Kirsty MacColl (The Machester Rambler: “I may be a wage slave on Monday. But I am a free man on Sunday.”)

The Pogues (The Band played Waltzing Matilda must be one of the best anti-war anthems ever)

Blondie (my first teenage crush, and still stands the test of time)

Never the Bride (much under-rated)

Everything But The Girl

Beautiful South (fabulous craftsmanship)

Fleetwood Mac (ditto)

Eagles (for old time’s sake)

With Sade and Omara Portuondo and Susan Tedeschi on standby if I fancy a change of pace as the night winds down.

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