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Category Archives: Algernon
Allaustrayanmusic – The Belated Australia Day Playlist (OK Shoot Me for Dragging the Chain)
Playlist by Algernon – apologies for being late by Emmjay By the time you read this I’ll be back from travelling in time back to 1982 to West Australia. Todays offering are all Australian for the post-Australia Day recovery weekend … Continue reading
That 70′s Show
That 70s show – Tonight 1970 Tonight we go back to where it all began. The Goodies debut was around 1970 and a couple of samples of the craft. Phoenix 5 is the third in the trilogy of sci-fi’s … Continue reading
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That 70′s Show Tonight 1978 – 1979
Playlist by Algernon That 70’s show Tonight 1978-1979 Tonights show takes us back 2000 years to a very special life from a very naughty boy. It also brings us some very naughty girls as well and something without much dialogue. … Continue reading
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Tagged 10CC, Blondie, Boomtown Rats, Dire Straits, Elvis Costello, Gloria Gaynor, Ian Drury and the Blockheads, John Paul Young, Kate Bush, Mi-Sex, Monty Python, music, Patti Smith Group, Plastic Bertrand, Pride of the Lions, Prisoner, Rickie Lee Jones, Rod Stewart, The Police, The Rolling Stones, youtube
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Cover Versions
Playlist by Algernon Cover Versions With each of these I tried to match the original version with the version that had arguably the most chart success. Some of the covers are in some cases better than the original like All … Continue reading
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Tagged Aretha Franklin, Ben E King, Bob Dylan, Bobby Hebb, Boney M, Dionne Warwick, Dusty Springfield, Edwin Starr, Elton John, Frankie Goes To Hollywood, Gary Jules, Gloria Jones, Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes, Jimi Hendrix, John Lennon, Kate Bush, music, Otis Redding, Patti Smith, Roxy Music, Sade, Siouxsie and the Banchees, Soft Cell, Tears For Fears, The Beatles, The Clash, The Communards, The Crickets, The Shirelles, The Stranglers, Them, Timmy Thomas, youtube
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That 70s show – Tonight 1976-1977
By Algernon Tonight’s episode marked a change in popular music styles. 1976 and 1977 saw the rise of Punk and New Wave. It also saw the Dance music or Disco become more popular. The Naked Vicar Show commenced in 1976 … Continue reading
2011 Bumper Christmas Edition – Transport Machinations
By Algernon I’ve returned to using public transport as a means of getting to work after years of driving. I’ve been interested watching how people stand and react waiting to catch various modes of transport. I drive Algernonia the elder … Continue reading
Christmas Number Ones
By Algernon Christmas Number Ones This selection were number ones for Christmas in Australia, the US or the UK. Have a Happy Christmas everyone. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxZYs-rz3hc Over and Over – Dave Clark 5 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPnZZTVp_2A I heard it through … Continue reading
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Tagged Abba, B52s, Bangles, Buggles, Carl Douglas, Chumbawamba, Dave Clark 5, elvis presley, Harry Chapin, Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass, Madonna, Marvin Gaye, Melanie, music, Pet Shop Boys, Pink Floyd, queen, Slade, The Beatles, Tom Jones, youtube
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Days of Future Past – or Wish You Were Here
Playlist by Algernon http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9muzyOd4Lh8 Knights in White satin – The Moody Blues http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NaNzxniXxYE I was born by the river – Sam Cooke http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTCZSh4v2e4 Oh Pretty Woman – Roy Orbirson http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bng3agUOYiI All along the watchtower – Jimi Hendrix http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDIaDS9HhMw Cry Baby … Continue reading
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Sun, Surf and Sand
Playlist by Algernon First days of Summer are upon us. All these tunes have Summer, surf or sand in the lyrics somewhere. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQSWwfYRmfE Summer – War http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7F_opWg9_qI Up on the Roof – The Drifters http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-_9z641CDk Summer in the City – … Continue reading
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Tagged Brian Adams, Connie Francis, Don Henley, Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong, Eric Burdon and War, Jimi Hendrix, Loving Spoonful, Midnight Oil, Mungo Jerry, music, Safaris, Sand, Seals and Crofts, Sly and the family stone, Sun, Surf, The Drifters, The Kinks, Vivaldi Frank Sinatra, War, youtube
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