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Marc Fagel
@marcfagel.bsky.social
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Obsessive music fan, retired securities lawyer, and author of the love letter to rock & roll ๐ ๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐๐ง๐ฎ ๐๐๐๐ฉ๐ ๐๐ช๐ฎ ๐๐ช๐จ๐๐, available on Amazon (http://bit.ly/Jittery).
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Here's the weekly music survey from the local AM station I was listening to back then the week Bohemian Rhapsody hit #1. Gives some context on why this song sounded like nothing else.
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One Need Leads:
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Album recommendations: I've raved about them before, but if you're a fan of 70s-era McCartney/Wings, you'll love Famous Groupies' sprawling double album Black Apple. Loaded with kitschy baroque pop deeply indebted to Sir Paul (and Emitt Rhodes & late-period XTC).
Famous Groupies: Black Apple (2024)
Music-obsessed retired lawyer, sharing a few thoughts on some choice cuts from my obscenely oversized music collection each day.
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I love that one, too. It's got the hyper feel of having had way too much coffee.
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As seen in Wayne's World...
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Excited to follow this project. Maybe a visit to their imaginary 4th LP is in order? open.spotify.com/playlist/4ER...
Wire: I've Waited Ages (The Great Lost 4th LP)
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This one has some of their best songsโIโm with you on Used To, a gorgeous almost Eno-like meditation; and Outdoor Miner is by far the best pop song of the punk eraโthough for some reason I listen to this record less than the two that sandwich it.
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Scaramouche, Scaramouche, will you do the Fandango...?
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2000 Great Songs #1070: Bohemian Rhapsody. I largely try to skip the cliched monster hits you find on most lists, but Queen's 1975 chestnut was the first single I ever bought, perfect cheese for a preteen kid just discovering the wonders of pop radio.
My Top 2000 Songs #1070: Bohemian Rhapsody
Music-obsessed retired lawyer, sharing a few thoughts on some choice cuts from my obscenely oversized music collection each day.
