Friday 1 January 2021

Eleven


This blog is eleven years old today. Somehow I had the presence of mind to start it on New Year's Day which makes remembering when it's birthday is easy even if some years I've been a tad fuzzy headed when waking up to it. Not so much of a problem today. 

Back in November I posted 11 Years by The Wolfgang Press (a pair of Sabres Of Paradise remixes of their song) so there's not much point posting them again so soon. I've got this pair of elevens instead, the first from Pete Wylie in 1987, a soaring, anthemic love song with it's roots way back in the blues and the slums of New York in the late 19th century

Four Eleven Forty Four

This one is the so called Eleventh Untitled Song from R.E.M.'s major label debut Green back in 1989. The musicians swapped instruments for this, Pete Buck playing drums and drummer Bill Berry playing guitar. Stipe sings his heart out, a song about missing someone while being away. It's simple and direct and one of their most affecting songs. 

Eleventh Untitled Song 

Happy new year. 

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14 comments:

  1. drew1 January 2021 at 10:58

    Well done and keep up the good work

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  2. Charity Chic1 January 2021 at 12:22

    As Drew said
    Happy New Blog Year Adam

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  3. Anonymous1 January 2021 at 12:39

    Stipe singing really quietly :) Congrats on 11 years!

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  4. Walter1 January 2021 at 12:43

    Happy anniversary to your blog Adam. Keep on your great work

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  5. Luca1 January 2021 at 12:43

    Happy birthday to the blog and hopes for a better year for all.

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  6. C1 January 2021 at 13:31

    Nice work, SA, happy blog birthday and here's to many more years of it.

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  7. Nick L1 January 2021 at 13:34

    Congratulations and happy birthday! 11 years is no mean feat. Great choice of tune, I've always loved this.

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  8. Jake Sniper1 January 2021 at 16:24

    Happy anniversary Swiss, thanks for sharing.

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  9. Echorich1 January 2021 at 22:04

    Well done Adam! Thank you again for so much enjoyment over the year and especially in 2020. Happy Anniversary!!

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  10. Swiss Adam1 January 2021 at 23:20

    Thanks everyone. More to come...

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  11. John Medd1 January 2021 at 23:31

    Well played, Adam! I started around the same time but really thought the writing was on the wall earlier this year with all this New Blogger nonsense; turns out it was nothing more alarming than Y2K (though it did have me spooked at the time, I don't mind telling you).

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  12. acidted3 January 2021 at 09:56

    Well done for a blog that continues to innovate and excite.

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  13. Brian3 January 2021 at 17:08

    Happy belated birthday to Bagging Area. May the amazing run of interesting posts continue far into the future.

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  14. Billynomates4 January 2021 at 21:57

    Think I've been here from the beginning , or close to it. Learnt a lot and enjoyed a lot of the music you've linked to. Hoping for more to come. JL

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