Dean Whitbread

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February 27, 2011
 

The Blue Nile - Let's Go Out Tonight

The Blue Nile - Let's Go Out Tonight - this song has everything - Paul Buchanan's classic vocal, wonderful developing melody, poignant lyric, exquisite arrangement, and for me the added bonus of a deep personal connection.  It's a classic vignette of  the timeless tragedy of a failing relationship.

If, in the event that some heartbreaking soulful female asked me out on a Saturday night by singing this, and if I actually wanted a good time and not a metaphysical experience, I might just say no.

Make sure look up more from Paul Buchanan the Scots singer. He's one of the best singers I've ever heard. The images are by American artist Edward Hopper, 1882 - 1967.

Hat tip to Don Ratto

Filed under  //   The Blue Nile   melancholy   music   song   soul   tonight  

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June 24, 2010
 

Don't Mention the World Cup Ever Again

 
Four years ago in 2006 I wrote this song and made this video for Mr John Otto Cleese to coincide with the World Cup.

You know - THE World Cup - the FIFA World Cup. Football. The game played with the feet. By the whole world.

Didn't do too badly. Astonishingly, now England are playing Germany, we're even shifting some more copies of this neatly non-xenophobic number. iTunes: http://bit.ly/dontmentionthewar
 
Song written by Dean Whitbread, Ashley Slater. Oh yes, and John Cleese nabbed himself a credit too.

Filed under  //   Ashley Slater   Dean Whitbread   FIFA   John Cleese   World Cup   cash   comedy   football   joy   music   song  

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April 21, 2010
 

Jenny Cash - Vote For Me

Exercise your democratic right...

Jenny Cash keeping the wheels of democracy turning.

Filed under  //   country   genius   political   song  

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April 14, 2010
 

Can You Identify This Bird Call?

Ornithologists and naturalists - your help gratefully received. I am trying to determine a species of bird which has recently shown up in Islington, London.

It calls at 9 seconds into this recording, louder and lower pitched than all the other (presumably smaller) birds and it has a decending "cho-cho-cho-cho-cho-cho-cho-cho" eight notes. Sometimes the call can last twenty or thirty seconds, and there are long gaps between the calls.

Map reference here - http://bit.ly/mysterybird. If you click the placemark it's also linked to audio.

(download)

Filed under  //   Islington   London   audio   bird   call   song  

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