Friday, November 05, 2021

100 Favourite Films I've Watched



    Inspired by David Stratton's new book, I'm starting to draft my list of '100 Favourite Films I've Watched' and I may update the draft list OR come back at the end!!!

I'll kick it off with (only in order they come to mind so far)

1. Shawshank Redemption

2. Chariots of Fire

3. The Dead Poets Society

4. Midnight Run

5. The Pink Panther

6. Star wars Ep IV A New Hope

7. National Lampoon's Vacation

8. Stripes

9. Diehard

10. The Blues Brothers

Thursday, September 23, 2021

50 Favourite Songs I Like to Listen To

A recent story of a 250 people poll of 'best' songs got me thinking... 

My favourite 50! Not best, favourite... songs I like to listen to: 
(only 50)
  1. The Dead Heart Midnight Oil
  2. Warakurna Midnight Oil
  3. Hercules Midnight Oil
  4. The Sound of White Missy Higgins
  5. Weather With You Crowded House
  6. Where the Streets Have No Name U2
  7. Bad U2
  8. Yesterday The Beatles
  9. From Little Things Big Things Grow Paul Kelly
  10. Leaps and Bounds Paul Kelly
  11. Flame Trees Cold Chisel
  12. Below My Feet Mumford & Sons
  13. The Wood Song Indigo Girls
  14. God Only Know The Beach Boys
  15. These Are Days 10,000 Maniacs
  16. The Long Ride The Audreys
  17. Throw Your Arms Around Me Hunters & Collectors
  18. Viva La Vida Coldplay
  19. Clocks Coldplay
  20. The Thing About Grief Is Claire Bowditch
  21. Rolling in the Deep Adele
  22. Sometimes Alex Lloyd
  23. These Days Powderfinger
  24. Departures Bernard Fanning
  25. The Great Leap Forward Billy Bragg
  26. True Colors* Cyndi Lauper
  27. Lonely Boy The Black Eyed Peas
  28. Don't You Think It's Time Bob Evans
  29. If I Had a Rocket Launcher Bruce Cockburn
  30. I Keep Faith (solo version) Billy Bragg
  31. Candle in the Wind Elton John
  32. Landslide The *Dixie Chicks
  33. Lanterns Birds of Tokyo
  34. Elevator Operator Courtney Barnett
  35. Salt David Bridie
  36. Don't Carry It All The Decemberists
  37. Life for Rent Dido
  38. April Sun in Cuba Dragon
  39. The A Team Ed Sheeran
  40. Shake It Out (acoustic) Florence + the Machine
  41. I Was Born Blind Gurrumul
  42. American Idiot Green Day
  43. Don't Change INXS
  44. Better Than The John Butler Trio
  45. Middle of the Hill Josh Pike
  46. The Captain Kasey Chambers
  47. Born This Way Lady Gaga
  48. Tennis Court Lorde
  49. Touch Steve Balbi
  50. Fifteen Taylor Swift