# Why George Michael’s life is a movie plus Syd, Kirsty, Gorillaz & the worst album title ever

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Podcast: [Word In Your Ear](https://stenobird.com/podcast/word-in-your-ear-4162240)
Published: 2026-06-22T14:56:41+00:00
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Digging deep in the icebox of news to choose the following lightly chilled refreshments …   … 500 Miles, Wonderwall, Yes Sir I Can Boogie(?): what does it take to be a football anthem?   … Gorillaz brilliant reinvention of the “guest appearance”   … Jerry Dammers' father was the Dean of Bristol Cathedral? Siouxsie’s dad milked venom from snakes?   … Rod Stewart’s “laryngitis”- aka being on a private jet to watch Scotland play in Boston!   … how they’re celebrating Syd Barrett’s 80th   … the godawfullest album title in the entire history of popular music   … England 2 Colombia 0: Kirsty MacColl’s immaculate sense of melancholy   … Faux Fighters, Proxy Music, By Jovi: tribute bands aren’t lesser versions of the band you like but great versions of the songs you like   … the worst Boz Scaggs gig followed by the best   … teen fizz to chin-stroking introspection: the link between George Michael and the Beach Boys   … “Londoners like to feel they’re impossible to impress”   … plus 500 Hartlepool fans dressed as Smurfs and birthday guest Blaine Allan. Help us to keep The Longest Continuous Conversation In Rock'n'Roll going: https://www.patreon.com/wordinyourear Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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