[Insert Buddy Holly Lyric Here]

A quick post. This post has one objective really, to expose people to a little bit of Peggy Sue. I'm currently unable to go to sleep due to some form of inability to turn of my music and go to bed, presently Lazarus by Peggy Sue is gracing my ears. So, from me (but more accurately Peggy Sue and BrilliantlyDifferent on Soundcloud), to you, a splendiferous body of work by Peggy Sue.

Peggy Sue: A Body Of Work by brilliantlydifferent

You know who puts on a great live performance; Peggy Sue. Below are a series of pictures taken from Peggy Sue's gig at the Garage.

Yes, there was a person with a winter hat standing directly in front of me.

The Hippety-Hoppity Brigade

Old Skool Hip-Hop

My constant references to and overt admiration of the Folk genre could possibly lead to the assumption that I listen to nothing but, the folk. Not true. It's just, the folk calls to me now. Folk aside, there is a genre that I make almost no reference to whatsoever, hip-hop. I'm a fan of hip-hop, I'm not that well versed in hip-hop, but then again I'm not particularly well versed in any genre of music, I just know what I like. So, for a change, I thought I'd aggregate some of my favourite hip-hop songs. Spotify here.

Calling the Hippety Hoppety Brigade

You Got Me - The Roots (Featuring Erykah Badu and Eve)

Electric Relaxation - A Tribe Called Quest

I Love College - Asher Roth

Before I Let You Go - Blackstreet

Tha Crossroads - Bone Thugs-N-Harmony

The People - Common

Encore - Jay-Z

Uncommon Valour: A Vietnam Story - Jedi Mind Tricks

Two Words - Kanye West (Featuring Mos Def, Freeway and The Harlem Boys Choir)

Lost Ones - Lauryn Hill

Before You Walk Out My Life - Monica

Mastermind - Nas

Everyone Nose - N.E.R.D

Bring the Noise - Public Enemy

It Takes Two - Rob Base and DJ EZ Rock

My Adidas - Run-DMC

Push It - Salt-N-Pepa

Fight the Power (Pts. 1 & 2) - The Isely Brothers

The Light - Common

Rapper's Delight - The Sugarhill Gang

Creep - TLC

Keep Ya Head Up - Tupac Shakur

For a more comprehensive exploration of hip-hop and a wide selection of music to sample, potter over to A Purple Vagabond.

*100 imaginary pounds goes to whoever knows what this is a reference to

I'll Cover You

Emmy the Great Performing "Fight for this Love" by Cheryl Cole at Union Chapel

There are few things I enjoy more then that. I was kicking myself for not going to Union Chapel to see that splendiferous performance, and I'm sure, many more.

My revisiting of that video made me think of the wonderful world of covers, good and bad. The above, I believe, fitting into the former category. So, once again, I have created a playlist of what I believe to be jolly good covers, ingeniously titles, jolly good covers (Much effort was put into not filling this with Cat Power songs). Spotify here, YouTube here, audio below.

Jolly Good Covers aka, I'll Cover You

A Message to You Rudy - The Specials

Monkey Man - Amy Winehouse

I'm Waiting For the Man - Belle & Sebastian

Not Fade Away - The Rolling Stones

I Found a Reason - Cat Power

Just Like a Woman - Charlotte Gainsbourg and Calexico

I Can't Explain - David Bowie

River - Dianne Reeves

Sous Le Ciel de Paris - Edith Piaf

Redemption Song - Anjelique Kidjo

Barbara Allen - Frank Turner

Brain Damage - Jeffrey Lewis and Laura Marling

Mr Bojangles - Nina Simone

Redemption Song - Joe Strummer and Johnny Cash

Somebody's Baby - Phantom Planet

Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now) - Postal Service

Smile - Robert Downey Jr.

Killing Me Softly - The Fugees

Ring Them Bells - Sufjan Stevens

I Don't Like Mondays - Tori Amos

Louie, Louie - Toots & the Maytals

I Spy With my Spotify

Headphone porn: The stuff dreams are made of

It's been a good day, well, other than taking an exam that I didn't understand particularly well. Today, I entered the world of Spotify. Thanks to For Folks Sake, I recieved an invitation last night and from the moment I got in from my exam to this very moment, I've been on Spotify. And what a wonderful piece of software it is. To commemorate this wonderful day, I've created what I belive to be a very appropriate playlist. No approriate, necessariliy in it's content, but appropriate in its being music I'm presently enjoying on Spotify. The playlist can be accessed from Spotify here, via YouTube here, and as audio files below. Unfortunately, not all the audio files are available below as there were some I simply could not obtain. Well, enjoy.

Eyeless in England (Covered in Canopies and Grapes)

Une Année Sans Lumière - Arcade Fire
Just Like a Woman - Bob Dylan
Radar Detector - Darwin Deez
Valentino - Diane Birch
Canopies and Grapes - Emmy the Great
Cosmic Love - Florence + the Machine
Barbara Allen - Frank Turner
Wishes and Stars - Harper Simon
When the Night Comes In - I Said Yes
Northern Line - Jamie T
Eyeless in Holloway - Johnny Flynn
Again - Karima Francis
Goodbye England (Covered in Snow) - Laura Marling
The Cave - Mumford and Sons
Let Your Love Grow Tall - Passion Pit
Watchman - Peggy Sue
Human of the Year - Regina Specktor
America - Simon & Garfunkle
Does This Mean You're Moving On? - The Airborne Toxic Event
Walking - The Dodos
Killer Parties - The Hold Steady
Ticket Taker - The Low Anthem
Long Forgotten Fairy-Tale - The Magnetic Fields