[twic]

Looking over a list of Peel sessions:

http://www.thepeelsessions.co.uk/bands.html

I am struck by (a) what a range of extraordinary stuff there was and (b) just how many times he had his favourites on! I don't think i have ever heard of Loudon Wainright III outside the context of John Peel. I don't think i'd ever heard of The Fall outside of John Peel, and that's despite the fact that i was a regular listener to Mark and Lard!

[spatulon]

One thing I love about the internet - a couple of years ago I googled some half-remembered lyrics to a song I'd heard a long time ago on John Peel's show, and eventually found it was called Hey Gravity by M.A.S.S., and that someone had uploaded it to YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4SOTqFNDhYI).

[eterm]

That was near the top of my favourite festive fifty and as such I often listen to that along with other favourites from that time such as Ballboy. ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ct1_3mKnutU )

[twic]

Love that noughties guitar sound.

[zimpenfish]

> Loudon Wainright III outside the context of John Peel

He was a regular guest on Jasper Carrott's UK show in the late 80s. It was most strange context-switching from a genial Brummie comedian to an acerbic American singer.

[Joeboy]

He also performed several times in MASH, one of the biggest sitcoms of all time.

Edit: Song for Loudon Wainwright III by his daughter: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cdvk7O3Tz6A. Don't know if he deserves it or not, but it's a remarkable song.

[matt_the_bass]

FYI, I appreciate your use of “acerbic”. Thank you for making the Effort to use a “fancy” word.

[ChrisMarshallNY]

Didn't he do "Dead Skunk in the Middle of the Road"?

[zimpenfish]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uu5hzc2Mei4

Apparently!

[JKCalhoun]

And Ultravox! At least in the U.S. the Foxx-fronted band flew under the radar. We were too busy grooving to Hall & Oates. ;-)