<p>Digging deep in the icebox of news to choose the following lightly chilled refreshments …</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>… 500 Miles, Wonderwall, Yes Sir I Can Boogie(?): what does it take to be a football anthem?</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>… Gorillaz brilliant reinvention of the “guest appearance”</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>… Jerry Dammers' father was the Dean of Bristol Cathedral? Siouxsie’s dad milked venom from snakes?</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>… Rod Stewart’s “laryngitis”- aka being on a private jet to watch Scotland play in Boston!</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>… how they’re celebrating Syd Barrett’s 80th</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>… the godawfullest album title in the entire history of popular music</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>… England 2 Colombia 0: Kirsty MacColl’s immaculate sense of melancholy</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>… Faux Fighters, Proxy Music, By Jovi: tribute bands aren’t lesser versions of the band you like but great versions of the songs you like</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>… the worst Boz Scaggs gig followed by the best</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>… teen fizz to chin-stroking introspection: the link between George Michael and the Beach Boys</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>… “Londoners like to feel they’re impossible to impress”</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>… plus 500 Hartlepool fans dressed as Smurfs and birthday guest Blaine Allan.</p><p><strong>Help us to keep The Longest Continuous Conversation In Rock'n'Roll 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>