The weather's turned very wintry, indeed. We had slushy snow yesterday morning, there was a frost overnight (-1C/29F), and we're not expecting any temperatures in double-figures (C) for a few days. Yuk.
To cheer ourselves up a bit, how about a little selection of some of the "newer" choons that have caught my ear of late?
How about we start with quite a surprise - the return of 1990s "one-hit wonder" Chesney Hawkes... with a decent song and a rather faboo "Saltburn-spoofing" video (with several flashes of his arse) to boot!
House favourites here at Dolores Delargo Towers Duran Duran are still going strong - even with a cover of an old ELO song, they still hit the spot!
[And at 6pm GMT, you can click here for the official premiere of the band on stage at Madison Square Gardens in New York performing this very song]Now for something completely different - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart as you have probably never heard him before...
Speaking of updated versions of old classics, this:
Something that pricked my ears up, when I heard it on the radio the other day, turned out not to be new at all (in fact one commenter remarked it was "2019's best 80s song"), but it's new to me, so that's all that matters!
Another "hangover" from Hallowe'en - how about Alice Cooper vs Bruno Mars... vs Gene Wilder and his monster?! Genius:
[RIP, Teri Garr]Leaving the best to last (as is my wont), Dame Sophie does it again [with a superb video, a "sequel" to her huge 2001 (and again in 2024 thanks to the aforementioned Saltburn) hit Murder On The Dancefloor, complete with the same judging panel, and again filmed in the camp-as-tits Rivoli Ballroom]!
As ever, dear reader - let me know your thoughts...
Sophie is superb as ever! Great video too.
ReplyDeleteThe Pet Shop Boys did All the Young Dudes on Strictly on Sunday - fab. One of the few 80s bands who can still sing and never disappoint.
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Sophie and Pet Shop Boys are "national treasures"..! Jx
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