“Well I walked up to her and I asked her if she wanted to dance.”

Items run up the flagpole this week include …

… our memories of the exquisite agony of teenage dances, especially Dave’s at the Mecca Ballroom in Wakefield, 1965.

... unforgettable things said and done by Dame Edna Everage and Sir Les Patterson.

… rock stars with Brian Jones’s hair.

… do we care more about the people who make music than the music itself?

… a point from Massive Attack – “is the discussion ‘should AI recreate music?’ or is it ‘Why is contemporary music so homogenised & formulaic that it’s really easy to copy?’”

… songs that never fail to fill dancefloors. 

… a “Ladies’ Prosecco Afternoon” with a Robbie Williams impersonator.

… what’ll be the next music revival?

… when did you last see a Teddy Boy?

… Dave’s story about why Take It Easy by the Eagles meant so much to him.

… and the eternal appeal of Mod.

… plus birthday guest Andrew Newbury – “was We Can Work It Out the Beatles’ tipping point?”

Tickets for Word In The Park in London on June 3rd here!: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-happy-return-of-word-in-the-park-tickets-576193870377

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