RED AND YELLOW AND PINK AND GREEN..

.....Purple and Orange and Blue.

I liked this photo of Glasgow University that I found over at flickr.com. Thought some songs would go well with it.

mp3 : Sons & Daughters - Red Receiver
(from the LP The Repulsion Box)

mp3 : Elvis Costello & The Attractions - Green Shirt
(from the LP Armed Forces)

mp3 : Alexi Murdoch - Orange Sky
(from the LP Time Without Consequence)

mp3 : Cocteau Twins - Bluebeard
(from the LP Four-Calendar Cafe)

Mrs Villain is not a fan of Sons & Daughters while I think they're rather fabulous. Even when faced with an indifferent or hostile crowd, complicated by sound problems (as was the case when I saw them support at different times, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds and Morrissey), they are a band that give everything when playing live.

Alexi Murdoch was another act that I was introduced to via Colin over at And Before The First Kiss, Alexi's debut LP released just last year, and from which the tune comes, is a real joy to listen to. The man has a wonderfully smooth vocal talent that deserves a much bigger audience.

Elvis still has the ability to grab my attention some three decades after he first burst onto the music scene, while Liz, Robin & Simon rarely, in my opinion, sounded better than they did on their 1993 LP from which the above track is taken (although I suspect I'm holding a minority opinion on that).

Please go and buy all of the above from a record store, such as this one, near your home.

PS : A couple more songs have been added over at The Video Villain featuring Bourgie Bourgie (especially for Paulene) and Billy Bragg doing 'Great Leap Forwards' last summer in Dublin (especially for ctelblog).