Indie Love Songs
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The Whole Nine Yards Episode 259 With Roy Stannard On Mid Sussex Radio 103.8FM Sunday 11th January 2026 3-5pm www.midsussexradio.co.uk/listen The Promise This show is built around a simple idea that’s anything but simple: the promise. We make them lightly when we’re young, more carefully as we grow older, and sometimes with trembling hands when Read more
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The Whole Nine Yards Episode 238 With Roy Stannard On Mid Sussex Radio 103.8FM Sunday 17th August 2025 3-5pm www.midsussexradio.co.uk/listen Chartless (Pt III 2019 – 2025 + rare bonus gems) This week: Chartless — the concluding chapter in our trilogy of musical misfits and near-hits. Following Uncharted and Beyond the Chart, this final instalment shines Read more
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The Whole Nine Yards Episode 236 With Roy Stannard On Mid Sussex Radio 103.8FM Sunday 3rd August 2025 3-5pm www.midsussexradio.co.uk/listen Uncharted On the show this week, which I’ve called ‘Uncharted’, I’ve delved into the forgotten corners of my musical cupboard, starting from when I started seriously listening to music. From 1969 to 1994 – half Read more
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The Whole Nine Yards Episode 219 with Roy Stannard On Mid Sussex Radio 103.8FM Sunday 6th April 2025 3-5pm http://www.midsussexradio.co.uk/listen Crush The term “crush” meaning a mild romantic attachment is thought to date back to the late 19th century. It reflects the sensation of being emotionally overwhelmed or “crushed” by an intense yet fleeting infatuation. An Read more
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‘Abandon Ship’ emerged from all the stars colliding in 1984. Jonathan and Beatrice writing a romantic, panoramically lush pop song and asking Anne Dudley before she was famous to score and orchestrate it. Chrysalis records put it out on its Big Star offshoot as a 12″ with the vocal A side, instrumental B side and… Read more
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The Beatles, ELO, Jamiroquai, Jimi Hendrix, Pink Floyd, Alan Parsons, Tom Baxter – they’ve all written inspiring songs about the sky. In our cloudy, overcast lives we need to explore beautiful blue skies and optimistic horizons. A whole show in two one hour instalments about skies and hope. A radio podcast from a live show… Read more
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‘Sunshine Follows You’ – A new soul classic written and performed by Terry Carvey, produced by Owen Vyse. Who is going to make this a hit? Read more
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Christmas is a time the distance that separates people who love one another should magically be made to disappear. There are songs that deal with this theme, but none that really connected with me, so I wrote some lyrics. ‘The Other Half of my Heart’ is the result. My good friend Nigel Black suggested I… Read more
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OK here it is, the definitive Top 15 List of the albums that rocked your world in 2011 – compiled lovingly with notes for your delectation and musical appreciation. Check it out. Read more
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More Indie love songs, but this time the emotional dial has been turned up to maximum. Here are 35 songs that will make you cry. It’s time to reflect on life, death, the loves you lost and the fast cars you drove past the people and the places you’ve left behind. Nick Clegg has used… Read more
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