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52 years ago on February 24th, 1973, Roberta Flack had her second US No.1 with 'Killing Me Softly With His Song'.
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Vinyl record sleeve, silhouette of a smiling woman.
February 24, 2025 at 8:09 AM
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"Words, Words, Words ..." ~ Hamlet (A2,S2).
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Poster showing The Beatles #1 singles.
June 1, 2025 at 9:47 AM
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"White and azure laced with blue ..." ~ Cymbeline (A2,S2).
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March 8, 2026 at 10:31 AM
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“Thou sing'st sweet music.” ~ Richard III (A4,S2).
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November 16, 2025 at 11:06 AM
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“Never durst poet touch a pen to write, until his ink were temper'd with love's sighs.” ~ Love's Labour's Lost (A4,S3).
#ShakespeareSunday #TracksOfMyYears #Prince 💜
Silhouette of the singer Prince playing a guitar.
March 2, 2025 at 11:28 AM
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Happy 80th birthday to the legend that is Debbie Harry.
#BOTD #DebbieHarry #Blondie #TracksOfMyYears
July 1, 2025 at 7:05 AM
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Listening to some Ella Fitzgerald.
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Miss Ella Fitzgerald's winning smile.
June 14, 2025 at 7:37 PM
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Seeing Rhiannon Giddens in concert this evening.
#RhiannonGiddens #TracksOfMyYears
Singer Rhiannon Giddens tour poster.
October 3, 2026 at 11:03 AM
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“My coat is better than thou know'st” ~ Othello (A5,S1) #ShakespeareSunday #TracksOfMyYears
Martian attack my advice is to dress up warm and hide in a barn.
September 20, 2026 at 9:22 AM
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"What's to come is still unsure." ~ Twelfth Night (A2,S3).
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Vintage vinyl record by Prince. 💜
December 7, 2025 at 11:16 AM
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"Foul weather?" ~ The Tempest (A2,S2).
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Sheet music for the song Autumn Almanac by The Kinks.
September 28, 2025 at 12:40 PM
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" ... rehearse your parts." ~ A Midsummer Night's Dream (A1,S2).
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Buster and his wife have a joyful reunion.
February 8, 2026 at 11:18 AM
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"It follows then the cat must stay at home" ~ Henry V (A1,S2).
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Chaos on holiday led by Peter Sellers.
January 18, 2026 at 7:44 AM
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"My love is as a fever ... " ~ Sonnet CXLVII.
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A rather large shoe on this advert for Disco Inferno.
May 24, 2026 at 2:41 PM
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“What freezings have I felt!” ~ Sonnet XCVII.
#ShakespeareSunday #Squeeze #TracksOfMyYears
The band Squeeze playing their hit single 'Cool for Cats'.
January 26, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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Remembering the "First Lady of Song" Ella Fitzgerald on her birthday, born April 25th 1917.
#EllaFitzgerald #BOTD #TracksOfMyYears
Ella Fitzgerald stands at a microphone making a sideways glance to smile at her audience.
April 25, 2025 at 7:28 AM
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“Make battery to our ears with the loud music.” ~ Antony and Cleopatra (A2,S7).
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Tip top 2tone list of bands.
September 21, 2025 at 10:15 AM
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“Fairies, black, grey, green, and white, you moonshine revellers and shades of night.” ~ The Merry Wives of Windsor (A5,S5).
#ShakespeareSunday #FairyTaleOfNewYork #TracksOfMyYears
Two dancers embracing on a snowy night in New York.
December 15, 2024 at 9:18 AM
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“Sing, and dance it trippingly.” ~ A Midsummer Night's Dream (A5,S1).
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Grace Jones a classic pose with a cigarette in her mouth.
April 19, 2026 at 10:01 AM
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“This was a merry message” ~ Henry V (A1,S2).
#ShakespeareSunday #Christmas #TracksOfMyYears
Advertising poster for the 3rd single by Frankie Goes To Hollywood, The Power of Love.
December 21, 2025 at 7:09 AM
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Curtis Mayfield was born on June 3rd, 1942.
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Curtis Mayfield dressed in yellow on the cover of his 1970 album Curtis.
June 3, 2025 at 6:22 AM
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“God give you joy! What, are you both pleased?” ~ Pericles (A2,S5).
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A child from Derry with two names gets a prize.
April 20, 2025 at 8:29 AM
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" ... believe not that the dribbling dart of love, can pierce a complete bosom." ~ Measure for Measure (A1,S3).
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Three javelins, two women, one iconic album cover.
July 12, 2026 at 5:52 AM
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A Springsteen moment.
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Vintage clothing shop 'Badlands' in Dublin.
June 16, 2025 at 10:59 PM
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"For here, I hope, begins our lasting joy." ~ Henry VI Pt.3 (A5,S7).
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MCA record and sleeve for the Rupert Holmes song 'Escape'.
August 23, 2026 at 7:39 AM