Friday, April 11, 2008

Friday Fromage



I confess I am inordinately fond of this.

Last year voted the 21st Most Balearic Song Of All Time by djhistory.com. So there.

Postscript: because I love you (you know you want to)...

Double - 'Captain Of Her Heart' (1986)

11 comments:

  1. The full list was...

    1 Tullio de Piscopo - Primavera (Stop Bajon) (Bagaria, 1984)
    2 William Pitt - City Lights (Public Sound, 1986)
    3 Elkin & Nelson - Jibaro (CBS, 1986)
    4 Chris Rea - Josephine (Magnet, 1985)
    5 Herb Alpert - Rotation (A&M, 1979)
    6 Manuel Goettsching - E2-E4 (Inteam, 1984)
    7 Mandy Smith - I Just Can't Wait (Cool & Breezy Jazz Mix) (PWL, 1987)
    8 Dizzi Heights - Would I Find Love (Parlophone, 1986)
    9 Art Of Noise - Moments In Love (Island, 1983)
    10 It's Immaterial - Driving Away From Home (Virgin, 1986)
    11 Carly Simon - Why (WEA, 1982)
    12 Sebastien Tellier - La Ritournelle (Lucky Number, 2005)
    13 Donna Summer - State of Independence (WEA, 1982)
    14 Laid Back - Fly Away/Walking In The Sunshine (CBS, 1983)
    15 Kate Bush - Running Up The Hill (EMI, 1985)
    16 Cure - Lullaby (Fiction, 1989)
    17 Linda Di Franco - TV Scene (WEA, 1985)
    18 Flash & The Pan - Walking In The Rain (Epic, 1978)
    19 Izit - Stories (ffrr, 1989)
    20 Fleetwood Mac - Big Love (Arthur Baker Remix) (Warners, 1987)
    21 Double – The Captain Of Her Heart (Polydor, 1985)
    22 The Beloved - The Sun Rising (WEA, 1989)
    23 Enzo Avitabile - Blackout (EMI, 1986)
    24 Mike Francis - Features Of Love (Concorde, 1985)
    25 Richie Havens - Going Back To My Roots (Elektra, 1980)

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  2. Good heavens, is that John Harle on soprano sax? Well I never knew that!

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  3. Anon, that's exactly the kind of erudition we need around here, frankly.

    But you are not allowed to be Anon - we will mix you up with so many others of that name.

    Pseudonyms are fine. And so?

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  4. Numero 7 - Mandy Smith. It's not .. is it?

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  5. I fear so. Et je suis un rock star.

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  6. Oh, I didn't mean to be Anon, just couldn't work out how to do a name as I don't have a blogger account thingy (It's Diane Mc wot was pout with Mrs H on Monday night)

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  7. That should have been 'out' bang goes my typing after half a bottle of Rose d'Anjou

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  8. Diane Mc wot & a Rose D'Anjou, as I live and breathe...'Pout with' is good. Very Bardot x

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  9. Yeah, not really Balearic though, is it? More sixteen, sitting on Brixham harbour in the setting summer sun wearing espedrilles and RayBan Wayfarers because Paul Weller looks cool in them...

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  10. oooh you rotter you - i went and played the bloody thing didn't i and now i keep whistling the bloody thing. and my whistling is shocking. i'm annoying myself. just you wait...

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  11. *laughs maniacally like Vincent Price at the end of 'Thriller'*

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