1. Rose Elinor Dougall – First Sign
2. Keuning – Boat Accident
3. Ryan Adams – Manchester
4. The Vaccines – All My Friends Are Falling In Love
5. Circa Waves – Movies
This weekend is Australia Day. So, as is tradition on this blog, here’s an Australian chart for you.
FIVE SONGS BY AUSTRALIAN ACTS
1. Midnight Oil – Beds Are Burning
2. INXS – Baby Don’t Cry
3. Steffan Dennis – Don’t It Make You Feel Good?
4. Kylie Minogue – I Believe In You
5. Holly Valance – State Of Mind
1. Muse – Hungry Like The Wolf
2. Ryan Adams – Manchester
3. Chemical Brothers – MAH
4. Catfish and the Bottlemen – Longshot
5. The Killers – Land Of The Free
1. Ryan Adams – Baby I Love You
2. Paramore – Rose Coloured Boy
3. Hunna – Flicking Your Hair
4. Franz Ferdinand – Shut Up Kiss Me
5. Tom Grennan – Sober
September 2017 began with a road trip, and a long one at that, to Edinburgh, to see Linfield take on Spartans in the Scottish Challenge Cup.
Two days later, it was another football match with an international feel, an actual international, as Northern Ireland took on Czech Republic at Windsor Park.
The following weekend was busy, taking in Ryan Adams at Ulster Hall and then Linfield’s match against Glentoran.
There was more football to follow, taking in Linfield’s matches against Crusaders and Ballinamallard.
The following weekend was football free but not photo free, as I was out capturing Culture Night, and Street Art painted as part of Hit The North.
The month ended with a trip to Solitude to see Linfield take on Cliftonville. The less said about which, the better.
Northern Ireland v Czech Republic
Northern Ireland v Czech Republic Photo Album
Ryan Adams live at Ulster Hall
Ryan Adams live at Ulster Hall
Linfield v Ballinamallard United
Culture Night 2017 Photo Album
Hit The North 2017 Photo Album
51. Rag n Bone Man – Skin
52. Erasure – Love You To The Sky
53. Simon Le Bon – Let’s Dance
54. The Kooks – Be Who You Are
55. The Chainsmokers – Young
56. The XX – On Hold
57. Beck – Up All Night
58. Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds – Be Careful What You Wish For
59. Pvris – What’s Wrong
60. Ed Sheeran – Castle On The Hill
61. Calvin Harris – Feels
62. Niall Horan – Slow Hand
63. Rick Astley ft Foo Fighters – Never Gonna Give You Up
64. Shed Seven – Don’t Get Me Wrong
65. Depeche Mode – Heroes
66. Ryan Adams – Streets Of Philidelphia
67. The National – The System Only Dreams In Total Darkness
68. James – Sit Down (Game Of Thrones 2017 version)
69. Coldplay – Something Just Like This
70. Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds – The Man Who Built The Moon
71. Ariana Grande and Miley Cyrus – Don’t Dream It’s Over
72. Muse – Dig Down
73. Paul Heaton and Jacqui Abbott – Here I Go Again
74. Ringo Starr – Give More Love
75. Rory Lavelle – When The Crazies Come Out
Load of rubbish. He was on stage for two hours and didn’t play Summer Of 69.
Might as well get that out of the way first. It was Ryan, not Bryan Adams. Curiously, they share the same birthday, fifteen years apart.
Bit of a late one this, only getting a ticket three days before the concert, with tickets being sold out on the first day of sale. Curiously, for an event listed as “Sold out”, there was a lot of space in the venue.
This was supposed to be his first Belfast concert since 2012, except that it was his first Belfast concert since the previous night.
He was bored on Thursday night and was looking for something to do, so via the power of Social Media, he did a quickly arranged gig in McHugh’s, with profits going to Assisi.
If you want, you can view clips from the McHugh’s gig here.
It was 2001 that I first got into Ryan Adams with his album Gold, and singles such as New York New York and Answering Bell.
It was 14 years later and 12 years earlier came the album that turned him into a Panto Villain in the eyes of the internet, which is literally the worst thing you can be due to him causing anger for “Mansplaining” (Not a real word. Anyone who uses it should not be taken seriously) 1989 by Taylor Swift.
There were no Taylor Swift covers, but we were treated to a two hour trip through his back catalogue, and a lot of guitar solos, and then some harmonica solos.
The highlight of which was New York New York.
I would have love to have heard Answering Bell and So Alive, it didn’t matter, Ulster Hall was very much alive.
1. U2 – You’re The Best Thing About Me
2. Ryan Adams – So Alive
3. Steely Dan – Dirty Work
4. Stereophonics – Caught By The Wind
5. Kasabian – Ill Ray
Guess what? I actually got a ticket for Ryan Adams. God bless last minute extra tickets going on sale.
Good luck to all those getting Liam Gallagher tickets this morning. At least with it being moved to The Odyssey from Ulster Hall, it won’t be as much of a scramble. Apologies for sounding smug, but i’ve already got one in the pre-sale.
We’ve reached that time of year when we are halfway through the year and it is time to do the Top 50 songs of the year so far.
There’s no scientific formula to it. I just went through The Friday Five, and tried to assemble them into some sort of order.
If you love pointless stats, there are three former “The Sound Of …..” winners in the chart.
Remember, it can all change by the time of the main chart in December.
It could even be a Gallagher brother duopoly.
1. Liam Gallagher – Wall Of Glass
2. Rose Elinor Dougall – Closer
3. The Killers – The Man
4. Paramore – Hard Times
5. John Hassell and the April Rainers – Intercity 125
6. Rose Elinor Dougall – All At Once
7. Royal Blood – Lights Out
8. Blondie – Long Time
9. Kasabian – You’re In Love With A Psycho
10. Pale Waves – There’s A Honey
11. George Ezra – Don’t Matter Now
12. Harry Styles – Sign Of The Times
13. Lorde – Green Light
14. Arcade Fire – Everything Now
15. Beth Ditto – Fire
16. Dagny – Wearing Nothing
17. Haim – Want You Back
18. The Kooks – Be Who You Are
19. Haim – Little Of Your Love
20. The XX – On Hold
21. Coldplay – Something Just Like This
22. Amy MacDonald – Dream On
23. Erasure – Love You To The Sky
24. Ed Sheeran – Castle On The Hill
25. Rag n Bone Man – Skin
26. Liam Gallagher – Chinatown
27. The Charlatans – Plastic Machinery
28. James – Sit Down (Game Of Thrones 2017 version)
29. Joy Williams – Ordinary World
30. Liam Gallagher – Bold
31. Muse – Dig Deep
32. Shed Zeppelin – Good Times, Bad Times, Disco Down
33. Barry Manilow – New York State Of Mind
34. Kasabian – Bless This Acid House
35. Robin Bengtsson – I Can’t Go On
36. Black Grape – Pop Voodoo
37. Imagine Dragons – Believer
38. Matt Maltese – As The World Caves In
39. The Courteeners – Don’t Look Back In Anger
40. Maggie Rogers – Alaska
41. Ryan Adams – To Be Without You
42. Miley Cyrus – Malibu
43. Cast – Faith
44. Blossoms – In Da Club/Carelss Whisper
45. Imelda May – I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For
46. Ariana Grande and Miley Cyrus – Don’t Dream It’s Over
47. Rory Lavelle – Poor Pride
48. Rose Elinor Dougall – Hell and Back
49. Amy MacDonald – Automatic
50. Paul Draper – Things People Want
1. Liam Gallagher – Bold
2. George Ezra – Don’t Matter Now
3. The Killers – The Man
4. Rogue Emperor – Holy Ghost
5. Dagny – Wearing Nothing
A couple of national celebrations days this week giving me an excuse to do some charts, starting with Canada Day tomorrow
FIVE SONGS BY CANADIAN ACTS
1. Men Without Hats – The Safety Dance
2. Tegan and Sara – The Con
3. Celine Dion – It’s All Coming Back To Me Now
4. K’Naan – Wavin Flag
5. Glass Tiger – Don’t Forget Me
Not only that, it’s Dan Aykroyd’s birthday. Surely the two should just combined and called Danada Day?
A bit further, Trumpistan will be celebrating Independence Day. So, here’s a couple of charts commemorating the musical talents and inspiration of Murica.
FIVE SONGS BY AMERICAN ACTS
1. Tom Petty – Freefallin
2. Jane Wiedlin – Rush Hour
3. Ryan Adams – So Alive
4. Blondie – Heart Of Glass
5. Katy Perry – Wide Awake
SONGS WITH USA OR AMERICA(N) IN THE TITLE
1. Razorlight – America
2. U2 – The Hands That Built America
3. Miley Cyrus – Party In The USA
4. David Bowie – Young Americans
5. Green Day – American Idiot
SONGS WITH AMERICAN CITIES OR STATES IN THE TITLE
1. Ryan Adams – New York, New York
2. Bruce Springsteen – Streets Of Philadelphia
3. Beach Boys – California Girls
4. Tony Christie – Is This The Way To Amarillo
5. Bran Van 3000 – Drinking In LA
1. The Divine Comedy – Blue Monday
2. Paramore – Told You So
3. Haim – Want You Back
4. Paul Weller – One Tear
5. Marillion – Kayleigh
I hate it when bands I like play Tennent’s Vital. I’d love to go and see Muse but I can’t be bothered to pay money to stand miles away from the stage surrounded by shitebags and smelly tramps while mates of sponsors just waltz in after me and get a better view.
Think i’ll just wait until their next Odyssey gig.
Ryan Adams update. Still looking for a standing ticket for his Ulster Hall gig in September. Face Value.
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