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Chris Brooks @brooksie1961.bsky.social · 29m

youtube.com/watch?v=CnEZ... #ClocktoberMusic 31 - Wah! Heat - Seven Minutes To Midnight- Cracking Peel Session from 1980 & of one of Pete Wylie’s finest compositions

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Wah! Heat - Seven Minutes To Midnight (Peel Session)

YouTube video by Vibracobra23 Redux

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Chris Brooks @brooksie1961.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

youtube.com/watch?v=rVgi... #fallfriday Cracking flip side to ‘Mr Pharmacist’ catches Smith hitting the high notes , which one reviewer described as the sound of Eddie Waring toasting 🤣 @thefallthings.bsky.social

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Lucifer Over Lancashire (Remastered)

YouTube video by The Fall - Topic

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Chris Brooks @brooksie1961.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

youtube.com/watch?v=vB7I... #fallfriday It’s fairly hard to recall the first Fall record I ever heard but I suspect this monster of a tune would be high on the list , must have been an exhilarating live experience @thefallthings.bsky.social

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The Fall - Last Orders

YouTube video by Greg Owens

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Chris Brooks @brooksie1961.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

youtube.com/watch?v=t1VL... Oh it’s the fifteenth today , was even better in September 1979 when Wire released their magnificent third album ‘154’

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Wire - The 15th

YouTube video by suburbunalia

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Chris Brooks @brooksie1961.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

youtube.com/watch?v=VAYD... R.E.M - New Adventures In Hi - Fi Released 30 years ago today , time does not diminish its brilliance

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E-Bow The Letter

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Chris Brooks @brooksie1961.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

youtube.com/watch?v=J0cR... #DavidsMonthOfMusic 31 | A Favourite Song By A Favourite Artist Pavement Loretta’s Scars 1992 From the outstanding ‘Slanted & Enchanted’ Album

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Loretta's Scars

YouTube video by Pavement - Topic

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Chris Brooks @brooksie1961.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

youtube.com/watch?v=dcaM... #DavidsMonthOfMusic 30 | The Last Song On An An Album By A Band Beginning With The The Rezillos Destination Venus 1979 Closing Track From The Live Album ‘Mission Accomplished But The Beat Goes On’ Sci Fi Adventures From The Energetic Edinburgh Group

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The Rezillos - Destination Venus (1978) (Stereo)

YouTube video by Strawberries_Ban_Again

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Chris Brooks @brooksie1961.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

youtube.com/watch?v=7n_d... #DavidsMonthOfMusic 29 | A One Hit Wonder From The Decade You Turned 10 Jilted John 1978 A truly bizarre record dropped right into the Punk & New Wave mixer by talented actor & musician Graham Fellows

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Jilted John - Jilted John (Gordon Is A Moron) (1978) (HD)

YouTube video by MadFranko008

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Chris Brooks @brooksie1961.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

youtube.com/watch?v=PMhN... #DavidsMonthOfMusic 28 | A Song With More Than Four Words In The Title By A Band With More Than Three Words In Their Name Warrington - Runcorn New Town Development Plan A Shared Sense Of Purpose 2023 From The Album ‘Appendix 1’ Innovative Northern Synth Tunes

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A Shared Sense Of Purpose | Warrington-Runcorn New Town Development Plan

YouTube video by Warrington-Runcorn New Town Development Plan

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Chris Brooks @brooksie1961.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

youtube.com/watch?v=a4Ij... #DavidsMonthOfMusic 27 | Song With & Or And In The Title By A Band Beginning With D Dr Feelgood Milk And Alcohol 1979 From Pub Rock To Chart Success , The Essex Lads Biggest Hit , My Could They Play

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Dr Feelgood - Milk and Alcohol

YouTube video by Dr Feelgood

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Chris Brooks @brooksie1961.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

youtube.com/watch?v=53f9... #DavidsMonthOfMusic 26 | Song By A Solo Artist With A Mode Of Transport In The Title Johnny Thunders Subway Train 1978 Track from his fine solo album ‘So Alone’

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JOHNNY THUNDERS - Subway Train

YouTube video by Dead Chaotic

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Chris Brooks @brooksie1961.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

youtube.com/watch?v=1IDa... #DavidsMonthOfMusic 25 | A Song With An Alliterative Title From The 2020s Thus Love Pith & Point 2022 From the exquisite ‘Memorial’ album by this American band from Vermont

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Pith and Point

YouTube video by THUS LOVE - Topic

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Chris Brooks @brooksie1961.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

youtube.com/watch?v=288A... #DavidsMonthOfMusic 24 | Song With A Day Or Month In The Title By A Band With A One Word Name Wire Field Day For The Sundays 1977 Wire Not Messing About Here

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Wire - Field Day For The Sundays

YouTube video by wirewehear

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Chris Brooks @brooksie1961.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

youtube.com/watch?v=aqUY... #DavidsMonthOfMusic 23 | A Song With A Body Of Water In The Title From The Decade You Left School Christie Yellow River 1970 Always loved this song when I was a kid , Number One Single & played incessantly on Radio 1

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Christie - Yellow River (Official Video)

YouTube video by ChristieVEVO

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Chris Brooks @brooksie1961.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

youtube.com/watch?v=vvYQ... #DavidsMonthOfMusic 22 | A Song With A Number In The Title By A Band With More Than 4 Members The Charlatans Imperial 109 1990 Early Instrumental Track That Appeared On The Compilation Album ‘Songs From The Other Side’

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Imperial 109 (Remastered)

YouTube video by The Charlatans - Topic

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Chris Brooks @brooksie1961.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

youtube.com/watch?v=UPDO... #DavidsMonthOfMusic 21 | A Song That Starts With A Vowel By A Band That Starts With A Vowel Eddie & The Hot Rods I Might Be Lying 1977 Another great tune & one in a fine run of singles by the lads from Canvey Island

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Eddie And The Hot Rods - I Might Be Liying

YouTube video by TheCasbahrock

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Chris Brooks @brooksie1961.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

youtube.com/watch?v=6Orx... #DavidsMonthOfMusic 20 | A Sad Song With A Body Part In The Title Wire Kidney Bingos 1988 Great single from the second era of Wire during the mid to late eighties , just magnificent

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Wire - Kidney Bingos

YouTube video by mrbriefcaseMUSIC

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Chris Brooks @brooksie1961.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

youtube.com/watch?v=-dBL... #DavidsMonthOfMusic 19 | A Song With A Place In The Title By An Artist You Have Seen Live Magazine Philadelphia 1980 My favourite track from third album ‘The Correct Use Of Soap’ & a real tour de force from John McGeoch

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Philadelphia (Remastered 2007)

YouTube video by Magazine - Topic

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Chris Brooks @brooksie1961.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

youtube.com/watch?v=jWkM... #DavidsMonthOfMusic 18 | With Q X Or Z InThe Title By A Band That Starts With R R.E.M What’s The Frequency , Kenneth? 1994 From their ninth album ‘Monster’ & a Monster Guitar Riff from Peter Buck to boot

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R.E.M. - What's The Frequency, Kenneth? (Official HD Music Video)

YouTube video by remhq

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Chris Brooks @brooksie1961.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

youtube.com/watch?v=0XZs... #DavidsMonthOfMusic 17 | Something Obscure Relating To One Of The Five Senses These Animal Men This Is The Sound Of Youth 1994 From their debut album ‘Come On Join The High Society’ - part of the short lived New Wave Of New Wave sound that grazed the Britpop era

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This is the Sound of Youth - These Animal Men

YouTube video by jackrushton

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Chris Brooks @brooksie1961.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

youtube.com/watch?v=4rw1... #DavidsMonthOfMusic 16 | A Song With A Food Or Drink In The Title From The Decade You Were Born Strawberry Alarm Clock Incense & Peppermints 1967 Fabulous slice of psychedelic pop from this terrific American band

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Strawberry Alarm Clock - Incense & Peppermints (1967)

YouTube video by moondoggy

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Chris Brooks @brooksie1961.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

youtube.com/watch?v=AdiF... #DavidsMonthOfMusic 15 | With Who What When Or Where In The Title By A Duo Or Trio Saint Etienne Who Do You Think You Are 1990 Nice cover version of the Candlewick Green original by Bob , Pete & Sarah ( with guest vocalist ) but they are ostensibly a trio

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Saint Etienne - Who Do You Think You Are

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Chris Brooks @brooksie1961.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

youtube.com/watch?v=wJrx... #DavidsMonthOfMusic 14 | Song Beginning With L By A Band Beginning With S Scars Love Song 1980 Last in a fine trilogy of early singles from the Edinburgh Post Punk Outfit ‘Here Comes The Weekend So Let’s Have Fun 🤩’

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Scars - Love Song (1980)

YouTube video by scoorieboy

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Chris Brooks @brooksie1961.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

youtube.com/watch?v=hVF0... #DavidsMonthOfMusic 13 | A Love Song With You Me Or Us In The Title Adult Net Take Me 1989 Brix Smith with a glorious slice of jangle pop from her side project whilst still in The Fall - this a single & opening track from underrated debut album ‘The Honey Tangle’

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Adult Net - Take Me

YouTube video by ohnoitisnathan50

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Chris Brooks @brooksie1961.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

youtube.com/watch?v=bs1R... #DavidsMonthOfMusic 12 | With A Measurement Of Time Or Distance In The Title From 2010s Ride Fifteen Minutes 2019 From their fine comeback album ‘This Is Not A Safe Place’

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Ride - 15 Minutes (Live on KEXP)

YouTube video by KEXP

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Chris Brooks @brooksie1961.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

youtube.com/watch?v=_MVk... #DavidsMonthOfMusic 11 | Under 3 Minutes Long From This Year House Of All Spirit Salient Opening track from their final album ‘Inklings’ Sorry to see them go 😔

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Spirit Salient

YouTube video by HOUSE Of ALL - Topic

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Chris Brooks @brooksie1961.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

youtube.com/watch?v=kFIx... #DavidsMonthOfMusic 10 | A One Word Song By A Band With A Colour In Their Name 3 Colours Red Pure 1997 Short lived London band who achieved moderate chart success in the late nineties , this the title track from their debut album - knocked out some decent tunes TBF

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Pure

YouTube video by 3 Colours Red - Topic

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Chris Brooks @brooksie1961.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

youtube.com/watch?v=alKD... #DavidsMonthOfMusic 9 | 1960s Or 1970s Song With A Type Of Weather In The Title Bryan Ferry A Hard Rains A-Gonna Fall 1973 Bob Dylan wrote this anti war protest song in 1962 but it was Ferry who brought it to life eleven years later with his debut solo record

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Bryan Ferry - A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall

YouTube video by BryanFerryVEVO

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Chris Brooks @brooksie1961.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

youtube.com/watch?v=rX5K... #DavidsMonthOfMusic 8 | A Live Version Over 7 Minutes Long Eddie & The Hot Rods Beginning Of The End 1977 Cracking Live Performance From The Old Grey Whistle Test That Totally Blew Dear Old Bob Harris Away 😉

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EDDIE & THE HOT RODS - Beginning Of The End, "Live BBC" Old Grey Whistle Test, 28th February 1978

YouTube video by MrHbsauce, Punk Rock & New Wave videos

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Chris Brooks @brooksie1961.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

youtube.com/watch?v=3tzo... So House Of All are sadly no more , was an absolute blast while they lasted , so glad I managed to catch them at The Leadmill in Sheffield & The Vat in Nottingham last year , left us with some fabulous memories & great tunes , this probably my favourite , go well lads 🙏

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For This Be Glory

YouTube video by HOUSE Of ALL - Topic

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Chris Brooks @brooksie1961.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

youtube.com/watch?v=0bdc... #DavidsMonthOfMusic 7 | A Song That Starts With A By A Band That Starts With M Manic Street Preachers Archives Of Pain 1994 Dark & Disturbing In Equal Parts , From The Magnificent Album ‘The Holy Bible’ - The Band Lost So Much When Richey Edwards went missing 😔

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Manic Street Preachers - Archives Of Pain

YouTube video by Dreaming32

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Chris Brooks @brooksie1961.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

youtube.com/watch?v=CVV-... #DavidsMonthOfMusic 6 | A Cover Version By A Band With A Two Word Name Teenage Fanclub Goody Goody Gumdrops 1993 Cover of the sixties hit by The 1910 Fruitgum Company first released in 1968 - works pretty well I reckon

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teenage fanclub live "Goody Goody Gumdrops"

YouTube video by kafkass

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Chris Brooks @brooksie1961.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

youtube.com/watch?v=kRF9... #DavidsMonthOfMusic 5 | A Song From The 90s With Blue In The Title Elastica Blue 1995 They weren’t around for long but they sure packed a punch as this Glastonbury performance illustrates

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Elastica - Blue (live Glastonbury 1995)

YouTube video by Braso

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Chris Brooks @brooksie1961.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

youtube.com/watch?v=XBWp... #DavidsMonthOfMusic 4 | First Song On An Album From 2000s Super Furry Animals Drygioni 2000 Opener from Welsh album ‘Mwng’ - the band reasoned if their English songs were not going to be played on radio they may as well release Welsh songs that wouldn’t be either 🤷‍♂️

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Super Furry Animals - Drygioni

YouTube video by Paul Rayment

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Chris Brooks @brooksie1961.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

youtube.com/watch?v=7EUX... #DavidsMonthOfMusic 3 | A Song With A Name In The Title By A Solo Artist Vic Godard Johnny Thunders 1993 From the superb & much sought after ‘End Of The Surrey People’ Album on Postcard Records - The album was co - produced by Edwyn Collins which frequently shows

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Vic Godard "Johnny Thunders"

YouTube video by SoulStylistJukeBox

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Chris Brooks @brooksie1961.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

youtube.com/watch?v=oeKo... #DavidsMonthOfMusic 2 | A Song From The Eighties With An Animal In The Title The Cure All Cats Are Grey 1981 Dark & introspective track from the outstanding ‘Faith’ album

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All Cats Are Grey

YouTube video by The Cure - Topic

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Chris Brooks @brooksie1961.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

youtube.com/watch?v=1I4O... #DavidsMonthOfMusic 1 | A Favourite Acoustic Song Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel The Best Years Of Our Lives 1975 Released as a 12” Single , the title track from his Best Selling Album Probably at the peak of his career at this point

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Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel - The Best Years of Our Lives (Live) [Official Audio]

YouTube video by SteveHarleyVEVO

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Chris Brooks @brooksie1961.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

youtube.com/watch?v=_god... #DavidsMonthOfMusic #FallFriday 31 | Who , What , Where Or When In The Title The Fall What About Us 2005 Great live version from the ‘Fall Heads Roll’ album Hop! Hop! Hop! @thefallthings.bsky.social Thanks to @dmiddleham.bsky.social for hosting a fun challenge

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The Fall - "What about us?"

YouTube video by kogler

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Chris Brooks @brooksie1961.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

youtube.com/watch?v=Vbp7... #DavidsMonthOfMusic 30 | Free Choice Warrington-Runcorn New Town Development Plan A Shared Sense Of Purpose ( Vince Clarke remix ) 2023 A Free Hit Today So Will Go With These Fabulous Electronic Sounds

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A Shared Sense Of Purpose (Vince Clarke remix)

YouTube video by Warrington-Runcorn New Town Development Plan - Topic

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Chris Brooks @brooksie1961.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

youtube.com/watch?v=eJE-... #DavidsMonthOfMusic 29 | A Song About War or Peace XTC Generals & Majors 1980 Andy Partridge always wrote jaunty tunes despite the grim subject matter , one of the greatest lyricists of my generation for sure

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XTC - Generals And Majors (Australian TV 1980)

YouTube video by SMTV

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Chris Brooks @brooksie1961.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

youtube.com/watch?v=I7vx... #DavidsMonthOfMusic 28 | A B-Side Or Bonus Track Cockney Rebel Spaced Out 1974 Non album single ‘Judy Teen’ gave Steve Harley his first UK chart hit & the B - Side was an upbeat song pretty much announcing to the world that he had made it , I think he was right 😀

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Spaced Out,Cockney Rebel, B Side to Judy Teen

YouTube video by Dermot Smyth

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Chris Brooks @brooksie1961.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

youtube.com/watch?v=2siW... #DavidsMonthOfMusic 27 | About A Historic Event Or Person Public Service Broadcasting Gagarin 2015 From ‘The Race For Space’ album , this clever tune tells the story of The Soviet Union’s Yuri Gagarin who became the first Cosmonaut to orbit The Earth in 1961

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Public Service Broadcasting - Gagarin (The Quay Sessions)

YouTube video by BBC

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Chris Brooks @brooksie1961.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

youtube.com/watch?v=LExm... #DavidsMonthOfMusic 26 | With Run(ning) Or Walk(ing) In The Title The Telescopes To Kill A Slow Girl Walking 1990 Experimental band from Burton Upon Trent who formed in 1987 & still exist in various formats today - this an early single , & lead track from their EP

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The Telescopes - To Kill a Slow Girl Walking - promo 1990 Best Version

YouTube video by ScottishTeeVee

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Chris Brooks @brooksie1961.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

youtube.com/watch?v=aKzq... #DavidsMonthOfMusic 25 | From One Of The First Albums You Purchased David Bowie Five Years 1972 From his concept album ‘The Rise & Fall Of Ziggy Stardust & The Spiders From Mars’ I played this track to death more than any other I think , wonderful album

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David Bowie - Five Years | Best Live Performance | Ziggy Stardust VS Climate Crisis

YouTube video by Earth Poets

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Chris Brooks @brooksie1961.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

youtube.com/watch?v=bqDZ... #DavidsMonthOfMusic #FallFriday @thefallthings.bsky.social 24 | Can Or Can’t In The Title The Fall I Can Hear The Grass Grow 2003 Original Release By The Move in 1967 gets the Smith treatment to pretty good effect I reckon

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I Can Hear The Grass Grow

YouTube video by The Fall - Topic

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Chris Brooks @brooksie1961.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

youtube.com/watch?v=0QCk... #DavidsMonthOfMusic 23 | With No ( Traditional ) Chorus Wire 106 Beats That 1977 Many Wire songs contain no chorus as such but all deliver nevertheless , as this fine example from debut album ‘Pink Flag’ demonstrates 😀

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106 Beats That (2006 Remastered Version)

YouTube video by Wire - Topic

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Chris Brooks @brooksie1961.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

youtube.com/watch?v=szZZ... #DavidsMonthOfMusic 22 | With The Name Of A Country In The Title The Psychedelic Furs India 1980 Opening track from their outstanding debut album

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The Psychedelic Furs - India (Audio)

YouTube video by PsychedelicFursVEVO

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Chris Brooks @brooksie1961.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

youtube.com/watch?v=RxBP... #DavidsMonthOfMusic 21 | With Life/Live Or Death/Die In The Title The Fall Room To Live 1982 ‘There’s A D.H.S.S Volvo Estate Right Outside My Door With A Moody Blues Cassette On The Dashboard’ Bass Driven Tune That Rattles Along At A Fair Old Lick Marvellous

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Room to Live

YouTube video by The Fall - Topic

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Chris Brooks @brooksie1961.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

youtube.com/watch?v=j2Po... ##DavidsMonthOfMusic 20 | A TV Theme UFO 1970 Iconic theme tune written by Barry Gray for The Futuristic Sci Fi series devised by Gerry Anderson

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Gerry Anderson's UFO (1970) - Opening Titles

YouTube video by Gerry Anderson

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