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Pin-Ups 50th, Morrissey The Eternal Teenager and what the Stones should be writing songs about

Published: Oct. 23, 2023, 2:39 p.m.

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Toothsome hors d\\u2019ouvres, mains and \\u2018items from the trolley\\u2019 on the rock and roll menu this week include \\u2026

 

\\u2026 Bowie\\u2019s Pin-Ups v Ferry\\u2019s These Foolish Things: who won?


\\u2026 the worst band name in history and why.

 

\\u2026 the fan who hired a plane to fly a message past Morrissey\\u2019s record label.

 

\\u2026 the Stones\\u2019 Hackney Diamonds: best album since Black And Blue or tedious riff-less dirge?

 

\\u2026 why only solo acts can tell stories onstage.  

 

\\u2026 why the Dutch love the Byrds.

 

\\u2026 things we never imagined 50 years ago.

 

\\u2026 Spanky McFarlane, Gloria Salt \\u2026 country music siren or twinkle-eyed PG Wodehouse dame?

 

\\u2026 the two main topics the Stones write songs about.

 

\\u2026 how modern fandom is expressed.

 

\\u2026 who ever thought they\\u2019d hear Dylan say the word \\u2018Wikipedia\\u2019 onstage? 


\\u2026 and has anyone got a copy of \\u2018Darker Than Blue: Soul From Jamtown\\u2019 on Mick Hucknall\\u2019s Blood And Fire label? And who remembers the \\u2018Hard-Up Heroes\\u2019 album?

 

Plus cycling with an umbrella, Barbra Streisand\\u2019s autocue and birthday guest Cathal Chu on the best and worst onstage banter.


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