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Monday morning’s earworm No42
Monday morning’s earworm No42
Melt Not My Igloo by Larry Jon Wilson
Jim Laing
Oct 13
How I missed the release of the album I’d waited so long for by three years
How I missed the release of the album I’d waited so long for by three years
Raise the Roof came out when?
Jim Laing
Oct 11
Monday morning’s earworm №41
Monday morning’s earworm №41
Nut Rocker by B. Bumble and the Stingers
Jim Laing
Oct 6
Hits you like a train №5:
Hits you like a train №5:
Codeine by Jason Isbell
Jim Laing
Oct 4
Monday morning’s earworm №40
Monday morning’s earworm №40
Tequila by The Champs
Jim Laing
Sep 29
A favourite musical DVD double-bill
A favourite musical DVD double-bill
Some of my favourite, and not so favourite, musical biopics:
Jim Laing
Sep 27
Monday morning’s earworm No39
Monday morning’s earworm No39
Transfusion by Nervous Norvus
Jim Laing
Sep 22
My musical obsessions: The forgotten prodigal returns
My musical obsessions: The forgotten prodigal returns
Sometimes you learn from your mistakes
Jim Laing
Sep 20
Monday morning’s earworm No38
Monday morning’s earworm No38
Young gifted and black by Bob and Marcia
Jim Laing
Sep 15
My Musical Obsessions: Jan Smith
My Musical Obsessions: Jan Smith
29 Dances
Jim Laing
Sep 13
Monday morning’s earworm No37
Monday morning’s earworm No37
Islands in the Stream by Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton
Jim Laing
Sep 8
The £5 game
The £5 game
I had a full glass, half an ounce of tobacco, it was dark and my feet were up on the desk
Jim Laing
Sep 6
Monday morning’s earworm No36
Monday morning’s earworm No36
The Streak by Ray Stevens
Jim Laing
Sep 1
Hits you like a train №4:
Hits you like a train №4:
Sam Stone by John Prine
Jim Laing
Aug 30
Monday morning’s earworm No35
Monday morning’s earworm No35
Brimful of Asha by Cornershop
Jim Laing
Aug 25
My musical obsessions: The Coasters
My musical obsessions: The Coasters
20 Great Originals
Jim Laing
Aug 23
Monday morning’s earworm No34
Monday morning’s earworm No34
Along Came Jones by The Coasters
Jim Laing
Aug 18
My Musical Obsessions: King Sunny Ade
My Musical Obsessions: King Sunny Ade
Synchro System: key to the door to music in different languages
Jim Laing
Aug 16
Monday morning’s earworm No33
Monday morning’s earworm No33
Rhapsody in Blue by George Gershwin
Jim Laing
Aug 11
The 12 inches of recovery
The 12 inches of recovery
This cut was one of the deepest. But, there would be lessons to be grateful for, that life would be richer for
Jim Laing
Aug 9
Monday morning’s earworm No32
Monday morning’s earworm No32
Star Trekkin’ by The Firm
Jim Laing
Aug 4
Monday morning’s earworm No31
Monday morning’s earworm No31
Reasons to Be Cheerful pt 3
Jim Laing
Jul 28
Under the Covers №4:
Under the Covers №4:
I Think We’re Alone Now
Jim Laing
Jul 26
Monday morning’s earworm No30
Monday morning’s earworm No30
Stateless by Lene Lovich
Jim Laing
Jul 21
A Journey of Discovery: Falling Down Musical Rabbit Holes
The Road to Nanci Griffith and Townes Van Zandt
Jim Laing
Jul 19
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