Liverpool the other night were beaten by a freaky goal, a classy goal, and by their own ineptitude at putting the ball in the net when they had the lion’s share of possession. I had this next musical treat all ready to go in the event of Liverpool winning, but it seems churlish not to put it up anyway. Back in the 80’s, Liverpool were my favourite English team. They had Souness, Dalglish and Hansen. The backbone of the team was Scottish and they were mainly unbeatable. When they won the European Cup against Roma in 1984, John Peel’s show was magic. It began with a burst of ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone’, some church bells, some Mighty Wah! and Peel and Kid Jensen trading good natured bonhomie. In between you get some dub reggae (of course), some “exquisitly tastless” Anti Nowhere League and a bit of Ivor Cutler (of course). Peel was a big fan of Liverpool, so much so that he got married in a red and white suit. Throughout the show he is in good spirits and full of emotion.
If you’re a Liverpool fan, listen in, stop greetin’ and hark back to the good old days. And if you’re not a fan, listen in anyway. It’s lo-fi quality and sounds a bit underwater at times, but radio gold all the same.
God bless John Peel
Plain Or Pan 
Please, not Megaupload again! I’m still trying to download part 3 of the Weberman phone calls. Every time I try, they tell me all download slots for my country (Hong Kong) are busy and I should try again in a few hours – unless I install their crappy toolbar, which I won’t. Now I can double my frustration with the Peel Show as well.
Brilliant blog pal – good tunes and i like your wit, you come across well…