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Buddy Gott

@buddygott.bsky.social

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Writer, music addict, and lover of life. Not here to discuss politics. Mainly here to post & chat about fun things like music, books, & TV. P.S. - Please do not add me to Starter Packs. Thanks! Have a great day! 😀 linktr.ee/buddygott

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Buddy Gott @buddygott.bsky.social · 10h

🎶The hills are alive…with the sound of rock and roll!🎶 #MusicSky🎧 #Rock #KISS #Film🎥

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Yutzerfutz @yutzer-futz.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

#MusicChallenge #OfChorus @newmusicchallenges.bsky.social Greetings, music friends. For the month of October, I invite you to join me in sharing your favorite examples of the biggest, boldest, catchiest choruses ever recorded. Hope to see you there!

Buddy Gott @buddygott.bsky.social · 14h

#SchoolDaysMusic #MusicChallenge #MusicSky #80s Day 30. Inspired by The Music Nation’s great choice below, I’m going with: Notorious - Duran Duran (1986)

Duran Duran - Notorious (Official Music Video)

YouTube video by DuranDuranVEVO

Buddy Gott @buddygott.bsky.social · 23h

A very big THANK YOU to all who took part in my #SchoolDaysMusic challenge throughout September! You all shared A LOT of excellent music and made this #MusicChallenge a lot of fun! 😀 Thanks again! 🎶🙌🎶🙌

Buddy Gott @buddygott.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Share someone who looks stylish posing with or next to a car.

Buddy Gott @buddygott.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

#SchoolDaysMusic #MusicChallenge🎶#MusicSky🎧 Day 29. Manic Monday - The Bangles (1986) I very clearly remember hearing this on many Monday mornings as I drove to school. 😀 #NowPlaying #80s

The Bangles - Manic Monday (Official Video), Full HD (Digitally Remastered and Upscaled)

YouTube video by Enhanced Music Videos

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lisareadsbytrees.bsky.social @lisareadsbytrees.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

New review up! Dead of Summer by Jessa Maxwell is twisty, atmospheric, and full of simmering secrets. If you’re into character-driven mysteries, this one’s worth a look. #bookreview #books #mystery #reading #fiction #thriller #booksky 📚💙

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Dead of Summer by Jessa Maxwell

A review of Jessa Maxwell’s moody island thriller, Dead of Summer, where every character carries a secret and no one is quite who they seem. Maxwell layers tension, atmosphere, and slow‑burn suspen…

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Raised On Radio ✨ 📻 @raisedonradio.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

📌Please join myself & @dmadcat.bsky.social for our Halloween-themed October music challenge! 🎃🖤🎶 #Howl-A-Ween #MusicSky #MusicChallenge *Daily prompts *Drop In/Out ❗EARLY POSTING❗Starts Sept 30th, AFTER 5pm EST. Each day's prompt, no earlier than 5pm the night before. 😎 #music #spookyseason 👻

October 2026, "Howl-A-Ween #MusicChallenge #MusicSky This image is three parts of a month-long Halloween music challenge, hosted by DMadCat and RaisedOnRadio. Each day is a music prompt, inspired by the Spooky Season!

Howl-A-Ween 2026 prompts

1. An Artist who first drew breath under an October sky
2. Bacchanalian bangers to wake the Spirits
3. Vintage compositions from a bygone age
4. Superstitious strains to soothe your sable feline
5. Black as midnight, black as pitch
6. Eldritch Dreams or Nightmares
7. The Spirits rest to gather their strength (Open Theme)
8. Antediluvian Folk Songs
9. Witchy ditties to dance by the fire to
10. Songs that make a deal with The Devil
11. Guttural Gothic grooves under a gibbous moon
12. Sinister songs with Female Vocals
13. Songs about Luck, good or bad
14. Severed Body Parts in the title or lyrics
15. Songs from now Spectral Singers
16. Sorrowful secrets never to be told
17. The Night closes in on the title or lyrics
18. Something Creepy this way comes
19. A Tenebrous Movie/Film Score
20. A Tragic Story of Love or Loss
21. The screaming howls of a Punk convocation
22. Macabre melodies for the Five Senses
23. A Refrain in Blood
24. A Sepuchral Piece to accompany your Funerial rites.
25. Elemental incantations to awaken Earth, Hearth, Wind, or Tide.
26. Somber strains about Grief or Loss
27. A Supernatural serenade to pierce the veil
28. An ophidian aria that Wears a Disguise
29. As regards the Colours of the Season
30. Remarkable melodies with a whisper of Magic
31. Hoary hymns for Halloween Night!

October 2026, "Howl-A-Ween #MusicChallenge #MusicSky This image is three parts of a month-long Halloween music challenge, hosted by DMadCat and RaisedOnRadio. Each day is a music prompt, inspired by the Spooky Season!

Howl-A-Ween 2026 prompts

1. An Artist who first drew breath under an October sky
2. Bacchanalian bangers to wake the Spirits
3. Vintage compositions from a bygone age
4. Superstitious strains to soothe your sable feline
5. Black as midnight, black as pitch
6. Eldritch Dreams or Nightmares
7. The Spirits rest to gather their strength (Open Theme)
8. Antediluvian Folk Songs
9. Witchy ditties to dance by the fire to
10. Songs that make a deal with The Devil
11. Guttural Gothic grooves under a gibbous moon
12. Sinister songs with Female Vocals
13. Songs about Luck, good or bad
14. Severed Body Parts in the title or lyrics
15. Songs from now Spectral Singers
16. Sorrowful secrets never to be told
17. The Night closes in on the title or lyrics
18. Something Creepy this way comes
19. A Tenebrous Movie/Film Score
20. A Tragic Story of Love or Loss
21. The screaming howls of a Punk convocation
22. Macabre melodies for the Five Senses
23. A Refrain in Blood
24. A Sepuchral Piece to accompany your Funerial rites.
25. Elemental incantations to awaken Earth, Hearth, Wind, or Tide.
26. Somber strains about Grief or Loss
27. A Supernatural serenade to pierce the veil
28. An ophidian aria that Wears a Disguise
29. As regards the Colours of the Season
30. Remarkable melodies with a whisper of Magic
31. Hoary hymns for Halloween Night!

Buddy Gott @buddygott.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

#SchoolDaysMusic #MusicChallenge🎶#MusicSky🎧 Day 27. AEIOU And Sometimes Y - Ebn Ozn (1983) Released during my senior year of high school. I've always loved this music video. It’s so brilliantly quirky! 😁 #NowPlaying #80s

Ebn Ozn - AEIOU And Sometimes Y (Official Music Video)

YouTube video by RHINO

Buddy Gott @buddygott.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

#SchoolDaysMusic #MusicChallenge🎶#MusicSky🎧 Day 26. Don’t Answer Me - The Alan Parsons Project (1984) Released during my senior year of high school. I've always loved this song and its music video. #NowPlaying #80s

The Alan Parsons Project - Don't Answer Me (Official HD Video)

YouTube video by AlanParsonsVEVO

Buddy Gott @buddygott.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

In this piece, I take a look at the new songs released today by #TaylorSwift. 🎶 #Music #Encore #NewMusic #MusicSky🎧 #Taylor

Taylor Swift’s New Songs Make for a Great “Encore”

A look at the four new songs on the album “The Life of a Showgirl: The Encore”

Buddy Gott @buddygott.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

#SchoolDaysMusic #MusicChallenge🎶#MusicSky🎧 Day 25. Chain Reaction (1983) Released during my junior year of high school. I've always loved this song and its music video. #NowPlaying #80s

Journey - Chain Reaction (Official Video - 1983)

YouTube video by journeyVEVO

Buddy Gott @buddygott.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

If you're a fan of #TearsForFears, you may be interested in this #review I wrote of the new memoir of Roland Orzabal, the co-founder and main songwriter of Tears for Fears. 🎶 #Music #Books #BookReview #BookSky📚 #MusicSky🎧

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Welcome to Your Life: Love, Death, and Tears for Fears by Roland Orzabal (Audiobook)

A review of the 2026 memoir of musician Roland Orzabal, the co-founder and chief songwriter of the band Tears for Fears.

Buddy Gott @buddygott.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

#SchoolDaysMusic #MusicChallenge🎶#MusicSky🎧 Day 24. Pale Shelter - Tears for Fears (1982) #NowPlaying #80s

YouTube video by Tears For Fears - Topic

Buddy Gott @buddygott.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Such a fantastic song here! #Music #80s #MusicSky

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Vox 🇺🇲 @voxrox.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

#RandomAutumnGIF September is National Self-Care Month. Ask a trusted friend what good traits they see in you. Have a safe & peaceful Sunday. 😊

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Vibrant Autumn Forest Art

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Buddy Gott @buddygott.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

In this new piece, I share 10 of my favorite earworms from the 1970s. 😀🎶👂🐛 #Music #MusicSky🎧

10 Groovy Earworms from the 1970s

Far out music I usually don’t mind having stuck in my head

Buddy Gott @buddygott.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

My wife and I just watched and thoroughly enjoyed the film SONG SUNG BLUE. Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson were both fantastic in it. #Film #FilmSky🎥 #Music #MusicSky #NeilDiamond #Movies

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So Good Mike Sardina

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Buddy Gott @buddygott.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

#SchoolDaysMusic #MusicChallenge🎶#MusicSky🎧 I'm going to include one song for each year I was in school. Today's is from when I was in the twelfth grade. Day 19. Big City Nights - Scorpions #NowPlaying #80s #Rock

Scorpions - Big City Nights (Visualizer)

YouTube video by Scorpions

Buddy Gott @buddygott.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

In this piece, I take a look at the new album by Natalie Imbruglia. SPOILER: I like it a lot! 😀 #NewMusic #Music #Review

Algorithm: The Very Entertaining New Album from Natalie Imbruglia

If you’re looking for great new music, give this one a listen

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Ultimate Classic Rock @ultclassicrock.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Kiss is on a winning streak with the archival live albums lately! Here's where the new 'Kiss Destroys Anaheim '76' ranks among their rapidly growing catalog: ultimateclassicrock.com/kiss-rocks-a...

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Where Does 'Kiss Destroys Anaheim '76' Rank Among Their Live Albums?

The often-bootlegged 1976 concert captures the band mid-transformation.

Buddy Gott @buddygott.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

My apologies to #MusicChallenge hosts of challenges I started this month but haven’t been actively participating in lately. “Real life” got a little busy and I haven’t been able to be on here much. Hope you’re all doing great and have an awesome weekend. Enjoy! 😀

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lisareadsbytrees.bsky.social @lisareadsbytrees.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Just finished Hello Stranger by Katherine Center. What a tender, uplifting read about a portrait artist navigating face blindness, three unexpected love interests, and a whole lot of heart. Sweet, soothing, and full of perspective-shifting moments. #booksky📚💙 #books #bookreview #fiction #reading

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Hello Stranger by Katherine Center

A book review of the incredibly unique love story of a women suffering from face blindness. It’s a story that will make you see love (and the world) in a whole new way.

Buddy Gott @buddygott.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Let’s go, Bengals! 🏈 And let’s go Eagles, too! 🏈 #WhoDey #NFL #FlyEaglesFly

Buddy Gott @buddygott.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Such a fantastic song here by The Monkees! #Music #MusicSky #NowPlaying

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Buddy Gott @buddygott.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

In this new piece, I share the 10 upcoming new #TV shows I’m most looking forward to watching. 😀 #Entertainment #PopCulture #Television #Medium #TVSky📺

10 New TV Shows I’m Looking Forward To

Will any of them become new favorites of mine? I sure hope so!

Buddy Gott @buddygott.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

#SchoolDaysMusic #MusicChallenge🎶#MusicSky🎧 I'm going to include one song for each year I was in school. Today's is from when I was in the eleventh grade. Day 13. Love Plus One - Haircut 100 #NowPlaying #80s

Haircut 100 - Love Plus One (Official Video)

YouTube video by Haircut100VEVO

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Melanie @powerpop.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

It was a fun trip down memory lane participating in @buddygott.bsky.social’s #SchoolDaysMusic #MusicChallenge on Medium! #Musicsky 😊🎵⏰🎓 medium.com/pubbeat/the-...

The Soundtrack From My School Days

A Listicle for PubBeat’s School Days Music Challenge

Buddy Gott @buddygott.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

#ArtistFaveNonSingles #MusicChallenge #MusicSky🎧 Day 13. Why Do I Keep Counting? - The Killers From their great album "Sam's Town." The video I'm sharing for the song is a very entertaining fan-made video made by three young guys several years ago. 😀 #Music #NowSpinning #NowPlaying🎶

The Killers-Why Do I Keep Counting music video

YouTube video by SergeantMedicine

Buddy Gott @buddygott.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

I'm currently listening to the new album by Haircut 100, their first new studio album in over 40 years - and their first with original singer Nick Heyward since their debut album in 1982. On my second listen and I'm enjoying this album a lot! 😀🎶 #NewMusic #NowSpinning #NowPlaying #MusicSky🎧

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Boxing The Compass - Album by Haircut 100 | Spotify

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Buddy Gott @buddygott.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

#ArtistFaveNonSingles #MusicChallenge #MusicSky🎧 Day 12. Brian Wilson Said - Tears for Fears One of my favorites from their great "Elemental" album. #Music #NowPlaying🎶

Brian Wilson Said

YouTube video by Tears For Fears - Topic

Buddy Gott @buddygott.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

#ArtistFaveNonSingles #MusicChallenge #MusicSky🎧 A day behind here...whoops! 😁 Day 11. It Could Have Been You - Journey 🎸 A great rocking song from their excellent "Raised On Radio" album. Fantastic lead and background vocals on this one! 🎤 #Music #NowPlaying🎶

It Could Have Been You

YouTube video by Journey - Topic

Buddy Gott @buddygott.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

#HairBandMixtape 🤘 #Rock #Music #MusicSky 🎶 Day/Track 12. Silence Is Broken - Damn Yankees My favorite song by them. Tommy Shaw's voice sounds fantastic on it. #NowPlaying

Silence Is Broken

YouTube video by Damn Yankees - Topic

Buddy Gott @buddygott.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

#HairBandMixtape 🤘 #Rock #Music #MusicSky 🎶 A day behind here, so I'm playing "catch up!" Day/Track 11. Four In The Morning - Night Ranger 🎸 #NowPlaying

Four In The Morning

YouTube video by Night Ranger - Topic

Buddy Gott @buddygott.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

#SchoolDaysMusic #MusicChallenge🎶#MusicSky🎧 I'm going to include one song for each year I was in school. Today's is from when I was in the tenth grade. Day 12. Lucky Ones - Loverboy One of my favorites by them. This song rocks! #NowPlaying

Loverboy - Lucky Ones (Official Video)

YouTube video by LoverboyVEVO

Buddy Gott @buddygott.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

In this new piece, I share the 10 upcoming new #TV shows I’m most looking forward to watching. 😀 #Entertainment #PopCulture #Television #Medium #TVSky📺

10 New TV Shows I’m Looking Forward To

Will any of them become new favorites of mine? I sure hope so!

Buddy Gott @buddygott.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

#SchoolDaysMusic #MusicChallenge🎶#MusicSky🎧 I'm going to include one song for each year I was in school. Today's is from when I was in the ninth grade. Day 11. Back In Black - AC/DC One of my favorite songs from one of my all-time favorite bands! 😀🎸🤘 #Rock #NowPlaying

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

YouTube video by acdcVEVO

Buddy Gott @buddygott.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

#ArtistFaveNonSingles #MusicChallenge #MusicSky🎧 Day 10. Beneath The Blue Sky - The Go-Go's My favorite song from their album "Talk Show." This one should have been released as a single. #Music #NowPlaying🎶

Beneath The Blue Sky

YouTube video by The Go-Go's - Topic

Buddy Gott @buddygott.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

#MusicThroughYearsII 🎶 #MusicChallenge #MusicSky🎧 Day 10. 1985-1986 Part 2. If She Knew What She Wants - The Bangles (1986) #80s #NowPlaying

The Bangles, Susanna Hoffs - If She Knew What She Wants (Official Video - UK Version)

YouTube video by TheBanglesVEVO

Buddy Gott @buddygott.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

#MusicThroughYearsII 🎶 #MusicChallenge #MusicSky🎧 Day 10. 1985-1986 Part 1. You're In Love - Ratt (1985) #NowPlaying

You're in Love (2007 Remaster)

YouTube video by Ratt - Topic

Buddy Gott @buddygott.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

In this new piece I wrote for the Rock On publication on #Medium, I take a look at great music made by the original lineup of the band Asia when they reunited in the 21st century. #Rock #ClassicRock #Music #MusicSky

Great Songs from Asia’s 21st Century Reunion Era

When the classic lineup reunited, they sounded as good as ever

Buddy Gott @buddygott.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

#HairBandMixtape 🤘 #Rock #Music #MusicSky 🎶 Day/Track 10. Armageddon It - Def Leppard One of my top favorites from this great band. 🎸 #NowPlaying

DEF LEPPARD - "Armageddon It" (Official Music Video)

YouTube video by DEF LEPPARD

Buddy Gott @buddygott.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

#SchoolDaysMusic #MusicChallenge🎶#MusicSky🎧 I'm going to include one song for each year I was in school. Today's is from when I was in the eighth grade. Day 10. Dream Police - Cheap Trick Possibly my favorite song by this band...but they've got a lot of songs I love! 😀🎸 #Rock #NowPlaying

Cheap Trick, "Dream Police"

YouTube video by Queenigma

Buddy Gott @buddygott.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

#HairBandMixtape 🤘 #Rock #Music #MusicSky 🎶 Day/Track 9. The Best of Me - RATT From their great 2010 album "Infestation." #NowPlaying

Ratt - Best Of Me [OFFICIAL VIDEO]

YouTube video by Roadrunner Records

Buddy Gott @buddygott.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

#MusicThroughYearsII 🎶 #MusicChallenge #MusicSky🎧 Day 9. 1983-1984 Part 2. Oh Sherrie- Steve Perry (1984) This song was inspired by his then-girlfriend Sherrie Swofford. I wonder if it didn't work out between them because she didn't want to have the rhyming name "Sherrie Perry." 😁 #NowPlaying

Steve Perry - Oh Sherrie

YouTube video by StevePerryVEVO

Buddy Gott @buddygott.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

#MusicThroughYearsII 🎶 #MusicChallenge #Music #MusicSky🎧 Day 9. 1983-1984 Part 1: Faster Than The Speed of Night - Bonnie Tyler (1983) This song is pretty epic! I've always thought it should have been a huge hit. #80s #NowPlaying

Faster Than the Speed of Night

YouTube video by Bonnie Tyler - Topic

Buddy Gott @buddygott.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

#ArtistFaveNonSingles #MusicChallenge #MusicSky🎧 Day 9. Drop Dead Legs - Van Halen One of my favorites from their classic album "1984." P.S. - I'm also using this as a "bonus" selection for the #HairBandMixtape challenge because Dave & Eddie both had great hair back then. 😁 #Music #NowPlaying🎶

Drop Dead Legs (2015 Remaster)

YouTube video by Van Halen - Topic

Buddy Gott @buddygott.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

#SchoolDaysMusic #MusicChallenge🎶#MusicSky🎧 I'm going to include one song for each year I was in school. Today's is from when I was in the seventh grade: Day 9. Forever In Blue Jeans - Neil Diamond One of my favorites from Neil. Great song! #70s #NowPlaying

Neil Diamond - Forever In Blue Jeans (Audio)

YouTube video by neildiamondVEVO

Buddy Gott @buddygott.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

#ArtistFaveNonSingles #MusicChallenge #MusicSky Day 8. Brilliant Blues - Pete Townshend From Pete's great album "White City: A Novel." It's one of my favorite songs by him. 🎶 #Music #NowPlaying🎧

Brilliant Blues

YouTube video by Pete Townshend - Topic

Buddy Gott @buddygott.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

#MusicThroughYearsII 🎶 #MusicChallenge #Music #MusicSky🎧 Day 8. 1981-1982 Part 2. Slit Skirts - Pete Townshend (1982) One of my favorites from Pete's fantastic album "All The Best Cowboys Have Chinese Eyes." #NowPlaying

YouTube video by Pete Townshend - Topic