Matters of the Moment

Prescient (sort of) sixties French pop from Jacques Dutronc. 

Ah, remember the days when people worried about the little things like love. But don't worry, those days will be back. In the meantime here are the The Ink Spots.

One for all parents and children. Written by Bowie for his son Duncan, it contains some valuable parental advice:

"And if the homework brings you down
Then we'll throw it on the fire
And take the car downtown."

Quite a few of you are taking a well-deserved break over the next few weeks and plenty of you will be driving long distances, so why not while away the long hours at the wheel by taking the Night Train?

After a long day we all need a Nocturne. Here's Lili Boulanger's 1911 Nocturne for violin and piano.

At a time when the temptations are huge - picnics, beaches, raves, it might be worth reminding ourselves of the Greek Myths and strap ourselves to the mast.

"Exhausted" seems to have replaced "busy" in the University lexicon. But, to borrow from Tolstoy, we are all exhausted in different ways. Here is John Lennon's take on it.

Apparently we are not only sleeping more during lockdown but also dreaming more because we have extra time for REM Sleep. But surely the main issue about sleep is which side of the bed you choose? Cornershop have the answer

Given it's the end of term (sort of) and the school education of children seems to have been abandoned for the time being, it could only be this Glam Rock monster from 1972 courtesy of Alice Cooper. 

"Strange old man, shall I go with you? Will you turn your hurdy-gurdy to my songs?" Franz Schubert's Hurdy-Gurdy Man

What's a hurdy-gurdy?