Monday Mix-tape - 04.03.2013

Believe it or not, seven days have passed since last week's posting. That's like a whole week! Now we're into March and almost through a quarter of the year already. Christ on a bike!!

Currently, there don't seem to be enough hours in the day. Not that I'm particularly busy or anything, but I'd just like a few more hours to sleep. And, in keeping with this theme of sleep (or lack of), here are ten tracks for your pleasure...

1) The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonight - R.E.M.

2) No Sleep Til Brooklyn - The Beastie Boys

3) Tired Of Hanging Around - The Zutons

4) Tired Of Waiting For You - The Kinks

5) Don't Sleep In The Subway - Petula Clark

6) The Lion Sleeps Tonight - Tight Fit

7) Nice Dream - Radiohead

8) If I Can Dream - Elvis Presley

9) California Dreaming - The Mamas And Papas

10) Insomnia - Faithless

And there you have it. Ten more tracks for you to discover and enjoy. Until next week.

Monday Mix-tape - 21.01.2013

As usual, the month of January is proving to be quite a drag. The last payday was before Christmas, and that was 4 weeks ago now. There's still another week or so until the next pay packet hits your bank (depending when payday is for some of you), so the bank balance is looking a little thin.

With that in mind, here are ten tracks about that most important commodities in life - money...

1) Money For Nothing - Dire Straits
Legendary guitar riff!

2) Money (That's What I Want) - Barrett Stong
Motown original!

3) You Never Give Me Your Money - The Beatles
A song to the money lenders!

4) Money Money Money - ABBA
The title says it all!

5) Millionaire - Kelis featuring Andre 3000
A bit of rnb funk!

6) Money Maker - The Black Keys
A class act!

7) Money's Too Tight To Mention - Simply Red
The ultimate recession song!

8) Opportunites (Let's Make Lots Of Money) - The Pet Shop Boys
If only it was that simple!

9) Taxman - The Beatles
Ah, yes. Everyone's least favourite person!

10) Pennies From Heaven - Frank Sinatra
This would be quite painful, actually!

There's your ten to try. See you next week, and stay away from those nasty payday loan companies!!

Monday Mix-tape - 03.12.2012

So, welcome to December! By now, there are already two doors open on your advent calendar (I bet you've got one with chocolate in haven't you? Course you have). Anyhow, this week, I'd completely forgotten about my weekly mix-tape offering until I was washing my son's hair this evening. I was at a total loss until my girlfriend suggested a theme. So here it is, this week's offering with the theme of... Family.

1) Mother - John Lennon
A little bit of Primal Therapy coming out!

2) Family Affair - Sly And The Family Stone
A Seventies Funk Family!

3) Father And Son - Cat Stevens
Not the ridiculous Boyzone version... Ughhhhh!

4) Brothers In Arms - Dire Straits
A song about brothers by a band with brothers in!

5) We Are Family - Sister Sledge
A Disco Family!

6) Uncle Sam - Madness
Lesser known track by UK Ska kings!

7) Mama Told Me (Not To Come) - Tom Jones
Mum knows best Tom!

8) Mama Weer All Crazee Now - Slade
I said 'mamamamamamamama yeah'!

9) Grandad - Clive Dunn
Everyone loves their Grandad!

10) He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother - The Hollies
Hopefully soon to be top of the pops again for Hillsborough Families!

And that is that, ten songs about families and the like. Feel free to enjoy and return next week!! Hey, maybe you could submit your own suggestions, just like my girlfriend did this week!

Monday Mix-tape - 15.10.2012

Hello and welcome back to another Monday Mix-tape offering. This week saw a new single by the longest running Rock and Roll Group in the World. Ever. That's right. almost 50 years after their first release, The Rolling Stones are STILL going! Not something the likes of One Direction or Justin Twatface, sorry Bieber will manage before they return to their rightful places in the kitchens of McDonalds or KFC or whatever fast food joints deem fit to employ them.

But back to the real musicians in question. Yes, The Rolling Stones.

1) Gimme Shelter
Just A Shot Away!

2) Biggest Mistake
What you made by not visiting this blog before!

3) It's All Over Now
Ode to an ex!

4) Sister Morphine
Related to Brother Heroin!

5) Paint It Black
Monotone Stones!

6) She's A Rainbow
But there's no pot of gold at her feet!

7) Get Off Of My Cloud
Possessive over condensed water!

8) Sympathy For The Devil
He was pretty much everywhere!

9) Miss You
No one likes to miss someone!

10) Angie
Not a song about Miss Rippon, I fear!

So, there you have it. Here's to another couple of years at least!

Monday Mix-tape - 24.09.2012

Hello again, everyone! Another week has flown past us, barely even registering on our radar. But that seems to be the way of things at the moment - going too fast.

This week I'm paying tribute to an artist that isn't everyone's cup of tea. His voice is instantly recognisable, perhaps not the best singer that there's ever been. It's Bob Dylan!!


1) Visions Of Johanna
Are you seeing things?!

2) All Along The Watchtower
The original made famous by Hendrix!

3) It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry
Typical strange song title!

4) Bob Dylan's 115th Dream
Crazy stream of conscious story!

5) Simple Twist Of Fate
As simple as that?!

6) With God On Our Side
That's how alot of bad stuff is justified!

7) Gotta Serve Somebody
Basically, no matter who you are, there'll be someone above you!

8) All I Really Want To Do
That's really all he wants to do!

9) Girl From The North Country
Say Hi from me!

10) Like A Rolling Stone
The song that split his fanbase - going electric!

There you go, enjoy some Bob. Until next week!