Today has not really been soundtracked at all due to meetings but the evening has been lightened up by listening to some tracks from the original mix of “The Affectionate Punch” by #TheAssociates. #billymackenzie continues to warm my soul.

#SoundTrackMyDay

I rarely dream of “stars” but last night (for no apparent reason I can think of) I had a very vivid dream involving #billymackenzie and so today has been soundtracked by a mix of his solo material plus some from #TheAssociates. I have particularly enjoyed the melancholy of his last recorded work “Beyond the Sun”. As he once said “I appreciate the beauty of melancholy and of loneliness. I actually quite like being sad sometimes. It’s a good feeling”

#SoundTrackMyDay

It was #BillyMackenzie’s birthday yesterday. He would’ve been 66 years old now. We recorded one of his most beautiful #songs:
https://open.spotify.com/track/28I9QXMj3JMFVHNjxIyylL?si=-87ETc0oRx6ghzHMbzOAlQ

Remembering #BillyMacKenzie, who passed away 26 years ago. He wrote this song. https://open.spotify.com/track/28I9QXMj3JMFVHNjxIyylL?si=8UJz-smPSM2eJV8q6DVScw

RT @susanneastwood@twitter.com

There are no other bands like the Associates. No music like Alan's, no singer like Billy. Completely unique, magical and beautiful. Rest in peace Alan Rankine, you wrote the soundtrack to my world. Thank you.
#AlanRankine
#Associates
#theAssociates
#BillyMackenzie

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/susanneastwood/status/1610596409215959040

#NowPlaying #TheAssociates Silk whilst remembering the excellent #BillyMacKenzie and now also #AlanRankine RIP

Sad news that #AlanRankine, the genius Scottish musician who was #BillyMackenzie's collaborative partner in the early years and strongest successes of #TheAssociates, has passed. A Scottish musical legend in his own right, he happily celebrated the Associates' legacy and Billy's memory. Seek out #TheAffectionatePunch, #FourthDrawerDown and of course the godlike #Sulk -- and remember when he appeared on #TOTP playing a chocolate guitar. #music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krsCEr-6V5Y