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Sabbath have made an early assault on Queen’s lead this morning, with Symptom of the Universe, although I see Queen hanging onto the ‘win’ at the end. That said, expect a late surge in LZ songs, Stairway & Kashmir will be near the top, with Whole Lotta Love along the way. I reckon the top ten will take a long time to play, as I reckon Stairway, Kashmir, Bo Rhap, Freebird, Comfortably Numb and Smoke on the Water will all be there, none of which are short. There will also be at least one AC/DC track in there, so who will join them? Maybe The Who will start to get some late love, with Won’t Get Fooled being another top 10 epic.

That makes my eyes go screwy

You are Lord Percy and I claim my £5.

Super Trouper - Abba

We had a shorthaired cat by the same name, when I was a nipper (he was a little ball of fluff as a kitten). Fabulous ratter, scared of heights. Our move to third floor flat was not comfortable for him and he legged it.

Under My Wheels - Alice Cooper

4 strings & 6 ‘saddles’ should raise one’s hackles. However, the pick retention cord, counters that nicely.

Grandma's Feather Bed - John Denver

Don’t Look Down - Go West

Slip Sliding Away - Paul Simon

Bring Me to Life - Evanescence

Mercy Street - Peter Gabriel

Children of the Grave - Sabbath

Lay Your Hands On Me - Bon Jovi (ooh, er, Mrs!)

I have the 40th anniversary and have been impressed by the ‘60s CV. I should also mention that, for my own interest, I carried out a comparison experiment whereby I copied an old live recording I had into GarageBand, sucked out all the bass frequencies and recorded 4 new bass lines, using different basses, both clean and driven. These were a P, a JMJ Mustang, a J type and a fretless, passive, MM type. The stand out winner for me was the passive MM, especially with a little drive.

A Squier 40th Anniversary or CV Precision will do the job nicely. Might need a little extra shielding, but not necessarily (I’ve had full fat Fenders that have needed this, some not).

Nelson Piddle

The Faith Healer - SAHB

Grace Slack

I Need a Doctor - Dr. Dre and Eminem

Running With The Sniffles - Van Halen

Flu Moon On Monday - Duran Duran

Pox on the Run - Sweet

The Clapping Song - Shirley Ellis

More producer ideas, more animal centric, albeit normally canine (I’m not being doggist about it though): Butch (Vig) Mutt (Lange)