#plasticspaceship

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Plasticspaceship tagged me to post 5 favourite songs but, as that would be entirely impossible as my favourites change pretty much daily, I thought I'd post five cover versions that I love.

Gentle On My Mind was written by Glenn Campbell and Aretha turned this country hit into a soul classic.

The late great Kirsty MacColl gave this Billy Bragg song a poingnacy and edge that the original didn't really have.

The Cowboy Junkies have recorded many cover versions, all of which I adore. But as I've recently been revisiting Mary Margaret O'Hara's sublime Miss America, it is this one I have been listening to of late.

Johnny sings Lenny.

Kathryn Williams recorded an entire album of cover versions titled Relations, and I hiighly recommend giving it a listen. I love the original of this song by NIrvana, but this version has an eeriness that really adds something special.

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@wastemanjohn tagged me in this ty my darling

list your 10 favourite albums of all time and tag 10 people to list theirs

lauryn hill, the miseducation of lauryn hill

wyclef jean, the carnival

u2, achtung baby

pearl jam, ten

tori amos, little earthquakes

the beatles, let it be

louis armstrong, louis armstrong's all-time greatest hits (for this era it's just easier to get collections)

great big sea, play

fiddler on the roof, movie soundtrack

guns n roses, use your illusion ii (blue)

I tag @sindirimba, @rob-anybody, @snarkyblue, @rubynye, @cacchieressa, @thingsstingshouldsing, @pearwaldorf, @stupidlullabies, @iressails, @plasticspaceship

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thesewildreams replied to your post: Voice MemeName and usernameWhere you a...

ha! nobody calls me maurice!

It’s probably because I play my music in the dark. (ba-dum ching!)

plasticspaceship replied to your post: Voice MemeName and usernameWhere you a...

So that’s what you sound like! (Hi, Buddleia here)

That’s me! Hi bella! You should do the meme too, if you feel like it. I bet you say “doorknob” differently than I do.

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@siterlas tagged me for this: 8 Shows to Get to Know Me

the simpsons - since forever. my blog name comes from the simpsons as do many of my references

homicide: life on the street - i learned so much about racialized issues in this show as well as innovative storytelling

deadwood - what is there to say? you'd have to be a hooplehead not to get how great this show is

the walking dead - i never expected to love it as much as i do but it's one of the best shows for character arcs i've ever seen

twin peaks - so so pivotal in terms of what i find frightening

night court - this is reaching back but when i was a girl it taught me a shit ton about character and pacing plus was surprisingly compassionate for a half-hour sitcom in the 80s

star trek - my whole family loves this show and it's warranted lol

the golden girls - no explanation needed

randomly tagging: @lightedwindows, @ceeturnalia, @samwinchesterphantompregnancy, @pearwaldorf, @sindirimba, @snarkyblue, @plasticspaceship, @amiwritesthings