Comments on: Happy Fucking Christmarse, New Year, etc etc grumble…

By: Dylan

Dylan — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 13:31:23 +0000

During that performance – you almost see in Crosby’s eyes all the different ways in which he’s planning to torture and maim his agent as soon as the cameras stop rolling.

By: Matthew

Matthew — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 13:17:49 +0000

Bowie’s hair, too! So pricelessly sensible, from the man known for prancing about in silver jumpsuits!

And don’t egg her on about the Huey Lewis one – she loves that too.

By: Dylan

Dylan — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 13:14:50 +0000

Well I happen to agree with your mum, Matthew. I think Frankie’s Power Of Love is nearly as good as the Huey Lewis original.

I also think that the video to the Bowie & Crosby duet is one of the most delicously uncomfortable performances ever committed to film. Bowie tripping his tits off on some dodgy substance or other, powdered essence of Indonesian baby probably; and Crosby standing there in utter bewilderment clearly thinking “…and precisely what the fuck am I doing here?!”

Fantastic stuff – just what Christmas is all about!

By: Matthew

Matthew — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 12:29:26 +0000

Erm, I can’t help but feel that this blog is getting away from me somewhat at moments like this.

By: Campfires & Battlefields

Campfires & Battlefields — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 12:02:12 +0000

And in any event, who could possibly be cooler than Bing Crosby? “White Christmas” for Chissakes! “White Christmas”!

By: Mrs. Brother of Toad

Mrs. Brother of Toad — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 19:19:23 +0000

Campfires – I thank you for showing my ungrateful brother in law that David is still cool and that he didn’t even want to sing the song – but he did it for his mother, which is more than we can say for Toad. You should all be happy he didn’t put my other choice on today’s Toadcast…

By: Campfires & Battlefields

Campfires & Battlefields — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 11:54:22 +0000

This makes for interesting reading:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peace_on_Earth/Little_Drummer_Boy

By: Matthew

Matthew — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 23:23:22 +0000

I am on Firefox and XP and I have no problems. Is your computer up to running the little Javascript players all at once and is your connection okay? I am pretty sure it should be working for you.

By: zeepkist

zeepkist — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 23:12:14 +0000

man, this is a good music blog;
only thing is you can not listen to the music on firefox on xp; just silence; shame that;

By: Matthew

Matthew — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 23:07:06 +0000

On The Nickel may be one of the greatest songs with which history has ever provided us. Praise be to Good King Tom!