The Smiths - What She Said

This is an interesting video - starts off with a live performance and then cuts to an interview with Morrissey, who says that it's only on stage that he can be "the normal me". If it was anyone other than Morrisey, I'd find that hard to believe...

What she said: I smoke
Because I'm hoping for an early death
And I need to cling to something

The Style Council - My Ever Changing Moods

Aztec Camera - Oblivious

The Trash Can Sinatras - Obscurity Knocks

Brilliant song title...

Echo And The Bunnymen - The Killing Moon

Orange Juice - I Can't Help Myself

The Monochrome Set - I'll Scry Instead

In case you're wondering about the lyrics:
s.a.e. = stamped addressed envelope...

Magazine - A Song From Under The Floorboards

Elvis Costello and the Attractions - The Beat

This is the first post of 2009 so I should begin with - Happy New Year!

I'm going to start posting more often from imeem because the sound quality is better, the selection broader, and I can embed entire playlists. So at the end of each month I'll post the full set of songs for that month in the order in which they were posted, and you can listen to the whole lot with one click. Feel free to post also (from YouTube if you like) and I'll add the song to the playlist for the month.

This one is from This Year's Model, the best of Costello's brilliant first five albums.