Mark Knopfler/Gerry Rafferty – The Way It Always Starts
Rafferty had turned his back on his singing career and retreated to the country but was persuaded to record this Mark Knopfler penned song in 1983 for the soundtrack to the film “Local Hero”. After years of alcohol abuse Rafferty died in 2011. Wonderful voice, greatly missed.
bluepeter
Sammi Smith – This Room for Rent
This song is rather typical of the 70s song by the female country singer, Bobbie Gentry, Billie Jo Spears and others could have done rather well. Sammi Smith was just about the only female in the Outlaw Country sub-genre and there’s just a little less sentimentalism and little more bitterness here than you often get (or am I imagining it?).
SpottedRichard
One2Many – Downtown
No, not that “Downtown”. Petula Clark this isn’t. But this was another of those Woolworth’s bargain bin cassettes, bought on the basis of (a) it being only 50p and (b) a vague remembrance of liking a lone track. “Downtown” was, apparently, a big hit in ’89. Do we remember it? Should we? I still like it – happy Norwegian pop with a nice bit of piano.
Zalamanda
Steeleye Span – Cam Ye o’er frae France
Apparently a Scottish song from the Jacobite era. I just love the all over the place tune and the strange pronunciation; until I just looked online, I had no idea what it was about, but even without the history the tune is remarkable.
Bethnoir
Django Reinhardt-Swing De Paris
Mrs. Fintan & I have been hooked on Django Reinhardt since seeing Midnight In Paris. As usual, Woody has unimpeccable taste in 30′s jazz. This makes me glad to be alive, it does.
Fintan
Fleetwood Mac – Seven Wonders
I’d never heard of the Mac before Tango In The Night came out. I blame my age. I was seduced into buying the album on the back of this exotic beauty – and subsequently deeply disappointed by all the insipid Christine McVie ballads therein. Favourite bit? Stevie’s faded-out singing over the outro: “I hope and I pray, well, maybe it might work out some day…”
bishbosh
Heard – or been reminded of – any stick-in-the-ear tunes lately? Why not share them with the ‘Spill? The address is earworm@tincanland.com. Don’t forget to write a short blurb to accompany the music! Thank you!
Hm, funny old set this week. Not sure any of them are quite my cup of tea (possibly not even my own choice!). Sorry…
The Knopfler/Rafferty sounds classy but possibly just too laidback to draw me in. Still, I’m on my second listen now and it’s making more of an impression, so perhaps it’s a grower!
Sammi Smith is bordering on ‘too country’ for me, but again it’s a quality piece of extended-metaphor songwriting. Not sure why it isn’t quite grabbing me. Maybe just my mood today. I love the ending though.
One2Many does sound somewhat familiar from way back when… Catchy enough but think it’s just a bit too late 80s even for me! And Steeleye Span are a bit too fol-da-rol. Sorry. As I’ve mentioned before, certain of my mum’s 70s folk listening choices have wormed their way into my affections, but I’ve always remained immune to the charms of the Span.
The Django Reinhardt feels surprisingly rough-and-ready at the start. Very cheery once it gets going. Against all odds (jazz, etc), this may be my favourite this week.
Sorry to sound a little underwhelmed – as I say, probably my mood…
Thanks all!
PS Since I wrote my blurb, someone got one of those “insipid Christine McVie ballads” listed… Oops! No offence intended. I just find them a bit too sickly-sweet!
What Christine McVie ballad got listed (was it one of my own noms? Don’t always get a chance to check the lists)?
I love her voice, but if you said she was a lame songwriter, i couldn’t disagree.
It was “Everywhere”:
I really do like lots of Fleetwood Mac, honest. But this one sets my teeth on edge a bit.
Twasn’t mine, but i totally missed that listing. But i could do without that one.
It was Stardust57 – I checked because I had a sudden fear it was Spotted Richard and I therefore might be in danger here of offending.
I believe it was “Everywhere”, for Valentines’ songs. [Checks] Yup. Stardust57 is credited with that one.
I still rather like that one; I contemplated nomming it myself but didn’t, probably because I was a bit confused about the rubric and it didn’t fit my idea of the list. Although it does fit my idea of a soppy love song.
Agreed on the voice. I love her vocals on Chicken Shack’s version of “I’d Rather Go Blind”. I love Etta James’ original, too, of course, but I hadn’t heard that at the time…
I’m pretty sure i posted Songbird for that topic, was shocked for a moment to think i might have gotten it listed.
Bish – sorry you’re having a downer of a day. I’d have to say that Sammi Smith is about as country as it gets, no question about that, so if it didn’t send you screaming from the room, I think there is hope that your mood might improve as the day wears on. I hope so. xhugx.
I’ve just started listening – so I’ll pop back with my comments.
That was me.
SR
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Local Hero is a wonderful film, on which Knopfler almost managed the equivalent of Ry Cooder on Paris, Texas (i.e. produced some beautifully evocative guitar noodling to enhance the film’s atmosphere etc). I don’t remember this vocal track, maybe because it’s a bit forgettable.
Nice country sound on the Sammi Smith track. The strings spoil it by smoothing off all the edges.
The identikit rhythm track on the One2Many song buggers it for me. I like the piano break though.
I’ve always struggled to forgive Steeleye Span for the awful Hat song but this nice juxtaposition of old trad finger-in-the-ear folk and metal guitar is rather good.
After the lazy, masturbatory Vicky Cristina Barcelona made me so angry I swore I’d never watch another Woody Allen film. But everyone says Midnight In Paris is enchanting and, if it’s full of music like the Django Reinhardt, maybe I will give it a go on DVD. Spot on, monsieur.
Polished, emoting Fleetwood Mac were never my cup of tea. In my world, the sound of that backbeat is a criminal offence.
I’m glad you like the piano break on the One2Many song, Chris; I think that’s the bit that (still) appeals to me. It does rather remind me of something, though… I can’t quite put my finger on the song.
Hi Chris
I had one of the most embarrassing moments ever on a date watching that stupid film Vicky Cristina Barcelona
It was the second date with a guy and we went to a cinema club to watch it in original version.
When the scene in the photographic dark room was happening, I said to the boy – “I did that at high school”
Meaning of course I was in the photography club and we developed our own films (as well as doing digital photography). Of course at exactly that time Scarlett Johansson and Penélope Cruz started to kiss ! ! !
The guy nearly choked on his soda and I was desperately trying to explain about the photography club and people were looking at us . . . .it was so embarrassing. I have hated Woody Allen ever since ! ! !
Ha ha, great story, Sakura! I remember coming out of a screening of Vicki Cristina Barcelona and just thinking, “And your point was?” Nobody would have greenlit that movie if it hadn’t been a Woody Allen piece. I thought Rebecca Hall did a pretty decent job, mind – with the material she was given.
Fingers crossed that I have fixed my Wordthingy problem.
Now – first off, I love Local Hero. The phone box gag cracks me up still and the music was lovely, but I don’t remember this song, either. It’s nice, but not absolutely strikingly lovely as some of MKs stuff can be.
One2Many puzzled me, and on the third play I recognized it. I think various friends and I danced round our handbags to it once.
Steeleye Span. I really, really liked this. Maddy Prior has such a great voice and when they really rock it up they are marvelous. This is a great excuse to open a bottle of scotch to toast The Bonnie Lad and kick yer heels up.
Django Reinhardt. Oh this was wonderful. However, is it very rude of me to fantasize about Dr Teeth and The Electric Mayhem doing a great cover of this with some celebrity help on some surreal future Muppets Show?
Fleetwood Mac. Sorry bish. Peter Green and little else for this band
x
I can’t decide whether my favourite is Django or Steeleye Span. I think it’s a tie.
Re. Fleetwood Mac, I’d just like to say that Tango… was my first experience of the band, too, and that I thought it was the bee’s knees.
The fact that it can only have been the second or third long playing slab of vinyl that I ever bought probably helped.
I was, as it happens, rather fond of the insipid Christine McVie ballads; in fact, I think it was the now-zedded one that drew me in in the first place. Of course, it was rather nice to discover the more up-tempo Stevie Nicks numbers (“Seven Wonders” is a lovely pop moment), and even the slightly unhinged Lindsay Buckinghams were interesting. Subsequent albums were deeply disappointing … but delving into the back catalogue proved much more fruitful (especially the blues period). Although I did find the very unhinged Lindsay Buckinghams A Bit Too Much.
Yeah, I think its early appearance in my record (or rather, cassette) collection helped too. That and the fact that in those days, I could only afford one tape every few months on my meagre pocket money, so I HAD to make myself like the ones I bought! Not listened to Tango… in its entirety in about 20 years. I suspect this one and “Big Love” would be the only tracks I could stomach now.
Oh dear. The only track I liked was Django.
I only liked Peter Green era F. Mac and I’m afraid the other stuff didn’t do much for me. Sorry.
I’ll get my coat.
Don’t go! You’re allowed to hate my earworms!
I don’t hate your earworms, I just didn’t find this week’s set as inspiring as usual.
It isn’t you….its me (sorry, wrong excuse). Sob….
Never mind; come back next week and I’m sure you’ll find something to like. Hopefully more than one.
Tango in the Night was responsible for Terry Waite not wanting to be released sooner.
The UK was dulled into boredom and inadvertently vote in Thatcher for a 3rd time – because the numbing effect of all the Heroin used to avoid watching your Dad dribbling over Stevie Nicks, hadn’t worn off.
Mother Nature created Hurricane force winds in the South of England trying desperately to destroy their recording studio… sadly they escaped up their own arse holes to safety.
Klaus Barbie / Butcher of Lyon found guilty of crimes against humanity alongside Christine McVie and Lindsay Buckingham.
Mick Fleetwood is The First Criminal convicted using DNA Evidence for putting his name to this album.
Work on the Channel Tunnel joining UK and France begins – most of the digging is by 17 year olds eager to escape the constant dullness of soft rock – It wouldn’t be allowed in France for another 20 years when Air thought it oh so ironic to recreate it.
Clive Sinclair launches the Z88 Portable Computer weighing under 2 lbs – “one day all music fans will have unending choice – not the overwhelming desire to smash music devices when another fucking song from tango in the night is played for the 472nd time in an hour” he was overheard saying.
Prozac makes its debut in the United States – and then: ‘who cares anymore, play (whatever) bland (whatever) you like (whatever)’ – becomes the norm.
Search for Nessie reveals no evidence after 1.6 million dollar investment – no evidence of anything interesting in 1.8 million pounds worth of Lindsey Buckingham’s production were found either.
Thankfully Popov Vodka is only £4.36 for a litre and leaves you temporarily brain dead – acid is only £1.50 a tab and creates “Seven Wonders” – MDMA is still £25 a pop or free if stolen from your Psychiatrists’ medicine cabinet, but does make “Little Lies” impossible to tell.
A total of six singles were eventually taken from the album over a period of 15 months creating worldwide explosions of senseless violence and destruction to radio masts and cable companies infrastructure … the 44:28 minutes of Tango in the Shite was supposed to have been killed off ten year earlier with Punk – but reignited and eventually the insipid record inspired Ariel Pink …
… the case for the prosecution rests.
My friend Darren played it a lot… the accident with the aerosol canister, lighter and …………..
……I”M ONLY JOKING.
Tee hee. I knew you’d love it, Shane…
Yes Shane, just because Earworms etiquette allows critical appraisal, there’s no need to rewrite late c.20th social history. It did make me laugh though.
I thought the Steeleye Span one might be a bit polarising, ( I like their All Around My Hat, but I also like Morris Dancing so I realise I am not normal!), otherwise none of them grabbed me this time either.
I’ve been enjoying the posts of Hawaiian music and Jake Shimabukuro this weekend, so a belated thank you to 星野 桜 for those
OH WOW!!! You know my name ! ! ! That is really clever of you ! ! ! How did you work it out ? ? ?
It is written with the Kanji (Symbols) for “star” and “field” so it means field of stars.
I am so pleased you enjoyed Jake Shimabukuro and the Hawaiian music ! ! !
Hi Hoshino Sakura, I just looked at your profile on the Guardian and saw you had written your name there, so I copied it, I’m not clever enough to work it out .
Ukulele’s are the best thing ever and Jake is extraordinary.
Oh I forgot I had written it there ! ! !
But it was really surprising and really very nice to see it written ! ! !
I’m glad it pleased you. Your Woody Allen film story made me laugh a lot, I went to see a film called White Mischief with a boy I really liked and it was really quite unsuitable and embarrassing. It pays to read the reviews before going to the cinema with a new date, I guess!
White Mischief sucked.
In my defense, where I grew up there was one cinema with one screen and you watched whatever was on that week! It was awful though.
I think the cinema is usually a good idea for a date early in the relationship as it means you do not have to talk so much especially if the boy is shy (I am not ! ! ! ) But I would always check the program first theses days ! ! !
But I have a boyfriend now so dates are a lot less stressful and more fun ! ! !
it is easier when you and your date know each other, for sure. If my husband doesn’t want to see a film and I do, I go with a friend, but mostly I just watch kids films with my children now!
Shane, I’m glad you’re only joking and hopefully so are some other Spillers. I don’t understand what seem to be commonly held negative views about several popular musicians/groups, I sometimes think that it has little to do with music. Since I’ve been out of the loop for so long I’ve missed out on much that might be cause for criticism.
Within the last several months I created a playlist for my own entertainment, I labelled it ‘Pop music of the 60′s/70′s’, it runs to approx 60 cuts. The thought behind it was to assemble some of those pop songs of that era that I heard and enjoyed on LA radio and subsequently bought the album, Rumors was one such album. Since they were all on vinyl it was a fair bit of work to digitize them but I enjoyed rooting through my collection and re-listening to lots of albums not played in many years. I thoroughly enjoyed re-hearing Rumors and was even considering posting the album as one of my 70′s classics series. Good job I didn’t. Chris is one Spiller who’s taste and judgement I respect so I’m at a loss to understand his comment, ditto Shane and Bish. I’ve never heard ‘Tango’.
Finny is another who’s taste I always respect and this week’s choice, both the film and the music were both most enjoyable; that wasn’t the greatest Django cut of all time but it certainly was topical for Woody’s film. I’d have chosen the piece that played over the tail credits, Bechet’s -
Si Tu Vois Ma Mere.
And Steeleye Span, wonderful to hear them again after about 50 years; you’ve no idea what an impact they made on this expat in LA in the 60′s; I saw them several times, wonderful group.
I haven’t listened to the entire list yet but I shall, meanwhile here’s something to consider plus some Bechet.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=02ZKmCQl3vw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehPUqBlSnaI
But I like that song! I wasn’t dissing it. I nominated it after all. (I can just see that it isn’t “cool” – and why certain Spillers with – ahem – narrower tastes in music than others might not care for it.)
Or were you referring to my comment in my blurb? That was perhaps a little uncalled-for, I admit… And “Rumors” is a fantastic album!
I liked Rumours too, but i’m not allowed to mention that around Fintan. His taste is a lot better than mine so i probably ought to defer. No, i won’t. I still like a lot of those songs.
The “commonly held negative views” often bamboozle me, too. I can sort of see that Tango… is a bit dated because of the 80s production (I think), but I dont get why Rumours is so often dismissed. To me that album is the apotheosis of the pop version of Fleetwood Mac.
“Go Your Own Way” is one of the best break-up songs OF ALL TIME. Fact.
The comment was specifically aimed at Tango – not Fleetwood Mac.
GF – I think you’ll have to listen to ‘Tango in the Night’ it has that 80′s feel to it – 80′s ‘soft rock’ produced – as Tusk and Rumours were produced up to their eyeball’s but for a reason – the reason being the performers idea of perfectionism… (in an era when record labels would finance such extravagance) but those albums had overproduced ‘crazy nut nut’ warmth and you could feel it.
I sometimes feel we hide our gut reactions on here. I don’t want to offend .. it was supposed to be humorous.
But as a 17 year old when that album was released – that’s the age when ALL MUSIC IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IN THE WORLD EVER – and I don’t want to not have that passion … Bish and Zala obviously had the joyous – ‘this is new’ – ‘this is my intro’ into the world of deciding on what records or tapes they did and didn’t like and purchase – it was played everywhere ALL THE TIME. That sort of thing stays with you – either for good or for bad. You react to it or against it – that’s the beauty of having choice.
I love the fact that people who get on (on here) can so totally have opposing views on certain tracks/ bands or albums.
I’ll say the playing is pretty much impeccable – the vocals are so distinctly unique, as ever, from the females (you’d never mistake them for anyone else) and the production is brilliant (even if it is, ‘of it’s time’) … does it bring me out in a rash like it did when I was 17? yes – it bloody well does.
I quite liked the Mac before they lost Peter Green, gf. Not earth-shattering but they had a musical honesty that I think got a bit buried under the later production values, both on stage and in the studio.
Dunno, i’m kind of with everyone else on this set. Not much to my own taste either, more like flashbacks to the mom and dad files from before i was born, and some from my own youth i’d like to forget…
But still, there were saving graces. Sammi Smith definitely conjured up Bobbi Gentry, and also Jeanne C. Riley. Not my basket of cookies, but that doesn’t make it bad.
Downtown – I loved the pianowork. But would scrap the synth crap – i feel a SpottedRich pimp my track coming on…
Steeleye Span – I think i’ve mentioned before that Maddy Prior is my favorite of the British folk divas. This song wasn’t a favorite, but she could sing the phone book and i’d still be swooning. Her voice can bail any song out.
That’s yer lot, i’m afraid…
Well, I say three cheers for this earworm list for getting the debate flowing anyway! x
I was thinking something similar, Bish. Where’s the fun if everyone likes everything? (Apart from the warm little glow that six nominators get, obviously.)
dond. I’ve been debating for at least 2 weeks on whether or not to send one in, but now i’m chickenshit
Suppose i ought to get my hand out of my ass though.
Do it, Amy! What’s the worst that can happen? I think I might have to resurrect my Guilty Pleasures series…
Oh please send one in ! ! ! I have sent Zala a really challenging one, but if you like it is fun to share it ! ! !
Oh, it’s not so much a guilty pleasure, but that i’m so smacked with working lately that i can only listen to much blander stuff than my usual fare. So what sounds nice to me is probably kind of meh at best to others.
Bish -
You should resurrect your Guilty Pleasures series. I posted Hanson on here and was shocked to find closet fans. (Also Sugar Ray). Then i posted a Dappy song and it was like i farted on the Spill. Then Pairubu posted a Dappy song on the mothership this week, so you never can tell.
I am literally LOL-ing at your Dappy comment, Amy! One of pairubu’s many strengths, I suspect, is that he doesn’t give two shits what anyone else thinks of his taste in music. And for that, I salute him.
Oh and I bought “Mmmbop” on its release and still think it’s a work of genius. It’s basically a long-lost Jackson 5 number – how could it not be brilliant?
Bish: That kind of depends what you think of the Jackson 5. They never did much for me and neither did Hanson.
Shock! Zala admits to not liking something!
Well done, Amanda! But really? Not even “I Want You Back”? Or “The Love You Save”? (I’ve never been that sold on, eg, “Rockin’ Robin”, I must admit…)
No. Not even those.
Oh, you’ve got to send that worm now, Amy – please!
And, Bish, more Guilty Pleasures woud be much appreciated in this corner, too.
1987 – Michael Jacksons ‘Bad’ album too… don’t get me started…..
hee heee.
Ok Zala, it’s sent now.
Shane -
I’m an MJ fan, but Bad was crap/
I am quite surprised by the reaction ! ! !
I enjoyed all the tracks but maybe overall it lacked the something for me, but in the end we send poor Zala the tracks and she has do the best with what we send
(Ummm . . . .remembers tracks sent to Zala)
I actually really liked the Mark Knopflerand Gerry Rafferty track. I had never heard it before and I thought it was very atmospheric actually.
Sammie Smith was another artist and track I had never heard before and I thought she had a great voice and I loved the “White Trash” country grove.
One2Many was very interesting and I think it is going to be one of those songs that I will listen to a lot and hear new things each time ! ! ! There is a piano riff in this track that is really bugging me actually . . . . It is right at the beginning. . . . and really reminds me of something else but I can not think of it yet ! ! ! But I loved the beat and it great to have a piano based track for a change ! ! ! I really liekd this one ! ! !
Steeleye Span was great ! ! ! I could really imagine Robin Hood or something like that ! ! ! She has a totally wonderful voice ! ! !
Django Reinhardt really was swinging, I do not know very much of his music but this was really great and I really enjoyed it ! ! !
Fleetwood Mac, this one of those tracks that I seemed to half recognise from somewhere, maybe a theme to TV show or something, but I did like it very much and was surprised at how strong the reaction was. But I think this is really an earworm and will grow on me even more. I liked it alot ! ! !
Well done Zala and everyone – I enjoyed the play list and there were lots of new artists and tracks for me to learn about so it was very interesting.
Now, Sakura, if I’m right about which of your earworms you consider to be really challenging… next week will be wonderful fun.
I’m really pleased that you like One2Many. And I agree with you about that piano riff. Could it be…
?
That would have been my guess too! But maybe only because it’s a famous piano riff and I can’t think of (m)any others.
Oh WOW ! ! ! That is it ! ! !
I can not wait for next week ! ! !
Three absolute gems for me – Knopfler / Rafferty, Sammi Smith and Django with clarinettist friend. I liked Maddy & co. too. Still chuckling at Shane’s intervention, however unjust it might be, so Fleetwood Mac aren’t getting a fair hearing. Norwegian pop is pleasant enough but the competition is fierce this week. Thanks alll.
I can take or leave the Rafferty/Knopfler song. I pretty much lost interest after Sultans of Swing and never took to Knopfler’s solo work. Think I must have been out of the country when Local Hero arrived, as I’ve never seen it. I should try and track down a copy. Oh, and one of Withnail and I, which I also missed.
Sammi Smith fits my current mood for country. Hoewever, I think I might be starting to become more discerning as I’ve been swamped by increasingly bland stuff. I like her voice and think she does have an edge of bitterness to her.
Downtown does nothing for me.
Steeleye Span are old and much-loved friends. The arrangements are what make them so special.There’s a hard-edgedness in the electric guitar that sweeps away the mawkishness. Once saw them supporting Jethro Tull in 1971 at the Sunderland Empire. An odd mix – Maddy Prior doing a clog dance followed by interminable Tull solos.
Just saw the Woody Allen film last week. Not his best. Turned into a bit of a clever-clogs name-checkfest towards the end with all the major early 20th century artists being dragged into the story, and then being fitted with a tailor-made joke. Still, the music was ab fab. I preferred the Sydney Bechet, but Mrs T went for the Django.
As for Fleetwood Mac, I liked them as a blues band, before they recruited Buckingham/Nicks, not so much after. I also preferred an album called Buckingham/Nicks before they became part of the Fleetwoods. I always preferred the frailty of Nicks’s vocals. Do I like this track? So-so.
Here’s a taste of the BN album, which has never been released on cd.
Not for me this week. Rather like being offered a lovely pink,fluffy piece of candy floss only to taste it and discovered it’s been flavoured with Branston Pickle ( it makes sense to me , honest.).
If I had to pick one it would be Steeleye Span. I still retain a certain fondness for their music and Maddy always did have a noticeable voice.
Of the songs I hadn’t heard before, my favourite was the Sammi Smith. Definitely a touch of the Bobbie Gentries (a good thing); the element I liked was the story telling, something that country music does pretty well. I didn’t used to like country – and there are still great swathes of it that I find quite repellent – but this was nice.
I knew the Steeleye Span, although I hadn’t paid it much attention by itself before. The folk-rock thing is usually a hit with me, and the ‘Span do it pretty darn well. This song is well worth the extra attention – thanks, Bethnoir!
“Seven Wonders” I’ve already mentioned, and “Downtown” – ultimately a bit throwaway – was my own choice. I liked the Rafferty/Knopfler and Reinhardt numbers, but they didn’t do the sticking-in-the-head thing for me. Funny that they’re the two film soundtrack numbers. (I haven’t seen either film. In fact, I’ve never seen any Woody Allen films at all, and I don’t feel the loss).
Glad you enjoyed the Span, it’s not actually my favourite of theirs, but I spent a day at work with no music and it went round and round in my head, so I thought it counted as an earworm.
I have tried to like Woody Allen, I don’t, I know people rave about him, but maybe he’s not every body’s cup of tea.
Yup, that’s earworm behaviour alright!
A non musical and off-topic question.
Why don’t my youtube posts open here the way they always used to? Now they just show as the youtube URL, I know other spillers have had similar problems in the past, any suggestions?
And Zala, your comment ‘ I’ve never seen any Woody Allen films at all, and I don’t feel the loss).’ I just don’t know what to say; at least you admit it’s a loss.
Try watching them with your eyes closed, he always includes fabulous music!
I’m afraid I cannot help with your technical question (all I do is paste the URL into the comment et voila!)
As to watching a film, with your eyes closed, for the music… might it not be easier to get hold of the soundtrack album?
I have seen enough excerpts to know that Woody Allen’s films are unlikey to appeal. They seem to be a bit too self-conscious for me. I have to admit that all the raving about how brilliant the man is is a bit off-putting, too.
I use the method given by Maki, among the extremely helpful advice available on the “Manual” tab on the ‘Spill homepage.
1) Type:
I’ll try again:
1) Type (without the inverted commas) ““
Please can I just refer you to Maki’s manual ?
WordPress keeps thinking I’m writing html instead of explaining html. Aaagghh !
Late again, enjoyed the comments –
Gerry Rafferty great voice, not keen on the song.
Steeleye Span I like, I had “Parcel of Rogues” years ago and used to listen to this a lot, although probably wouldn’t be so keen now. But Hey! For cockalorum. Still like it.
Django totally brilliant, probably my favourite. No, definitely my favourite. And
Fleetwood Mac – not one of the best but brings back a few memories. Like going to a birds of prey exhibition (I once worked in wildlife licensing) near Silverstone, with a younger colleague, who drove, and took her mum’s Fleetwood Mac tape with her to play in the car because she thought I’d like it. I was mid-30s then and she inadvertently made me feel like grandma!
Only once been to the cinema with a blind date. Total disaster, John Wayne film (no, really) and I don’t think the date and I spoke more than 4 words to each other (“Is it over yet?”)
Can’t stand Woody Allen either.
Dear me, I seem to have missed lots of fun by being not very well at the beginning of the week. So anyway:
The Way It Always Starts: I love Local Hero too (apart from the rabbit part), but what makes the music special for me isn’t this, but that tune, ie Going Home. I always think it’s such a shame that Sweet Warrior was such a rubbish film, because the tune in that was RT’s Persuasion and it would’ve been wonderful if that had had the same success as Going Home had.
This Room For Rent: I love country music but this didn’t do it for me, I’m afraid. Let’s have Dolly’s The Bargain Store instead!
Downtown: sounds like disco to me.
Cam Ye O’er Frae France: Hooray! I was feeling a bit like the skeleton at the earworm feast there. Love this and everything about it – echoey guitar, military drumming, incomprehensible lyrics…no wait, I do understand them, but only because I looked them up myself years ago.
Swing de Paris: Now, see, this is the kind of jazz I do like. Wonderful. I’d be boppin’ round the room if it weren’t such a small room.
Seven Wonders: There are a few LA-Mac songs I do like but this is only so-so. Please don’t ask me my opinion of S Nicks. Well, all right: she preyed emotionally for many years upon a person I hold in high regard. Oh, and Christine was fine when she was Perfect.
@Zalamanda: Hannah And Her Sisters
Is Hannah And Her Sisters the bestest and most wonderfullest Woody Allen film in the world ever?
Perhaps not, but it’s easy to love.
I shall bear it in mind.
Just a test:
Hooray !