So what happens you discover that one of your favourite EVERRRRR songs has been covered by one of your favourite artists EVERRRRR?? Could be tragic. Could be disappointment, or could be… just brilliant.

I spend a lot of time of YouTube. 5 minutes is too much, 72 straight hours not enough. And mainly playing ‘old shit’ because that’s where I’m stuck, musically, with very few exceptions. And the main exception is Taylor Swift. I don’t know why. I really don’t. ‘Schoolgirl pop’ and ‘relationship angst’ were never in my top list of genres. It maybe because I find her captivating to look at? It maybe because I find her immensely talented? Possibly because she is very witty and can laugh at herself? Whatever, I love her. Truly, madly, deeply.

I was cruising through some old favourites and playing American Girl by Tom Petty. Which I’ve loved… forever. And found a Taylor Swift cover. Old (relatively). When she was about 9. Ten years ago. I’m not good with dates. But its just a cover. Nothing silly, it doesn’t even have its own video!!! Just a good old homage to a fantastic song.

Which led me to another American girl, Stevie Nicks. Who, back in the day, I was truly, madly, deeply in lust with. Unfortunately as was every other man who’d ever seen her or heard that throaty, raspy vibrato (music term, not a sex toy, ya frikin perve). And the ‘forever’ image of Stevie really is wearing that top hat. So I had to watch ‘go your own way’ 17 times. Which is no hardship as its such an outstanding piece of music.

Although the version of Edge of Seventeen performed live (1980/81 I’m guessing) is just something else. No top hat, just Stevie letting rip.

I just read a book called ‘Daisy Jones and the Six’. Which is, allegedly, based on/ inspired by/ allegorical to, Stevie Nicks. It’s a ‘rockumentary’ but in book form. And is quite brilliant. If ya like that kind’a thing. Which I really do, hence loved the book, and Mel really doesn’t, hence she didn’t. It’s very Hollywood Hills in the 70s and although fictional, you feel like you know everyone mentioned. And it had me thinking of the Eagles. I have no idea how these things connect. Early Eagles. New Kid in Town. Take it Easy. When they were more country than rock but simple and honest and, quite honestly, brilliant. More fucking YouTube…

And whilst I’m there, I virtually never visit without a trip to Despacito, the original Luis Fonsi version. Which is the most brilliant, most fun, most sensual, most wildly amazing video ever.

But I suggest you don’t visit any of these places. Really I don’t. You may never come out.

Happy Boxing Day

A xxxx