Haha yes! Reminds me of a certain line from a certain song
Ooooer mrs!!
Groove Armada. Superstylin. 2001.
Heard Floella Benjamin this morning Desert Island Discs selecting Ella Fitzgerald Putting On The Ritz.
Dont know why but bizarrely this version came to mindâŚ
As its Friday can I take a liberty and have a second tune of the day on a more serious note.
Just heard this new take on St Germainâs Rose Rouge from new name to me Jorja Smith lifted from the current Blue Note Reimagined album.
Sounds to me a bit like St Germain channelled via Portishead with a video backdrop calling for unity in the continuing struggle for equal rights and justice. BLM
Fela Kuti whoâs 82nd Birthday would have taken place this last week 15th Oct.
Happy Birthday and respect due Fela Kuti and the Kalakuta Republic
After a few sherberts late Saturday Night ended up on a bit of an Ian Dury tip, much to my queens amusement as I sang along verbatim and three quarters cut to every song (especially the rude ones!) on the albums New Boots And Panties and Do It Yourself.
This is one that got away, missing from my collectionâŚ
Wonderful to hear Mary Anne Hobbs play this out on 6Music just now.
Misty were a firm favourite of John Peel.
This tune is still so relevant to the current troubled times over a lovely bouncing one drop riddim.
Roots music of the highest orderâŚ
Cant say I never warned youâŚIndeed
Sorry to hear the passing of Spencer Davies RIP.
His biggest hit was penned by the late Jamaican Singer Jackie Edwardâs who recorded a couple of versionsâŚ
1965
And again in the 70âs