Lockdown 50

It's a ND&B tradition to post musical lists now and again, so, here in all its glory is my 'Lockdown 50' - just tracks that have been played throughout this testing time, some glorious, some soothing, some... well, I'm sure you get the picture. In no particular order, no more than one per artist:

Harvest Moon - Cassandra Wilson
Outdoor Miner - Wire
Sketch for Summer - Durutti Column
Final Day - Young Marble Giants
Seek It - Richard Hawley
Young Love - Mystery Jets
Les Fleurs - Minnie Ripperton
Stay High - Brittany Howard
Song 4 Mutya - Groove Armada
I Just Want to Celebrate - Rare Earth
Don't Talk to Me About Love - Altered Images
Clarence in Wonderland - Kevin Ayers
Fox on the Run - Sweet
American Woman - The Guess Who
Good Souls - Starsailor
Spell - Hot Chip
Never Let Me Down Again - Depeche Mode
In The Street - Big Star
I Saw the Light - Todd Rundgren
The Crunch - The Rah Band
Sylvia - Focus
Medicine Show - Big Audio Dynamite
A Kissed Out Red Floatboat - Cocteau Twins
Picture Book - The Kinks
It's Getting Better - Cass Elliot
Ordinary World - Duran Duran
Northern Lights - Renaissance
Pump it Up - Elvis Costello
Street Life - Roxy Music
What is Life - George Harrison
Caravan Girl - Goldfrapp
Golf Girl - Caravan
Alexandra - Laura Marling
TooTime - The 1975
Free Man in Paris - Joni Mitchell
Mountain Energy - The Fall
Careering - PiL
Dumb Waiters - The Psychedelic Furs
(Get A) Grip - Stranglers
Love Will Tear Us Apart - June Tabor, Oysterband
Heroes - David Bowie
Perfect Day - Lou Reed
Steady - The Staves
I Know What I Like - Genesis
Joanni - Kate Bush
Jesus Was A Cross Maker - Judee Sill
Afternoon Delight - Starland Vocal Band
Outer Space - John Grant
The Sea - Sandy Denny
Wichita Lineman - Glen Campbell

Comments

Gavin Haig said…
'I chanced upon a golf girl
Selling cups of tea'

Such an English song. 😊
Went to see Caravan play a venue in Exeter not long back. They were amazing!

Nice to see Judee Sill on your list. Underrated.

Pump it Up. So good it's on there twice! 😄
21 May 2020 at 21:08
Steve Gale said…
Oops! You spotted my deliberate mistake Gav! Now rectified...
22 May 2020 at 10:31
Fleetwood Bird Observatory said…
Some great tunes there Steve, and what an ecletic mix!
Cheers, Seumus
24 May 2020 at 12:19
Steve Gale said…
Glad you approve Seamus!
24 May 2020 at 20:32
Alastair said…
Steve this is a wee project that will take me a while to complete, next few albums may be posted shortly. https://literateherringthisway.blogspot.com/p/1.html it might amuse or entertain.
28 May 2020 at 15:05
Steve Gale said…
I like it Alastair, please keep adding to it. Some I know, others will be coming my way via Spotify...
28 May 2020 at 17:34
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