10 favourites - 2015

Not new videos but favourites this year

Shoes - a YouTube music playlist

With most tracks suggested by friends on Facebook

Merry Xmas

Jacintha Pucka & Bartell Darcy

London - a music video playlist

Welcome to the Olympics 2012. Here are some songs, images & music of London. Thanks to Facebook friends for all the suggestions.

Playlist

1. Waterloo Sunset - The Kinks
2. Willesden To Cricklewood - Joe Strummer & the Mescaleros
3. Kentish Town Waltz - Imelda May
4. Montague Terrace In Blue - Scott Walker
5. Warwick Avenue - Duffy
6. Buddha Of Suburbia - David Bowie
7. Wild West End - Dire Straits
8. Brompton Oratory - Nick Cave
9. Willesden Green - The Kinks
10. London Calling - The Clash
11. A Rainy Night In Soho - The Pogues
12. August In Hammersmith - Robyn Hitchcock
13. Werewolves Of London - Warren Zevon
14. I Don't Want To Go To Chelsea - Elvis Costello
15. Misty Morning, Albert Bridge - The Pogues
16. Up the Junction - Squeeze
17. West End Girls - Pet Shop Boys
18. I Like London In The Rain - Blossom Dearie
19. Lions - Dire Straits
20. A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square - Frank Sinatra
21. Silvertown Blues - Mark Knopfler
22. The Old Main Drag - The Pogues
23. Limehouse Blues - Django Reinhardt et al
24. A Foggy Day In London Town - David Bowie
25. Junkie Doll - Mark Knopfler
26. Sweet Thames Flow Softly - Christy Moore et al
27. Piccadilly Palare - Morrissey
28. London Bridge - B.A.D.
29. The Guns Of Brixton - Arcade Fire
30. Primrose Hill - Madness
31. Down In The Tube Station At Midnight - The Jam
32. Baker Street - Gerry Rafferty
33. Kings Cross - Pet Shop Boys
34. This Is What We Find - Ian Dury
35. Swimming Over London - Tamesis Chamber Choir

Rainsongs reducks

I advised Jacintha to compile this Rainsongs playlist for 2012. Now do you believe in me?

Mystic Mavis

Rainsongs YouTube playlist

Thanks for the suggestions. (You know who you are.) Any more songs with the sound of rain in them?

Bartell

Willesden Herald 10 sad songs/music videos

Playlist by Bob Harmless, our staff comedian

Willesden Herald 10 feelgood music videos playlist

This playlist has been specially selected for us by Father Hardiman, ably assisted by Mrs Haverty.*

* Mrs Haverty's moral right to be identified as ably assisting this has been identified. "This means you, Mrs Coffey". Ed

Guest party playlist by nonatomicbeat

If you're sick of the Willesden Herald's gaudy selections, here are some fresh airs. (See list)

Steve's 10 tracks NOT to slash your wrists by

Apparently there is an album called "Tracks to slash your wrists by". So why not an opposing list?



1. Summertime Blues - Eddie Cochran
You don't have to be tall

2. Eloise - Paul and Barry Ryan
You don't have to be cool

3. My Perfect Cousin* - The Undertones
You don't have to be intelligent

4. Itchycoo Park - The Small Faces
You don't have to be able to dance

5. Anthem - Leonard Cohen
You don't have to be cheerful

6. Angel Flyin' Too Close to the Ground - Willie Nelson and Shelby Lynne
You don't have to be with someone

7. For My Lover - Tracy Chapman
You don't have to be sane

8. The Harder they Come - Jimmy Cliff
You don't have to be rich

9. I Dreamed A Dream* - Susan Boyle
You don't have to be young and beautiful

10. Baby I Need Your Lovin' - The Four Tops
The defence rests

Steve Moran

* These ones are skipped in the playlist but you can view them by clicking the separate links.

Playlist for the Queen's visit to Ireland

They're making Auntie Liz and Uncle Phil sit through Westlife tonight. By way of reparation for that atrocity, here's an alternative virtual Irish concert.

Our top 10 YouTube music videos of all time (playlist)

YouTube is blocking some of the ten from being embedded. Here is a link to the complete playlist on YouTube of our top 10 YouTube music videos of all time. The embedded playlist above is missing "Atomic" by Blondie.

Jacintha B. Pukka & Bartell Darcy