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The Guardian
18-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Guardian
Hairy Biker Si King's Honest Playlist: ‘Led Zeppelin is perfect for when you're speeding along'
The first single I bought I Don't Like Mondays by the Boomtown Rats from Sounds Nice on Birtley High Street, when I was in my teens. I know it was about a school shooting, but at the time, I thought: I have a visceral reaction to Mondays as well. The first song I fell in love with Still in Love With You from Thin Lizzy's Live and Dangerous album. I was learning to play drums and Brian Downey, Thin Lizzy's drummer, used to do this wonderful shuffle beat because it's a relatively slow track, and his playing is beautiful. I still play the drums. I've never stopped being a musician. The song I secretly like There's a couple of Eagles tracks, like Desperado, mainly for that bit where Jeff Bridges in The Big Lebowski gets in the cab and says: 'I hate the fuckin' Eagles, man!' I probably shouldn't say that because as well as sessioning with a band called Groove Train, who are great, I've just been asked to play percussion for the Bootleg Eagles. The song I do karaoke The Royal Mile and Baker Street by Gerry Rafferty and Take the Money and Run by the Steve Miller Band are just about in my range. But I'm not a regular karaoke-er, man. The song I inexplicably know every lyric to I was sat in the park listening to some music and China in Your Hand by T'Pau and I Want to Be Free by Toyah Willcox came on. I mustn't have heard them for 30 years and I still remembered the lyrics. I've just got that sort of brain. I'm the same with telephone numbers. I can still remember my mates' mams and dads' telephone numbers. The song that changed my life John Bonham's drums on When the Levee Breaks by Led Zeppelin are nothing short of epic. Apparently they recorded them in a stairwell. That changed my life because I then wanted to be John Bonham. The song I can no longer listen toThe First Time Ever I Saw Your Face by Roberta Flack because it reminds me of lost love. The song that gets me up in the morning Gimme Some Lovin' by the Spencer Davis Group. The best song to play at a partyAin't Nobody by Rufus and Chaka Khan, because it's great. Sign up to Inside Saturday The only way to get a look behind the scenes of the Saturday magazine. Sign up to get the inside story from our top writers as well as all the must-read articles and columns, delivered to your inbox every weekend. after newsletter promotion The song that makes me cry On the Wire by Troy Cassar-Daley is a narrative of losing your way, your sense of place and home and just living on the wire. It's about love and comfort and fundamentally a reflection of how lonely the modern world can be. The best song to motorcycle to Kashmir by Led Zeppelin. What a track to have in your head when you're speeding. The Hairy Bikers: Our Family Favourites is available from the Guardian Bookshop.
The Guardian
11-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Guardian
‘I've always had a soft spot for Lady Gaga': John Lydon's honest playlist
The first song I fell in love with I loved Gene Vincent as a kid. Then my mum and dad bought You Really Got Me by the Kinks. It shocked me that the guitar was so tough and brilliant. Ray Davies is one of Britain's finest songwriters. The first single I bought Ruby, Don't Take Your Love to Town by Kenny Rogers, from a little store in Finsbury Park, where I bought reggae and Jimi Hendrix from thereon in. It was run by a little old lady, who played the deepest of deep reggae. She had colossal, mad taste, this old lady. The song I do at karaoke I hate karaoke. It's always embarrassing and awful because the expectations of your drunken comrades is overwhelmingly dull. I'd rather spend the time drinking than pretending I'm Roy Orbison. The song I secretly like but tell everybody I hate Die With a Smile by Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars may be written for mass consumption, and even though I'm not corporate-minded myself, that doesn't mean that I dislike corporate philosophies. I've always had a soft spot for Lady Gaga. I really like her vocal deliveries. They're really quite excellent. The song I inexplicably know every lyric to Both The Spy and Waiting for the Sun by the Doors rattle around my brain. They seem that perfect blend of different to the usual rock'n'roll and possibilities. A stunning band by all means. The song I can no longer listen to My Coo Ca Choo by Alvin Stardust. The best song to play at a party [Sings] 'Show me the way to go Home / I'm tired and wanna go to bed / You're only half a football team / Turn the boys in white and red.' Sign up to Inside Saturday The only way to get a look behind the scenes of the Saturday magazine. Sign up to get the inside story from our top writers as well as all the must-read articles and columns, delivered to your inbox every weekend. after newsletter promotion The song that changed my life When I first heard Moonlight on Vermont by Captain Beefheart and his Magic Band, I thought it was incredibly absurd. But it hit me when the Captain starts singing: 'Gimme dat ole time religion.' I got the humour, but I also got the cleverness: that music shouldn't be viewed in such strict stanzas, verses and choruses. It's a brilliant piece of deconstruction that altered my mind completely about music. The song that makes me cry Anything by Roy Orbison. Nora [Forster, Lydon's wife, who died in 2023] loved Roy Orbison. So that hits song I'd like played at my funeral Requiem by Mozart, because it's so self-important. Public Image Ltd: This Is Not the Last Tour tours are on tour from 22 May. See
Yahoo
10-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
16 Too-Real Tweets About Mother's Day vs. Father's Day
Mother's Day and Father's Day are great occasions to honor the parental figures in your life. But it seems many moms and dads like to vent about their special days on Twitter ― and many like to highlight the differences between the two holidays. We've rounded up 16 funny tweets that compare Mother's Day and Father's Day. Enjoy! 10 Too-Real Comics About Mother's Day 43 Raw Photos Of Moms Helping Their Daughters Give Birth 19 Songs That Beautifully Capture Motherhood
