A very mild, pseudo-Spring-like weekend is upon us, despite the fact that the sun barely rises over the houses over the back from the extensive gardens here at Dolores Delargo Towers at this time of year. We may be tempted outside to tackle some of the inevitable tasks that need to be done (in the quest to "banish death" from the garden in preparation for new growth to come)! [I did make a start yesterday, chopping back the old flowering stems of the Verbena bonariensis and Salvia ulignosa - both of which throw out over 5 to 6ft of growth every year, but once the flowers are dead, look ugly. Browned fern fronds are next on my radar.]
Meanwhile, how about another selection of some of the "newer" music that has caught my ear of late..?
Let's open with a number that's not new at all - in fact it was released in 1967! - but it appeared on the lovely Rylan's show on Radio 2, as he was in conversation with two of the stars of Strictly Come Dancing [where it has apparently been a regular dance choice; I dunno, I never watched the show in my life]. Having never (knowingly) heard it before, here it is! A slice of irrestistibly catchy cha-cha-cha:
Back to the present...
Our Glorious Leader Queen Madge has - out of the blue - released a cover of the song that made Patty Pravo [see here and here] a massive star in Italy (in support of a marketing campaign for D&G, it appears). Quite a departure for her, but beautifully done!
I only very recently stumbled across this one - and I rather like it!
A jolly enough number, from an ex-girlband member (Little Mix), with a rather odd video - what more do we need?
Yay! Another new choon from our favourite eccentrics du jour! Pain? What pain?
And finally, saving the best to last, it's another cracker from the eternally-sexy Mika!
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As ever, dear reader, let me know your thoughts...
