Two things:
for me this would probably have been Greensleeves or something on the original harpsichord, ‘cos I’m so old
it’s probs not a great idea from a security point-of-view (unless the answer is Bryan Adams or Bohemian Rhapsody or something that was number 1 for ever)
There’s only one choice for ‘D’
This guy, uniquely on this list I think, was a friend of a friend. If I’d actually met him I would probably have fainted
Desmond Dekker’s big hit was ‘Israelites’ but I’m very find of this one
“Germany was a young team, very young. Listen: a young team that goes from 2-0 to 2-2 has a psychological problem. For us, that’s a tremendous boost. But that wasn’t to be [because Lampard’s goal wasn’t given] and I can’t get it out of my mind.”
#jeremyvine The problem with trying to follow ‘the advice’ is, sometimes….which advice?
Michael Gove, I think, said in an interview that we should exercise for one hour only….but there’s no mention of that in that in the gov.uk FAQ
My word of the day today is ‘squirm’.
Poor old Boris. I really feel for his fiance. Horrible situation to be in.
Bloody virus
After Abba and the Beatles my favourite band beginning with ‘C’ takes a slight left turn.
As the song says the Cramps were one half hill-billy and one half punk.
(And often one half Link Wray)
#TodayILearned that you can remove duplicates in vim by doing this:
:sort u
(Converting an online shopping list which for some reason repeats each item into a paper shooping list )
#GeekForLife
‘Gruffalo stayed in the cave’: Axel Scheffler and Julia Donaldson’s coronavirus cartoons
Until about 5 years ago my favourite band beginning with ‘B’ would’ve been the (English) Beat…then I started listening to the Beatles
I was bit late to that party
This is a song by a Beatle largely about being in the Beatles
#AtoZofMyFavouriteBands
I like the combination of an upbeat pop tune with a really miserable lyric. Very Abba
Due to ABSOLUTELY MASSIVE public demand I’m planning to tweet a daily-ish #AtoZOfMyFavouriteBands
The first two acts are about as mainstream, and as, obvious as you can get, but I’ve picked a relatively obscure song.
#OnThisDay in 1969 Desmond Dekker played at the Alex Disco in Salisbury
Dolly Parton is a pop genius and a good egg
Daughter and chum doing Down by the Salley Gardens
#OnThisDay in 1899 the Automobile Club visited Stonehenge
You can’t park quite so close anymore
#OnThisDay in 2009 Salisbury District Council was abolished
#TodayILearned that Windows Power Toys include a Markdown Preview for Windows Explorer
(via @howtogeek)
Watching @ChelseaFC beat Arsenal in European finals gives a double boost to your immunities
Should say ‘can’ take you as far as the Close