Wiz Ball
@wizball50.bsky.social
Well versed in both the politics of dancing and the art of parties. Songwriter and vinyl bore. Wild #LFC fanatic and chant-crafter. Proud nephew to two beautiful uncles.
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Wiz Ball
@wizball50.bsky.social
· Oct 16
If there's anyone out there who'd like a little more music chat on their timeline, here's a sampling of some of my favourite musos on here, and a few feeds too, for good measure.
If you're on there and you'd rather not be, just drop us a comment or @ me.
#musicsky #music
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If you're on there and you'd rather not be, just drop us a comment or @ me.
#musicsky #music
go.bsky.app/Msf8dfd
Well this has just annoyed the hell out of me...
November 20, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Well this has just annoyed the hell out of me...
#ArtistFaveLP
Sign O the Times
#MusicChallenge
10—U Got the Look
In his continuing attempt to corrupt sweet lass Sheena Easton, Prince delivers maybe his best duet, propelled by a Linn drum track and some wild percussion from Sheila E (no relation). Slammin'!
#nowplaying #musicsky #vinyl
Sign O the Times
#MusicChallenge
10—U Got the Look
In his continuing attempt to corrupt sweet lass Sheena Easton, Prince delivers maybe his best duet, propelled by a Linn drum track and some wild percussion from Sheila E (no relation). Slammin'!
#nowplaying #musicsky #vinyl
November 19, 2025 at 10:03 PM
#ArtistFaveLP
Sign O the Times
#MusicChallenge
10—U Got the Look
In his continuing attempt to corrupt sweet lass Sheena Easton, Prince delivers maybe his best duet, propelled by a Linn drum track and some wild percussion from Sheila E (no relation). Slammin'!
#nowplaying #musicsky #vinyl
Sign O the Times
#MusicChallenge
10—U Got the Look
In his continuing attempt to corrupt sweet lass Sheena Easton, Prince delivers maybe his best duet, propelled by a Linn drum track and some wild percussion from Sheila E (no relation). Slammin'!
#nowplaying #musicsky #vinyl
#Top30TomWaits
Unranked
#MusicChallenge
Telephone Call from Istanbul
Silence is one of the most powerful tools a songwriter has, and Waits uses it to great atmospheric effect on this staccato masterpiece. And the organ at the end proves he can use noise just as well
#musicsky #nowplaying #vinyl
Unranked
#MusicChallenge
Telephone Call from Istanbul
Silence is one of the most powerful tools a songwriter has, and Waits uses it to great atmospheric effect on this staccato masterpiece. And the organ at the end proves he can use noise just as well
#musicsky #nowplaying #vinyl
November 19, 2025 at 9:33 PM
#Top30TomWaits
Unranked
#MusicChallenge
Telephone Call from Istanbul
Silence is one of the most powerful tools a songwriter has, and Waits uses it to great atmospheric effect on this staccato masterpiece. And the organ at the end proves he can use noise just as well
#musicsky #nowplaying #vinyl
Unranked
#MusicChallenge
Telephone Call from Istanbul
Silence is one of the most powerful tools a songwriter has, and Waits uses it to great atmospheric effect on this staccato masterpiece. And the organ at the end proves he can use noise just as well
#musicsky #nowplaying #vinyl
#20SongsByYear
1991
#MusicChallenge
Only Shallow—My Bloody Valentine
In truth, I could have picked any track off this incredible album (except for Soon, which first released in 1990.) I've chosen its hypnotic opener, with a divine Bilinda vocal: one of her very best.
#musicsky #nowplaying #vinyl
1991
#MusicChallenge
Only Shallow—My Bloody Valentine
In truth, I could have picked any track off this incredible album (except for Soon, which first released in 1990.) I've chosen its hypnotic opener, with a divine Bilinda vocal: one of her very best.
#musicsky #nowplaying #vinyl
November 19, 2025 at 9:17 PM
#20SongsByYear
1991
#MusicChallenge
Only Shallow—My Bloody Valentine
In truth, I could have picked any track off this incredible album (except for Soon, which first released in 1990.) I've chosen its hypnotic opener, with a divine Bilinda vocal: one of her very best.
#musicsky #nowplaying #vinyl
1991
#MusicChallenge
Only Shallow—My Bloody Valentine
In truth, I could have picked any track off this incredible album (except for Soon, which first released in 1990.) I've chosen its hypnotic opener, with a divine Bilinda vocal: one of her very best.
#musicsky #nowplaying #vinyl
#MusicInMusic
#MusicChallenge
When Smokey Sings—ABC
The sliest rhymes, the sharpest suits on miracles made real...
When Smokey sings, I hear violins
When Smokey sings, I forget everything
(About Smokey Robinson, in case the 'Miracles made real' line didn't tip you off 😉)
#musicsky #nowplaying
#MusicChallenge
When Smokey Sings—ABC
The sliest rhymes, the sharpest suits on miracles made real...
When Smokey sings, I hear violins
When Smokey sings, I forget everything
(About Smokey Robinson, in case the 'Miracles made real' line didn't tip you off 😉)
#musicsky #nowplaying
ABC - When Smokey Sings (HD/Lyrics)
YouTube video by Michaels Hit Music
youtu.be
November 19, 2025 at 7:58 PM
#MusicInMusic
#MusicChallenge
When Smokey Sings—ABC
The sliest rhymes, the sharpest suits on miracles made real...
When Smokey sings, I hear violins
When Smokey sings, I forget everything
(About Smokey Robinson, in case the 'Miracles made real' line didn't tip you off 😉)
#musicsky #nowplaying
#MusicChallenge
When Smokey Sings—ABC
The sliest rhymes, the sharpest suits on miracles made real...
When Smokey sings, I hear violins
When Smokey sings, I forget everything
(About Smokey Robinson, in case the 'Miracles made real' line didn't tip you off 😉)
#musicsky #nowplaying
Quote post with a song you can't hear without thinking of a movie it was in.
Everybody's Talkin' — Harry Nilsson
m.youtube.com/watch?v=5zHV...
Everybody's Talkin' — Harry Nilsson
m.youtube.com/watch?v=5zHV...
November 19, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Quote post with a song you can't hear without thinking of a movie it was in.
Everybody's Talkin' — Harry Nilsson
m.youtube.com/watch?v=5zHV...
Everybody's Talkin' — Harry Nilsson
m.youtube.com/watch?v=5zHV...
#Top30TomWaits
Unranked
#MusicChallenge
San Diego Serenade
Never heard the melody, till I needed the song.
#musicsky #nowplaying
Unranked
#MusicChallenge
San Diego Serenade
Never heard the melody, till I needed the song.
#musicsky #nowplaying
Tom Waits - "San Diego Serenade"
Listen to the full album: http://bit.ly/2VmT6Jm
"San Diego Serenade" by Tom Waits from the album 'The Heart Of Saturday Night'
Lyrics
I never saw the morning 'til I stayed up all night
I never saw the sunshine 'til you turned out the light
I never saw my hometown until I stayed away too long
I nev
youtu.be
November 18, 2025 at 10:14 PM
#Top30TomWaits
Unranked
#MusicChallenge
San Diego Serenade
Never heard the melody, till I needed the song.
#musicsky #nowplaying
Unranked
#MusicChallenge
San Diego Serenade
Never heard the melody, till I needed the song.
#musicsky #nowplaying
#20SongsByYear
1991
#MusicChallenge
Unfinished Sympathy—Massive Attack
One of those perfect songs, where the vocals, samples and synths all come together like magic. It's one of the songs of the 90s and one of the best tracks of 1991. In fact, I can only think of one better…
#musicsky #nowplaying
1991
#MusicChallenge
Unfinished Sympathy—Massive Attack
One of those perfect songs, where the vocals, samples and synths all come together like magic. It's one of the songs of the 90s and one of the best tracks of 1991. In fact, I can only think of one better…
#musicsky #nowplaying
Massive Attack - Unfinished Sympathy
YouTube video by MassiveAttackVEVO
youtu.be
November 18, 2025 at 9:17 PM
#20SongsByYear
1991
#MusicChallenge
Unfinished Sympathy—Massive Attack
One of those perfect songs, where the vocals, samples and synths all come together like magic. It's one of the songs of the 90s and one of the best tracks of 1991. In fact, I can only think of one better…
#musicsky #nowplaying
1991
#MusicChallenge
Unfinished Sympathy—Massive Attack
One of those perfect songs, where the vocals, samples and synths all come together like magic. It's one of the songs of the 90s and one of the best tracks of 1991. In fact, I can only think of one better…
#musicsky #nowplaying
#MusicInMusic
#MusicChallenge
Killing me softly—Lori Lieberman
I heard he sang a good song
I heard he had a style
And so I came to see him
To listen for a while
(Written about Don McLean)
#musicsky #nowplaying
youtu.be/AxF4NQXZULg
#MusicChallenge
Killing me softly—Lori Lieberman
I heard he sang a good song
I heard he had a style
And so I came to see him
To listen for a while
(Written about Don McLean)
#musicsky #nowplaying
youtu.be/AxF4NQXZULg
Lori Lieberman - Killing Me Softly HD live 1975 (Remaster)
YouTube video by dvjoseluis
youtu.be
November 18, 2025 at 7:22 PM
#MusicInMusic
#MusicChallenge
Killing me softly—Lori Lieberman
I heard he sang a good song
I heard he had a style
And so I came to see him
To listen for a while
(Written about Don McLean)
#musicsky #nowplaying
youtu.be/AxF4NQXZULg
#MusicChallenge
Killing me softly—Lori Lieberman
I heard he sang a good song
I heard he had a style
And so I came to see him
To listen for a while
(Written about Don McLean)
#musicsky #nowplaying
youtu.be/AxF4NQXZULg
Okay, so he said some racist things as a child. And he continued to say them through his teens and on into his early twenties. And he founded a party that is full of racists. And he advocates for racist policies.
But does that honestly make him a racist?
But does that honestly make him a racist?
💥 NEW: ‘Deeply shocking’: Nigel Farage faces fresh claims of racism and antisemitism at school
“He would sidle up to me and growl: ‘Hitler was right,’ or ‘Gas them,’ sometimes adding a long hiss to simulate the sound of the gas showers".
Read on for more...
www.theguardian.com/politics/ng-...
“He would sidle up to me and growl: ‘Hitler was right,’ or ‘Gas them,’ sometimes adding a long hiss to simulate the sound of the gas showers".
Read on for more...
www.theguardian.com/politics/ng-...
‘Deeply shocking’: Nigel Farage faces fresh claims of racism and antisemitism at school
Bafta-winning director among contemporaries urging contrition and apology from Reform UK leader, who denies the allegations
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Okay, so he said some racist things as a child. And he continued to say them through his teens and on into his early twenties. And he founded a party that is full of racists. And he advocates for racist policies.
But does that honestly make him a racist?
But does that honestly make him a racist?
Top30TomWaits
#MusicChallenge
The Black Rider
With arch campness and a decidedly Brechtian flair, Waits delivers a brilliant cabaret performance on this title track, quite unlike anything he’d done before. Yet despite all this it unmistakably, irresistibly Waits.
#musicsky #nowplaying #vinyl
#MusicChallenge
The Black Rider
With arch campness and a decidedly Brechtian flair, Waits delivers a brilliant cabaret performance on this title track, quite unlike anything he’d done before. Yet despite all this it unmistakably, irresistibly Waits.
#musicsky #nowplaying #vinyl
November 18, 2025 at 11:54 AM
For #ArtistFaveLP this month I shall be dissecting what I believe to be the greatest double album ever recorded.
(Yes, it's even better than that one...)
#musicsky
(Yes, it's even better than that one...)
#musicsky
November 18, 2025 at 10:38 AM
For #ArtistFaveLP this month I shall be dissecting what I believe to be the greatest double album ever recorded.
(Yes, it's even better than that one...)
#musicsky
(Yes, it's even better than that one...)
#musicsky
#20SongsByYear
1991
#MusicChallenge
Movin' on up—Primal Scream
As close as they ever got to capturing the Stones magic, with a vocal Mick would have killed. Yes it's been played to death, but never forget the way it made you feel that first time back in '91.
#musicsky #nowplaying #vinyl
1991
#MusicChallenge
Movin' on up—Primal Scream
As close as they ever got to capturing the Stones magic, with a vocal Mick would have killed. Yes it's been played to death, but never forget the way it made you feel that first time back in '91.
#musicsky #nowplaying #vinyl
November 17, 2025 at 9:24 PM
#20SongsByYear
1991
#MusicChallenge
Movin' on up—Primal Scream
As close as they ever got to capturing the Stones magic, with a vocal Mick would have killed. Yes it's been played to death, but never forget the way it made you feel that first time back in '91.
#musicsky #nowplaying #vinyl
1991
#MusicChallenge
Movin' on up—Primal Scream
As close as they ever got to capturing the Stones magic, with a vocal Mick would have killed. Yes it's been played to death, but never forget the way it made you feel that first time back in '91.
#musicsky #nowplaying #vinyl
#musicinmusic
#MusicChallenge
June Salutes You—Guided by Voices
'Hey! June salutes you!
From the fundamental champs
And Tammy and the Amps were singing…'
(And that's Kim Deal, lead singer of the Amps on the final refrain too.)
#musicsky #nowplaying #vinyl
#MusicChallenge
June Salutes You—Guided by Voices
'Hey! June salutes you!
From the fundamental champs
And Tammy and the Amps were singing…'
(And that's Kim Deal, lead singer of the Amps on the final refrain too.)
#musicsky #nowplaying #vinyl
November 17, 2025 at 9:14 PM
#musicinmusic
#MusicChallenge
June Salutes You—Guided by Voices
'Hey! June salutes you!
From the fundamental champs
And Tammy and the Amps were singing…'
(And that's Kim Deal, lead singer of the Amps on the final refrain too.)
#musicsky #nowplaying #vinyl
#MusicChallenge
June Salutes You—Guided by Voices
'Hey! June salutes you!
From the fundamental champs
And Tammy and the Amps were singing…'
(And that's Kim Deal, lead singer of the Amps on the final refrain too.)
#musicsky #nowplaying #vinyl
Top30TomWaits
#MusicChallenge
The Black Rider
With arch campness and a decidedly Brechtian flair, Waits delivers a brilliant cabaret performance on this title track, quite unlike anything he’d done before. Yet despite all this it unmistakably, irresistibly Waits.
#musicsky #nowplaying #vinyl
#MusicChallenge
The Black Rider
With arch campness and a decidedly Brechtian flair, Waits delivers a brilliant cabaret performance on this title track, quite unlike anything he’d done before. Yet despite all this it unmistakably, irresistibly Waits.
#musicsky #nowplaying #vinyl
November 17, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Top30TomWaits
#MusicChallenge
The Black Rider
With arch campness and a decidedly Brechtian flair, Waits delivers a brilliant cabaret performance on this title track, quite unlike anything he’d done before. Yet despite all this it unmistakably, irresistibly Waits.
#musicsky #nowplaying #vinyl
#MusicChallenge
The Black Rider
With arch campness and a decidedly Brechtian flair, Waits delivers a brilliant cabaret performance on this title track, quite unlike anything he’d done before. Yet despite all this it unmistakably, irresistibly Waits.
#musicsky #nowplaying #vinyl
#5debutalbums1014
Innerspeaker—Tame Impala
A real albumy album this—I don't think I could name half the tracks on it—it all just flows into one big hit of groovy psychedelia. Also, Jay Watson's drumming on Solitude is Bliss (one of the tracks I can name) is bliss.
#musicsky #nowplaying
Innerspeaker—Tame Impala
A real albumy album this—I don't think I could name half the tracks on it—it all just flows into one big hit of groovy psychedelia. Also, Jay Watson's drumming on Solitude is Bliss (one of the tracks I can name) is bliss.
#musicsky #nowplaying
Tame Impala - Solitude Is Bliss (Audio)
YouTube video by tameimpalaVEVO
youtu.be
November 17, 2025 at 2:35 PM
#5debutalbums1014
Innerspeaker—Tame Impala
A real albumy album this—I don't think I could name half the tracks on it—it all just flows into one big hit of groovy psychedelia. Also, Jay Watson's drumming on Solitude is Bliss (one of the tracks I can name) is bliss.
#musicsky #nowplaying
Innerspeaker—Tame Impala
A real albumy album this—I don't think I could name half the tracks on it—it all just flows into one big hit of groovy psychedelia. Also, Jay Watson's drumming on Solitude is Bliss (one of the tracks I can name) is bliss.
#musicsky #nowplaying
#Top30TomWaits
Unranked
#MusicChallenge
That Feel
"There's one thing you can't lose
And it's that feel.
Your pants, your shirt and shoes
But not that feel."
It's like Gershwin's 'They can't take that away from me', but for hobos.
#musicsky #nowplaying
youtu.be/j-c5L_45_gA
Unranked
#MusicChallenge
That Feel
"There's one thing you can't lose
And it's that feel.
Your pants, your shirt and shoes
But not that feel."
It's like Gershwin's 'They can't take that away from me', but for hobos.
#musicsky #nowplaying
youtu.be/j-c5L_45_gA
Tom Waits - "That Feel"
YouTube video by Tom Waits
youtu.be
November 16, 2025 at 10:51 PM
#Top30TomWaits
Unranked
#MusicChallenge
That Feel
"There's one thing you can't lose
And it's that feel.
Your pants, your shirt and shoes
But not that feel."
It's like Gershwin's 'They can't take that away from me', but for hobos.
#musicsky #nowplaying
youtu.be/j-c5L_45_gA
Unranked
#MusicChallenge
That Feel
"There's one thing you can't lose
And it's that feel.
Your pants, your shirt and shoes
But not that feel."
It's like Gershwin's 'They can't take that away from me', but for hobos.
#musicsky #nowplaying
youtu.be/j-c5L_45_gA
#20SongsByYear
1991
#MusicChallenge
New Grass—Talk Talk
Arranged into 5 bars of 6/8, it's hard to keep track of where the first beat lands. It's like being lost somewhere beautiful and not minding in the slightest. With Hollis' haunting voice, mixed low, to guide you home.
#musicsky #nowplaying
1991
#MusicChallenge
New Grass—Talk Talk
Arranged into 5 bars of 6/8, it's hard to keep track of where the first beat lands. It's like being lost somewhere beautiful and not minding in the slightest. With Hollis' haunting voice, mixed low, to guide you home.
#musicsky #nowplaying
Talk Talk - NEW GRASS - 1991
YouTube video by ColourOfSpring
youtu.be
November 16, 2025 at 9:13 PM
#20SongsByYear
1991
#MusicChallenge
New Grass—Talk Talk
Arranged into 5 bars of 6/8, it's hard to keep track of where the first beat lands. It's like being lost somewhere beautiful and not minding in the slightest. With Hollis' haunting voice, mixed low, to guide you home.
#musicsky #nowplaying
1991
#MusicChallenge
New Grass—Talk Talk
Arranged into 5 bars of 6/8, it's hard to keep track of where the first beat lands. It's like being lost somewhere beautiful and not minding in the slightest. With Hollis' haunting voice, mixed low, to guide you home.
#musicsky #nowplaying
#MusicInMusic
#MusicChallenge
Beatle Bones n' Smokin' Stones—
Captain Beefheart & his Magic Band
"Oh the winged-eel slither
On the heels of today's children;
Strawberry Fields forever!"
#musicsky #nowplaying
youtu.be/cY-L_tf2gwA
#MusicChallenge
Beatle Bones n' Smokin' Stones—
Captain Beefheart & his Magic Band
"Oh the winged-eel slither
On the heels of today's children;
Strawberry Fields forever!"
#musicsky #nowplaying
youtu.be/cY-L_tf2gwA
Beatle Bones N' Smokin' Stones
YouTube video by Captain Beefheart - Topic
youtu.be
November 16, 2025 at 8:30 PM
#MusicInMusic
#MusicChallenge
Beatle Bones n' Smokin' Stones—
Captain Beefheart & his Magic Band
"Oh the winged-eel slither
On the heels of today's children;
Strawberry Fields forever!"
#musicsky #nowplaying
youtu.be/cY-L_tf2gwA
#MusicChallenge
Beatle Bones n' Smokin' Stones—
Captain Beefheart & his Magic Band
"Oh the winged-eel slither
On the heels of today's children;
Strawberry Fields forever!"
#musicsky #nowplaying
youtu.be/cY-L_tf2gwA
SCENES! Ireland get the win in the 6th minute of injury time. A wonderful end to an incredibly exciting game of football. Time for another drink!
#COYBIG ✊
#redsky #speirgorm #HUNIRE
#COYBIG ✊
#redsky #speirgorm #HUNIRE
November 16, 2025 at 4:07 PM
SCENES! Ireland get the win in the 6th minute of injury time. A wonderful end to an incredibly exciting game of football. Time for another drink!
#COYBIG ✊
#redsky #speirgorm #HUNIRE
#COYBIG ✊
#redsky #speirgorm #HUNIRE
#Top30TomWaits
Unranked
#MusicChallenge
Tango Till They're Sore
They take apart their nightmares and they leave them by the door.
#musicsky #nowplaying #vinyl
Unranked
#MusicChallenge
Tango Till They're Sore
They take apart their nightmares and they leave them by the door.
#musicsky #nowplaying #vinyl
November 15, 2025 at 9:55 PM
#Top30TomWaits
Unranked
#MusicChallenge
Tango Till They're Sore
They take apart their nightmares and they leave them by the door.
#musicsky #nowplaying #vinyl
Unranked
#MusicChallenge
Tango Till They're Sore
They take apart their nightmares and they leave them by the door.
#musicsky #nowplaying #vinyl
#20SongsByYear
1991
#MusicChallenge
Motorway to Roswell—Pixies
It's a lament about a crashlanding UFO, written to a batshit crazy rhyming scheme, so it's surprising just how emotionally resonant a song this is. Its glorious coda can reduce this human to tears.
#musicsky #nowplaying #vinyl
1991
#MusicChallenge
Motorway to Roswell—Pixies
It's a lament about a crashlanding UFO, written to a batshit crazy rhyming scheme, so it's surprising just how emotionally resonant a song this is. Its glorious coda can reduce this human to tears.
#musicsky #nowplaying #vinyl
November 15, 2025 at 9:13 PM
#20SongsByYear
1991
#MusicChallenge
Motorway to Roswell—Pixies
It's a lament about a crashlanding UFO, written to a batshit crazy rhyming scheme, so it's surprising just how emotionally resonant a song this is. Its glorious coda can reduce this human to tears.
#musicsky #nowplaying #vinyl
1991
#MusicChallenge
Motorway to Roswell—Pixies
It's a lament about a crashlanding UFO, written to a batshit crazy rhyming scheme, so it's surprising just how emotionally resonant a song this is. Its glorious coda can reduce this human to tears.
#musicsky #nowplaying #vinyl
Sadly, #ArtistFave15 can only accommodate so many songs (famously 15 in fact). So I had to leave off some of Scott's best: Seventh Seal, Humphrey Plugg, Clara, On your own again…
But I've No Regrets.
Thanks to ace hosts
@geodrew.bsky.social & @olgalovesyuri.bsky.social 😘
#musicsky #nowplaying
But I've No Regrets.
Thanks to ace hosts
@geodrew.bsky.social & @olgalovesyuri.bsky.social 😘
#musicsky #nowplaying
The Walker Brothers - No Regrets • TopPop
YouTube video by TopPop
m.youtube.com
November 15, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Sadly, #ArtistFave15 can only accommodate so many songs (famously 15 in fact). So I had to leave off some of Scott's best: Seventh Seal, Humphrey Plugg, Clara, On your own again…
But I've No Regrets.
Thanks to ace hosts
@geodrew.bsky.social & @olgalovesyuri.bsky.social 😘
#musicsky #nowplaying
But I've No Regrets.
Thanks to ace hosts
@geodrew.bsky.social & @olgalovesyuri.bsky.social 😘
#musicsky #nowplaying
A question for #musicsky — was 'Her Majesty' on Abbey Road the first 'hidden track' ever released? I suspect it might be, because it happened by sheer chance, but I'd love to know if somebody had pulled the same trick off earlier.
#beatles #nowplaying #vinyl
#beatles #nowplaying #vinyl
November 15, 2025 at 10:52 AM
A question for #musicsky — was 'Her Majesty' on Abbey Road the first 'hidden track' ever released? I suspect it might be, because it happened by sheer chance, but I'd love to know if somebody had pulled the same trick off earlier.
#beatles #nowplaying #vinyl
#beatles #nowplaying #vinyl