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Tom Stewart @uncletupelo1.bsky.social · May 18

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#sundayafternoon #deadhead #nowplaying

Cannot beat time in the garden 🪴 with great tunes and a glass of red 🍷

The Complete Sunshine Daydream Concert: Veneta, OR 8/27/72 (Live) by Grateful Dead on Apple Music

Album · 2013 · 21 Songs

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Tom Stewart @uncletupelo1.bsky.social · 4m

#NotKnownEnough #MusicChallenge #MusicSky

5) The Clientele

I hate the twee pop tag that's attached to bands. To me it's music with more ideas in one 3 minute song than most bands carry in an entire career. Smart lyrics, lush strings, guitars that sing...

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The Clientele - Blue Over Blue (Official Music Video)

YouTube video by Merge Records on YouTube

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Tom Stewart @uncletupelo1.bsky.social · 15h

#MusicSky #NowPlaying #BreakfastSoundtrack #mbv

This morning's soundtrack ☕ 🥞 is 34 today. A remarkable sounding record that never ages...

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loveless by my bloody valentine on Apple Music

Album · 1991 · 11 Songs

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Tom Stewart @uncletupelo1.bsky.social · 18h

#20SongsByYear #MusicChallenge #NotKnownEnough

A cross-over today in this month's challenges. A group that should have been better known & a track from them in the year I chose; 1990

(4) The House of Love

Had hits and they were loved by critics. I wanted more damnit!

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Tom Stewart @uncletupelo1.bsky.social · 18h

#MusicSky #MusicChallenge #MusicInMusic

4) John Lennon - 'God'

"...I don't believe in the Beatles"

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Tom Stewart @uncletupelo1.bsky.social · 18h

#ArtistFave15 #MusicChallenge #MusicSky #TheDelgados

Artist: The Delgados

12) 'Repeat Failure'

Come for the Yo La Tengo influence but stay for the guitar distortion...

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Tom Stewart @uncletupelo1.bsky.social · 1d

#MusicSky #NowPlaying #GratefulDead

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Oh damn 😢 Absolutely my favourite period of the band live was when she was there. I'm listening to the Pacific Northwest box-set right now and was when the news broke. A wonderful singer and added so much...

Tom Stewart @uncletupelo1.bsky.social · 1d

#MusicSky #NowPlaying #BreakfastSoundtrack #ThePolice

This morning's soundtrack ☕ 🥞 is 47 today. The first album I ever bought...on cassette. My parents never had a record player...or records! I got a single speaker radio/cassette player for Xmas and bought...

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Outlandos D'Amour (Remastered 2003) by The Police on Apple Music

Album · 1978 · 10 Songs

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Tom Stewart @uncletupelo1.bsky.social · 1d

#ArtistFave15 #MusicChallenge #MusicSky #TheDelgados

Artist: The Delgados

13) 'Under Canvas Under Wraps'

The first single from their debut album and bursting with energy...

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Tom Stewart @uncletupelo1.bsky.social · 1d

#MusicSky #MusicChallenge #MusicInMusic

3) Steely Dan - 'Showbiz Kids'

"They got the shapely bodies. They got the Steely Dan T-Shirt. And for the coup de grace. They're outrageous"

Extra points this morning as I'm wearing my 'Aja' t-shirt. It doesn't get any more meta...

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Show Biz Kids - Steely Dan | The Midnight Special

YouTube video by The Midnight Special

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Tom Stewart @uncletupelo1.bsky.social · 1d

#20SongsByYear #MusicChallenge #MusicSky #NotKnownEnough

A cross-over in this month's challenges. A group that should have been better known AND a track from them in the year I chose; 1990

(3) An Emotional Fish

From Dublin and a sound that should have been huge...

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An Emotional Fish - Celebrate

YouTube video by Fuzzy Legends Archives

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Tom Stewart @uncletupelo1.bsky.social · 2d

#MusicSky #NowPlaying #BreakfastSoundtrack

This morning's soundtrack is 33 today. A top 3 NY album for me ☕ 🥣

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Harvest Moon by Neil Young on Apple Music

Album · 1992 · 10 Songs

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Tom Stewart @uncletupelo1.bsky.social · 2d

So, so sorry for the Blue Jays. An amazing WS

The Associated Press @apnews.com · 2d

BREAKING: The LA Dodgers become the first World Series repeat champion in 25 years with epic, extra-innings Game 7 win over Blue Jays.

Smith's homer in 11th lifts Dodgers over Blue Jays 5-4 to become first repeat champion in 25 years

Will Smith homered in the 11th inning after Miguel Rojas connected for a tying drive in the ninth, and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4 in Game 7 to become the first team in a quarter century to win consecutive World Series titles.

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Tom Stewart @uncletupelo1.bsky.social · 2d

#20SongsByYear #MusicChallenge #MusicSky

1990 - I turned 21

2) 'Everything Flows' - Teenage Fanclub

I was lucky to get in on the ground floor with the Fannies. I had to go into Glasgow to buy the debut album which came out on Paperhouse/Fire records. Still the coolest...

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Teenage Fanclub - Everything Flows (The Best Version)

YouTube video by ScottishTeeVee

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Tom Stewart @uncletupelo1.bsky.social · 2d

#MusicSky #MusicChallenge #MusicInMusic

2) 'Alex Chilton' - The Replacements

"And children by the million sing for Alex Chilton when he comes 'round. They sing, I'm in love, what's that song?
Yeah, I'm in love with that song"

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The Replacements - Alex Chilton (Live) (SBD audio)

YouTube video by ManWithouties

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Tom Stewart @uncletupelo1.bsky.social · 2d

#NotKnownEnough #MusicChallenge #MusicSky

2) The Triffids

There aren't enough characters on BlueSky to let me write about how special this group were. If you like this track, please seek out their back catalogue. 5 studio albums.

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THE TRIFFIDS - BURY ME DEEP IN LOVE 1987 (Audio Enhanced)

YouTube video by PCVJsTasmania

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Tom Stewart @uncletupelo1.bsky.social · 2d

#ArtistFave15 #MusicChallenge #MusicSky #TheDelgados

Artist: The Delgados

14) 'Thirteen Gliding Principles'

Layer upon layer this builds and shows them at their best...

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The Delgados - Gliding Principles (2 Meter Sessions, 2000)

YouTube video by 2metersessions

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Steve Lloyd @steved4952.bsky.social · 3d

#MusicInMusic
#MusicChallenge

Day 1

‘Just like the Four Tops…’

I Can’t Help Myself - Orange Juice

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Orange Juice - I Can't Help Myself (The Old Grey Whistle Test, 08.10.1982)

YouTube video by Orange Juice

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Tom Stewart @uncletupelo1.bsky.social · 3d

#MusicSky #NowPlaying #BreakfastSoundtrack

Grabbed a couple of hours sleep after Game 6 ⚾ Breakfast this morning is soundtracked by the classic 'Forever Changes' turning 58

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Forever Changes: Expanded and Remastered by Love on Apple Music

Album · 1967 · 18 Songs

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Tom Stewart @uncletupelo1.bsky.social · 3d

#WorldSeries #MLB

Oh, I really thought the Blue Jays were going to take that game. Terrific double play to end it by the Dodgers. A great series ⚾

Alex Speier @alexspeier.bsky.social · 3d

And here it comes: Game 7, the 7th winner-take-all game of this postseason — matching the record set in 2012. What an amazing postseason.

Tom Stewart @uncletupelo1.bsky.social · 3d

#ArtistFave15 #MusicChallenge #MusicSky #TheDelgados

Artist: The Delgados

15) 'The Drowning Years'

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The Drowning Years by The Delgados on Apple Music

Song · 2002 · Duration 5:12

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Tom Stewart @uncletupelo1.bsky.social · 3d

#NotKnownEnough #MusicChallenge #MusicSky

1) The Bathers

A cliche but they really are 'the best kept secret in Scottish music'. First active between 85'-01' then reformed in 2016. Now 9 albums in with the latest on the Last Night from Glasgow label

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The Bathers - The Beat Room 23/09/1998 Pt3

YouTube video by tidalwavedave74

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Tom Stewart @uncletupelo1.bsky.social · 3d

#MusicSky #MusicChallenge #MusicInMusic

1) 'Let's Dance to Joy Division' - The Wombats

"Let's dance to Joy Division and celebrate the irony.
Everything is going wrong but we're so happy"

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The Wombats - Let's Dance To Joy Division [OFFICIAL VIDEO]

YouTube video by Roadrunner Records

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Tom Stewart @uncletupelo1.bsky.social · 3d

#20SongsByYear #MusicChallenge #MusicSky

1990 - I turned 21

1) 'Being Boring' - Pet Shop Boys

My favourite track of theirs. Turning 21 & many things changing meant this song just hit hard

"And we were never holding back or worried that time would come to an end"

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Being boring (2023 Remaster) by Pet Shop Boys on Apple Music

Song · 1990 · Duration 4:52

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Tom Stewart @uncletupelo1.bsky.social · 4d

#Last4Albums

Just an odd selection edition

Tom Stewart @uncletupelo1.bsky.social · 4d

#31DayHorrorChallenge #HorrorSky #FilmSky

Night 31 'Halloween' (1978)

Saved the best til' last. No need for remakes, sequels and on and on. This is all you need 🎃 🔪