On the first day of Christmas, my true love gave to me…
A rehash of something I did nearly six years ago when the pandemic was in full flow.
So this is an idea that I had ages ago and I figured now is a good time to deploy it. When we were stuck indoors during lockdown, we were all searching for various ways to pass the time. One trend that came up during the spring was the 30 Day Song Challenge, where people would look at the picture below and go day by day posting a song that best fitted each category.
As I say, quite a long time has passed since then so I want to take the opportunity to do something that can just about work as kind of an advent calendar, and see how my tastes in music have evolved and expanded since. That is partially why I maintain this blog after all.
Let’s begin!
Day 1: A song you like with a colour in the title
2020: “Red Right Hand”, Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds
2025: “Green Onions”, Booker T & the M.G.s
There’s a lot I could have chosen for this one to be honest. “Sproston Green” by the Charlatans, “Yellow Submarine” by the Beatles, “Blue Monday” by New Order, you get the idea. But I’ve gone for “Green Onions” of all things for one simple reason: I’ve been using it on my radio show lately as a backing track for my links at the top of the show. It’s the catchy, old daysy vibe it brings that makes me like it so much. Now that I’ve typed that actually there’s two other reasons that just occurred to me. First, I want to save Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds for another song down the line. Second, my neighbour is a fan of Booker T & the M.G.s. So Mary, this one’s for you.
One day down, 29 more to go. See you tomorrow!
A-Side Glance 