<p>Cartwheeling into 2026 with the usual cast of rock and roll heroes and pantomime villains. Behind you this week you’ll find …</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>… Boy George? Rick Wakeman? Chas Smash? Vanilla Ice? Pop stars who’ve done panto</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>… will there ever be another Rock Knighthood?</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>… Dylan, Elton, Chrissie Hynde and Lil Wayne mention Brigitte Bardot in songs: but who’s seen any of her films?</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>… “the Brigitte Bardot idea of beauty was conceived at the same time as the idea of rock and roll”</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>… Chris Rea’s obsession with Miles Davis – and the tale of Benny Santini</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>… Billy Joel’s ‘We Didn’t Start The Fire’ and ‘Hello’ by the Beloved and their roll calls of saints and sinners&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>… David saw Bob Marley at the Lyceum but now thinks he’s seen a show that was even better</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>… the great attraction of cinema is “our furtive dreams in the dark”</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>… what Van Morrison owes Hugh McCracken for the intro to Brown-Eyed Girl</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>… and birthday guest Andrew Slattery’s Hepworth v Ellen SmashWaddy reviews quiz!</p><br><p><strong>Help us to keep The Longest Conversation In Rock going: </strong><a href="https://www.patreon.com/wordinyourear" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/wordinyourear</a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>