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Festive Fix #2 – Christmas wouldn’t be the same without…

It’s the season of top 5 lists more than ever this year as we crawl to the end of a decade. Here’s my list of the things that are essential to my Christmas:

David Parkes’ Christmas Hits on repeat (cassette version too for a nice old school crackle)
Fixing the Christmas tree lights
Myself and the sisters wearing Santa [...]

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Sunday song: Waterloo Sunset

I’m not sure what it is exactly about this song that makes me associate it with lazy Sunday afternoons. Maybe it’s the nostalgic vibes of Sunday radio or imagery of the seaside and watching sunsets reminding me of home.
Whatever it is, it’s one of my Sunday songs and I love it.

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My first album – Mariah Carey. What was yours?

When I go home to Clare, I often find myself taking a trip down memory lane in some way.
Today I was poking around looking for something when I stumbled upon the first musical purchase I ever made. It’s Mariah Carey’s album Daydream on cassette. A bit scratched and dusty but still playable. Released in 1995, [...]

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U2 360 countdown: post #4 & Happy Birthday Jen!

My U2 song of choice for today was pre-determined by the fact that it’s my friend Jenni’s birthday & aside from it being one of her favourite U2 songs, it has a special happy memory attached for both of us.
One Saturday night while walking towards the taxi rank on O’Connell St, we were singing our [...]

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U2 360 countdown: post #2

A rather beautiful moment from the Elevation Tour DVD…

…for the one I love.

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