Morning all. Yes, if you're logging on first, it's still one minute past midnight. (Unless there's another technical glitch, in which case I'll look like I can't tell the time.) The upshot of last week's civil exchange of views about how to make the blog work better seemed to be that we should keep things as they are. It's reassuring to know that it ain't broke.
Last week worked out fine, I think, given what I admit was a rather baggy theme. Interesting to note that nine people nominated REM's We Walk, which isn't even the best track on Murmur, yet not one mentioned Walk Unafraid, which is probably the highlight of Up. Working on that basis, REM should probably break up right away before everybody stops caring completely. What's that you say? The B-list? OK: Nancy Sinatra (Boots), Kate Bush (Running Up That Hill), U2/Johnny Cash (The Wanderer), Sly & the Family Stone (Runnin' Away), Archie Bell & the Drells (Soul City Walk), Air (Run), Clinic (Walking With Thee), Yoko Ono (Walking On Thin Ice), Depeche Mode (Walking in My Shoes), and any version of Walk On By.
This week, I'd like songs about other musicians. This is wide open to interpretation so PLEASE READ THIS BIT! Thanks.
1. The song has to be about the musician, not their music. Billy Bragg's Levi Stubbs' Tears is about someone listening to Four Tops records, not about Levi Stubbs himself. 2. No current or former bandmates, eg Lennon's How Do You Sleep 3. No current of former lovers, eg most of Joni Mitchell's early '70s output. Friends or acquaintances qualify though.
We've probably had some of these before but I can't remember what they might be. Why not look them up using the A-Z (now in its new home on the Arts and Entertainment blog) and have a peek at the Readers recommend archive while you're at it? All suggestions by midday on Monday please.
