Episode 25 – #26 – I Can See Michael Parkinson

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Episode 25 – I Can See Michael Parkinson

Transcript coming soon.

Content warnings: some explicit language.

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Albums Discussed in this Episode

1. James’ choice: Paul McCartney and Wings – Band on the Run (Apple Music | Spotify | YouTube).
2. Glen’s choice: Skunk Anansie – Paranoid and Sunburnt (Apple Music | Spotify | YouTube).

Music Clips Used

Paul McCartney and Wings – Band on the Run:

• Jet (05:58).
• Mrs Vandebilt (15:08).
• Mamunia (18:55).
• No Words (24:45).
• Bluebird (29:19).
• Band on the Run (40:40).

Skunk Anansie – Paranoid and Sunburnt:

• Little Baby Swastikkka (45:08).
• All in the Name of Pity (50:56).
• Intellectualise my Blackness (56:50).
• Selling Jesus (01:00:30).
• Charity (01:04:58).
• 100 Ways to Be a Good Girl (01:11:52).
• I Can Dream (01:14:59).
• Rise Up (01:22:26).
• Weak (01:24:56).

Countdowns So Far

You can also see how we rank each other’s albums here. Note that this is up to and including the latest published episode, so will contain spoilers if you are not up-to-date.

Rank	James	Glen
#50	Tim Minchin – Matilda, the Musical	Horse the Band – R. Borlax
#49	The London Symphony Orchestra – Classic Rock	Mike Oldfield – Tubular Bells
#48	Remy Zero – The Golden Hum	Nile – Annihilation of the Wicked
#47	Harry Secombe – Bless This House	Nick Drake – Pink Moon
#46	Fatboy Slim – You’ve Come a Long Way Baby	The Reindeer Section – Son of Evil Reindeer
#45	Dr Dre – 2001	Elbow – Asleep in the Back
#44	Lauren Daigle – Look Up Child	Gomez – Bring it On
#43	The Baseballs – Strike!	Ben Howard – Every Kingdom
#42	Tom Jones – Reload	Foreign Slippers – Farewell to the Old Ghosts
#41	Black Lace – Party Party	Opeth – Ghost Reveries
#40	Nell Bryden – Shake the Tree	Maximum the Hormone – Bu-ikikaesu
#39	The Torero Band – Lennon and McCartney, Tijuana Style	Jimmy Eat World – Clarity
#38	Ray Lamontagne and the Pariah Dogs – God Willin’ & the Creek Don’t Rise	Goo Goo Dolls – Dizzy up the Girl
#37	Genesis – Invisible Touch	Metallica – Master of Puppets
#36	Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers – The Album/Swing the Mood	Arcade Fire – Funeral
#35	Richard Hawley – Coles Corner	Bat for Lashes – Fur and Gold
#34	Grainne Duffy – Out of the Dark	Damien Rice – O
#33	David Brent and Foregone Conclusion – Life on the Road	Biffy Clyro – Only Revolutions
#32	Damien Rice – O	Mogwai – Happy Songs for Happy People
#31	Wildwood Kin – Turning Tides	Deftones – Saturday Night Wrist
#30	Sam Kelly – The Lost Boys	Pulp – Different Class
#29	The Rolling Stones – Hackney Diamonds	Frightened Rabbit – Pedestrian Verse
#28	Coldplay – Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends	Counting Crows – August and Everything After
#27	Nickelback – Silver Side Up	Soundgarden – Superunknown
#26	Paul McCartney and Wings – Band on the Run	Skunk Anansie – Paranoid and Sunburnt

Our current theme is a Tijuana style arrangement of The King of Rock and Roll by Prefab Sprout (written by Paddy McAloon), arranged and made by Glen.