You just tell 'em lies, lies

Today, as per usual for a Friday, the degenerate end of the office hived off to the pub for lunch.

I ordered a burger. Please could I not have bacon[*] in it?

Sure, said the barman, the bacon wasn't compulsory. Did I want something else in it instead?

Like what?

"We...ll. Mushrooms?" he improvised. "Or an egg? Or black pudding?"

"Really?" I asked, bouncing gently up and down. "I could have black pudding in my burger?"

Apparently yes, if I wanted.

I wanted.

Black pudding in a cheese burger is awesome.

Accordingly, for being friendly and willing to improvise and serving Rebellion's Fat Cat[**], this week's Designated Hero of the Week is The Maiden Over.


[*] I don't dislike bacon. I just don't get as excited about it as everyone else. And I don't think it belongs in my burgers.
[**] Although it has just been demonstrated that a pint of Fat Cat has rendered one of my colleagues unable to count accurately up to 2.

Dancing like Madonna, into the groovy

It's Friday! It's about three o'clock! It's time to Boogie At Your Desk!

( You what? )

If you like the track, go out and buy the album it belongs to - I'll try and recommend a suitable CD to purchase for any BAYD track.

The link to the mp3 will expire at some point in the future.

Today you are invited to Boogie At Your Desk to:

Apollo 440 - Can't Stop The Rock [link to mp3 expired, YouTube link may still be active]

I can't remember what suddenly made me listen to Gettin' High On Your Own Supply last week.

As albums go, it's weathered the years rather better than I might have expected. Although it also turns out it was released slightly more recently than I thought (1999 rather than mid 90s). It's got a couple of electro-stompalongs, but also a few few pleasantly ambient tracks. Definitely worth a listen.

I'd also forgotten that Apollo 440 did the theme for the film Lost in Space. It's completely different to the TV theme, but enjoyably epic in its own way - and ends with one of my favourite lines from any song, ever.

Don't forget, if you want to nominate a track as a future BAYD tune, you can do so here!