Chez Wombat

Maybe it's because I live in one of the more blue boroughs in London (Bexley and Bromley), but the anti-Khan movement feels very strong here, I think the polls are underestimating just how unpopular ULEZ is with outer London. I did end up voting tactically for Khan just to prevent it. It would be bizarre and not fitting with the narrative losing such a strong Labour area, but I'm nervous about tomorrow, it's giving me 2016 vibes :x

Ooh what a wonderful few weeks for new entries that was, Porcelain, Yellow, Sandstorm & Babylon are all fantastic :heart:

Has to be Manics - If You Tolerate This... for my favourite of the month, that's an all time favourite <3

Day 30 - Music before bed would certainly not help me sleep unless it's Brahms' Lullaby, but this soothing, gorgeous acoustic number would probably be a suitable one. ik_BQYbbZ5U Thanks for this, Wardy, a lot of fun as always, thank you also for collating and saving me a job :kink: April 1st – A song you like with a day in the title [Challenged by awardinary] - The Bangles – Manic Monday April 2nd – A song by someone who appeared on a TV Talent show [Challenged by PeteFromLeeds] Darius – Colourblind April 3rd – A song you like that makes you feel nostalgic [Challenged by Dexton] - First Aid Kit – Emmylou April 4th – A song you like with a US state in the title [Challenged by Scene] - The National – Bloodbuzz Ohio April 5th – A song you would have as your walk-on music [Challenged by Mack.] - Bill Conti – Gonna Fly Now (Theme From Rocky) April 6th – A song you like that reminds you of a vacation [Challenged by Yobnedor] - Shakira – Waka Waka (This Time For Africa) April 7th – A song you like that is instrumental with no lyrics [Challenged by Cow P] - Two Steps From Hell – Miracles April 8th – A song you like with a planet in the title [Challenged by Jade] - Gustav Holst – The Planets - Jupiter, The Bringer Of Jollity April 9th – A song from the 20th century that you only recently discovered [Challenged by gooddelta] - One Dove – White Love April 10th – A song you like named after someone famous [Challenged by Ansel] Bastille – Laura Palmer April 11th – A song you like from one of your favourite albums post COVID-19 [Challenged by Tafty³³³] Taylor Swift – epiphany April 12th – A song you like with a season in the title [Challenged by JulianT] Fleet Foxes – White Winter Hymnal April 13th – A song you like that is a country song [Challenged by WhoOdyssey] John Denver – Take Me Home, Country Roads April 14th – A song you like released from any year ending with 2 [Challenged by Roba.] The Shamen – Ebeneezer Goode April 15th – A song you’d like to see a chart resurgence for [Challenged by awardinary] MGMT – Time To Pretend April 16th – A song you like with a school subject in the title [Challenged by Yobnedor] Justice – D.A.N.C.E. April 17th – A song you like with the same title as a UK #1 single [Challenged by dandy*] Daydreamer – Travelling Light April 18th – A song you like that tells a story [Challenged by Herbs] Of Monsters And Men – Dirty Paws April 19th – A song you like that is all about food [Challenged by Y'all Starlight] System Of A Down – Chop Suey! April 20th – A song you like with a numerical title [Challenged by Mangø] Charli XCX feat. Troye Sivan – 1999 April 21st – A song you like from the Top 40 on the week you were born [Challenged by Chez Wombat] The Prodigy – Out Of Space April 22nd – A song you like with a capital city in the title [Challenged by jimwatts] The Clash – London Calling April 23rd – A song you like by someone who went solo from a band [Challenged by Linds.] Phil Collins – In The Air Tonight April 24th – A song you like from the 90s by an artist who had a hit in the 80s [Challenged by Hadji] U2 – One April 25th – A song you like that is about a famous historical event [Challenged by Severin] Manic Street Preachers – If You Tolerate This, Your Children Will Be Next April 26th – A song you like with a one word title [Challenged by Bjork] Coldplay – Clocks April 27th – A song you like that is all about a drink [Challenged by spiceboy] Oasis – Champagne Supernova April 28th – A song you like that is about a journey somewhere [Challenged by King Rollo] Devlin feat. Yasmin – Runaway April 29th – A song you like with a country in the artist name or title [Challenged by TheSnake] Sex Pistols – Anarchy In The UK April 30th – A song you like to listen to before bed [Challenged by uhsting] Jose Gonzalez - Heartbeats

This was a solid movie. I thought it was a great portrayal of journalism in the time of crisis and an accurate portrait of humanity at war time that just happened to take place in the United States. But I can't deny I did expect something a bit more subversive in a different sense from the director of Ex-Machina and Annihilation, but maybe that was the point, either way, I feel it was just quite a simplistic narrative overall when it had the potential to be a lot more, and it doesn't need to take a political side to do that.

Now & Then definitely sounds better than the other two lost tracks, if just because of the clear advances of technology to make it happen. It's not an all time classic, but I did throw it some points as it was a bit of a grower and it was just such a unique and wonderful chart moment. That's a great placing for I Want You (She's So Heavy) given it's a non single, probably my favourite from Abbey Road, great precursor to heavy metal and prog rock.

Day 29 - Punk rock classic x q31WY0Aobro

Tough call, but went with 7 Seconds, Whatever, Push the Feeling On, Scatman, Missing, Trash and Insomnia. I could've slotted Virtual Insanity in there too, but eight felt a bit too many. 3T for worst, I don't LOVE the Alice thing but I at least remember it x

Aww, poor Blarney Stone </3 Although you were braver than me to send that!

let me slip this in before this thread's derailed... Very pleased to be through and some very good results on the whole! Most of my favourites through though two quite sad losses. 05 // Kylienips // Mörmaid - Wet Summer 01 // Zanmatony // Infected Mushroom - Change The Formality Yobnedorica qualifying *___

Scotland 2 was a great building rock epic, didn't think it had much of a chance (and even less so after deduction) but a shame.

Dammit, beaten to my choice by ten minutes! The Journey Continues is a great choice and very underrated song. The Mercy Seat is amazing too, incredible storytelling and build-up <3 Day 28 - I'll go with another underrated one, has a really lovely chorus and lyrics and music has a good contrast as the narrator moves away. eaJxx-ihWj0

4-5 seasons is good, but honestly less is even better if that's the full story. I like it when shows are concise and can resolve everything within a short timeframe and stay true to the spirit of the show. I've found a lot of shows that go on and on are really clutching at straws and I just lose interest, even shows like Lost and Friends which I really liked overall, would've been better ending earlier.

Haven't updated this in a while x 01. One Life (4/5) 02. Poor Things (5/5) 03. The Holdovers (4.5/5) 04. The iamspamspamami(4/5) 05. All of Us Strangers (4/5) 06. The Zone of Interest (4/5) 07. American Fiction (3/5) 08. Dune Part Two (4.5/5) 09. Monster (5/5) 10. Immaculate (3/5, saved by that last scene!!!) 11. Late Night with the Devil (4/5) 12. Perfect Days (4.5/5) 13. The First Omen (3.5/5) 14. Civil War (3.5/5) 15. Challengers (4/5) Monster was an incredible film, brilliant playing with perspectives. Was slightly let down by Civil War as it wasn't as subversive as I was hoping, but respected it in a different way. Challengers on the other hand exceeded my expectations, great film!

Assuming Live Forever's safe 2Pac feat. Dr. Dre – California Love Green Day – Basket Case Pulp – Disco 2000 Kula Shaker – Govinda The Boo Radleys – Wake Up Boo!

Day 27 - We've had Blur, so we've gotta mention Oasis too, and one of their finest moments <3 tI-5uv4wryI

Day 26 - I mean so much choice, so I'll just go with one from my favourite band, as I haven't had the chance to do so yet x d020hcWA_Wg

Day 25 - Title inspired by a propaganda poster for the Spanish Civil War and the lyrics reflect the idealism that Welsh volunteers had when signing up (If I can shoot rabbits/then I can shoot fascists), an all time favourite of mine <3 cX8szNPgrEs

Day 24 - Though arguably at their strongest in the 80s, they had massive highlights in the following decades including this, ahem, one x ftjEcrrf7r0

A few lower level favourites going out, Yellow Submarine is a novelty classic and such a great song to enjoy for all ages (some in a slightly different way to others x) I'm Only Sleeping and Fool on the Hill were songs I was less familiar with which is was great to hear.

I don't think anyone actually wants this, even the right wing bunch don't think it goes far enough and that bloody ECHR will likely stop most of them with their pesky morals, Sunak was just desperate to get it in to say he did something. I am pretty sure when Labour take over, it will go pretty promptly (I'm not sure a plane will even take off, it will take ten to twelve weeks and you can bet almost all of them will get legally challenged)

Forgive Me, a pretty failed swerve x

Oh I would've gone for my cheaper artist option if I knew some of these names would be allowed (was gonna be a remix of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs) SuBo *_____*

Day 23 - We've had one part of Genesis, so here's another x YkADj0TPrJA

We need a greater contrast for the lack of underlines to stand out, those other forums have clearer contrast between link text and background colour, I just found it difficult to read (and yeah definitely need less of the text descriptions)