I intend to add a new piece of Motivational Music here prior to each game for you all to psyche yourselves into inspirational performances.
With what will definitely be the last game of the season whether permitting here are a few songs that I find de-motivating (for me anyway) but for some of you they are inspiring! As they say oop north "theres nowt so queer as folk". Telling me!!
Viva Las Vegas - by that Presley bloke.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPuKoqu6kMk
Another American crooner Johnny Cash with - "A boy named Sue"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n--1wR4L7zg&feature=relmfu
Adele "Set fire to th rain" - actually this ones not bad!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2j279pZxTY&feature=related
Now compare that souless stuff to this - Spirit of John Morgan and "Orpheus" Persevere with it as it has very individual singing ? LOL
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lty71aq1Bys
Paul Oakenfold Korean style Dance Music - play it loud, Mantty will luv this !
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zAHxAD6X-Ng&feature=related
Some Tex/mex stuff from Calexico with "Crystal Frontier"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLsQ_8PwwDs&feature=related
Roman Carter & Tom Rothrock - with " Just a little too fsst" a bit like Liam really.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tarzvCw4lno
Obviously last weeks choices had the opposite effect. So alll being well this may pep things up should we have a game.
99 and a half (just wont do)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdrC3f4SFpk
Tony A will enjoy this - a bit of " Bronski Beat"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=huavJMGUbiI
Steady as she goes from the Raconteurs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7aOWIFgIZQ&feature=related
Hardwell with "Molotov" someting a bit more 'this century' (but skip the last minute of it) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBCEJswbl8k&feature=related A tribute to Liam Walsh for his heroics of last Sunday v Carshalton Athletic - a couple of classics by his namesake - Joe Walsh - maybe he's even Liams dad !! Joe's got Craig T's hairstyle I see !! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNGFsaY_JyQ&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=drj7jIoImjM
Mad Dog McCrea " Am I drinking enough" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VesQ5bMb4OM&feature=related John Lee Hooker and Canned heat "Whiskey & Women" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGrADAAvrkE Alexei Sayle "Hello John got a new motor" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGMTCfjnP6Y
A topical piece of music to coincide with the mindless London rioting. Get the Army out and shoot the lot of em !! Renaisance with "Ashes are Burning parts 1 & 2" Part 1 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMTbg9qs_iI&feature=related Part 2 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=teuf8BgAbms&feature=related Sandy Denny - She Moves Through the Fair http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8cN2JYnBTZw&feature=related Fairport Convention - Tam Lin http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=guFZkLxYM60&feature=related
To celebrate my fivefor v Nuxley - been a while coming - we have a bumper crop this week.
The Motivational Music this week will be solely for my benefit as it will be the 23rd anniversary of my dads death. I was batting at the time and rushed off to the hospital mid innings in my whites but he'd died by the time my mother and myself arrived. Sorry for being so morbid. Its the DOVES - Kingdom of Rust - another that makes your hair stand up. The video is excellent too adds so much atmosphere to the whole thing. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFM0pUn4dcA&feature=related The other is a top quality effort from THE STROKES - Hard to Explain
Fairport Convention done the trick last week inspiring Chis to a fabulous one handed slip catch in the victory over our feudal landlords Shootershill2001 CC.
This week end sees an inaugral trip to Meopham Green CC in Kent. For this special occasion we have one number especially relevant to Liam's situation "Doctor, Doctor" by UFO - music to drive to.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRRc4MMAQ3c&feature=fvsr
And if we dont pull our socks up so my dad used to say well be rock bottom. Contary to my usual practice I've gone for another song by UFO an real headbanger with class.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aP5ikQpTR3c&feature=related
Listen to both these soongs as you drive down to through the Garden of England . Oh yes.
Maybe I'm not picking the right music to get you all fired up !! So I'm just going to hope the following two songs make the hair on your kneck stand up - well it does for me. Have a few drinks beforehand and go with the flow.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwH6RuBIsFY&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94X6YBArri4
Clearly not enough of you have been listening lately - going by the results of the last couple of games!!
As its Glastonbury again here are a couple of favourites - both very different these should inspire a victory over Carlton Sports.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFV1leyekA4&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VR_NIzto_ZQ
Well we need a pickme up after our set back at Ash last week and I think I have just the stuff.
Luke Jackson - class lad from Kent nr Canterbury - saw him at last years Broadstairs Folk festival and he's down there again on Aug 12th Balmoral Bars, where we'll be . Think he's about 16.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_GEfDU4UIM&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=afN1oxJpn1o&feature=related
Whilst I was away in Italy the lack of MM obviously contributed to a couple of poor results. For this weeks trip to Ash CC ( surely the quintessential garden of England cricket ground), we have some comedic film courtesy of Wilson, Keppel and Betty, topped off with "Two More Years" (whats left of my cricket career? ) from Bloc Party.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkhJpr2zR8s&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ag9OSpBb9Os
The Swinging Googlies CC succumbed to "Wotcha - Knocked'em in the Old Kent Road" last week and no wonder! This week we're playing PRIORY CC so lets have a little think. Hmmmmm.
I'm doubling up on this weeks MM front. They are more songs of appreciation rather than motivational. First a song to celebrate Rory's MOM award from Adam and the second song is to welcome Mr Fitz to his first game of the season. Neither song is intended to offend our ethnic minority players - just sort appropriate thats all. LOL.
With the very sad news on Sunday night of the death of Sir Henry Cooper - one of Catfords finest sons and a particular hero of mine - here is a particular fitting song as a tribute. The lyrics show up on the video so sing along even you 'honoury' cockney's.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=alQiqTOkePE
Well I see my Motivational Music - Capt Beefheart's 'Safe as Milk' worked a treat for last Sundays game against Streatham & Marlborough CC - obviously inspiring you all - what a tune !!! (for those who need a second dose it's here -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lbzmKPXgtZI&feature=related. PLAY IT LOUD!
However, I guess the only other person apart from myself to have listened to it was Fitz - and neither of us played last week!
Anyway undeterred this weeks Motivational Music (courtesy of Youtube is the Frank Zappa classic ' You are what you is' http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKfK1TxruHU&feature=related PLAY IT LOUD! "
Ian