My guest this week is Iain Key
Iain is a music writer who’s written extensively for the website Louder Than War and has published a book about The Clash called All The Young Punks which Record Collector called ‘the perfect almanac for any Clash fan’. He also used to present the Saturday morning show Indie Brunch.
(Spotify and YouTube playlists at the bottom of the page)
The Primitives - Really Stupid
Hit the ground running
1. The Mighty Lemon Drops - Like An Angel
Something old
2 . Jim Reeves - He'll Have To Go
Something new
3. Self Esteem - The Curse
Self Esteem: A Complicated Woman – Album Review and Interview (by Iain)
Something borrowed
4. Tracey Ullman - They Don't Know
Kirsty MacColl original version
Three of a Kind (It was David Copperfield that we couldn't remember)
Something blue
5. The Mighty Wah! - The Story of the Blues
Take it down
6. Jamie Webster - Something in the Air
Billy Bragg – A People’s History
'Who is Jamie Webster?': the Liverpool hero who topped the first folk chart
Around the world
7. Kasey Chambers - The Captain
Left of centre
8. Don Spencer - Fireball
Fireball XL5 (1962) Opening Theme
Frank Sidebottom - Fireball XL5
Love, Honour and Obey (karaoke scene)
Wildcard
9. Fightmilk - How You Move On
Finale
10. The Smiths - The Queen is Dead
It's Time The Tale Were Told - A People's History of The Smiths
Songs That Saved Your Life - The Art of The Smiths 1982-87
Los Angeles Declares ‘Morrissey Day’
The Tale of Michael Fagan: He Came in Through the Bedroom Window
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