* Bonus points have no intrinsic or extrinsic value whatsoever...

Just a few days away now! Early posting for #5CoverSongsAndThe starts on the evening of Saturday 25th April.

Remember, your 'x and the x' band can be responsible for the original song you post a cover version of, or the group performing the cover; bonus points* for songs where both are the case!

My all-time favourite song :-)

Thank you for the superhuman effort that goes into all this, Arron - and enjoy Amsterdam! :-)

Gorgeous - my favourite song of theirs.

Superb choice :-)

She's wonderful :-)

An absolute classic! :-)

Excellent choice :-)

Excellent - looking forward to it :-)

I think just not enough vote full stop!

Rag Mama Rag by The Band Listen now on your favorite streaming service. Powered by Songlink/Odesli, an on-demand, customizable smart link service to help you share songs, albums, podcasts and more.

Day 21: Garth Hudson ripping it up.

The Band - Rag Mama Rag
song.link/y/kiJpP33F_rs

#SweetKeys

Iron Maiden - Run To The Hills by theironmaidenvault Listen now on your favorite streaming service. Powered by Songlink/Odesli, an on-demand, customizable smart link service to help you share songs, albums, podcasts and more.

Day 21, #10: Run To The Hills

Their first single to feature Bruce Dickinson on vocals, and, thanks to my older cousin, the first Maiden song I was aware of.

song.link/y/YXuaBV2rIDs

#UpTheIrons2026

Boy on a Dolphin by Julie London Listen now on your favorite streaming service. Powered by Songlink/Odesli, an on-demand, customizable smart link service to help you share songs, albums, podcasts and more.

Day 21: Found at the beach

"There's a tale that they tell of a dolphin and a boy made of gold.
With the shells and the pearls in the deep,
He has lain many years fast asleep..."

Julie London - Boy On A Dolphin
song.link/y/d6KXarIc-_Y

#ScavengerHunt2

Great song! I had it on a Rough Trade Shops post-punk compilation :-)

Great choice, Louie!

Stunning is exactly the right word for both :-)

Great choice - such a brilliant album!

A beauty!

No Sault, though... :-(

And do we have to wait 76 years until we can vote for it again? ;-)

O' to Be in This Land by Jane Weaver Listen now on your favorite streaming service. Powered by Songlink/Odesli, an on-demand, customizable smart link service to help you share songs, albums, podcasts and more.

Day 20: Absolute gorgeousness from Jane Weaver, who plays melodica on this one. Colin McLeod provided the piano part, and his late brother Norman the pedal steel.

Jane Weaver - O' To Be In This Land
song.link/y/1mgn0eZrYCw

#SweetKeys

Different World by Iron Maiden Listen now on your favorite streaming service. Powered by Songlink/Odesli, an on-demand, customizable smart link service to help you share songs, albums, podcasts and more.

Day 20, #11: Different World

The opener to 'A Matter Of Life And Death' is a real barnstormer, and I love the way Bruce sings the chorus in a lower register - the band themselves have said it's meant as a tribute to Thin Lizzy, and it works brilliantly.

song.link/y/jQX1ra3HmTU

#UpTheIrons2026

Fear Is A Man's Best Friend by John Cale Listen now on your favorite streaming service. Powered by Songlink/Odesli, an on-demand, customizable smart link service to help you share songs, albums, podcasts and more.

Day 20: Something hard to lift

Ours was, at least!

"I'm a sleeping dog, but you can't tell..."

John Cale - Fear Is A Man's Best Friend
song.link/y/cm2tVda1LGE

#ScavengerHunt2

Thanks, Miki :-)

He would! :-)

See also Kelly Marie, 'Feels Like I'm In Love' - pew pew, pew pew! :-)

Superb choice!

Brilliant - and very clever! :-)

Wow! Beautiful stuff, you must be so proud. All the very best to junior, although I hope his exams go better than his start of season prediction of Pompey for a play-off place if I remember correctly...! ;-)