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He may not have been perfect - who is? - the man had pipes!

Nat King Cole - The Way You Look Tonight.mp3


I know it says Nat King Cole, but i'm pretty sure it's Sinatra. I'll feature Nat another time:D

MidnightStar - 01 - Curious.mp3

Here's another lazy post. I had a few subjects in mind to write about but i'll save them for the future. This is a tune I loved back when clubbing was almost an occupation for me! Enjoy:D

the very premise of this particular blog makes it very difficult. A few hours ago I had pretty much written the whole damn thing out and it disappeared into cyberspace or up some etheral orifice, I don't know, it just...vanished. So, here I am, making a second attempt at a top ten tunes. In no discernable order and - since I've spent the past couple of hours listening to music - somewhat altered list of track that have touched me and why. Deep breath...

1. It's a love thing - The Whispers - this just literally popped into my head as I was thinking which track to kick off with! I loved this track when it came out. I knew ever word and use to sing along at the top of my lungs whenever it came on in clubs or the radio. I apologise if you were near me!

2. Hold me tighter in the rain - Billy Griffith - a real piece of nostalgia for me. This was one of THE tunes back when I use to go ice skating every week - pre-clubbing days - and where I met my first proper girlfriend. A sweet, sweet tune!

3. Don't stop me now - Queen - I love listening to this in my car. It is such a punchy, defiant tune. I only listen to it LOUD. There is no other way. Go Freddy, go!

4. Rainy days and mondays - The Carpenters - Not in anyway an uplifting tune. In fact it's quite dark. But Karen Carpenter had such a remarkable voice and this is one track that really demonstrates that. Haunting and beautiful.

5. Used to love u - John Legend - The best album of 2005. With all the Usher imatators and R&B shit-e which the urban music scene has churned out in the last few years, John Legend's vocal and musical styling was so head and shoulder above the rest it was embarassing. Another boom track.

6. Madgalena - Sergio Mendez - It could have been "Mas que nada" but that's just lazy. This was on the soundtrack of Dance With Me, an enjoyable but piss poor film. The soundtrack is fantastic, with at least two other tracks vying with this one for the list, but this one goes in because it's Sergio Mendez. Nuff said.

7. Vivir lo nuestro - Marc Anthony & La India - in case you've never read any of my post, I like salsa music and all things Spanish. This track is currently on my mp3 player and I am loving it! I like duets anyway, but when they're this good, they should make a film just to put this in! Top, top tune!

8. Don't go away - Affinity - a little known 80's boogie classic. This brings back happy clubbing memories for me. Back in the day when Paul "Trouble" Anderson was still djing on the radio and the weekend started on wednesday, I remember four us listening to Paul's radio show in the car on the way to a club and he mixed this tune in. Man, that car was jumping! I love this tune.

9. It must have been love - Wornell Jones - I spent years looking for this tune back when I used to collect records furiously. The album cost me fourteen pounds - average price was about six pounds new - and I only bought it for the one track! The rest of the album was pretty forgettable, but this track is magic.

10. Lady - Orquesta la Palabra - The salsa cover of the Kenny Rodgers track is a real favourite of mine. When I had the time to go to salsa classes, this was a track i really, always wanted to hear. It's quite sweet lyrically to.

This is my no means a definitive top ten, in fact it's probably more of a four-in-the-morning top ten! I could write a top hundred list and still leave out some splendid tunes. I deliberately did not put any classic soul artist in - Marvin, Stevie, Anita, Aretha...et al - simply because most of those artist warrant their own list, but I love music and the tunes listed above are ones I could listen to ad infinitum. If I get really bored maybe I'll do a top fifty!