#75daysofPaddy
Day 10 of #75daysofPaddy

A Paddy McAloon lyric a day until Truly Gifted Kids is published.

Today (from Knock On Wood):

'He swore he'd never leave her / He meant it 'til he did.'

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June 9, 2026 at 11:23 AM
Day 9 of #75daysofPaddy

A Paddy McAloon lyric a day until Truly Gifted Kids is published.

Today (from Green Issac II):

'It's hard to act so simply / It's easy to make noise.'

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June 8, 2026 at 10:15 AM
Day 20 of #75daysofPaddy

A Paddy McAloon lyric a day until Truly Gifted Kids is published.

Today (from Cue Fanfare):

'The sweet, sweet songs that cloud your eyes...'

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June 19, 2026 at 10:26 AM
Day 70 of #75daysofPaddy

A Paddy McAloon lyric a day until Truly Gifted Kids* is published.

Today (from Bonny):

'All my silence and my strained respect / Missed chances and the same regrets’

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* ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ MOJO

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August 8, 2026 at 10:51 PM
Day 75 of #75daysofPaddy

THE FINAL DAY! IT'S HERE!

A Paddy McAloon lyric a day until Truly Gifted Kids* is published.

Today (from Moving The River):

‘You surely are / A truly gifted kid / But you’re only as good as / The last great thing you did’

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* ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ MOJO

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August 13, 2026 at 9:29 AM
Day 7 of #75daysofPaddy

A Paddy McAloon lyric a day until Truly Gifted Kids is published.

Today (from Diana):

'She tastes of apple strudel, you can tell she does.'

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June 6, 2026 at 3:48 PM
Day 74 of #75daysofPaddy

A Paddy McAloon lyric a day until Truly Gifted Kids* is published.

Today (from Cruel):

'My contribution / To urban bluuuues'.

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* ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ MOJO

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August 12, 2026 at 2:51 PM
Day 16 of #75daysofPaddy

A Paddy McAloon lyric a day until Truly Gifted Kids is published.

Today (from Electric Guitars):

‘We were songbirds, we were Greek gods / We were singled out by fate / We were quoted out of context / It was great’

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June 15, 2026 at 10:21 AM
Day 17 of #75daysofPaddy

A Paddy McAloon lyric a day until Truly Gifted Kids is published.

Today (from The Best Jewel Thief in the World):

‘Carrying a bag / A bag marked SWAG’

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June 16, 2026 at 9:25 AM
Day 4 of #75daysofPaddy

A Paddy McAloon lyric a day until Truly Gifted Kids is published.

Today (from Jesse James Bolero):

'There in the cards, there in the tarot / Born to despise the straight and the narrow.'

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June 3, 2026 at 9:33 AM
There are 75 days until Truly Gifted Kids is published, so every day between now and then, I'll be offering up a favourite Paddy McAloon lyric for your pleasure.

To kick off, this from Enchanted:

'Like the Montagues / Like the Capulet crew / We're addicted to friction too.'

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May 31, 2026 at 12:55 PM
Day 38 of #75daysofPaddy

A Paddy McAloon lyric a day until Truly Gifted Kids is published.

Today (from Moving The River):

‘Hear you got a new girlfriend / How’s the wife taking it?’

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July 7, 2026 at 10:28 AM
Day 66 of #75daysofPaddy

A Paddy McAloon lyric a day until Truly Gifted Kids* is published.

Today (from I Remember That):

‘Name me one little thing you’ll be wanting to keep / As you give up the ghost, as you sink into sleep’

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* ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ MOJO

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August 4, 2026 at 8:16 AM
Day 65 of #75daysofPaddy

A Paddy McAloon lyric a day until Truly Gifted Kids* is published.

Today (from Green Isaac):

'Oh, but to shine like Joan of Arc / You must be prepared to burn'

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* ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ MOJO

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August 3, 2026 at 9:28 AM
Day 31 of #75daysofPaddy

A Paddy McAloon lyric a day until Truly Gifted Kids is published.

Today (from Michael):

‘Michael, help me write a letter to you-know-who / I will sign it, “Lucifer regrets”...’

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June 30, 2026 at 10:06 AM
Day 6 of #75daysofPaddy

A Paddy McAloon lyric a day until Truly Gifted Kids is published.

Today, it's the most brutal line he ever wrote (from Desire As):

"I've got six things on my mind / You're no longer one of them."

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June 5, 2026 at 10:02 AM
Day 30 of #75daysofPaddy

A Paddy McAloon lyric a day until Truly Gifted Kids is published.

Today (from Talking Scarlet):

‘I think my mouth’s been drinking / My basest thoughts do the thinking’

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June 29, 2026 at 9:09 AM
Day 33 of #75daysofPaddy

A Paddy McAloon lyric a day until Truly Gifted Kids is published.

Today (from Hallelujah):

‘I swear at you ’cos I believe / That sweet talk, like candy, rots teeth’

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July 2, 2026 at 11:37 AM
Day 62 of #75daysofPaddy

A Paddy McAloon lyric a day until Truly Gifted Kids* is published.

Today (from Don't Sing):

‘They ask for more than you bargained for / And then they ask for more’

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* ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ MOJO

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July 31, 2026 at 10:04 AM
Day 11 of #75daysofPaddy

A Paddy McAloon lyric a day until Truly Gifted Kids is published.

Today (from Meet The New Mozart):

‘Next time I won’t be so pure / Dreaming big, dying poor’

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June 10, 2026 at 8:33 AM
Day 35 of #75daysofPaddy

A Paddy McAloon lyric a day until Truly Gifted Kids is published.

Today (from Hey Manhattan!):

‘Guess what? Summer’s arrived / I feel the world’s on my side’

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July 4, 2026 at 8:37 PM
Day 72 of #75daysofPaddy

A Paddy McAloon lyric a day until Truly Gifted Kids* is published.

Today (from The Venus of the Soup Kitchen):

‘But there’s no need to be proud / Hey, if something’s hurting you / Could be it hurts your brothers too’

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* ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ MOJO

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August 10, 2026 at 9:13 AM
Day 2 of #75daysofPaddy

A McAloon lyric a day until Truly Gifted Kids is published.

Today (from Horsin' Around):

'I was the fool who always presumed that / I'd wear the shoes and you'd be the doormat.'

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June 1, 2026 at 6:45 AM
Day 15 of #75daysofPaddy

A Paddy McAloon lyric a day until Truly Gifted Kids is published.

Today (from Here on the Eerie):

‘This star-crossed lovers business / Astrologeewhizzness’

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June 14, 2026 at 11:18 AM
Day 27 of #75daysofPaddy

A Paddy McAloon lyric a day until Truly Gifted Kids is published.

Today (from Couldn't Bear To Be Special):

‘Boo-boo, ba-ba, boo-boo, ba-ba, boo-boo, ba-ba...’

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June 26, 2026 at 9:01 AM