This is the song I chose for my wedding. Yes, I was trusted with that one thing, which was a big call by Jean given my decidedly ’80s taste in music. Our wedding took place in Vanuatu so, logically, I thought I couldn’t screw my bit up by choosing a song...
The Kowhai tree in our front yard has become the local hang-out for the toughest gang of Tuis in town. King Tui arrived about two weeks ago and his posse showed up over the last few days. They’ve numbered close to double figures, although it’s hard to...
Wow. The year 2000 already. The turn of the millennium and, guess what? No Y2K bug. Never Be The Same Again came out at about the same time Jean and I visited the UK for the first time. We had a car for about a month and toured all over the place. London, Lincoln,...
If I’m honest, it was tough to choose something from 1999 that really touched me. The charts were full of Boyzone, Westlife, The Spice Girls, The Venga Boys, et al. Hurts my ears just thinking about it… At least this is a little different. And it sounds...
This is one of those tunes that just feels right. It works well, fits together nicely and is full of decent sentiments. High is a really effective late-1990s tune that still sounds as good today as it did back then. This isn’t much insight from me on this one....
My goodness. It’s staggering to think this iconic song was released 15 years ago. Fifteen freakin’ years?! I can’t even remember what I was doing in 1997 but I do remember what an antidote this song was to all the Spice Girls bosh that was polluting...
This is the best football song ever built. It was launched to coincide with England’s hosting of Euro ’96 and exploded. A catchy terrace chant married to a solid tune and coupled with some insightful lyrics meant Three Lions became legend. Something that...
What would a project like this be without one of the biggest bands of the ’90s, much less one of their biggest songs? A bloody disgrace, that’s what. Probably a good indication of the quality of Oasis’ work came recently. I recovered my old CD copy...
As we head into 1994, my first year out of university and in the ‘real’ world, I have to admit I’m struggling to find any really great and memorable stuff. (But don’t worry, things pick up over the next few years.) Many of the songs that...
Duran Duran are another band from my 1980s-inspired musical youth but, to me, this slightly later song is their best work. I dunno, I just like Ordinary World. And sometimes that’s about all you need. It’s a large sweeping song and, if you’re one of...
