Music is the soundtrack of your life 🎵

Athy - then and now.

📚 Finished "Our Kind of Cruelty" by Araminta Hall.

"I’m going to make a #start on the pickled onions," announced Dr Clunk and he set off in the direction of the intensive care unit. Meanwhile, on the cardiology ward, Gordon Sniffitoe was handcuffed to a radiator with his head in a sling and a bullet in his chest. #vss365

#MonthInMyEars 27th Oct A song that fades in. "It’s Going to Happen" by the Undertones. youtu.be/aQtaqgW6MXg?is=Duga…

Charlie and I sat down to a curious meal of kippers and lumps of custard. I could see something was troubling him. "What is it, old chap?" I asked him. "My soul has been stretched out of shape. I’m going away. I consulted a #travel agent and she suggested Blackburn." #vss365

It’s another damp day but my ears are dry and at the moment they’re being caressed by @SheBeatMusic's Loud Women North Show 🎶 mixcloud.com/louderthanwar/t…

#MonthInMyEars 26th Oct A song from an artist’s or band’s second studio album. "Never Thought I'd See the Day" by the School. youtu.be/VvkVypTwsbQ?si=urJs…

It’s yet another carefree day and I’m crushing velvet with the Kalamov sisters in a one-bed flat. These two ornaments of shapeliness have boiled egg heads that #taper at the top. They giggle at my Stallone impressions and prod my naughty bits with tuning forks. #vss365

#MonthInMyEars 25th Oct A pop rock song. "If I Could Turn Back Time" by Cher. youtu.be/9n3A_-HRFfc?si=Yr_A…

I tiptoed a few #miles in Hugh Grant's slippers. It was a wet summer’s day and frogs were croaking beneath Turner Prize umbrellas. "Your pants are falling down," they called as I passed by. Mrs Frobisher was waiting for me in Birkenhead with a pair of sturdy boots. #vss365

#MonthInMyEars 24th Oct A song that prominently features a string section. "God Help the Girl" by God Help the Girl. youtu.be/_NpjG5EFKdU?si=L1j9…

📚 Finished "The Paris Express" by Emma Donoghue.

As the water boiled in her travel kettle, a monstrous #doubt began to fill Margaret's chest. Would her wedding day be ruined by salami? What would Neville think about the gas masks? She switched the kettle off and ran screaming from the hotel. #vss365

#NewMusicFriday "Tajo" by @ThisIsEmmaHynes is OUT TODAY 🎶 open.spotify.com/album/7vICQ…

#MonthInMyEars 23rd Oct A song from a double album. "Wait for the Blackout" by the Damned. youtu.be/WAD363eDTtc?si=Fwe4…

#MonthInMyEars 22nd Oct A song with parentheses in the title. "Caroline (I Found Love)" by Red Sleeping Beauty. youtu.be/TfG1-Os8P3M?si=X2rW…

#MonthInMyEars 21st Oct A duet by two solo artists. "Happy Days Are Here Again / Get Happy" by Judy Garland and Barbra Streisand. youtu.be/zFVxX3RtyhQ?si=wUkh…

#MonthInMyEars 20th Oct A song of your choice. "Set Me Free" by Jaki Graham. youtu.be/NKk9lzIiu40?si=6PUY…

#MonthInMyEars 19th Oct A title track from an album. "Like a Prayer" by Madonna. youtu.be/79fzeNUqQbQ?si=wWcZ…