The Smashing Tunes Thread (Part 1)

Letā€™s fucking ave you, you cunts ā€¦ Double shot of coffee and a Berocca

New Order - True Faith
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfI1S0PKJR8

Temptation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxDv_RTdLQo

Regret
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71ZHVmSuBJM

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Two for the day thatā€™s in it.

Jim McCann died 4 years ago today.

https://youtu.be/SMf6IyJI0e4

Paul Simon Take me to the Mardi Gras.

https://youtu.be/0_4X-P4ZcUI

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McCann had a woeful voice.

:grinning_face_with_smiling_eyes: :grinning:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZI-FTcFtn8

https://youtu.be/baSUO3zjneA
Another live version of this on YouTube is from the early 1980s when Karen Carpenter is suffering badly from the anorexia which would take her life and I canā€™t watch her sing a song of joy knowing she was suffering within herself. Here is a version of her at her best and healthy, there is vocal talent and then there is the likes of Karen Carpenter. RIP

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https://youtu.be/KNB3UVAShZc

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Dexys

https://youtu.be/5mYxZUJt4xc

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From a superb record thats held up well almost 40 years later.

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Caribou - Our Love

(Best bit from 2:33 on)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NywC_RQovt4

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This was a B Side.

Pixies - Manta Ray

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJkmffwKn0U

Meh. Sure sign Iā€™m getting old I think. Very underwhelming. I was reading about the new Foals album the last few days. Rave reviews etc. Gave it a listen and wasnā€™t that impressed. I mean, itā€™s good, but not that goodā€¦

A new release of bit and pieces from the late great Townes van Zandt, including this lovely stripped down version of one of his classics.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RfNRLrYWjnc

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One of the all time greats
Poor old Lefty, he only did what he had to do :cry:

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One of the great album openings:

Sonic Youth - Schizophrenia

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWzFkVy3s14

Sonic Youth - (I got a) Catholic Block

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5UAIaLr0IsE

Good interview with Paddy McAloon

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=cjSK6bGY2WE

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Thanks for that, hadnā€™t seen it. Heā€™s had and continues to have awful health problems. A brilliant songwriter.

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Gavin Friday - Angel

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=kl_NSWwdnGU

David Byrne - This must be the Place

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=cUEiMQfSrZw

Irish genes = melody

Do we pass such things on through DNA memory?

Beatles, Smiths, Oasis, Boy George, to a lesser extent Dexys Midnight Runners, John Lydon, Paddy McAloon ā€¦ that simple melodic music shines through ā€¦