stigmata” Ministry

Ministry - Stigmata

YouTube video by Radio Anarchia Rock

Andy French @andy-french.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

#IsmuasMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge #MusicSky Day 26: A song driven by rhythm “Join In The Chant” Nitzer Ebb #nitzerebb

Join In The Chant

YouTube video by Nitzer Ebb - Topic

Andy French @andy-french.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

#MusicChallenge #IsmuasMonthOfMusic Day 27 A Song You Understood Only Later In Life "Surrender" Cheap Trick 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘐 𝘸𝘰𝘬𝘦 𝘶𝘱, 𝘮𝘰𝘮 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘢𝘥 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘳𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯' 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘤𝘩 I only understood this line when I saw Cheap Trick in concert, and Robin Zander mimed rolling a joint. #CheapTrick #Surrender

Cheap Trick - Surrender (Official Audio)

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Andy French @andy-french.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

#MusicChallenge #IsmuasMonthOfMusic Day 26 A song that led you to an artist's entire catalog. #NickDrake "River Man" My boss at A&M Records played Nick Drake in his office, and I was so knocked out by this tune that he bought me all three albums. The song makes me simultaneously happy and sad.

Nick Drake - River Man (Video)

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Andy French @andy-french.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

#MusicChallenge #IsmuasMonthOfMusic Day 25 A song that changed your opinion on an artist. "Back In Black" AC/DC I was a punk, goth, and new wave fan as a teen, so I dismissed all hard rock until I heard this tune. It's still in constant rotation. #AC/DC #BackInBlack

AC/DC - Back In Black (Official 4K Video)

YouTube video by acdcVEVO

Andy French @andy-french.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

#MusicChallenge #IsmuasMonthOfMusic #Curve Day 24 A song that feels like a warning. "Wish You Dead" Curve 𝘋𝘰𝘯'𝘵 𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘱 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘮𝘺 𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘋𝘰𝘯'𝘵 𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘱 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘮𝘺 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘋𝘰𝘯'𝘵 𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘱 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘮𝘺 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘥 '𝘊𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘐 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘸𝘪𝘴𝘩 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘥

Curve - Wish you dead

YouTube video by Felix Stairs

Andy French @andy-french.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

#MusicChallenge #IsmuasMonthOfMusic Day 23 - A Song That Feels Hypnotic "Angel" Massive Attack #MassiveAttack #TripHop

Massive Attack - Angel

YouTube video by MassiveAttackVEVO

Andy French @andy-french.bsky.social · 10/01/2026

#IsmuasMusicChallenge #MusicChallenge Day 10: A perfect song for headphones "Space Oddity" David Bowie The first time I heard “Space Oddity” was in a car with a broken left speaker, so the countdown and the vocal harmonies were missing. When I heard it in stereo, it was an entirely new song!

Space Oddity (2009 Remaster)

YouTube video by David Bowie - Topic

Andy French @andy-french.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

#IsmuasMusicChallenge #MusicChallenge Day 9: A song everyone should hear at least once "Over The Rainbow" & "What A Wonderful World" Medley - Israel Kamakawiwo'ole This song was inescapable twenty years ago. It's time to show it love again. #IZ #IsraelKamakawiwo'ole

🌈 Israel Kamakawiwo'ole ➖ 'Over The Rainbow' & 'What A Wonderful World' Medley ➖ 1993 🌈

YouTube video by Mario Nicola Misino

Andy French @andy-french.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

#IsmuasMusicChallenge #MusicChallenge Day 8: A perfect song for late-night listening "Evening Song" Philip Glass #Opera #Satyagraha #PhilipGlass

Satyagraha: Evening Song

YouTube video by Douglas Perry - Topic

Andy French @andy-french.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

#IsmuasMusicChallenge #MusicChallenge Day 7: A song with minimal instrumentation “When Doves Cry” #prince

Prince and the Revolution - When Doves Cry (Official Music Video)

YouTube video by Prince

Andy French @andy-french.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

#IsmuasMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge Day 6: A song that tells a clear story "Silent All These Years" Tori Amos 𝘚𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘧𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘢 𝘨𝘪𝘳𝘭 𝘞𝘩𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘥𝘦𝘦𝘱 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵'𝘴 𝘴𝘰 𝘢𝘮𝘢𝘻𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘥𝘦𝘦𝘱 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴 𝘉𝘰𝘺 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘣𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘱𝘳𝘢𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘐 𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭 𝘴𝘰𝘰𝘯 𝘏𝘰𝘸'𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶 #ToriAmos

Tori Amos - Silent All These Years (Official Music Video)

YouTube video by UPROXX Indie Mixtape

Andy French @andy-french.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

#MusicChallenge #IsmuasMonthOfMusic Day 3 A Song About Falling In Love "Stand Inside Your Love" Smashing Pumpkins 𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘠𝘰𝘶'𝘳𝘦 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘴𝘬 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘠𝘰𝘶'𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘐'𝘥 𝘋𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘥 𝘞𝘩𝘰 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥𝘯'𝘵 𝘣𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦? 𝘞𝘩𝘰 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥𝘯'𝘵 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦? #SmashingPumpkins

The Smashing Pumpkins - Stand Inside Your Love (Official Music Video)

YouTube video by SmashingPumpkinsVEVO

Andy French @andy-french.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

#20FaveVideos 20/20 "Work It" Missy Elliott #MissyElliott

Missy Elliott - Work It [Official Music Video]

YouTube video by Missy Elliott

Andy French @andy-french.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

#MusicChallenge #IsmuasMonthOfMusic Day 1: A song that instantly puts you in a good mood. "Feelin' Alright" Joe Cocker #JoeCocker

Feelin' Alright

YouTube video by Joe Cocker - Topic

Andy French @andy-french.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

#readandplay (574) #MusicChallenge #MusicSky Eurythmics "When Tomorrow Comes" 𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘐'𝘮 𝘨𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘢 𝘣𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘞𝘩𝘰'𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘦𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘶𝘱𝘰𝘯 𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘰𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘳𝘰𝘸 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘴... 𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘰𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘳𝘰𝘸 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘴... #Eurythmics

Eurythmics, Annie Lennox, Dave Stewart - When Tomorrow Comes (Official Video)

YouTube video by EurythmicsVEVO

Andy French @andy-french.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

#MusicChallenge #SoundtrackThis 12/31 - Party P!nk "Raise Your Glass" 𝘗𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘺 𝘤𝘳𝘢𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘳, 𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘺 𝘴𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘊𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘮𝘦 𝘶𝘱 𝘪𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶'𝘳𝘦 𝘢 𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘴𝘵𝘢 𝘋𝘰𝘯'𝘵 𝘣𝘦 𝘧𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘺, 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘥𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘺 𝘞𝘩𝘺 𝘴𝘰 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴? #P!nk #Pink

P!nk - Raise Your Glass (Official Video)

YouTube video by PinkVEVO

Andy French @andy-french.bsky.social · 30/12/2025

#MusicChallenge #SoundtrackThis 12/30 - Protest "God Save The Queen" Sex Pistols 𝘋𝘰𝘯'𝘵 𝘣𝘦 𝘵𝘰𝘭𝘥 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵, 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘰𝘯'𝘵 𝘣𝘦 𝘵𝘰𝘭𝘥 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦'𝘴 𝘯𝘰 𝘧𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦, 𝘯𝘰 𝘧𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘕𝘰 𝘧𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘎𝘰𝘥 𝘴𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘘𝘶𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘞𝘦 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯 𝘪𝘵, 𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘞𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘘𝘶𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘎𝘰𝘥 𝘴𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘴 #SexPistols

Sex Pistols - God Save The Queen

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