The Toys - "Lovers Concerto"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGDZc9bdUZM

How gentle is the rain
That falls softly on the meadow,
Birds high up the trees
Serenade the clouds with their melodies

Oh, see there beyond the hill,
The bright colors of the rainbow.
Some magic from above
Made this day for us just to fall in love

Now, I belong to you
From this day until forever,
Just love me tenderly
And I'll give to you every part of me.

Oh, don't ever make me cry
Through long lonely nights without us.
Be always true to me,
Keep this day in your heart eternally.

One day we shall return
To this place upon the meadow.
We'll walk out in the rain,
See the birds above singing once again

Oh, you hold me in your arms,
And say once again you love me,
And if your love is true,
Everything will be just as wonderful.

You'll hold me in your arms,
And say once again you'll love me,
And if your love is true,
Everything will be just as wonderful.

Written by Sandy Linzer and Denny Randell, based on a melody by it was thought by Bach, but in reality* is now thought to be by Christian Petzold - "Minuet in G major" (BWV Anh. 114). It was found in J.S. Bach's Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach. However original was in 3/4 - this is in 4/4 time.

* See Schulze, Hans-Joachim. "Ein 'Dresdner Menuett' I'm zweiten Klavierbüchlien der Anna Magdalena Bach. Nebst Hinweisen zur Überlieferung vinegar Kammermusikwerke Bachs." Bach-Jahrbuch (1979 pp. 45-64), pp. 54-58, 64.

Nominees - 2013 Barclaycard Mercury Prize.

Nominees - 2013 Barclaycard Mercury Prize. All Albums ...

• Arctic Monkeys - AM
In this case I have put Arabella

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3Hr29TbtPM

Arabella's got some interstellar gatorskin boots
And a Helter Skelter 'round her little finger and I ride it endlessly
She's got a Barbarella silver swimsuit
And when she needs to shelter from reality
She takes a dip in my daydreams

My days end best when the sunset gets itself behind
That little lady sitting on the passenger side
It's much less picturesque without her catching the light
The horizon tries but it's just not as kind on the eyes
As Arabella, oh
As Arabella

Just might've tapped into your mind and soul
You can't be sure

Arabella's got a '70s head
But she's a modern lover
It's an exploration she's made of outer space
And her lips are like the galaxy's edge
And her kiss the color of a constellation falling into place

My days end best when the sunset gets itself behind
That little lady sitting on the passenger side
It's much less picturesque without her catching the light
The horizon tries but it's just not as kind on the eyes
As Arabella, oh
As Arabella

Just might've tapped into your mind and soul
You can't be sure

(That's magic) in a cheetah print coat
(Just a slip) underneath it I hope
(Asking if) I can have one of those
(Organic) cigarettes that she smokes
(Rubs her lips) 'round a Mexican Coke
(Makes you wish) that you were the bottle
(Takes a sip) of your soul, and it sounds like

Just might've tapped into your mind and soul
You can't be sure

(Should win?!)

• David Bowie - The Next Day - http://vimeo.com/65723010 (not his best by any means ...)

• Disclosure - Settle - this track is "Latch" featuring Sam Smith - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=93ASUImTedo (not bad)

• Foals - Holy Fire - this track is Inhaler - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJ_PMvjmC6M (OK but not as good as Miles Kane's)

• Jake Bugg - Jake Bugg - this is "Two Fingers" - my favourite album by a chalk (next is AMs)

• James Blake - Overgrown http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AlaRjP8pg0Q - (I suppose it's unique but not for me yet ...)

• Jon Hopkins - Immunity - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8eQR5DMous (nope)

• Laura Marling - Once I Was An Eagle

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0elhVJorYM&list=PLvvVCeJuFWNcla8bCR3lxyTpanXC7Hkbk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-NsFge7q_gg

So your grandmother stands to me,
A woman I would be proud to be,
And you say she reminds you of me,
Every little boy is so naive.

I will not be a victim of romance.
I will not be a victim of circumstance.
Chance or circumstance or romance, or any man,
Who could get his dirty little hands on me.

No how no how....

So your grandfather sounds like me.
Head up shoulders back and proud to be.
Every little girl is so naive,
Falling in love with the first man that she sees.

I will not be a victim of romance
I will not be a victim of circumstance
Chance or circumstance or romance, or any man,
Who could get his dirty little hands on me.

No how no how

When we were in love,
We were,
When we were in love,
I was an eagle,
And you were a dove.

Today I will feel something other than regret.
Pass me a glass and half-smoked cigarette.
I've damn near got no dignity left,
I've damn near got no dignity left.

Ahhh, I will not be a victim of romance,
I will not be a victim of circumstance.
Chance or romance or circumstance, or any man,
Who could get his dirty little hands on me.

No how no how

When we were in love, if we were,
When we were in love,
I was an eagle,
And you were a dove.

When we were in love, if we were,
When we were in love,
You were a dove,
And I rose above you and preyed.

- then goes into "You Know" ... (Brilliant!)

• Laura Mvula - Sing to the Moon - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZtO544g1J8 (Not my cup of tea!)

• Rudimental - Home - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTPF_g63Y2Y (OK but ...)

• Savages - Silence Yourself - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G27S0f2FOI8&list=PL0kaguUgAkTpBFjYAMiQHmSgNnE1RYrZ7 (No - not for me!)

• Villagers - Awayland - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDEzRraYgA8 (preferred this ... but)

And some that were not nominated ... but should have been?

• Bastille - Bad Blood http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6y1aDFV6caQ

• Charli Xcx - True Romance -
• Daughter - If You Leave
• Nancy Elizabeth - Dancing
• Keaton Henson - Birthdays
• King Krule - Six Feet Beneath The Moon
• London Grammar - If You Wait
• Steve Mason - Monkey Minds In The Devil's Time
• Melt Yourself Down - Melt Yourself Down
• My Bloody Valentine - MBV
• Rizzle Kicks - Roaring 20s
• These New Puritans - Field Of Reeds

Sarah Vaughan - "Send in the Clowns"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2PI_xb6jSD4

Isn't it rich?
Are we a pair?
Me here at last on the ground,
You in mid-air.
Send in the clowns.

Isn't it bliss?
Don't you approve?
One who keeps tearing around,
One who can't move.
Where are the clowns?
Send in the clowns.

Just when I'd stopped opening doors,
Finally knowing the one that I wanted was yours,
Making my entrance again with my usual flair,
Sure of my lines,
No one is there.

Don't you love farce?
My fault I fear.
I thought that you'd want what I want.
Sorry, my dear.
But where are the clowns?
Quick, send in the clowns.
Don't bother, they're here.

Isn't it rich?
Isn't it queer,
Losing my timing this late
In my career?
And where are the clowns?
There ought to be clowns.
Well, maybe next year.

Bobby Darin - "Mack the Knife"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Qrjtr_uFac

Take a guess (spoken)

Oh, the shark, babe, has such teeth, dear
And it shows them pearly white
Just a jack knife has old MacHeath, babe
And he keeps it, out of sight
You know when that shark bites with his teeth, babe
Scarlet billows start to spread
Fancy gloves though, wears MacHeath,
So there's never, never a trace of red

Not let that thing get good.

Now on the sidewalk, ooh Sunday morning huh,
Lies a body just oozin' life, eek
And someone's sneakin' clear around the corner
Could that someone be Mack the Knife?

There's a tugboat, yeah go ahead if you feel like it,
Down by the river don'tcha know
With a cement bag just droopin' on down
You know that cement is just, it's there for the weight, little girl
Five'll gonna get you a dime that old Macky's back in town
Now d'ja hear 'bout Louie Miller? He disappeared, honey
After drawin' out all his hard-earned cash
And now MacHeath spends like a sailor
Could it be our boy's done somethin' rash?

Ahh ah Jenny Diver, look out Sukey Tawdry
Ooh, Miss Lotte Lenya not to mention old Lucy Brown
You know that line forms on the right, babe
Now that Macky's back in this here town

I said Jenny Diver, look out, Sukey Tawdry
Stay back Miss Lotte Lenya and old Miss Lucy Brown
Yes, that line forms on the right, babe
Now that Macky's back in town....................
Look out old Macky is back ohhhhh

Elbow - "Starlings" & set list

... setlist

Paradiso, Amsterdam, Netherlands - March 25, 2004

Starlings

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yNtQihXCh8

How dare the Premier ignore my Invitations?
He'll have to go
So, too, the bunch he luncheons with
It's second on my list of things to do

At the top I'm stopping by
Your place of work and acting like
I haven't dreamed of you and I
And marriage in an orange grove
You are the only thing in any room you're ever in
I'm stubborn, selfish and too old.

I sat you down and told you how
the truest love that's ever found
Is for oneself
You pulled apart my theory
With a weary and disinterested sigh

So yes I guess I'm asking you
To back a horse that's good for glue
And nothing else
But find a man that's truer than,
Find a man that needs you more than I

Sit with me a while
And let me listen to you talk about
your dreams and your obsessions
I'll be quiet and confessional
The violets explode inside me
when I meet your eyes
Then I'm spinning and I'm diving
Like a cloud of starlings

Darling is this love?



Starlings
The Bones of You
Leaders of the Free World
Mirrorball
Grounds for Divorce
Great Expectations
The Loneliness of a Tower Crane Driver
The Stops
Newborn
One Day Like This

Encore:

Switching Off
Station Approach
Scattered Black and Whites

The Libertines - "I No Longer Hear The Music"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDLwMJYvu7U

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNupl5wdmgM

Is it cruel or kind not to speak my mind,
and to lie to you rather than hurt you?
Well I'll confess all of of my sins
after several large gins
but still I'll hide from you,
hide what's inside from you.

And alarm bells ring
when you say your heart still sings
when you're with me.
Won't you please forgive me?

But I no longer hear the music
Oh no no no no no

And all the memories of the pubs
and the clubs and the drugs and the tubs
we shared together,
Will stay with me forever.

But all the highs and the lows
and the to's and the fro's,
They left me dizzy,
Oh won't you please forgive me
I no longer hear the music
Oh no no no no

Well I no longer hear the music when the lights go out,
Love goes cold in the shades of doubt
The strange fate in my mind is all too clear.
Music when the lights come on
The girl I thought I knew has gone,
And with her my heart had disappeared...

Well I no longer hear the music
Oh no no no no no
All the memories of the fights and the nights
and the blue lights, all the kites
We flew together,
I thought they'd fly forever.

But all the highs and the lows
and the to's and the fro's
They left me dizzy,
Oh won't you forgive me

But I no longer hear the music
Oh no no no no no

Music when the lights go out
Love goes cold in the shades of doubt
The strange fate in my mind it's all too clear.

Music when the lights come on
The girl I thought I knew has gone
And With her my heart had disappeared

Well I no longer hear the music
Oh no no no no no
And no longer hear the music

Etta James - At Last!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-cbOl96RFM

At last
My love has come along
My lonely days are over
And life is like a song

Oh yeah yeah, at last
The skies above are blue
My heart was wrapped up in clover
The night I looked at you

And I found a dream that I could speak to
A dream that I can call my own
I found a thrill to press my cheek to
A thrill that I have never known

Oh yeah yeah, and you smile, you smile
Oh, and then the spell was cast
And here we are in Heaven
For you are mine at last