Category Archives: Tunes I Love
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In tribute to Ziggy
7Wednesday 13 January, 2016 by Uncle Spike
I have shared many of my heroes of the musical world under the guise of Tunes I Love. Now, unless you …
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Music that finds one’s soul
17Saturday 09 January, 2016 by Uncle Spike
Those who follow this blog regularly will know of my quest in finding and sharing music that is special to me …
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Eva Cassidy: new footage
8Wednesday 14 October, 2015 by Uncle Spike
Some of you may recall my having added Eva Cassidy to my personal Hall of Fame; otherwise known as those …
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Free – All Right Now
Leave a commentFriday 25 September, 2015 by Uncle Spike
1969 Yes time for a flashback to a remarkable decade, for a variety of reasons, not least being music like …
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An Englishman at heart?
3Friday 18 September, 2015 by Uncle Spike
This tune I love takes me back to two memorable periods in my life…. Way back when, together with some friends …
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Caribbean Blue
11Friday 04 September, 2015 by Uncle Spike
I first got into Clannad, the five piece family Celtic band back in the early 80’s and have always held …
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Chariots of Fire and a Double-Date
6Friday 28 August, 2015 by Uncle Spike
This one takes me back to not just an era, but to a particular day even. It was the year 1981, …
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Winds of Change
11Friday 21 August, 2015 by Uncle Spike
When this track came out, Eastern Europe was changing beyond the wildest dreams of many. A lot has happened since …
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Maya plays again
6Sunday 16 August, 2015 by Uncle Spike
The last couple of posts about Maya, the talented young 8-year old Turkish pianist I came across seemed popular; not …
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Long drives in the rain…
9Friday 14 August, 2015 by Uncle Spike
This 1971 iconic track by The Doors one takes me back to the mid 90s when I would commute weekly …
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Ms Fox. It was the music, honest!
9Friday 07 August, 2015 by Uncle Spike
Awaiting the critical comments on this one for sure, lol… But, back in the day (1986), this was a favourite …
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Maya is back…
7Sunday 02 August, 2015 by Uncle Spike
Following my introduction of young Maya a couple of weeks ago, I heard that this hard working little 8-year old was …
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The Trooper
12Friday 31 July, 2015 by Uncle Spike
And now for something completely different… These guys are 2CELLOS, a Slovenian/Croatian duo – Luka Šulić and Stjepan Hauser. If you …
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My beard never grew like theirs
9Friday 24 July, 2015 by Uncle Spike
ZZ TOP They were part of my youth; a time that spanned that last bit of compulsory schooling, the start …
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Introducing Maya
19Sunday 19 July, 2015 by Uncle Spike
This is a breakaway post by Uncle Spike to introduce a spot of culture or a moment of Sunday serenity. …
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Marriage and Mr Adams
5Friday 17 July, 2015 by Uncle Spike
This entry into the collection of Tunes I Love is actually very significant to me. As a piece of music it’s one …
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The wall – An iconic memory
10Friday 10 July, 2015 by Uncle Spike
Often I blog about my rebellious past. Most of us have one, and at times I’m happy to report that this …
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Go West…..!
5Friday 03 July, 2015 by Uncle Spike
Ok, who saw “Can’t Stop the Music”? Me…. I did, back in 1980 !! It was pretty crummy, weak storyline, worse …
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Jump…and I did
10Friday 19 June, 2015 by Uncle Spike
This is a song I still play regularly in the old car. It’s the amazing Van Halen and their anthemic …
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Dreams ~ Another 1977 Classic
12Friday 12 June, 2015 by Uncle Spike
Who remembers this one then? It’s an all-time classic from one of my favourite years, 1977, and by one of …
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Millenium
8Friday 05 June, 2015 by Uncle Spike
This is the second slot by Mr Williams in my look at those Tunes I Love. I just find this one …
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Heart of Gold
5Friday 29 May, 2015 by Uncle Spike
Back in the early 80s a certain Mr Young, his guitar, unique recognisable voice, and of course the harmonica was …
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The natural beauty of a woman
18Friday 22 May, 2015 by Uncle Spike
This a music video, and yes, it’s one that I could consider one of my Tunes I Love, but this …
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Private Investigations
9Friday 15 May, 2015 by Uncle Spike
Dark and moody: that’s how this one sounds to me. It’s Dire Straits enigmatic “Private Investigations”, from the ‘Love Over …
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Quatro rather than Quattro
6Friday 08 May, 2015 by Uncle Spike
In todays look at those Tunes I Love, I return to one of my common themes, you might say, that of …
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Rebellious age
9Friday 01 May, 2015 by Uncle Spike
To say I went through a rebellious stage during my seven years of teenhood would be putting it mildy. However, …
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Boston – Music & City
13Friday 17 April, 2015 by Uncle Spike
Boston is a city close to my heart for a number of reasons; but here’s just three: 1 – I …
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Nessun Dorma (Messy Doormat)
4Friday 10 April, 2015 by Uncle Spike
One of my favourites, and I’m sure many others too… that classic of classics, when three blokes stood there and …
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How I ‘nearly’ joined the British Army
8Friday 03 April, 2015 by Uncle Spike
Many young boys wanna grow up to be firemen, or soldiers. For a time, I wanted to be in the …
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Dreadlock Holiday
9Friday 27 March, 2015 by Uncle Spike
Here’s another of the Tunes I Love for your entertainment and perhaps a memory-jogger for some of the ever greying mob, such as yours truly, who …
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Angelo
11Friday 20 March, 2015 by Uncle Spike
This one takes me back to 1977 and the Brotherhood of Man, remember them? My favourite of theirs was probably …
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After all…
5Friday 13 March, 2015 by Uncle Spike
Today’s offering from “Tunes I Love” is not one that I would have predicted for my list to be honest. …
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Weekly Commuting & Baker Street
5Friday 06 March, 2015 by Uncle Spike
This is Gerry Rafferty back in 1978 with his famous Baker Street track from the platinum selling album, ‘City to …
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Bette Davis Eyes
7Friday 27 February, 2015 by Uncle Spike
Eyes are important to me; the window to the soul, as they are often described. I admit that I often …
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Mister Seger – Turn the Page
10Friday 20 February, 2015 by Uncle Spike
The legendary Bob Segar has long been a firm favourite of mine. Music from this American rock singer-songwriter, guitarist and pianist …
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Progressive Instrumental Rock
13Friday 13 February, 2015 by Uncle Spike
As a teenage rebel, I was more into heavy metal and glam rock music than the modern new age stuff, …
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Morning Train… Teenage DJ Spike
15Sunday 08 February, 2015 by Uncle Spike
May 1980, and I was a weekend teenage discjockey at a small private boarding school in Hampshire, southern England. I …
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Can’t Live Without You…
18Tuesday 03 February, 2015 by Uncle Spike
First off, don’t worry, I’m not stood on a ledge or a bridge, but in my past I have faced …
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Flogging HiFi Equipment with Michael Jackson
12Friday 02 January, 2015 by Uncle Spike
Back in the early ’80s I found myself working in an electrical and photographic retail store called Dixons, on the …
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Getting Groovy…
7Thursday 01 January, 2015 by Uncle Spike
This is one you either know very well from your formative years like me, or will have heard at disco …
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My Slade Christmas Memory
4Thursday 25 December, 2014 by Uncle Spike
When: Monday 5th December, 1983 Where: Exeter University, England What: Last UK tour by the original Slade Who: Me of …
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Music from one of our own
9Tuesday 23 December, 2014 by Uncle Spike
Here’s something special. Tina is one of our followers (a Spikette), and a talented solo artist from southwestern Ontario, Canada, who creates …
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Bond – My Classical Gals
13Thursday 18 December, 2014 by Uncle Spike
This is BOND, a four piece band of highly talented and not too shabby looking gals. THE ORIGINAL ELECTRIC STRING QUARTET …
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Sweet Home… of Alabama
2Saturday 29 November, 2014 by Uncle Spike
I went to Montgomery, Alabama once, but that’s as near to being able to label it as ‘home’. But what …
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Iz, the one and only
12Thursday 27 November, 2014 by Uncle Spike
Anyone remember this giant of a man? This was the late and very great Israel “Iz” Kaʻanoʻi Kamakawiwoʻole, who brought …
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Fancy a dance – on the ceiling?
15Thursday 13 November, 2014 by Uncle Spike
Dancing on one’s ceiling, or anyone else’s for that matter, is not perhaps an everyday pastime for most of us …
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The Bomb
16Tuesday 11 November, 2014 by Uncle Spike
Olivia Neutron Bomb : that’s how she was known to our ilk, back in the day…. The blond from Oz …
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A Violin Meets Nigel
13Thursday 06 November, 2014 by Uncle Spike
Today’s look at “Tunes I Love” shows a rather different side of Spike. I know I throw plenty of music your way …
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BOB – the Jamaican, not Irish version
4Tuesday 28 October, 2014 by Uncle Spike
1974 was the year that West Germany beat the Netherlands 2–1 to win the FIFA World Cup. It also saw the …
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Mr Numan
3Friday 24 October, 2014 by Uncle Spike
Today’s offering from “Tunes I Love” is, of course, delving back into the late 70s, my primary point on life’s …
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