Single Review: “Holding Back The Tears” – Take That

It’s been 30 years since @takethat released their third album “Nobody Else” and it shows how far things have come. In that time, Robbie Williams left, the band split up some time after that, all had successful solo careers and even reunited – something no one ever saw coming – first without Robbie and then …

Single Review: “Daddy” – Naughty Boy X Emeli Sandé

In honour of it being Naughty Boy’s birthday on 1st January 2025, I decided to review one of my favourite tracks of the last 25 years. Yes, I have a loose top 20 of favourite tracks of the current century.  Strange?  Maybe.  Anyway, this is a collaboration with Emeli Sandé and they go next levels …

Review: “Imperial March (Darth Vader’s Theme)” – John Williams

You can always recognise a John Williams soundtrack. There’s always an Easter egg from another. Or just the sheer ferocity. Or the romantic tenderness. It’s hard to pin down a favourite piece by him, but this one stands out.  Subtitled Darth Vader’s theme, this is written for the main villain in the original trilogy,  what …

Single Review: “Penny Lane” – The Beatles

“Penny Lane is in my ears and in my eyes…” You know you sang along with that. I certainly did.  This song is part of English history and on this particular day in 1967, the Beatles did a last minute remix of it along with “Strawberry Fields Forever” the double a side single that they …

Single Review: “Forgive Yourself” – Caitlyn Scarlett, Her Ensemble

Caitlyn Scarlett – Forgive Yourself  This is a track Kwame Kwaten sent to me, and….  Wow. So, where do I start? It’s piano led, strings, and Caitlyn’s vocals just really give me goosebumps.  I like goosebumps. This is beautiful, it just reminds me that the ability to write an emotional song is never going away.  …