My radio show Amazing Songs & Other Delights # 88 – We’re in Autumn edition is now on mixcloud. Amazing Songs & Other Delights airs new editions the first and third Monday of the month, 3-4pm (London time), respective repeats second and fourth Monday of the month, same hour, on Yé Yé Radio: yeyeradio.com (or on the app).
We’re in Autumn in a simple, mostly gentle an autumnal programme, mixing genres, but essentially staying with songs of the indie-alternative and folk universe. You can read more about the programme here.
Tracklist: 01: Bill Callahan – The Man I’m Supposed to Be 02: Citizen – Yellow Love 03: Duncan Browne – A Dwarf In A Tree (A Cautionary Tale) 04: Guns N’ Roses – November Rain 05: Iron & Wine – Autumn Town Leaves 06: Karen Dalton – How Sweet It Is 07: Moe Bandy – Hank Williams, You Wrote My Life 08: New Order – Blue Moon 09: The Greenhorns – There Is An End 10: R.E.M. – So. Central Rain 11: The Kinks – Autumn Almanac 12: The Tears – Two Creatures 13: Xico Gaiato ft. Rossana | Roda da Máscara 14: Yo La Tengo – Autumn Sweater
My radio show Amazing Songs & Other Delights # 88 – We’re in Autumn edition and Monday 17 November 2025, 3-4pm (London time), repeat November 24, same hour on Yé Yé Radio: http://yeyeradio.com (or on the app).
We’re in Autumn in a simple, mostly gentle an autumnal programme, mixing genres, but essentially staying with songs of the indie-alternative and folk universe. Including the, for me, new Duncan Browne.
Although it’s November, and it’s raining, therefore Guns N’ Roses’ ballad November Rain makes an appearance. And a nudge to the mighty Hank Williams with Moe Bandy’ Hank Williams, You Wrote My Life.
Tracklist: 01: Bill Callahan – The Man I’m Supposed to Be 02: Citizen – Yellow Love 03: Duncan Browne – A Dwarf In A Tree (A Cautionary Tale) 04: Guns N’ Roses – November Rain 05: Iron & Wine – Autumn Town Leaves 06: Karen Dalton – How Sweet It Is 07: Moe Bandy – Hank Williams, You Wrote My Life 08: New Order – Blue Moon 09: The Greenhorns – There Is An End 10: R.E.M. – So. Central Rain 11: The Kinks – Autumn Almanac 12: The Tears – Two Creatures 13: Xico Gaiato ft. Rossana | Roda da Máscara 14: Yo La Tengo – Autumn Sweater
Amazing Songs & Other Delights # 87 – The To Remember Who I Am edition airs Monday 3 November 2025, 3-4pm (London time) and repeats Monday November 10 on Yé Yé Radio: yeyeradio.com (or on the app).
This edition title is both a reminder to myself and a words play with Tracy Vandal & John Mercy’s song.
Lammergeiers’ ITB is the band’s – a little hard to spot – version of Suede’s Introducing The Band.
Alicia Edelweiss is a suggestion by Bettina Korn and Ruth Lyon a suggestion by Martin Swarbrick. Their respective songs, Leonie and November were picked by me.
My beloved Sugar are back with a new single, House of Dead Memories, their first in thirty years. There’s also Tracy Vandal & John Mercy with Alex Kapranos of Franz Ferdinand and much more.
Tracklist: 01: Lammergeiers – ITB 02: Alicia Edelweiss – Leonie 03: Ruth Lyon – November 04: Sugar – House of Dead Memories 05: Jesse Sykes & The Sweet Hereafter – Dead End Pools 06: Guided By Voices – (You Can’t Go Back To) Oxford Talawanda 07: Miranda – I Wish 09: Brian Bilston and The Catenary Wires – Might Have, Might Not Have 10: Oliver Sim – Telephone Games 11: Bela Noia – Não quero mais 12: AUA Drop – Painkiller No. 2 13: Leatherette – Hey There (x) 14: Tracy Vandal & John Mercy – To Remember Who You Were feat Alex Kapranos 15: Cass McCombs – Missionary Bell
Here I am, still looking like an internationally woman of mystery on cold, windy late afternoon by the salt marshes. My radio programme Amazing Songs & Other Delights now airs new editions the first and third Monday, 3-4pm (London time) of the month, respective repeats, second and fourth Monday of the month, on Yé Yé Radio: https://yeyeradio.com/ (or on the app)
Today is International Music Day. I selected three songs from different time periods and genres. Cantigas do Maio by José Afonso, Der Erlkönig by Franz Schubert, and my favourite song Will You Love Me Tomorrow sung by the Shirelles.
Cantigas do Maio is from the fifth album by Portuguese musician, composer, singer, songwriter 1971 album Cantigas do Maio. A beautiful song, in which the voice starts gentle, develops a frantic tone, then quiets, then rises again, and ends quiet.
Cantigas do Maio: Eu fui ver a minha amada Lá p’rós baixos dum jardim Eu fui ver a minha amada Lá p’rós baixos dum jardim Dei-lhe uma rosa encarnada Para se lembrar de mim Dei-lhe uma rosa encarnada Para se lembrar de mim
Eu fui ver o meu benzinho Lá p’rós lados dum passal Eu fui ver o meu benzinho Lá p’rós lados dum passalFeatures Dei-lhe o meu lenço de linho Que é do mais fino bragal Dei-lhe o meu lenço de linho Que é do mais fino bragal
Minha mãe, quando eu morrer Minha mãe, quando eu morrer Ai, chore por quem muito amargou Ai, chore por quem muito amargou Para então dizer ao mundo Para então dizer ao mundo Ai Deus m’o deu Ai Deus m’o levou Ai Deus m’o deu Ai Deus m’o levou Ai Deus m’o deu Ai Deus m’o levou
Eu fui ver uma donzela Numa barquinha a dormir Eu fui ver uma donzela Numa barquinha a dormir Dei-lhe uma colcha de seda Para nela se cobrir Dei-lhe uma colcha de seda Para nela se cobrir
Eu fui ver uma solteira Numa salinha a fiar Eu fui ver uma solteira Numa salinha a fiar Dei-lhe uma rosa vermelha Para de mim se encantar Dei-lhe uma rosa vermelha Para de mim se encantar
Minha mãe, quando eu morrer Minha mãe, quando eu morrer Ai, chore por quem muito amargou Ai, chore por quem muito amargou Para então dizer ao mundo Para então dizer ao mundo Ai Deus m’o deu Ai Deus m’o levou Ai Deus m’o deu Ai Deus m’o levou Ai Deus m’o deu Ai Deus m’o levou
Eu fui ver a minha amada Lá nos campos, eu fui ver Eu fui ver a minha amada Lá nos campos, eu fui ver Dei-lhe uma rosa encarnada Para de mim se prender Dei-lhe uma rosa encarnada Para de mim se prender
Verdes prados, verdes campos Onde está minha paixão? Verdes prados, verdes campos Onde está minha paixão? As andorinhas não param Umas voltam, outras não As andorinhas não param Umas voltam, outras não
Minha mãe, quando eu morrer Minha mãe, quando eu morrer Ai, chore por quem muito amargou Ai, chore por quem muito amargou Para então dizer ao mundo Para então dizer ao mundo Ai Deus m’o deu Ai Deus m’o levou Ai Deus m’o deu Ai Deus m’o levou Ai Deus m’o deu Ai Deus m’o levou
My favourite song Will You Love Me Tomorrow, also known as Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow, written by Carole King and Gerry Goffin, first recorded by The Shirelles in 1960.
Will You Love Me Tomorrow: Tonight you’re mine completely You give your love so sweetly Tonight the light of love is in your eyes But will you love me tomorrow? Is this a lasting treasure Or just a moment’s pleasure? Can I believe the magic of your sighs? Will you still love me tomorrow? Tonight with words unspoken You say that I’m the only one But will my heart be broken When the night (when the night) Meets the morning (meets the morning) sun? I’d like to know that your love Is a love I can be sure of So tell me now, and I won’t ask again Will you still love me tomorrow? So tell me now, and I won’t ask again Will you still love me tomorrow? Will you still love me tomorrow? Will you still love me?
And Der Erlkönig by Franz Schubert, with a ballade written by Johann Wolfgang in 1782. Here sung by baritone Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau accompanied by pianist Gerald Moore. Haunting, chilling, Dietrich sings the three voices, child, father, Erlkönig with deep emotion and such tonal variation it leaves you mesmerized. And the final line, In seinen Armen das Kind war tot (In your arms the child is lies dead) is arrowing.
Der Erlkönig: Wer reitet so spät durch Nacht und Wind? Es ist der Vater mit seinem Kind; Er hat den Knaben wohl in dem Arm, Er fasst ihn sicher, er hält ihn warm.
Mein Sohn, was birgst du so bang dein Gesicht? – Siehst, Vater, du den Erlkönig nicht? Den Erlenkönig mit Kron’ und Schweif? – Mein Sohn, es ist ein Nebelstreif. –
„Du liebes Kind, komm, geh mit mir! Gar schöne Spiele spiel’ ich mit dir; Manch’ bunte Blumen sind an dem Strand, Meine Mutter hat manch gülden Gewand.“ –
Mein Vater, mein Vater, und hörest du nicht, Was Erlenkönig mir leise verspricht? – Sei ruhig, bleibe ruhig, mein Kind; In dürren Blättern säuselt der Wind. –
„Willst, feiner Knabe, du mit mir gehn? Meine Töchter sollen dich warten schön; Meine Töchter führen den nächtlichen Reihn Und wiegen und tanzen und singen dich ein.“ –
Mein Vater, mein Vater, und siehst du nicht dort Erlkönigs Töchter am düstern Ort? – Mein Sohn, mein Sohn, ich seh’ es genau: Es scheinen die alten Weiden so grau. –
„Ich liebe dich, mich reizt deine schöne Gestalt; Und bist du nicht willig, so brauch’ ich Gewalt.“ – Mein Vater, mein Vater, jetzt fasst er mich an! Erlkönig hat mir ein Leids getan! –
Dem Vater grauset’s; er reitet geschwind, Er hält in Armen das ächzende Kind, Erreicht den Hof mit Mühe und Not; In seinen Armen das Kind war tot.
More or my favourite songs can be read about here Amazing Songs & Other Delights #80 – The These Are a Few of My Favourite Songs edition and listened to here.
I have also written about this three songs plus Daddy’s Spending by Suede on The Polymath
My radio show Amazing Songs & Other Delights that airs every other Monday, 3-4pm (London time) on Yé Yé Radio: yeyeradio.com (or on the app). Amazing Songs & Other Delights #84 – The It Resonates edition can now be listened to on mixcloud.
You can read more about Amazing Songs & Other Delights #84 – The It Resonates edition here.
From Monday October 6 onwards Amazing Songs & Other Delights new editions are every 1st and 3rd Monday of each month, repeats every 2nd and 4th Monday of each month. The hour remains the same: 3-4pm (London time).
Tracklist: 01: Sigtryggur Berg Sigmarsson – Resilience 02: Liz Hogg – Curl 03: The Divine Comedy – Invisible Thread 04: Ned Swarbrick – When The Wind Blows (Live at City Varieties Music Hall) 05: Trademark Issues – Song for a Non-Touring Band 06: Massimo Silverio – Zoja 07: Tulpa – Let’s Make A Tulpa! 08: Miguel Feraso Cabral – Cenografia 09: Swimming Pools And Movie Stars – Never Let Go 10: The Cords – When You Said Goodbye 11: Noiserv – A casa das rodas quadradas feat. Milhanas 12: Glo-Worm – Change of Heart 13: Holly Golightly – Miss Fortune 14: Senhor Vulcão feat The Legendary Tiger Man – Rock N Roll 15: AVTT/MPTN – The Avett Brothers · Mike Patton – Eternal Love 16: Glyders – Shadow Stone 17: Anthony Moore – No Parlez 18: Hidrogenesse – A la Muerte 19: Umlaut – Grumpy Library
My radio show Amazing Songs & Other Delights that airs every other Monday 3-4pm (gmt+1) on Yé Yé Radio: yeyeradio.com (or on the app) is on repeats from Monday 28th July to mid September.
My radio show Amazing Songs & Other Delights is now available on mixcloud.
It’s a beautiful, fresh, Summer radio programme. You can read about it here.
Tracklist: 01: Franz Ferdinand – Build It Up ft. Johnny Marr 02: Cass McCombs – Peace 03: Robert Robertson – Broken Arrow 04: Harry Styles – Watermelon Sugar 05: Pressyes – The Sunlighttt 06: The Durutti Collumn – Sketch For A Summer 07: Jeanines – Coaxed A Storm 08: AL Guitar Duo – Reencontro (feat. Pedro Jóia) 09: Panda Bear – Virginia Tech 10: The Go-Betweens – Two Heads 11: Laufey – Lover Girl 12: The Rebels – California Dreamin’ 13: Weezer – Island In The Sun 14: Lightheaded – The Garden 15: James Yorkston – Love Luck (feat. Johanna Söderberg) 16 – Forth Wanderers – Bluff 17: Swansea Sound – Pacior’Fan 18: Sydney Minsky Sargeant – I Dont Wanna 19 – April March – Laisse Tomber Les Filles
All previous shows on mixcloud: Ye Ye mixcloud | www.mixcloud.com/MondoBizarreMagazine
Joaquin Sorolla y Bastida, Strolling along the Seashore (1909)
My radio show Amazing Songs & Other Delights #82 – The It’s Summer edition airs Monday 30th, 3-4pm (gmt+1) on Yé Yé Radio: till yeyeradio.com (or on the app).
As the name says, it’s summer. Therefore, let’s celebrate it. Nearly all the songs, from Franz Ferdinand – Build It Up ft. Johnny Marr to Sydney Minsky Sargeant – I Dont Wanna have just been released or are recent.
There are two indie oldies, The Durutti Collumn’s Sketch For A Summer and The Go-Betweens’ Two Heads. As tends to be the case with my shows, indie and mainstream go hand in hand, although here there are several pop breezy indie alternative songs. But Harry Styles and Laufey pair with Jeanines or April March. There’s an acoustic guitar instrumental, AL Guitar Duo – Reencontro (feat. Pedro Jóia), and the customary Mamas & the Papas classic California Dreamin’, here in covered by The Rebels.
Tracklist: 01: Franz Ferdinand – Build It Up ft. Johnny Marr 02: Cass McCombs – Peace 03: Robert Robertson – Broken Arrow 04: Harry Styles – Watermelon Sugar 05: Pressyes – The Sunlighttt 06: The Durutti Collumn – Sketch For A Summer 07: Jeanines – Coaxed A Storm 08: AL Guitar Duo – Reencontro (feat. Pedro Jóia) 09: Panda Bear – Virginia Tech 10: The Go-Betweens – Two Heads 11: Laufey – Lover Girl 12: The Rebels – California Dreamin’ 13: Weezer – Island In The Sun 14: Lightheaded – The Garden 15: James Yorkston – Love Luck (feat. Johanna Söderberg) 16 – Forth Wanderers – Bluff 17: Swansea Sound – Pacior’Fan 18: Sydney Minsky Sargeant – I Dont Wanna 19 – April March – Laisse Tomber Les Filles
My radio show Amazing Songs & Other Delights #81 – The Ambients edition airs Monday 16th, 3-4pm (gmt+1) on Yé Yé Radio: yeyeradio.com (or on the app).
Since I received Thomas von Wachenfeldt’s Estradörerna I’ve been listening to it non stop. I knew I one of its pieces was going to open this programme. The choice was Suite no1 in G minor (Jon Erik Hall) I. Visa Air.
Estradörerna has music by three Swedish folk musician – Jon-Erik Öst, Wiktor Öst, and Jon-Erik Hall – arranged for string trio chamber instrumentation by Thomas von Wachenfeldt. It was not chamber, but baroque music, that less to the two final selections.
The show was mostly complete. There were a few possibilities. None seem right, to fit. Returning home by metro an walking, from a concert by Orquesta Barroca Casa da Música playing seven baroque pieces with oboe, some for oboe, there was one of those moments with only the Universal can explain.
Ventos Animais, by Mão Morta and Forças Ocultas by Duplex Longo were the missing links. Each enriched the tapestry of diverse ambients present, allowing for the programme to have a deeper feeling.
Tracklist: 01: Thomas von Wachenfeldt – Suite no1 in G minor (Jon Erik Hall) I. Visa Air 02: Thee Headcoats Sect – Man Trap 03: Afonso Rodrigues e Catarina Salinas – Um Amor Qualquer 04: Duplex Longa – Forças Ocultas 05: Esteves – Os Fortes Não Choram 06: Gonçalo F. Cardoso – Cozido na Caldeira Velha (São Miguel, Açores) 07: Lifeguard – Like You’ll Lost 08: Mão Morta – Ventos Animais 09: Luto – não fui ao Alive (ft. Catarina Branco) 10: Paul Pèrrin – Olekta 11: Monkeywrench – Love Is A Spider 12: Pomadinha – Time 13: Ricardo Ribeiro – Má Sorte 14: Sally Anne Morgan – Flowers of Shandihar 15: Versus O.K.S – God Bless 16: The Good Ones – Agnes Dreams of Being an Artist 17: The Makers – Are You On The Inside Or The Outside Of Your Pants?
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