At the Drop of a Mexican Hat

A Musical Advent 2011, Day 24

Sombrero Guy — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 19:21:01 +0000

So, it’s finally Christmas Eve. Forgive me for being late with this one.

Yet again, the fact that one of our main units of time consists of twenty four of another comes in useful. Today’s song is 24 Hours by 10cc.

And that concludes another year of advent. I’ll be back again on the 1st of December next year or, who knows, I may even find something else to write about before then. Merry Christmas, everyone!

A Musical Advent 2011, Day 23

Sombrero Guy — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 17:00:10 +0000

Today sees the return to the musical advent, four years and twelve days after their first appearance, of Ned’s Atomic Dustbin!

The song is Twenty Three Hour Toothache, which I have unfortunately only been able to find online on Myspace. Click on the play button and the song will appear in a pop-up window.

A Musical Advent 2011, Day 22

Sombrero Guy — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 17:00:14 +0000

It turns out that 22 is an even less popular number than 14 in songs.

Thankfully, those mad Scandinavians are here to help, with a gothic metal band. This is 22 by Sundown.

A Musical Advent 2011, Day 21

Sombrero Guy — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 17:00:43 +0000

This year, the Eagles make their first appearance in Advent, with Twenty One, from their second album ‘Desperado’.

A Musical Advent 2011, Day 20

Sombrero Guy — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 17:00:14 +0000

Today’s song is Top Twenty by The Undertones.

A Musical Advent 2011, Day 19

Sombrero Guy — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 17:00:28 +0000

Some more weird, relaxing instrumental stuff today, from an album on which every track appears to have been named by picking a completely random number.

This is Nineteen by Pillowdiver.

A Musical Advent 2011, Day 18

Sombrero Guy — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 17:00:26 +0000

This may count as cheating, but I don’t really care because it’s good.

Today’s music is Tchaicovsky’s 1812 Overture.

A Musical Advent 2011, Day 17

Sombrero Guy — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 17:00:18 +0000

Today’s song is Anthems For A Seventeen-Year-Old Girl by Broken Social Scene.

This is a group I first came across on the soundtrack to The Time Traveler’s Wife. It features their cover of Joy Division’s ‘Love Will Tear Us Apart’, which I actually like better than the original.

A Musical Advent 2011, Day 16

Sombrero Guy — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 17:00:06 +0000

A bit of punk rock today, with Sixteen Again by the Buzzcocks.

A Musical Advent 2011, Day 15

Sombrero Guy — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 17:00:59 +0000

This one is completely mad. The album it’s from is called Asylum with good reason, it would seem. As soon as I saw the utterly bizarre nature of the song title and band name, I knew I had to use this one.

Fifteen Flies in the Marmalade by The Legendary Pink Dots.