#greatperformances

In May 1987, I hopped on an aeroplane for the first time in my life aged 21 and left the wind and rain of a desolate Leeds/Bradford Airport and flew off to Benidorm, Spain with my best mate at the time

Tom Waits has often been described as a musical Charles Bukowski, his music often describes seedy, downtrodden places and characters, the rough underbelly of urban decay. His voice is unique, and I don't

The 1980's, as well as being a time of optimism, great music, excess and good times, was also the decade which saw a rise of social consciousness in regard to apartheid in South Africa. During the 80's

Tonight we're going for something a little different by bringing you some OPM. "OPM?" they all cried in unison. Yes say I. OPM: Original Philippines Music. Firstly just a few words about music

This 'Great Performance' comes from the soundtrack of 1980 British movie 'Breaking Glass' and is performed by its star, singer-songwriter Hazel O'Connor. The problem with doing this 'Great Performance'

A bit of a difference here with this 'Great Performance'. Firstly, it's a cover version, and secondly, it's just a music video. This doesn't take anything away from the song and the performance, however.....

If there was a band that I listened to more than any other through my teenage years it was Spandau Ballet. It was the closest I could ever come to being cool, relevant and of course, there was a girl

There are very few 'pop' songs written about revenge and laced with spite and menace but in 1995, from their No.1 album, A Different Class, Pulp did exactly that with their track, 'I Spy'. The Britpop

Something for the weekend Sir? Now to celebrate @detlev 's #metalweekend series which is always great for a mosh, I thought I'd delve into my #greatperformances catalogue for a classic with a twist. If

Back to the 80's again tonight and another heart rending performance and vocal from the totally adorable Randy Crawford. I could have picked from a multitude of Randy Crawford tracks because she's never

Dreamgirls originally hit the Broadway stage in 1981, and whilst musicals weren't my favourite form of music, or even theatre, one song from this show caught my attention when it was released as a single