It's interesting how SM's less parochial songs, the ones that don't tell you a story about some girl and her adventures, or include lines about, say, throwing discus for Liverpool and Widnes, tend to be less favoured. Songs

"The Boy Done Wrong Again", "You Made Me Forget My Dreams" or, in a different way, "Electronic Renaissance". I'm really suprised about TBDRA now being bottom of the heap - sometines it's my favourite song on IFYS. When the

goes d-d-da-da da-da (my musical training serves me well again) and I hear

-----Original Message----- De: Nick Dastoor/BSHO/GB <Nick_Dastoor/BSHO/GB%BSHO@notesgw.compuserve.com> Para: sinister <sinister@majordomo.net> Fecha: viernes 23 de enero de 1998 19:56 Asunto: Sinister: Steward's enquiry like piano the

line "All I wanted was to sing the saddest song" my heart very nearly breaks <sniff>.

A tearful Nick

I agree with tearful Nick, it's definitely one of my favourite songs. Keith, your description of Air has certainly cleared up any doubts I may have had. That's the second time you've described something as being like John Martyn crossed with something unlikely in recent weeks. I'll have to have a listen to John Martyn sometime. Lest we forget, bashful Amanda Bergman is always talking about her Spanish homework, so I think she can be added to the list of people getting a big hug from Elizabeth, like it or not. I am now using Outlook Express. Good old Microsoft, the Mr Kipling of information technology. Mussadiq, our resident revolving wether cock, I need your address to send you this tape I've finally got round to doing. I managed not to put any Elton John on it. I've been looking at the photos on Paul's webpage today. Somebody's been cutting pictures out of magazines, haven't they? Peter ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . This message was brought to you by the Sinister mailing list. . To send to the list please mail "sinister@majordomo.net". . For subscribing, unsubscribing and other list information please see . http://www.majordomo.net/sinister . For questions about how the list works mail owner-sinister@majordomo.net . We're all happy bunnies humming happy bunny tunes. Aren't we? -----------------------------------------------------------------------