7th December Horses for courses


Anyone listening to Radio 2 over the past few months would think that far from trying to evolve into the hip, cool and trendy station its seems to want to be with its ousting of old favourites and installing of new DJs / presenters, it was actually aiming for an exclusivly geriatric audience. 

This week it has been wall to wall The Beatles and that new song. Last month its was the octogenerians The Rolling Stones who appeared to be flavour of the month with their first CD of new material in 18 years, 'Hackney Diamonds'

All of which is avery round about way of saying that whilst surfing this morning I stumbled across this, and was reminded just what a fabulous version of a Stones song it is. 

A while ago I shocked you and even myself by uploading a track by Katie Melua, today be prepared to have your flabber well and truly gasted as you sit back and listen to the simply sublime Susan Boyle, yes you did read that correct, Susan Boyle and her stunning version ofthe Stones classic, Wild Horses.



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