For today's #TuneTuesday over on Mastodon the heme is #SongsFromTheFuture

I recently stumbled across Zayaz and decided to pick up his discography on bandcamp. Zero regrets. Much future wow.

For today's #TuneTuesday we are #AtTheBeach and this is a classic from my childhood with mention of sand dunes and salty air. It was frequently played on family holidays.

Today's entry is based in #TuneTuesday over on Mastodon. The theme is #NomNomNomNom - food related songs.

I'm going for another classic from Dad's record collection, 10CC - Life is a Minestrone. I remember him playing this and many other classics (Rubber Bullets, Dreadlock Holiday) on the stereo when I was a kid.

Today's entry is prompted by #TuneTuesday over on Mastodon. This week's theme is #CityAfterMidnight

We had a similar prompt on Crucial Tracks last week and I picked a Carpenter Brut song. Today I'm going for a "deep cut" from Kavinsky. A lot of people know Nightcall but this one is lesser known. I love the silly spooky news report and the police SFX combined with the synth/outrun vibe of the song

What song makes you think of your parents?

When I was a young lad my parents used to sing this song to me when they put me to bed. At some point one of them broke wind and the verse changed from "in the middle of the night" to "in the middle of a fart" which a young James found absolutely hilarious. I remain a big fan of Joel to this day.

What song makes you feel like you're in love with the world?

Ok maybe I'm a walking cliche but this DMB track absolutely sparks joy in me. There's something deeply summery and joyful about it to me.

What song makes you want to take a midnight drive?

Anything by Carpenter Brut would work but if you've not heard them before, this is a great starting point

What's your favorite song about change?

A soft rock classic from Journey. I love this song. I first heard it around 20 years ago in my 70s and 80s soft rock phase when I also explored bands like REO-Speedwagon, Foreigner, Styx and Toto. I got the chance to see Journey in 2007 when they reformed with their new front man and it was incredible. My wife and I were due to see them in 2024 but they decided to litigate each other to bits and implode the band. At least I saw them once!

Coincidentally, I have alsochanged a lot since I first heard this song but it triggers strong nostalgia for me.

For #TuneTuesday over on Mastodon today the theme is #LongHaulTunes songs about or for travel

My pick for today is a song about flying but also a song that was first up on the mixtape CD that I burned for my first ever car. I could have picked any of the songs off that mixtape for the psychological connection with driving that those tracks now have for me.

What's a song you associate with your favorite person?

It probably shouldn't come as a surprise to anyone that my favourite person is my wife. When we got married we had this song as we walked down the aisle. We picked it because we watched Gilmore Girls together in the first couple of years that we were together and we loved it. Carole King was also in the show as the grumpy owner of the music shop - Sophie.