^ From bombs to guns…
Tag Archives: XTC
7697. XTC – Roads Girdle The Globe
^ A roads link…
7455. XTC – Wrapped in Grey
^ An art equipment link – from Pastels to a track with paint referenced in the lyrics…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VNvWWJ6YAOI
6741. XTC – Harvest Festival
^ A harvest link…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JyeNv2T-UzI
5287. XTC – No Thugs In Our House
^ John Leckie produced both The Fall and XTC…
5159. XTC – Ten Feet Tall
^ From The Boomtown Rats to Boom Da Da Boom the working title of XTCs album Drums and Wires…
4855. XTC – Grass
^ Desire Lines are paths made in grass…
4785. XTC – Respectable Street
Coral is found in the sea, so to the album Black Sea and this track from it…
4708. XTC – Science Friction
Dance, Dance, Dance’s initial letters consist of three Ds, so to the 3D EP by XTC and this track from it…
4578. XTC – Are You Receiving Me?
From broadcasting/transmitting to receiving…
4384. XTC – Green Man
A green link…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbhQURN9Szw
4212. XTC – This is Pop
From Iggy Pop of The Stooges to ‘This is Pop’…
3955. XTC – Stupidly Happy
A happy link…
3546. XTC – King for a Day
A king link…
2823. XTC – Towers Of London
‘I’m So Tired’ mentions Walter Raleigh who was imprisoned in the Tower of London for thirteen years…
2536. XTC – Helicopter
You fly a helicopter, so…
2483. XTC – Dear God
A God link…
2268. XTC – Life Begins At The Hop
Roxy Music’s singer is Bryan Ferry…a ferry is a boat…and ‘Wait Till Your Boat Goes Down’ was a track by XTC, so here’s another track by them…
2126. XTC – Generals And Majors
From Captain to other military titles…
1661. XTC – Love On A Farmboy’s Wages
Jethro Tull took their name from an 18th century agriculturalist…
1020. XTC – The Mayor Of Simpleton
Here’s another song about not having an education…
926. XTC – Radios In Motion
From Radio to Radios…
836. XTC – Sgt. Rock (is Going To Help Me)
From one sergeant to another…
568. XTC – Making Plans For Nigel
Kirsty MacColl was married to Steve Lillywhite, who produced XTC and…
452. XTC – Senses Working Overtime
Altogether now… “1-2-3-4-5…”
429. XTC – Jason And The Argonauts
From Scritti Politti’s album Cupid & Psyche, sticking with Roman/Greek gods…
308. XTC – Statue Of Liberty
From white man to a track from their ‘White Music’ album…
31. XTC – The Ballad Of Peter Pumpkinhead
Oasis used a leisure centre in Swindon as inspiration for their band name. Also from Swindon were…