The Smashing Tunes Thread (Part 2)

The brilliant Peter Hook.

Monaco - What Do You Want From Me

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Ewan McColl :clap::clap:
Luke Kelly :clap::clap:

School Days Over

Daft Punk are missed.

RIP Grant McLennan

The Go Betweens - Quiet Heart

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I saw the Go Betweens play a free lunch time gig on the cricket pitch in Trinity College in May 1986, a couple of months after Liberty Belle was released. It was a lovely gig.

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Cant let the Go Between s reference go without posting this stone cold classic. Love the Spanish style guitar solo and Amanda Brownes contrasting vocals with Grant

SAULT - Free

Sam Fender - Seventeen Going Under

I heard this again earlier. A hugely impressive effort.

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It gives me Newcastle Bruce Springsteen vibes

I think that there’s an Arcade Fire sound to it as well.

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Ray Wingnut is playing this right now, great tune that I haven’t heard in over 20 years

Strachan- the Hitchers

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Bananarama - Cruel Summer

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Candi Station - Young Hearts Run Free

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Dublin in the rain is my-on
A pregnant city with a Catholic my-ind

Good to hear you’ve come to appreciate his singing

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He’s come around late enough. In years to come he’ll have preferred their earlier stuff.

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The song that kept the Sex Pistols off of the number one spot.
I don’t want to talk about it - Rod Stewart.