Music Was My First Love...

Corny lyric, I know, but where would we be without ‘corn’ in our music.
We’d lose the whole Eurovision Song Contest for a start.*

I have extremely wide and eclectic tastes in music.  David Bowie is my favourite artist, and I like Opera, Jazz, Electronic, Alternative Rock, Musicals, Dance, & Classical.  I can even tolerate Country & Western and Folk, but usually draw a line at accordions.

I still follow the UK Charts, and collect every No1 Single and Album.  One of the most popular parts of my old site was the lists of UK No2 singles, which I’ve published again, and I keep it up to date.  And yes, I collect all those too.

So far, there’s only the Chart Trivia and Gigs sections, but I will add others as I go along.  Why not bookmark the page, and pop back later to see what’s new.  I’m also happy to take requests, and on my last site I put up a few tracks for Chinese viewers, who were denied YouTube etc. behind the Bamboo Curtain.

*Yes, that would be a bad thing.

My music pages are sorted into the following sections:

Chart Trivia Including all the UK No2 Singles, and Million Sellers.

Gigs videos from acts I’m going to see in the coming months.

When we work, we expect to get paid for it.
It should be no different for musicians, composers, artists and others.

I’m trying very hard not to infringe anyone’s copyright, but it is really difficult not to on occasions.  My aim is to promote the artists, not to deny them payment for their hard work and talents.

Where I can, I’ll use a YouTube embedded video to showcase a piece, but I also occasionally add a track to my site using a plug-in.  If you have the rights to the music and want it removed, just ask.  When I can, I’ll ask permission (thanks Alexander).

I take my images from the internet.  Again, if it’s yours, and you want it removed, just ask.  When I can, I’ll ask permission (thanks Marc).

If you’re a visitor and like the music, please buy it through the various on-line music vendors (Amazon, iTunes etc), or on hard-copy, or at least listen to it on one of the streaming services that pay musicians (Spotify, LastFM etc.).

You can also go to see and hear live music whenever possible, you may have forgotten how much you enjoy it!