tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17732453627817764282024-03-14T06:58:14.949+00:00Maru's World Of Kitsch VinylMaruhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13164390102310248623noreply@blogger.comBlogger202125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1773245362781776428.post-11299216184401851462013-08-08T22:32:00.003+01:002013-08-08T22:32:56.085+01:00Smash Hits '73<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">This one I had no doubt about</span>, a naked girl sitting amongst a pile of 7" singles? Oh yeah! I've even heard of some of the songs they've done.<br />
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1 Welcome Home<br />
2 Touch Me In The Morning<br />
3 Stay With Me*<br />
4 Killing Me Softly With His Song<br />
5 Yesterday Once More<br />
6 You Are The Sunshine Of My Life<br />
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1 Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Old Oak Tree<br />
2 And I Love You So<br />
3 Live And Let Die<br />
4 You're So Vain<br />
5 Get Down<br />
6 Young Love<br />
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Maruhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13164390102310248623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1773245362781776428.post-49702756822483493642013-08-08T22:22:00.001+01:002013-08-08T22:23:14.099+01:00Smash Hits '71<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">I was in two minds</span> about this one, almost naked lady with a baby in matching, erm, nappies? Still, cheesecake is cheesecake and baby or no this fits the bill. I have not researched why 1971 is connected with babies (or giant safety pins) but it still fits nicely into my collection.<br />
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1 Never Ending Song Of Love<br />
2 Did You Ever?<br />
3 Mozart Symphony No. 40<br />
4 Hot Love<br />
5 Knock Three Times<br />
6 Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep<br />
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1 I'm Still Waiting<br />
2 Banner Man<br />
3 Indiana Wants Me<br />
4 I Did What I Did For Maria<br />
5 My Sweet Lord<br />
6 Pushbike Song<br />
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Maruhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13164390102310248623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1773245362781776428.post-53906502079775012942013-08-08T21:54:00.000+01:002013-08-08T21:56:39.234+01:00Los Norte Americanos - Tijuana Beatles<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">I have a fascination</span> for the influx of Latin music in the 1960s. I have quite a few records which embrace this new feel which came over to the UK with the advent of long haul flights and the start of the world getting smaller. These new rhythms really affected people and in a rush to acommodate the public's desire for this strange new sound not only did Herb Alpert and his Tijuana Brass make big but many albums took existing well known tunes and Tijuana'd them up. This is how oddities like this came to be, Tijuana Beatles. Yes, The Beatles, Latin brass style. Produced by the famous Jack Dorsey this album contains both Lennon/McCartney and original compositions. In fact half the album is original but what better way to sell your record than a cute girl and some Beatles tunes? One last thing, we've already learned that Nico Gomez was actually a Belgian chap, how Latin are M. Huckbridge and A. Sherman I wonder? Anyhoo, blurb time:<br />
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<i>It's a happy musical marriage that just can't fail. The Beatles after all write great songs and the musicians who create the Tijuana sound are equally great at interpreting them in their own stylised fashion.</i><br />
<i>So far as material is concerned the tracks range far and wide over Beatle songs that have soared into hit parade charts all over the world. From one of the earliest-"All My Loving" right through to "Get Back""Ballad Of John And Yoko" and their very latest hit "Something".</i><br />
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Something<span style="font-size: x-small;"> (Lennon, McCartney)</span> <br />
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Tijuana Soul<span style="font-size: x-small;"> (M. Huckbridge, A. Sherman)</span><br />
Enchiladas <span style="font-size: x-small;">(M. Huckbridge, A. Sherman)</span><br />
Cuba Libre <span style="font-size: x-small;">(M. Huckbridge, A. Sherman)</span><br />
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Get Back <span style="font-size: x-small;">(Lennon, McCartney)</span><br />
Hey Jude <span style="font-size: x-small;">(Lennon, McCartney)</span><br />
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Tijuana Burro<span style="font-size: x-small;"> (M. Huckbridge, A. Sherman)</span><br />
Tequila For Two <span style="font-size: x-small;">(M. Huckbridge, A. Sherman)</span><br />
All My Loving <span style="font-size: x-small;">(Lennon, McCartney)</span><br />
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Maruhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13164390102310248623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1773245362781776428.post-5798159869825649492013-08-08T20:55:00.001+01:002013-08-08T22:36:34.025+01:00Blondie - The Tide Is High 7"<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Another young lady</span> who was important in my youth was Debbie Harry. Even now I get excited if Blondie appear on any BBC repeat or documentary. Couldn't possibly pass this up then could I.<br />
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I will add that Clem Burke was a huge influence on me growing up. People compare me to Keith Moon and Gene Krupa but Clem was up there with his tricks of the trade.<br />
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The Tide Is High c/w Susie & Jeffrey<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Proper cheesecake sleeve</span> for this Doris Day cover from 1983. You may have got that from the massive sticker on the front. I used to have posters of this woman all over my bedroom, she was funny, could act and could sing. That's still what I like most in a woman even today! <br />
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Never quite got her American show even though it gave us The Simpsons.<br />
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Move Over Darling c/w You Broke My Heart In 17 Places<br />
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Yes that was Hank Marvin. Also, doesn't the logo on the back remind you of T'Pau?<br />
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<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/LPMEQH4j3Jg" width="560"></iframe>Maruhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13164390102310248623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1773245362781776428.post-58031753883752890782013-08-08T20:02:00.001+01:002013-08-08T22:36:09.803+01:00The Human League - Don't You Want Me 7"<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjags6blIBLFlL_BPgAAu4DNfDN3JGOpO7RwgtmunHpColQ0N64WNwZvoH_KfwGpvqhtRoC7qCtvzoibjqJZRKiW4L_1de9-YZZsWgH5zGEvuu4yX9NUY0mreYy3c620g-3HTA0AYYZHs/s1600/Don%2527t+You+Want+Me.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjags6blIBLFlL_BPgAAu4DNfDN3JGOpO7RwgtmunHpColQ0N64WNwZvoH_KfwGpvqhtRoC7qCtvzoibjqJZRKiW4L_1de9-YZZsWgH5zGEvuu4yX9NUY0mreYy3c620g-3HTA0AYYZHs/s200/Don%2527t+You+Want+Me.jpg" width="198" /></a><span style="font-size: x-large;">I played a gig recently<span style="font-size: small;">and afterward someone recommended Don't You Want Me as a song we would be good at. Aimi has not taken this on board but I love the song so when I found it today I had to buy it and am planning an 80s night made up of only 7"s and 12"s, </span></span>no mp3s!<br />
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Recorded as a throw away end track for the album Dare it was picked as a single and made #1 over Christmas 1981.<br />
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Don't You Want Me c/w Seconds<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">You may have gathered</span> from earlier in this blog that I am a huge fan of Duran Duran pre 1987. I do have a post '87 collection but in my formative years not a lot got past me and what did I went back and got, with some luck along the way. So in a charity shop today I picked up Union Of The Snake and The Reflex from 1983 on 7" vinyl. Both of these previously belonged to an Andrew Cummings from form 4C, as he has helpfully written on them in large silver lettering. Of course both have featured in this blog before with the 12" versions and picture disc but now the 7" too. I am positive this collection (every 12" and album from 1981-86 all on vinyl with 7s, imports, deleted E.P.s and different pressings thrown in) will be worth a lot of money. I am starting to doubt this philosophy however and will no doubt die with the world thinking I remain some crazed Duran Duran fan. (Did I mention VHS, DVD and concert tickets too?).<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">The Reflex was remixed dramatically</span> from the Seven And The Ragged Tiger ersion by Nile Rodgers and was the bands second #1.<br />
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The Reflex c/w Make Me Smile (Come Up And See Me) Live at the Hammersmith Apollo (Steve Harley)</div>
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It's been a year and a half but I'm back! Bigger and better than ever the Maru Funk series reaches double figures! Now we waited 77 years for a British man to win Wimbledon so really a year and a half is a blink of an eye. The format is similar, but no-one uses CD's anymore so it's a whole 2 hours not limited to 80 mins. It's funk and soul throughout with just one deviation into fusion before the break. Get your dancing shoes on and enjoy!<br />
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Clearly Andy Murray's historic Wimbledon win influenced the choice of cover as I recorded this that night. Here's how the original looked:<br />
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Maruhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13164390102310248623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1773245362781776428.post-52981864089413128952013-02-28T12:13:00.000+00:002013-02-28T12:18:53.500+00:00Katzenjammer - A Kiss Before You Go (2011)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8k_44_JQZgkC65Vd569dTqOiuIy7SRouC-ue3c0l9zkVY1RAzm5Ek3o3xY8tTIqewgmwF-RUoYklFgnRje8A81D5kryxUQLZxWaF-fkpuc8kpYTbJq7HhkPxgnCYZuXogETVFOqkJcCc/s1600/2013-02-28+10.14.55.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8k_44_JQZgkC65Vd569dTqOiuIy7SRouC-ue3c0l9zkVY1RAzm5Ek3o3xY8tTIqewgmwF-RUoYklFgnRje8A81D5kryxUQLZxWaF-fkpuc8kpYTbJq7HhkPxgnCYZuXogETVFOqkJcCc/s320/2013-02-28+10.14.55.jpg" /></a><br />
<span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Last year my world changed</span> when BBC Breakfast brought on a little heard of Norwegian band called Katzenjammer. These four girls are multi-instrumentalists and share all duties on stage and in the studio on their Folk/Rock/Pop/Country crossover. This is their second album and is not available on vinyl in the U.K. Amazon in Germany cheerfully sent it over to me though, yes Germany, where this album has gone platinum and Katzenjammer are massive! I go to see them play as often as possible and they changed my view of music. Always I was the drummer who could play guitar. Now I'm the guy who plays guitar, or banjo, or ukulele, or piano, or drums, etc., all thanks to them. I've even been to Norway, because of them.</span><br />
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1. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3aq4_ju1JYw" target="_blank">A Kiss Before You Go</a> <span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small;">(Ryb<span style="line-height: 23.390625px;">ø - Bergheim)</span></span></div>
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2. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KGDT3dXq3E" target="_blank">I Will Dance (When I Walk Away)</a> <span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small;">(Ryb<span style="line-height: 23.390625px;">ø)</span></span></div>
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3. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oL_xsqkI71A" target="_blank">Cherry Pie</a> <span style="font-size: xx-small;">(Sveen - Hartung)</span></div>
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I once owned a sampler CD <span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;">with some good tracks on it. I've no idea where it went but I had kept some files on a hard drive, one being this from Dear Eskiimo. When this individually numbered and signed copy came up I just had to have it. So here it is. </span></span></h2>
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Dead Eskiimo were, of course, Katie White and Jules De Martino who now call themselves <a href="http://www.thetingtings.com/site/" target="_blank">The Ting Tings</a> and were joined by Simon Templemen back then.<br />
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1. <a href="https://vimeo.com/33072866" target="_blank">Patience</a><br />
2. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JzweAqAOd-k" target="_blank">Jack And Jill</a><br />
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1. Don't Wanna Feel<br />
2. Traffic Light<br />
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my dad recordings - MYD07Maruhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13164390102310248623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1773245362781776428.post-48607965948331143722011-12-24T09:25:00.000+00:002011-12-24T09:25:37.869+00:00Advent Calendar - 24th December<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Christmas Eve and here's quite simply the best Christmas song ever. Kirsty, we miss you.<br />
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Here it is, the whole thing including today's - Merry Christmas everyone!<br />
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Wow, December's nearly gone already! I hope your shopping is done and your presents are wrapped. If not there's still tomorrow. In the meantime here's James Brown with 'Go Power At Christmas'. See you tomorrow for the last one!
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I really don't know what's happening to Blogger, everything keeps changing and it's nowhere near as good. Anyway, today I bring you a substitution. It should have been me but the cold I've had for the past week has left me unable to record a vocal track. What I have chosen instead is a song I heard performed beautifully by The Luton Youth Cantores on Saturday, even though their own version is not available. I did not know it and it reminds me of something, but it's great anyway. It's also being used by the BBC to advertise their Dickens transcription so it's all over TV. Seems I'm late to the party. Talking of late, busy day, James Taylor Quartet, signed CD and yes, midnight has passed. Just enjoy. . . .
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">So I was watching Michael Bublé</span>'s Christmas rundown on 4Music and he chose this which I actually like. Don't get me wrong, I'm a Christina fan, I just don't listen to her very often. I'm sure the video is cheesy enough for here too "Look what I got Mommy. . . " (Slap).
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<a href="http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcT3BVYFMi1DlNAlmvRbzchGYxJR6vDU4zchaJu2DDFA9-ZkES_5iA" imageanchor="1" style="clear:left; float:left;margin-right:1em; margin-bottom:1em"><img border="0" height="225" width="225" src="http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcT3BVYFMi1DlNAlmvRbzchGYxJR6vDU4zchaJu2DDFA9-ZkES_5iA" /></a></div>Today I bring you the unusual and instrumental 'Christmas In The City' by Marvin Gaye.
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIchh8-kFkRY1L8TCwsWXlQZ7n70_e7gg2DPp5FImDZPxxz67IazsMPDVz1TEjSEMYw-d4rbU5fB5tFkU4xTmZpq4aHE1RVP2VzBc73PozlIeJ0bXXa5bH_ynyOGq8o4f7ubss8cNWArI/s1600/Jim+Reeves+-+Twelve+Songs+of+Christmas.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear:left; float:left;margin-right:1em; margin-bottom:1em"><img border="0" height="195" width="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIchh8-kFkRY1L8TCwsWXlQZ7n70_e7gg2DPp5FImDZPxxz67IazsMPDVz1TEjSEMYw-d4rbU5fB5tFkU4xTmZpq4aHE1RVP2VzBc73PozlIeJ0bXXa5bH_ynyOGq8o4f7ubss8cNWArI/s200/Jim+Reeves+-+Twelve+Songs+of+Christmas.jpg" /></a></div>Growing up there were two albums that came back each year courtesy of my grandparents - The Elvis Christmas Album and Jim Reeves 12 Songs Of Christmas. Unless it was Jingle Bells or little Donkey I didn't care but to revisit these albums as a grown man I bring you today, one week before the big day, Jim Reeves with 'An Old Christmas Card'.
<iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/VVUimOJeTWc" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>Maruhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13164390102310248623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1773245362781776428.post-1754518160574879282011-12-17T14:17:00.002+00:002011-12-17T14:18:27.933+00:00Advent Calendar - 17th December<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSuop9VuDDamdz4AD41UeNyDVBlnPbtl4vDpmtT55U_TvvzYD3x" imageanchor="1" style="clear:left; float:left;margin-right:1em; margin-bottom:1em"><img border="0" height="275" width="183" src="http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSuop9VuDDamdz4AD41UeNyDVBlnPbtl4vDpmtT55U_TvvzYD3x" /></a></div>It's the seventeenth now and just a week from Christmas Eve and today I bring You The Raveonettes with 'Come On Santa'.
<iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/nvsZFO2j_dY" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>Maruhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13164390102310248623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1773245362781776428.post-43431739696235746872011-12-16T09:03:00.002+00:002011-12-16T09:06:48.961+00:00Advent Calender - 16th December<a href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/3/3b/Last_Christmaswham.jpg/220px-Last_Christmaswham.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 220px; height: 220px;" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/3/3b/Last_Christmaswham.jpg/220px-Last_Christmaswham.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>Here we are and with snow on the ground (and in the air) it's time to check out these Ladies and Gents winter fashions!<br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/E8gmARGvPlI" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>Maruhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13164390102310248623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1773245362781776428.post-30062406468317750302011-12-15T13:44:00.003+00:002011-12-15T14:05:10.174+00:00Advent Calender - 15th December<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNRBegeQGxlDatdyKF1tmxsDoe6exjQtRS_TDyvkcCCYek92XeIss62lH_Rc-w1tkvZiEisg2qmsrLZnmzpID6C1XMfGXxzYC0vcfp5PCqryDicSK92zCBH3ivTFpOKLY_RHZ5VfB9BHQ/s1600/s-scmartians01.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 145px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNRBegeQGxlDatdyKF1tmxsDoe6exjQtRS_TDyvkcCCYek92XeIss62lH_Rc-w1tkvZiEisg2qmsrLZnmzpID6C1XMfGXxzYC0vcfp5PCqryDicSK92zCBH3ivTFpOKLY_RHZ5VfB9BHQ/s200/s-scmartians01.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686350945086604722" /></a>Today's kitsch treat is Milton DeLugg's 'Hooray For Santa Claus' from the film 'Santa Claus Conquers The Martians'. The song is VERY kitsch but remains one of the best things about an otherwise disappointing film given it's title!<div><br /></div><div>Oh, and the way they sing 'Santy Claus' yet spell 'S-A-N-T-A' really confuzzled me when I watched the film!<br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/kMX0Gb3-I_o" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div>Maruhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13164390102310248623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1773245362781776428.post-20940907667808194602011-12-14T09:11:00.002+00:002011-12-14T09:17:49.361+00:00Advent Calender - 14th December<a href="http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRAk1s8CGhTO1_pD7ugOQ90Gx_CDwomgfKHhtNEX4nL_kpXGpXV" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 160px; height: 247px;" src="http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRAk1s8CGhTO1_pD7ugOQ90Gx_CDwomgfKHhtNEX4nL_kpXGpXV" border="0" alt="" /></a>Best 'bored girl vocal' band of all time, today I give you The Waitresses and their tale of love and the magic of Christmas. No, really!!<div><br /></div><div><iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/ARq6uYSsUq0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div>Maruhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13164390102310248623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1773245362781776428.post-86303697532546209262011-12-13T09:10:00.003+00:002011-12-13T09:16:33.736+00:00Advent Calender - 13th December<a href="http://www.adamfaith.org.uk/sheet/t_LonelyPup.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 265px;" src="http://www.adamfaith.org.uk/sheet/t_LonelyPup.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>Day thirteen of the festive countdown and here's Adam Faith. We don't make 'em like this any more!<br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/V0_NKL2nr6I" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe>Maruhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13164390102310248623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1773245362781776428.post-38758710091885164232011-12-13T08:54:00.003+00:002011-12-13T09:07:34.227+00:00Advent Calender - 12th December<a href="http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSH06OF6tUwye7S37mVA0oJLrb5pxsOUubnAT5JqAL8YJwWqwcebQ" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 225px; height: 225px;" src="http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSH06OF6tUwye7S37mVA0oJLrb5pxsOUubnAT5JqAL8YJwWqwcebQ" border="0" alt="" /></a>Sorry, I missed a day. I had a really long day at work and have the worst cold, but now two days off to recover with some warm honey & Lemon drinks. My voicebox may have crawled up and away but I can still type!<div><br /></div><div>Back on track this is yesterday's delight, over to you Bob. . .</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/pgigrz8nU7A" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe><br /><br />NB: presenter's name may not be Bob. Thank youMaruhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13164390102310248623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1773245362781776428.post-43269691882017613142011-12-11T09:28:00.002+00:002011-12-11T09:32:13.065+00:00Advent Calender - 11th December<a href="http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/252/6044968.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 252px; height: 336px;" src="http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/252/6044968.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>It's the 11th December so Christmas is just two weeks away!! So for this Sunday morning it's time to dance with Debbie and The Darnells from 1962.<br /><iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/qo7-300WuYg" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe>Maruhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13164390102310248623noreply@blogger.com0