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Eoghan Lyng
@mightylyng.bsky.social
· Jul 15
I am here to discuss music, literature, and condemn the appalling genocide in #Gaza. I have no interest in publicly engaging with people I cut off contact with years ago. In the words of Brian May: "In the quiet of the night
Let our candle always burn
Let us never lose
The lessons we have learned."
Let our candle always burn
Let us never lose
The lessons we have learned."
When Ozzy died, I turned to this track for a weep. Another icon from my teenage years had died...
youtu.be/WCA0LyJ9r2g?...
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Goodbye to Romance
YouTube video by Ozzy Osbourne - Topic
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December 4, 2025 at 10:37 AM
When Ozzy died, I turned to this track for a weep. Another icon from my teenage years had died...
youtu.be/WCA0LyJ9r2g?...
youtu.be/WCA0LyJ9r2g?...
But,but, but....I had hoped to marry her!
For Classic Pop’s 100th issue I helped compile the 100 Best Pop Albums, wrote some reviews and had a natter with the wife.
December 4, 2025 at 9:37 AM
But,but, but....I had hoped to marry her!
"You'll always find him in the kitchen at parties.."
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Am I the only one who hears this?
youtu.be/v_Mb25ASCr8?...
Am I the only one who hears this?
Mr. Bad Guy (Special Edition)
YouTube video by Freddie Mercury - Topic
youtu.be
December 4, 2025 at 8:29 AM
"You'll always find him in the kitchen at parties.."
youtu.be/v_Mb25ASCr8?...
Am I the only one who hears this?
youtu.be/v_Mb25ASCr8?...
Am I the only one who hears this?
A rare instance of unoriginality from #FreddieMercury. The synth on Mr Bad Guy sounds surprisingly similar to this track:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=igGK...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=igGK...
You'll Always Find Me In The Kitchen At Parties
YouTube video by Jona Lewie - Topic
www.youtube.com
December 4, 2025 at 8:27 AM
A rare instance of unoriginality from #FreddieMercury. The synth on Mr Bad Guy sounds surprisingly similar to this track:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=igGK...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=igGK...
It is easier to find ten faults in your enemy, than one in yourself.
Something to ponder.
Something to ponder.
December 4, 2025 at 6:50 AM
It is easier to find ten faults in your enemy, than one in yourself.
Something to ponder.
Something to ponder.
Only You (And You Alone)
YouTube video by Ringo Starr - Topic
www.youtube.com
December 4, 2025 at 6:11 AM
Even on his weaker records, Harrison could knock off a killer track: www.youtube.com/watch?v=KgmX...
Fish on the Sand
YouTube video by George Harrison - Topic
www.youtube.com
December 4, 2025 at 5:59 AM
Even on his weaker records, Harrison could knock off a killer track: www.youtube.com/watch?v=KgmX...
I'm not keen on the #2020 mix of #AllThingsMustPass, stripping virtually everything Phil Spector added to the record. Like #LetItBeNaked, it doesn't do anything for the album (although only the most perverse of fans would consider Let it Be on any level with Harrison's magnum opus.)
December 4, 2025 at 5:34 AM
I'm not keen on the #2020 mix of #AllThingsMustPass, stripping virtually everything Phil Spector added to the record. Like #LetItBeNaked, it doesn't do anything for the album (although only the most perverse of fans would consider Let it Be on any level with Harrison's magnum opus.)
It's not as good as Revolver, but sex is rarely as good as Revolver. Rubber Soul is like a reliable beer that sits with you during the cold Winter evenings.
The Beatles career can be divided into BRS (Before Rubber Soul) and ARS (After Rubber Soul). It wasn't their finest work, but it was a giant leap for the group, and pop rock was never the same afterwards. In my life, I love those four!
#RubberSoulDay
#RubberSoulDay
December 3, 2025 at 4:56 PM
It's not as good as Revolver, but sex is rarely as good as Revolver. Rubber Soul is like a reliable beer that sits with you during the cold Winter evenings.
I wrote this one.
Freddie Mercury's 'Mr Bad Guy' wasn't brilliant, but it had shades of brilliance, and for queer pop, it was a step forward for both the artist and his listeners.
The 40th edition of 'Mr Bad Guy' releases on 5 December.
REVIEW: tinyurl.com/FreddieM40
The 40th edition of 'Mr Bad Guy' releases on 5 December.
REVIEW: tinyurl.com/FreddieM40
December 3, 2025 at 4:41 PM
I wrote this one.
It's another scene to be edited as the character of Lexi will be replaced by Sally May aka Salamander. And I bet you thought I'd post a sex scene, given BDSM is a theme in my trilogy.
Nope, it's Skylar Mohin, Jamie's daughter, talking about introducing outsiders to the Loverisque fam.
#WIPSnips
Nope, it's Skylar Mohin, Jamie's daughter, talking about introducing outsiders to the Loverisque fam.
#WIPSnips
December 3, 2025 at 3:07 PM
The Beatles career can be divided into BRS (Before Rubber Soul) and ARS (After Rubber Soul). It wasn't their finest work, but it was a giant leap for the group, and pop rock was never the same afterwards. In my life, I love those four!
#RubberSoulDay
#RubberSoulDay
December 3, 2025 at 2:58 PM
The Beatles career can be divided into BRS (Before Rubber Soul) and ARS (After Rubber Soul). It wasn't their finest work, but it was a giant leap for the group, and pop rock was never the same afterwards. In my life, I love those four!
#RubberSoulDay
#RubberSoulDay
Payne nailed it with this scene.
December 2, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Payne nailed it with this scene.
Time for bed... kindness is the one thing you can give to someone else that enrichens your life.
Let's practice altruism and love:
हरे कृष्ण हरे कृष्ण कृष्ण कृष्ण हरे हरे
हरे राम हरे राम राम राम हरे हरे
Let's practice altruism and love:
हरे कृष्ण हरे कृष्ण कृष्ण कृष्ण हरे हरे
हरे राम हरे राम राम राम हरे हरे
December 2, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Time for bed... kindness is the one thing you can give to someone else that enrichens your life.
Let's practice altruism and love:
हरे कृष्ण हरे कृष्ण कृष्ण कृष्ण हरे हरे
हरे राम हरे राम राम राम हरे हरे
Let's practice altruism and love:
हरे कृष्ण हरे कृष्ण कृष्ण कृष्ण हरे हरे
हरे राम हरे राम राम राम हरे हरे
One of the highlights of 2025 was stumbling onto my book in Chapters, Dublin. It takes tremendous courage to write one, yet it remains one of the most rewarding of endeavours:
December 2, 2025 at 10:00 PM
One of the highlights of 2025 was stumbling onto my book in Chapters, Dublin. It takes tremendous courage to write one, yet it remains one of the most rewarding of endeavours:
Jack Lucas is an irredeemable prick. I've never understood the appeal of this movie, despite the fact The Fisher King put Gilliam back on the map, and we got 12 Monkeys out of that.
December 2, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Jack Lucas is an irredeemable prick. I've never understood the appeal of this movie, despite the fact The Fisher King put Gilliam back on the map, and we got 12 Monkeys out of that.
Lennon would have been a hoot - muck like yerself, Eric!
What famous person would have been great on social media if they were on it before their death?
December 2, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Lennon would have been a hoot - muck like yerself, Eric!
Bookended by two vastly superior movies, Days of Heaven nevertheless showcases a story upheld by emotion and image:
#TerenceMalick
#TerenceMalick
December 2, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Bookended by two vastly superior movies, Days of Heaven nevertheless showcases a story upheld by emotion and image:
#TerenceMalick
#TerenceMalick
Sophie Marceau really delivers as the haunted woman betrayed by father and country. The rest of The World is Not Enough is akin to the people behind the title track: garbage.
Defend a terrible film by picking something from it that saves it.
December 2, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Sophie Marceau really delivers as the haunted woman betrayed by father and country. The rest of The World is Not Enough is akin to the people behind the title track: garbage.
I don't think I've laughed this much at a film since #Pillion.
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#LemonadeBlessing
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#LemonadeBlessing
Lemonade Blessing - DMovies
Teen has to decide between sex, religion and academia, in this fingerin' good little comedy - American indie is in REC Tarragona's Opera Prima section
dmovies.org
December 2, 2025 at 6:37 PM
I don't think I've laughed this much at a film since #Pillion.
dmovies.org/2025/12/02/l...
#LemonadeBlessing
dmovies.org/2025/12/02/l...
#LemonadeBlessing
The Holdovers (Alexander Payne, 2023). A genuinely devastating piece of art that rarely gets made these days for audiences wishing bishy-bashy explosions to accompany their tubs of popcorn.
Name a film with snow
December 2, 2025 at 4:23 PM
The Holdovers (Alexander Payne, 2023). A genuinely devastating piece of art that rarely gets made these days for audiences wishing bishy-bashy explosions to accompany their tubs of popcorn.
A crap film through and through. Save yer pennies for Netflix.
Josh O'Connor and an incoherent Daniel Craig lead the charge in this protracted, underwhelming detective comedy
In cinemas across the country:
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In cinemas across the country:
dmovies.org/2025/11/29/w...
Wake Up Dead Man: a Knives Out Mystery - DMovies
Josh O'Connor and an incoherent Daniel Craig lead the charge in this protracted, underwhelming detective comedy - in cinemas on Wednesday, November 26th
dmovies.org
December 2, 2025 at 4:22 PM
A crap film through and through. Save yer pennies for Netflix.