A probable cock up in my prediction of the Top 10 festive 50

[Dougal McKinnon]

> From: emerson_63@...
> 
> 
> Hi,
> I forgot about God Save The Queen(not the Queen version)
> and How Soon is Now. They'll probably be in there especially
> the Pistols so I'll put that at no.7 instead of the Beatles.
> And How Soon is Now will tie at no.10. And I still think
> Sign of the Times by Prince is a Peel show record. 

It was certainly in the FF in the year that it came out (1987? 1988?), 
although I thought it was one of those ones that got in without him 
having played it.

> In fact, I remember Peel raving about a Prince concert when he did a 
> column for the Observer many years ago. 

I remember that too, although you may also remember him raving about a 
Michael Jackson concert a couple of weeks either before or after the 
Prince one.  He was quite impressed with the show put on by each of 
them (I'm pretty sure it was the "Lovesexy" tour by Prince) rather than 
their back catalogue.  Either that or we can maybe look forward to a 
big surprise appearance of "Beat It" in the ATFF top ten.

I seem to remember around about that time he played a B-side of a 
Prince single and said it was the best thing he'd ever done.

> I'm also looking forward to
> the new Primals album and to Aberdeen beating Motherwell on
> Wednesday.

Yes - And get those Killie scum relegated.

Oh, aye - best Fall album?  I'd go along with "Extricate" as one of 
their best.  I'm a bit surprised with the praise for "Kurious Oranj" - 
I think it's one of their worst (along with "The Frenz Experiment" that 
came out around the same time).  Of the old, old ones, well, where do 
you start?  "Live At The Witch Trials", "Bend Sinister", "This Nation's 
Saving Grace" and a dozen others are all good in my book.

dougal mckinnon
(d.mckinnon@...)