Another sampling from my “perfect songs” playlist. Enjoy!

Creep, creep, creep up
But don’t ever be real
Know the truth,
But tell only lies
The golden rule is, my friend,
Don’t ever be real
The golden rule:
Use only your eyes

This week’s show reaches beyond our usual focus on retro-alternative music to highlight songs that I consider to be brilliant musically that also mean a lot to me. I hope you’ll enjoy the selections.

Yesterday’s shattered 
Tomorrows don’t matter

There’s no point in asking, you’ll get no reply 
Oh just remember I don’t decide 
I got no reason it’s all too much 
You’ll always find me 
Out to lunch

Black stations, white stations
Break down the doors
Stand up and face the music
This is 1984!

I found the keys
The keys to your heart
I got them on a chain
When the doors come apart
We’ll never be the same

Get in line now, get in line now
Stay in time with the rhythm and rhyme
Get around town, no need to stand proud
Add your voice to the sound of the crowd

I know if I catch you it might turn out
That it’s not as much fun as I hope it would be
‘Cause wishing and waiting is what it’s  about
And dreams are worth more than reality

You’re in New York, but I’m not. 
You’re in Tokyo, but I’m not. 
You’re in Nova Scotia, but I’m not. 
Yeah, you’re everywhere that I’m not.

The genius sunburst finish disappears
In the final glow
The seed is sown the flowers grow
Nirvana is so very far away
A million miles of broken glass
A million faces from behind
Straight between the eyes

The now-defunct UK music magazine Sounds published its list of the Top 100 singles of the year in late December 1978. I recently came across this list (shown below) and picked out several that were unfamiliar to me, or that I hadn’t thought about for a long time, and cobbled them into this week’s offering. Hope you enjoy!

Walking down the street, kicking cans 
Looking at the billboard – also-ran 
Summing up the people, checking out the race 
Doing what I’m doing, feeling out of place

So whatever you say 
It’s all fine by me 
Who the f*ck anyway wants a Christmas tree? 
Cause the snow keeps on fallin’ 
Even though we were bad 
It’ll cover the filth 
We should both just be glad

Take time to see the wonders of the world
To see the things you’ve only ever heard of
Dream life the way you think it ought to be
See things you thought you’d never ever see

I could have been someone 
Well so could anyone 
You took my dreams from me 
When I first found you 
I kept them with me babe 
I put them with my own 
Can’t make it all alone 
I’ve built my dreams around you

Is he in the Clement Club?
Or in the South Of France?
Playing on a roulette wheel
In another game of chance?

Here you go, way too fast
Don’t! Slow down! You’re gonna crash
You should watch, watch your step
Don’t! Look out! You’re gonna break your neck

This week’s music is 100% recycled content from previous episodes.  But it still tastes fresh! Enjoy!

Well it’s the same thing every time I see you
All you ever talk about is you
Now I really don’t want to bore you
But it’s about time you considered me too

Never get to say much 
Never get to talk 
Tell us a little bit 
But not too much 
Right about then 
Is where she gives up 
She has closed her eyes 
She has given up hope

Every time a car drives past I think it’s you
Every time somebody laughs I think it’s you
You changed your number and my phonebook’s such a mess
But I can’t bear to cross your name out yet
Each time the doorbell rings it might be you
Each letter the postman brings might be from you