Songs that make those hairs stand up on the back of your neck.

Zombie by the cranberries, memories of a certain lady, some drambuie & that song very loud on repeat until the early hours

reminds me of my dad

Nimrod, from Elgar’s Enigma Variations. Even typing this is making me well up.

And this

and

Shine on you crazy diamond – my dad chose it to be played at his funeral and it chokes me up every time I hear it now.

for those watching on phones – New Model Army, Green & Grey:

for Robert Heaton, who wrote it. Proud to have called him a friend. died of Pancreatic Cancer Nov 2004

Jon Hopkins : Breath This Air feat Purity Ring

SOHN : The Wheel (He tweeted bout’ a coming new album earlier – very excited!)

Nils Frahm : Says

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The frog chorus, that or the macarena. Get me every time.

The inimitable Ryan Adams:

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=KlrmgWvwWnA

Absolute classic

http://youtu.be/LvZQOYzycVA

Hurt, either NIN or Jonny Cash version.

Loving Nils Frahm. These threads are great for reducing your whisky stocks and sleep

Also features a doozy of a weegie accent…

Van at his soulful best:

Seeing Nils Frahm 8th march at the Paradiso in Amsterdam as part of the 5 days off music festival, and Jon Hopkins at the end of this month up in Glasgow – my new years resolution was to see at least one gig per month and sod the expense.

Needless to say i’m rather pleased with my resolution 😀

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Sorry Speshpaul, been trying to sort out some Van the man as well as getting distracted on Youtube!

Wilco Jesus Etc

Amazing performance from Janis Joplin RIP

Maria Callas, Madame Butterfly.

I’m just going to go and have a good cry now.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLx4xJdCcZ4

Probably The Rolling Stones best ever song with Lisa Fischer the best backing singer ever .