The Manic Street Preachers are often guilty of this - a prime example is ‘If You Tolerate This (Then Your Children Will Be Next)’

Even classic songs occasionally do it, like ‘Dreams’ by Fleetwood Mac (“when the rain waSHES you clean, you’ll know”)

#SongwritingTip

Try to match the emphasised syllables of the words in your lyrics with the dominant notes of your melody. It can really hit the ear wrong if syllables are stressed when sung that wouldn’t be if they were spoken.

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DAY 7 - FAVOURITE ANIMATED FEATURE

Beauty And The Beast - The brilliance of Disney’s 90s Renaissance encapsulated

The Incredibles - One of the best family films AND best superhero films

(I have 2 more, one will be featured tomorrow, the other on day 19)

Time never seems to move as fast as it does during the 100 minutes I have the house to myself every other Tuesday!

A short clip from the Titanic director's commentary in which James Cameron talks about the quiet brilliance of Bernard Hill.

'why aren't there more Romantic movies in cinemas'

Go see THE FALL GUY.

'we need more fun movies, everything is so serious'

Go see THE FALL GUY.

'Emily Blunt needs another action film'

GO SEE THE FALL GUY.

'Why did The Nice Guys bomb?'

GO SEE THE FALL GUY

Taking my son to soft-play on a Bank Holiday Monday…

An interesting video about the sitcom ‘My Family’ - an American-style set-up but with the British obsession with misery & complaining (I liked the first 2 seasons because of the sharp dialogue, but after the one optimistic character left I lost interest) youtu.be/D9tYBNp7TsE?si…

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DAY 6 - FAVOURITE HORROR

Final Destination - Superior teen horror before the sequels played the brilliant premise for laughs
Rosemary’s Baby - Pure paranoia and dread, with superb acting
The Shining - Iconic in every way
It Follows - My fav modern horror

A lot of people gonna be re-watching ‘Return Of The King’ tonight, I bet #RIPBernardHill

“I go to my fathers. And even in their mighty company I shall not now be ashamed.”

RIP Bernard Hill, you utter legend.

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DAY 5 - FAVOURITE ACTION

‘Speed’ - It has a killer premise, and boy does it deliver. The pinnacle of pre-CGI Hollywood action - amazing set pieces, brilliant villain, loads of classic one-liners and the cast all have great chemistry.

If Deadpool and She-Hulk ever meet in the MCU, will they be breaking the same fourth wall? Or looking into two completely different cameras? Can they look into each other’s cameras? WHICH ONE IS THE HOT PRIEST?

#Maythe4thBeWithYou

Went to an anniversary screening of #PhantomMenace last night. Unashamed to say it’s my favourite Star Wars film - it’s the first I saw so it has lots of nostalgia value. And IMO all its ‘flaws’ - dialogue, performances, pacing- just make it more endearing

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DAY 4 - FAVOURITE DRAMA

‘12 Angry Men’ & ‘The Shawshank Redemption’

One is set mostly in a room and covers 90 minutes of real-time.

One is set mostly in a prison and covers a 20-year time period.

Both are astonishingly well written, acted and directed.

It’s #BandcampFriday , so why not check out this tribute album of covers (by myself and a bunch of great indie artists) of some of Paul McCartney’s lesser-known gems - today 100% of the proceeds will go to Battersea Dogs & Cats Home! goat-a-tribute.bandcamp.com

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DAY 3 - FAVOURITE COMEDY

‘Dumb And Dumber’ - Pure hilarity from start to finish

I got my (VIP) ticket! :)

me with my photo ID at the polling station

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DAY 2 - LEAST FAVOURITE FILM

Son Of The Mask - Hideous in every way
Thor L&T - An insult to the character and the whole MCU
Matrix Resurrections - I hope Lana made this bad on purpose
Cassandra’s Dream - Most laughably amateurish ‘thriller’ I’ve ever seen