Music

I’ve not done a music related post for a while, so here’s a collection of bits & pieces of music which gives me pleasure…

Jamiroquai’s Jay Kay “Sunny”
There’s a better quality video of him performing this at the Montreux Jazz Festival, but I prefer this stripped back version with Jools Holland on piano.

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Dead South “In Hell I’ll Be In Good Company”
In truth, the video gives me pleasure too 🙂

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Robert Palmer “She Makes My Day”
My brother & sister-in-law choose this for their wedding. Despite it being both his & her second time up the aisle, they still beat me to the punch as it’s what I’d have chosen 🙂

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John Lee Hooker & Carlos Santana “The Healer”
A fan of both, I stumbled upon this and have loved it ever since.

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Snow Patrol “Chasing Cars”
Not a song I had any affection for until I became a regular at my local rugby club where this was the unofficial anthem – sung when drink taken, while standing on tables waving a pint in the air (yes, me included, although I was a bit younger and a lot fitter at the time).

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Tom Odell “Can’t Pretend”
This was played over an advertisement in the UK. For most songs, that’s a death knell, but somehow it got under my skin instead.

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The Travelling Wilburys “Handle With Care”
George Harrison’s own little band of star turns – what’s not to love?

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Yo Yo Ma & Itzsak Perlman “Slavonic Dance Op 72, No 2 in E minor”
I came late to classical music, but fell in love with the cello almost immediately.

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Ryuichi Sakamoto “Amore”
He composed music for The Last Emperor and Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence, but I heard this when I was suffering heartbreak and it struck a chord.

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Amy Winehouse “Me and Mr Jones”
A favourite of mine. Here’s a live performance in 2006 before things went bad – what a voice.

I stopped listing to the radio many years ago, so I tend to be reliant on recommendations – hit me with yours please.

© Debs Carey, 2026