Music
I grew up to seventies/eighties rock - heavy 'prog' stuff that Floyd and Zep so well, thro' to the "don't bore us - get to the chorus!" country rock ballads of Tom Petty and Fleetwood Mac. Anything with great guitair, great sax, or ideally - both!
Leonard Cohen, for the sheer poetry, and the man himself.
More recently, a hip-hop nod to the Peas and Eminem.
Here's a dozen or two of what I liked, and still like, best:
James - Sit Down - sums it up for me - how about you?
Tom Petty - Learing to Fly - the joys of a misspent youth
Traveling Wilburys - End of the Line - an array of talent; tragic loss of the Big O
Lindsey Buckingham Stevie Nicks- Never Going Back Again - from the heart, or what?
Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here - for Jon, RIP
David Gilmour & Candy Dulfer - Shine On You Crazy Diamond - see previous!
Led Zeppelin - Since I've Been Loving You - forty years ago, this made me woder what I was missing!
Leonard Cohen: The Stranger Song - meanwhile, my big sister Brenda was playing this, Marianne, and Bird on a Wire
Leonard Cohen with Sonny Rollins - Who by Fire - LC graciously recognising when he is outclassed
801 - You really got me - tribute to Ray Davies' for the most influential riff ever
Sting with Branford Marsalis - Roxanne - briiliant soprano sax
Candy Dulfer with Dave Stewart - Lily Was Here - fabulous title track to the Dutch-language movie De Kassière
Beth Orton & M. Ward - Buckets of Rain - great version
The Black Eyed Peas - Where Is The Love? - where indeed?
Leonard Cohen - Closing Time - that much dark fun, at his age?
Leonard Cohen - First we take Manhattan - you'll need to work this one out for yourself ...
Eminem - Lose Yourself - more brilliant lyrics
White Stripes - Hotel Yorba - sooo chilled