Blog: The World's Greatest Music

Phil writes: It's on some advert at the moment. Happy to say I can't remember what it's advertising - apart from this great song from an almost great band.

Phil writes: I've just seen 'The Last Waltz' on a big screen for only the second time. I've got it on DVD of course, but watching that, even on a decent TV, is not quite the same thing. This must be the best ever film of a live gig, if only because of the astonishing and extraordinarily varied line-up. Neil Diamond would not seem to be an obvious choice as a guest with The Band but this is a storming performance clearly enjoyed by all concerned.

Joe writes: I worked with them on the album Save The World, Get The Girl which is full of great tunes and lyrics. Here's one of the lesser known ones, The Schemers, the Scroungers and the Rats: And here's the poem Zane Lowe played last night to mark their departure, What If Punk Never Happened: I will always remember the first time I heard an entire crowd shout along with the words "Viva la punk, just one life, anarchy", and the last [...]

Joe writes: I guess this barnstorming single takes Plan B into the territory once occupied by The King Blues: Ill Manors borrows its backing track from this German hip hop track Alles Neu by Peter Fox, which in turn samples Dimitri Shostakovich 's Seventh Symphony .

Phil writes: Watching 'The Last Waltz' again I was reminded again how magnificent the Band were, never mind all the guests. I think this is my favourite Band song and one of my all-time favourite songs period. The Staples Singers are the icing on the cake here.

Phil writes: I've just seen 'The Last Waltz' on a big screen for only the second time. I've got it on DVD of course, but watching that, even on a decent TV, is not quite the same thing. This must be the best ever film of a live gig, if only because of the astonishing and extraordinarily varied line-up. Neil Diamond would not seem to be an obvious choice as a guest with the Band but this is a storming performance clearly enjoyed by all concerned.

Joe writes: I just discovered this via Shirley Manson's Facebook page . It's very Out On Blue 6 .

Joe writes: Surely this will win Eurovision and become a worldwide hit.

Joe writes: I heard this Phil Ochs song Changes when Digits covered it for a Gordon Lightfoot tribute album. Phil's version sounds ponderous once you've heard Gordon sing it.

Joe writes: Big tune, funny video. Do people who aren't in the music business find this equally funny I wonder?

Joe writes: Big tune, funny video. Do people who aren't in the music business find this equally funny I wonder?

Joe writes: Another great single from Laura Marling

Joe writes: This is the other current Afrobeat tune I like apart from Oliver Twist by D'Banj (I've researched this thoroughly by listening to the whole of DJ Abrantee's Afrobeats mixtape volume 1). It's by Ice Prince from Nigeria.

Joe writes: This is the other current Afrobeat tune I like apart from Oliver Twist by D'Banj (I've researched this thoroughly by listening to the whole of DJ Abrantee's Afrobeats mixtape volume 1). It's by Ice Prince from Nigeria.

Phil writes: An intriguing version of an excellent Roy Harper song.

Joe writes: A YouTube cover reminded me of this magical track from the album The Queen Is Dead.

Joe writes: I keep listening to this Azure Blue tune Chesil Beach - great groove and melody.

Joe writes: Fun are no. 1 in America with their song We Are Young featuring Janelle Monae (I'm not sure where Janelle features on it but still). Their new track Some Nights is even more exciting to me, kinda taking what The Feeling were doing to the next level, with a debt to Queen, 10cc, Journey and many others. So American and so good.

Joe writes: Sick song, sick artist, sick video by the amazing De La Muerte Films

Phil writes: Don't think we've posted this previously. Heard it on the radio this morning and thought, as I did when I first heard it, that it could stand aside any of his dad's best songs. If you didn't know, you'd think it was written and sung by Paul S: