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TraceyB
@ineeddirection.bsky.social
Hopeless romantic, rubbish musician, sulky software developer. 1/3 of the @wedigmusic.bsky.social podcast.

Posting semi-regular maudlin hours. Join me and sob along...

MBS, TFC, MBV, AMC, TWP, SMB, UVS, YLT, RHP, JTP, DAD. Not SFM.
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My Toppermost contribution on American Music Club.
Toppermost #730: American Music Club - a top 10 picked by @ineeddirection.bsky.social ... "melody and instrumentation are important but it’s Mark Eitzel’s voice and the words that provide the emotional hold for me" #80srock #indie www.toppermost.co.uk/american-mus...
Reached level 10,000 in Homescapes - the stupid game I've been playing on my phone for 6 years 🎉🍾🤣❤️
(And for anyone who also plays the game, yes I leave the main house in Christmas mode all year round! 🎄)
February 17, 2026 at 2:40 PM
#20SongsByYear (alphabetical order by song title)

1968

Day 17. The Rolling Stones - Sympathy for the Devil

"So if you meet me, have some courtesy
Have some sympathy, and some taste
Use all your well-learned politeness
Or I'll lay your soul to waste"

youtu.be/Jwtyn-L-2gQ?...
The Rolling Stones - Sympathy For The Devil (Official Video) [4K]
YouTube video by ABKCOVEVO
youtu.be
February 17, 2026 at 9:50 AM
#20SongsByYear (alphabetical order by song title)

1968

Day 16. Pentangle - Sweet Child

"You've been workin' so hard all day
Won't you take your rest?
You've been drivin' my blues away
Now, it is my turn"

youtu.be/3OS11hAAhRI?...
Sweet Child
YouTube video by Pentangle - Topic
youtu.be
February 16, 2026 at 9:44 AM
#20SongsByYear (alphabetical order by song title)

1968

Day 15. Al Wilson - The Snake

"Take me in, oh tender woman
Take me in, for heaven's sake"

youtu.be/ULx9k2QkL94?...
Al Wilson - The snake
YouTube video by Chillaccount
youtu.be
February 15, 2026 at 8:46 AM
Drop an album that was important to you when you were nineteen.
February 14, 2026 at 10:15 PM
New coffee brewer thing. Let's see if it performs better than the Aeropress or the Hario V60.
February 14, 2026 at 4:07 PM
Ticket claimed now. Thanks for the QTs all :)
FREE GIG TICKET FOR MOGWAI BIRMINGHAM TONIGHT (SAT FEB 14th)

Anyone want my ticket for Mogwai tonight?
Don't care about the money. I just can't go now.
E-ticket only. I'll need your email to transfer the ticket to on Ticket Master.
February 14, 2026 at 12:41 PM
FREE GIG TICKET FOR MOGWAI BIRMINGHAM TONIGHT (SAT FEB 14th)

Anyone want my ticket for Mogwai tonight?
Don't care about the money. I just can't go now.
E-ticket only. I'll need your email to transfer the ticket to on Ticket Master.
February 14, 2026 at 11:56 AM
Random acts of senseless beauty
February 14, 2026 at 11:38 AM
Wordle 1,701 4/6

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February 14, 2026 at 9:15 AM
#20SongsByYear (alphabetical order by song title)

1968

Day 14. The Pretty Things - She Says Good Morning

"The sunlight of his days
Was spent in the grey of his mind"

youtu.be/LeXd_rWWK8s?...
the pretty things she says good morning
YouTube video by TipToeQuickly1
youtu.be
February 14, 2026 at 8:42 AM
#20SongsByYear (alphabetical order by song title)

1968

Day 13. Silver Apples - Program

"The flame is its own reflection"

youtu.be/aeU8peWXSZM?...
Program
YouTube video by Silver Apples - Topic
youtu.be
February 13, 2026 at 9:50 AM
#FallFriday

"What you put in your mouth
A lof of things that weren't there"

youtu.be/HeC4zAOQeIs?...
The Past #2
YouTube video by The Fall - Topic
youtu.be
February 13, 2026 at 9:08 AM
So on a whim yesterday, I decided on a solo Leeds gig to see Rocket who I'd heard in the @indieover40.bsky.social Music League last year (can't remember who picked them). They were soooo good. Plus, I finally popped my Brudenall cherry; really loved the venue.
February 12, 2026 at 7:49 PM
Random acts of senseless beauty #79
February 12, 2026 at 5:19 PM
Wordle 1,699 5/6

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February 12, 2026 at 7:54 AM
#20SongsByYear (alphabetical order by song title)

1968

Day 12. The Byrds - One Hundred Years From Now

"But people are always talking
You know they're always talking
Everybody's so wrong
That I know it's gonna work out fine"

youtu.be/ulNNsJlnqh8?...
The Byrds - One Hundred Years From Now (Audio)
YouTube video by TheByrdsVEVO
youtu.be
February 12, 2026 at 7:24 AM
#20SongsByYear (alphabetical order by song title)

1968

Day 11. The Chocolate Watch Band - Misty Lane

"Seasons change and time erases
Other people, other places, you remain"

youtu.be/ph3qcdZv7vI?...
The Chocolate Watchband - 10 - Misty Lane
YouTube video by LosWoodandStock
youtu.be
February 11, 2026 at 8:58 AM
#NowPlaying Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes
#5debutalbums0509
February 10, 2026 at 10:16 PM
February 10, 2026 at 9:36 PM
#NowPlaying Lily Allen - Alright, Still
#5debutalbums0509

Bonus content: me dressed as Lily for a friend's fancy dress party in 2010!
February 10, 2026 at 9:02 PM
This new song from @genevadrive3.bsky.social is just so so gorgeous. It's name your own price - please go listen.

"I was watching the stars
You were doing the same..."

genevadrive.bandcamp.com/album/sub-rosa
Sub Rosa, by Geneva Drive
1 track album
genevadrive.bandcamp.com
February 10, 2026 at 1:13 PM
Another phew!

Wordle 1,697 6/6

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🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩
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February 10, 2026 at 10:01 AM
#20SongsByYear (alphabetical order by song title)

1968

Day 10. Richard Harris - MacArthur Park

"... and were pressed
In love's hot, fevered iron
Like a striped pair of pants"
(Best lyric ever!)

youtu.be/tRwYQgk05DY?...
Richard Harris MacArthur Park
YouTube video by gb
youtu.be
February 10, 2026 at 9:14 AM
#NowPlaying Jenny Lewis with The Watson Twins - Rabbit Fur Coat
#5debutalbums0509
February 9, 2026 at 11:31 PM