but I have always had a soft spot the size of Manchester for this track. Its entire appeal, for me at any rate, is in that little guitar hook - it makes me feel really GOOD whenever I hear it. Please also feel free to enjoy the extraordinary example of the 'Liam swagger' at 0:41.
(And apparently, NG likes it because he thinks you can hear the 'good times' the band was having in the sound of the track. Presumably this is 'good times' within Oasis parameters, however.)
'I Wish' and 'Sir Duke' - bursting with good spirit.
I read an interview with Melvin Bragg years ago. He commented that it was a very rare thing to hear unadulterated joy in a recording. His view was that Stevie Wonder, along with Bjork, had the ability to impart that quality through the voice alone.
From The First Drop
Two I consider
Abundantly good-spirited, musically and lyrically.
The Lightning Seeds, The Life of Riley
Ian Dury & The Blockheads, Reasons To Be Cheerful Part 3
Good spirit
in abundance? Yep. Leap out the stereo? Yep.
Haircut 100 "Fantastic Day"
Yes, they were quite annoying a lot of the time
but I have always had a soft spot the size of Manchester for this track. Its entire appeal, for me at any rate, is in that little guitar hook - it makes me feel really GOOD whenever I hear it. Please also feel free to enjoy the extraordinary example of the 'Liam swagger' at 0:41.
(And apparently, NG likes it because he thinks you can hear the 'good times' the band was having in the sound of the track. Presumably this is 'good times' within Oasis parameters, however.)
respect due!
The Pogues' most underrated moment...
...and they didn't even need Shane!
Stevie
Two from Songs in the Key of Life:
'I Wish' and 'Sir Duke' - bursting with good spirit.
I read an interview with Melvin Bragg years ago. He commented that it was a very rare thing to hear unadulterated joy in a recording. His view was that Stevie Wonder, along with Bjork, had the ability to impart that quality through the voice alone.
You can hear it in these tracks - pure joy.
Dunno what became of this bloke...
Boo
Can't stop playing this at the moment
Sitting here fanning myself,
sipping a drink through a straw, Aretha singing "Good Times".
I feel an "AMEN!" coming on...
This always makes me feel good...
A Beautiful Morning
The BBC have played the first bit of this to death for their Wimbledon coverage, so here's all of it:
This one always gets the volume turned up
Only Ones - Another Girl Another Planet