Good morning, it is Boxing Day, and we are feeling the effects of what we indulged in yesterday. Me personally, I had salmon and nibbles for lunch, a delicious roast served up by my Dad, and half a Terry’s chocolate orange from m’stocking, all washed down by a couple of G&Ts.
No mistletoe though, which probably sets us up quite nicely for what is in danger of being a rather soppy part of our 30 Day Song Challenge.
Day 26: A song that makes you want to fall in love
2020: “Take On Me”, a-ha
Another one of the best songs of the 80s, and along with “Everybody Wants To Rule The World” a song I had on my personalised radio station on a game called Saints Row 2. “Take On Me” makes for a surprisingly good backing song when you’re being chased by cops around the city.
2025: “Wild is the Wind”, David Bowie
I’ve gone this far into the month without dropping a Bowie song. Incredible.
And to be pedantic, this isn’t really a Bowie song at all, it’s ultimately a Nina Simone song. But that doesn’t change the fact it contains one of his best performances of his entire career. Heartfelt, and then some. Definitely makes a person want to fall in love, even if the narrator (Our old mate, the Thin White Duke) is one cold to the concept of what love even is. Ah, I want to listen to Station to Station now.
A-Side Glance 