Shaggy

The Wurzles? My feeling is regional accents (of whatever country) will always add to the feeling and authenticity of a song - thinking Lindisfarne, Amy MacDonald, Mary Hopkin etc, and good examples in previous posts. What can really irritate are blatant put-on accents (UB40’s mock Jamaican springs very much to mind) - exception is Chrissie Hynde’s luscious singing voice which has always sounded distinctly accented French to me, although I believe she comes from Akron Ohio......

Arc of a diver - Steve Winwood

Blitzkrieg Bop - Ramones

Sky high - Jigsaw

The big sleep - Simple Minds

Jo the waiter - Tubeway Army / Gary Numan

In eachother’s company - Manfred Mann

Circles in the sand - Belinda Carlisle

Alan’s psychedelic breakfast - Pink Floyd

I bought a (non bass related.....) hi-fi system from Brian - delightful guy to deal with, and the system came rapidly despatched and beautifully packed. Many thanks fella!

Castaway - Zac Brown band

Get nervous - Pat Benetar

Strange little girl - Stranglers

Don’t be afraid of the dark - Robert Cray Band

Summer night city - ABBA

Rooms on fire - Stevie Nicks

I’ve never been able to feel quite the same about butter since seeing “Last tango in Paris” as a tender youth. Certainly wouldn’t put it on a bass.....

December will be magic again - Kate Bush

June is bustin’ out all over - Rogers & Hammerstein

Bought a bridge and pick-guard off Mike this week at a helluva good price; lovely guy to chat with, deal couldn’t have been easier, and the goods arrived almost instantly and really well wrapped/packed. I’d deal with Mike again without hesitation - many thanks fella!

It still gives me a pang of guilt that I once got a perfectly good Squier MB1 P/J bass in a Crack Converters down from £100 to £50 as I demonstrated to the staff that one of the volume knobs wasn’t working. Turns out (after I got it home) that it was the pan / blend control, I hadn’t had a bass with one before......

Voodoo dolly - Siouxsie & The Banshees

Within you without you - Beatles

Waiting for a train - Flash and the Pan

Black coffee in bed - Squeeze