Miliband - not just Oasis
Following his Guardian article, and that discursive presentaton on Anglo-Italian diplomatic themes yesterday, some of his opponents were unkind enough to brief that he is "stuck in the year 1995" - and that "Oasis ain't in the charts anymore". The Foreign Secretary's friends have hit back by releasing his current iPod playlist, which Newsnight can exclusively reveal.*
There is and, showing a fine taste in Northern Soul, this . More Wigan Casino magic with this inspirational number - then the collection takes a turn into . This captures the current mood on the FCO's grand central staircase, while this angry heart-wrencher from adds edge to the collection. Pete Seeger's famous Harlan County to may resonate strongly in the PLP, while I was charmed to find trombonist Jack Teagarden's ouvre .
Strangely there was no Dionne Warwick.
* Just to make absolutely clear for all those who take everything on my blog literally: this is a spoof. The briefing, though, is all too real.
Comment number 1.
At 31st Jul 2008, threnodio wrote:Priceless.
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At 31st Jul 2008, Cloe_F wrote:Paul: brilliant. What are we to expect for tomorrow then? You're on a hat-trick now...
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At 31st Jul 2008, MaxSceptic wrote:Hmmm... I'd have thought that The Sparks' most famous hit from the seventies would have hit the mark.
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At 31st Jul 2008, barriesingleton wrote:I don't know the date, but does 'Going Nowhere' (Neil Sedaka) belong in the list?
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At 3rd Aug 2008, HAYDON wrote:Surely he must have, 'You Can't Always Get What you Want' by the Tax Exiles, er, I mean the Rolling Stones.
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Note: Charlie Watts does make the effort and lives in the UK.
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At 15th Aug 2008, JadedJean wrote:NOT SEEING OURSELVES AS OTHERS SEE US
Are we really to believe that David is low on paranoia but high on narcissism?
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