Anyway, TheMadster will be off to Uni next month to study Sports Fitness and Personal Training. She'll no doubt be taking with her a hatful of tunes pilfered from her ever-loving father. I'll probably do her a uni playlist, something to impress her new friends. Maybe. Well, OK then, nothing tooooo embarrassing, at least. I'm open to suggestions from my readers, of course (comment below).
Number one in the album charts 18 years ago was 'White On Blonde' by Texas. I never really got Texas. That album in particular was just annoying; way over-produced and polished to within an inch of its life. I bought it for TheMadster as it was her birthday no.1, but I've never played it and she's never shown much interest in it. Mind you, if I had to choose between that and the number 1 single that week, I'd take Texas everytime. Top of the singles charts? Brace yourselves - Men In Black by Will Fucking Smith!
So today's songs of celebration? I'm going to post a version of Don't Go Away as an ironic statement, what with TheMadster buggering off to uni and all. I'm not posting owt by Texas or Smith though, so instead - Foals always go down well around here, and their last album 'Holy Fire' certainly did its time on the MP3players of TheMadster and MrsRobster. So with their new album hitting stores in a week's time, I thought I'd post a couple of their tracks. First, a surprsingly good Tom Vek remix of the enormous Inhaler, originally from 'Holy Fire', and then a live version of the awesome title track of the forthcoming new album. Hopefully this meets with TheMadster's approval.
The first 18 years have passed in a flash, and like every teenager of course, she reckons she's had it hard and no one understands. Let's see what she says in 18 years time, eh? Enjoy it while you can Madster - you're only 18 for a year!
Soundtrack:
- Don't Go Away [single version] - Oasis (original from 'Be Here Now')
- Inhaler [Tom Vek's Wheezemix] - Foals (from 'Holy Fire Remixes')
- What Went Down [live at Maida Vale] - Foals (recorded July 2015 for Annie Mac)
As the father of an 11 and 9 year old, I tip my cap and congratulate you for a job well done. I recommend This Ain't No Picnic by Minutemen. No use sugarcoating it, man. I loved this song and all of it pessimism when I was 18. Still do today.
ReplyDeleteWorking on the edge
Losing my self-respect
For a man who presides over me
The principles of his creed
Punch in, punch out
Eight hours, five days
Sweat, pain and agony
On Friday I'll get paid
This ain't no picnic
Hey mister don't look down on me
For what I believe
I got my bills and the rent
I should be content
But our land isn't free
So I'll work my youth away
In the place of a machine
I refuse to be a slave
This ain't no picnic
Playlist, playlist...hmm... OK Computer was released in this year.... so anything from there... oh and of course a few HMHB tracks... Also released was Glow by Reef (remember them?)
ReplyDeletePlace Your Hands still sounds good after all these years.
It's been a long time since I heard 'Be Here Now', but I seem to remember that there were some potentially good songs on it, but they needed some serious editing. There was some kind of documentary at the time which fetured Noel and Liam bashing out a couple acoustically (atround a swimming pool if I'm not mistaken) and they were better than the LP versions - from memory anyway.
ReplyDeleteI'll salute TheMadster's 18th by using the same words my Mum greeted me with on every April 16th for 50 years. Many happy returns of the day....do you feel any older?