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Sunday Music

Posted on March 3, 2013 by nicdempsey

Last week, on the radio, I heard this song. It’s best known as a Groucho Marx song and I know it from my favourite film, The Philadelphia Story*. Russell Davis recalled that Groucho was a great fan of Gilbert and … Continue reading →

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Sunday Music

Posted on February 17, 2013 by nicdempsey

Time for some Stevie… Godchild 3 found this while going through his Grandad’s record collection and asked me on Thursday if I’d heard this, “because it’s amazing”. His father would be so proud. His godmother is…

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Sunday Music

Posted on February 10, 2013 by nicdempsey

Sunshine on Leith – The Proclaimers. Because I’m sick and there’s a programme on the radio about it. It’s the perfect music for having a cold to..

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Sunday Music

Posted on January 27, 2013 by nicdempsey

My favourite Isley Brothers song..

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Sunday Music

Posted on January 20, 2013 by nicdempsey

We’re at the third week of January. Resolutions that people started with are being abandoned with speed. Somebody (my mother!) had a lot of January resolutions some of them I wasn’t sure she’d make. This is for her and everyone … Continue reading →

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Sunday Music: American Pie – Don McLean

Posted on January 13, 2013 by nicdempsey

Today would have been my parents 40th wedding anniversary. You know, if they hadn’t been divorced at 20 years or my Dad was still alive. As much as a mistake as their marriage may have been, it did produce me … Continue reading →

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Sunday Music

Posted on January 6, 2013 by nicdempsey

Today is Epiphany. So the music was going to have to be We Three Kings. I was one of the Three Kings when I was about 9, in that year’s school play, I was picked for my ability to be … Continue reading →

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Sunday Music

Posted on December 30, 2012 by nicdempsey

I was really struggling to find something for this week. I just haven’t really been listening to the radio or the ipod for that matter. Then this earwormed me. It’s one of my running songs and at the end of … Continue reading →

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Sunday Music: Blue Christmas – Elvis

Posted on December 23, 2012 by nicdempsey

It’s nearly Christmas, so a Christmas song. I have many versions of Blue Christmas, but the first version I ever heard was Elvis. Most of our music came from the radio or cassettes but we had a record player and … Continue reading →

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Sunday Music

Posted on December 16, 2012 by nicdempsey

Yesterday was my Dad’s birthday. In three days time, it will be the 11th anniversary of his death. On Mum’s birthday, I talked about how music is an inheritance and the music that she ‘gave’ me. My relationship with my … Continue reading →

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