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Let’s cross over those unyielding mountains

It's been a while since I went all random on you, so you're stuck with a gem from the 1980s. Do you remember them?...

Eurovision is all about his and hers

If you think your country is unlucky, spare a thought for Portugal. In 48 attempts to bring the Grand Prix home, the best they've...

Love? Well not that much it seems

So, it's the late mid-80's and you've not won since 1983.  Luxembourg botched 1984 with Sophie Carle (who could have got in here on...

I’ve been Challenged

I have been challenged by NickD of this parish to introduce this next song without using a specific phrase that I associate with AlBano...

Lessons in geography

I've been away doing research for a couple of days. It's OK, Mr Phil knows and he knows that the valuable research I was...

Time is ticking

Ġbejna. Randomness is something I like to spring upon you from time to time. And what better than to have a song that brings...

I talked to a unicorn the other night

Are you stuffed? Have you been eating for your country? Do you think that you never need to eat anything again? Or have you...

Be my rose that always blossoms for me

It's high time for a random song, as we don't have them very often. It means I can pick a group, a vintage song,...

So – for the Christmas Vault – What have we chosen

Well, quite frankly there is only one choice that we could possibly put in. A little bit of background for those of you who weren't...

Grandma’s frying fish and we’re on the plane dancing

There's nothing like a good lyric. And you could argue that the title of this article is nothing like a good lyric. But it...