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Martyn Mellodew @martynmellodew.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

Some classic close harmony singing from the Eurovision 1961 runner-up. @listigeplaylists.bsky.social open.spotify.com/track/6kvc0f...

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Are You Sure?

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Martyn Mellodew @martynmellodew.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

Just rediscovered this gem from fellow-Lancastrian William Walton. Written for the Coronation of King Edward VIII, which of course never happened, so they used it when his brother was crowned instead. @listigeplaylists.bsky.social open.spotify.com/track/3e4J3V...

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Crown Imperial

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Martyn Mellodew @martynmellodew.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

Not sure what's angelic about this one - and as Alan Moorhouse died in 1978, we can't ask either. @listigeplaylists.bsky.social open.spotify.com/track/2TPHIs...

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Angelic Gas

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Martyn Mellodew @martynmellodew.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

A bit of faux Beethoven from Dudley Moore. (Although some have detected shades of Chopin, Mozart and Bach in there - not bad for a comedic parody) @listigeplaylists.bsky.social open.spotify.com/track/0n8mpq...

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And the Same to You

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Martyn Mellodew @martynmellodew.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

A bit of nostalgia for those of a certain age. (Unless the remake also uses the same theme music?) @listigeplaylists.bsky.social open.spotify.com/track/0soiQf...

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All Creatures Great and Small

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Martyn Mellodew @martynmellodew.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

This title is deceptive, as when people think of anything being blue, it's seen as sad. But in this song, blue is a comparison to the bright sky, love becoming grey (again like the sky) when the lover departs. @listigeplaylists.bsky.social open.spotify.com/track/0ydvYg...

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L'amour Est Bleu

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Martyn Mellodew @martynmellodew.bsky.social · 21/09/2025

You know all that rain we had yesterday? Guess which berk forgot to close his car windows properly?

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Martyn Mellodew @martynmellodew.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

open.spotify.com/track/7cRzfX... You'd think that you couldn't get more iconically Northern than "Lancashire Blues", the Coronation Street theme. However, not only were composer Eric Spear and trumpeter Ronnie Hunt both from Surrey, but it was written in Guernsey, for goodness' sake.

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Coronation Street

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Martyn Mellodew @martynmellodew.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

I've had this car ten months now, and never knew it had an alarm. Until it randomly set itself off just now.

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Martyn Mellodew @martynmellodew.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

Getting a bit fed up of the constant trailers for the latest Final Destination film. Seriously, anyone who enjoys watching people being killed in ever more gruesome ways needs serious psychiatric help.

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Martyn Mellodew @martynmellodew.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

So the white smoke has appeared over the Vatican, meaning there is a pope. At least there will be when he's announced. So in the meantime does that make him Schrödinger's Pope?

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Martyn Mellodew @martynmellodew.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

The last time the Papacy and the See of Canterbury were simultaneously vacant was between 1 February and 31 May 1691.

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Martyn Mellodew @martynmellodew.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

Running shortly at Sedgefield - presumably number 9 isn't named after @michaelgibbs.bsky.social

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Martyn Mellodew @martynmellodew.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

Happy New Year to the islanders of Foula, who by virtue of having never abandoned the Julian Calendar, are celebrating today.

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Martyn Mellodew @martynmellodew.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

It's that time of year when our musical tastes are laid bare for all to see. Some surprising results, but no surprises at the top of the artists' list. Sadly Spotify thinks he looks like an album cover, so have a photo of him in his prime as well.

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Martyn Mellodew @martynmellodew.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

Just noticed that my otherwise excellent car entertainment screen can't cope with the Maltese language. (Before anyone asks, it should be an 'h' with a line through the top.)

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