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16 May 2025

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Welcome To the Rock
Joel Hatch & 'Come From Away' Company
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A song from a genre you didn’t think you’d like—what changed?

The genre is 'musicals'. A lot of West End musical music, and the shows themselves have left me cold, to be honest.

I saw Come From Away a couple of years back, with family, and really enjoyed it. The story is interesting and works well as a couple of hours in a theatre. The songs are strong, and the folk-rock vibe is a kind of music I like.

More than that...it caught me at just the right time. A couple of bits chimed with stuff that had happened in my life

15 May 2025

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The Visitors
ABBA
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What’s the last song you discovered and loved instantly?

I must have heard this before, but I hadn't taken any notice before seeing Abba Voyage last month.

I've since learnt that it's about Soviet dissidents waiting for a 'visit' from the KGB/GRU. I live in Salisbury, England, which adds to the song's resonance

The Salisbury Poisonings - BBC

14 May 2025

And If You Should See Dave... artwork
And If You Should See Dave...
The Stranglers
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What’s a lyric that resonates deeply with you and why?

"It would be nice to say hello This is where your solo would go"

The Stranglers were the first band I saw, at what is now the Southampton Mayflower. I've hardly listened to them since the 1970s - I'll occasionally play Nice and Sleazy, or Duchess, or their version of Walk On By. This song is about the death of their keyboard player, Dave Greenhill. I don't knowuch about Greenhill, but the lament for the loss of a friend is something we can all relate to, sadly.

"This is where your solo would go" encapsulates the absence

12 May 2025

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Henrietta Street
The BeerMats
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How do you discover new music, and what’s the latest gem you’ve found?

It's a mixture of the streaming service, Shazam-ing stuff, music magazines (through Libby)...and very occasionally seeing bands. This is from a band who I saw last month, who were fab

11 May 2025

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Blue Is the Colour
Chelsea Football Club
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What is a song that feels like home to you?

This feels like home both because it was the first record I had when I was a kid, and because I hear it at Home games

08 May 2025

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A Rainy Night In Soho
The Pogues
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What’s your favorite love song, and why?

We used to go to see the Pogues in the '80s, and it was lovely to go again last weekend, after 30-odd years, with our eldest

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