Lexie's Chain: The Three Hundred and Twenty Eighth Chain

Hello pals. Welcome to week 328 of Lexie's Chain. Last week the winner was me wiv Shake A Tail Feava. Lets see what we gots this week:

@daisy_dor
Congrats to Maggie on da win last week, with Wilson Pickett's Land of a Thousand Dances. My link from dat song is Nutbush City Limits .... Wilson Pickett was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1991, the same year as Ike and Tina Turner who sang dis fantastic song wot is not about bushes wiv nuts in, Tina also released a 90s version of the song in 1991 so double da bubble for you link dis week and takes your pick which version you prefer.

@cloonfourmegan
Last week clever Maggie won with Wilson Pickett and Land of a 1000 Dances. Now that was one of a number of covers of that song. Another cover was by the fantastically named Cannibal and the Headhunters. We not so keen on Cannibals so we pick I Eat Cannibals by Toto Coelo ... although if you eat a Cannibal don't that make you one too!

@terenceterrier
Larst week clever  kitteh pal Maggie winned wiv "Land of a Thousand Dances" by Wilson Pickett. I try extra hard dis week n find a linky / artist wiv SIX fings wot link da songs n artists.
1 Both singers were born in da 40's
2 Both are from USA
3 Both are men
4 Both are now dead
5 Both songs were hits in da 60's
6 Both haz da numba 1000 in da title

Haz yoo guessed it yet ? Nope ? OK I tell yoo. It be "The Night Has a 1000 Eyes"  by Bobby Vee.

@skye613
Wilson Pickett recorded " Land of 1000 Dances" in Muscle Shoals, Alabama in his first set of sessions. He had previously recorded in Memphis. Memphis is the home of the one & only Elvis! The tune was also recorded before Picket by Cannibal & The Headhunters. How you ask can these 3 different things linky together? Well, here ya go! The Fine Young Cannibals doing a remake of " Suspicious Minds."   Enjoy.

@diamondbertie
Here is my entry, that clever @maggietkat won with Wilson Pickett singing Land of 1000 Dances. I immediately thought Bruce Springsteen with Dancing in the Dark, so many songs with dancing as the theme I chose this one.

@claptonterrier
Hello Miss Lexie...last week our winner was Land of a Thousand Dances....that seems like an awful lot of dances to me....I suspect I only have stamina for one dance with my little legs...so in that case please can you Save the Last Dance For Me?...BOL...The Drifters of course.

@djladylexie
Last week was Wilson Pickett wiph Land of a Thousand Dances. I fink I will go wiv numbers coz I like numbers. So me goin wiv simple linky using the word a fousand .. wiv a founsand bootiful fings from Annie Lennox.

@sonikebt
Well done @MaggieTKat for the winning song last week - "Land of a thousand dances". We did a bit of word association this week and the first song we thought of was the punk classic - "Swords of a thousand men" by Tenpole Tudor.

An da winner as chosen by ............... maggie  ...................... dus be ..............................  @skye613 ... skye! Yay well done me pal you dus be choosin next week.

Ere wot Maggie said: No 4 ...

So now is over to you. Email me: lex[dot]dogstovesky @ gmail.com or DM me on Monday 22nd May 2017 (gets it to me by 10am UK time if poss). Oh sometimes I dus accidentally delete em! Heehee. So good idea to type DO NOT DELETE in the title and dussnt forget to send a linky to da video from You Tube!

Lexie's Chain dus be inspired by da pawsome Radcliffe & Maconie Show wot you can has a listen to on dere website. Follow me @dogstoyevsky or #lexieschain on Twitter to join da fun. Remember anyfink goes! Rock, classical, opera, ballads, punk, reggae - is up to you! Fanx for playin!

Lexie's Chain: The Two Hundred and Eighty Fifth Chain

Hello pals. Welcome to week 285 of #lexieschain. Last week the winner was Skye wiv Walkin in Memphis from Cher. Let's see what we gots this week:

@maggietkat
Well done Skye with Cher covering Walking in Memphis. Mum has been taking care of a hospitalized 92 yo lady until the lady got mad and kicked her out. Mum knows the lady was frustrated and feeling sorry for herself but it hurt mum. My link for the day is also a cover, one that describes regret and depression not unlike her friend. Here is Johnny Cash's version of "Hurt" originally by Depeche Mode.

@diamondbertie
Last week's winner was Skye with Walking in Memphis by Cher, this got me thinking of Memphis the last resting place the "the King" Elvis Presley, but nothing jumped out to me so I thought outside the box and keeping to the theme of walking I remembered Helen Shapiro and she song Walking Back To Happiness, she had a lovely voice shame she did not go further longer.

@cloonfourmegan

Last week Skye won wiv Cher singing Walking in Memphis. Cher was famously married to Sonny but she was also married to Greg Allman. So here he is continuing the walking theme with Ramblin' Man.

@terenceterrier
Larst week pal Skye winned wiv Cher singing “Walking In Memphis”. Weneva I fink of Cher I rememba she woz in da film “The Witches of Eastwick” . She played da part of one of three women wot developed their magical abilities when a devil in human form ( played by Jack Nicholson) moved into their town. So for my linky dis week I gives yoo “Magic” by Coldplay.

@sonikebt
Well done @skye613 for last week's win with "Walking in Memphis" by Cher. We are staying with the walking theme this week with "Walking Wounded" by Everything But The Girl.

@djladylexie
I've decided to do some lateral finkin on dis one and chosen walkin as me feme. Walkin is somfink you do by putting one foot (or two paws) in front of other so you can go from place to place. Waulking on the other paw is the technique of finishing newly-woven tweed. Waulking song. Waulking songs are Scottish folk songs, traditionally sung in the Gaelic language by women while waulking cloth. This practice involved a group of people beating newly woven tweed rhythmically against a table or similar surface to soften it. A lot of people wear tweed when they are out in the country avin walks. Sooooo, ere be my song for walking and waulking! Skye Waulking from Capercaillie an in true Trucker style ere be the live version.

An da winner as chosened by Skye dus be ................................. Sonic wiv Everyfink but the girl an Walkin Wounded. Yay! Well done me pal. Is you next week.

Ere wot Skye said: Almost every paw was walking this week! Great links. Took me a bit to find out it , the winner is link # 5.  Thanks all!

So now is over to you. Email me: lexie at toxicpenguin dot com or DM me on twitter (@dogstoyevsky) wiv your link suggestion followin on from dis one! You has until 24th July 2016 (gets it to me by 2pm UK time if poss). Oh sometimes I dus accidentally delete em! Heehee. So good idea to type DO NOT DELETE in the title and dussnt forget to send a linky to da video from You Tube!

Lexie's Chain dus be inspired by da pawsome Radcliffe & Maconie Show wot you can has a listen to on dere website. Follow me @dogstoyevsky or #lexieschain on Twitter to join da fun. Remember anyfink goes! Rock, classical, opera, ballads, punk, reggae - is up to you! Fanx for playin!

Lexie's Chain: The Two Hundred and Eighty Fifth Chain

Hello pals. Welcome to week 285 of #lexieschain. Last week the winner was Skye wiv Walkin in Memphis from Cher. Let's see what we gots this week:

@maggietkat
Well done Skye with Cher covering Walking in Memphis. Mum has been taking care of a hospitalized 92 yo lady until the lady got mad and kicked her out. Mum knows the lady was frustrated and feeling sorry for herself but it hurt mum. My link for the day is also a cover, one that describes regret and depression not unlike her friend. Here is Johnny Cash's version of "Hurt" originally by Depeche Mode.

@diamondbertie
Last week's winner was Skye with Walking in Memphis by Cher, this got me thinking of Memphis the last resting place the "the King" Elvis Presley, but nothing jumped out to me so I thought outside the box and keeping to the theme of walking I remembered Helen Shapiro and she song Walking Back To Happiness, she had a lovely voice shame she did not go further longer.

@cloonfourmegan

Last week Skye won wiv Cher singing Walking in Memphis. Cher was famously married to Sonny but she was also married to Greg Allman. So here he is continuing the walking theme with Ramblin' Man.

@terenceterrier
Larst week pal Skye winned wiv Cher singing “Walking In Memphis”. Weneva I fink of Cher I rememba she woz in da film “The Witches of Eastwick” . She played da part of one of three women wot developed their magical abilities when a devil in human form ( played by Jack Nicholson) moved into their town. So for my linky dis week I gives yoo “Magic” by Coldplay.

@sonikebt
Well done @skye613 for last week's win with "Walking in Memphis" by Cher. We are staying with the walking theme this week with "Walking Wounded" by Everything But The Girl.

@djladylexie
I've decided to do some lateral finkin on dis one and chosen walkin as me feme. Walkin is somfink you do by putting one foot (or two paws) in front of other so you can go from place to place. Waulking on the other paw is the technique of finishing newly-woven tweed. Waulking song. Waulking songs are Scottish folk songs, traditionally sung in the Gaelic language by women while waulking cloth. This practice involved a group of people beating newly woven tweed rhythmically against a table or similar surface to soften it. A lot of people wear tweed when they are out in the country avin walks. Sooooo, ere be my song for walking and waulking! Skye Waulking from Capercaillie an in true Trucker style ere be the live version.

An da winner as chosened by Skye dus be ................................. Sonic wiv Everyfink but the girl an Walkin Wounded. Yay! Well done me pal. Is you next week.

Ere wot Skye said: Almost every paw was walking this week! Great links. Took me a bit to find out it , the winner is link # 5.  Thanks all!

So now is over to you. Email me: lexie at toxicpenguin dot com or DM me on twitter (@dogstoyevsky) wiv your link suggestion followin on from dis one! You has until 24th July 2016 (gets it to me by 2pm UK time if poss). Oh sometimes I dus accidentally delete em! Heehee. So good idea to type DO NOT DELETE in the title and dussnt forget to send a linky to da video from You Tube!

Lexie's Chain dus be inspired by da pawsome Radcliffe & Maconie Show wot you can has a listen to on dere website. Follow me @dogstoyevsky or #lexieschain on Twitter to join da fun. Remember anyfink goes! Rock, classical, opera, ballads, punk, reggae - is up to you! Fanx for playin!

Lexie's Chain: The Two Hundred and Eighty Third Chain

Hello pals. Welcome to week 283 of #lexieschain. Last week the winner wa Clapton wiph Earth Wind an Fire an September.

Let's see what we gots this week:

@sonikebt
Well done to Sir C for winning the chain last week with September by Earth Wind and Fire. September was the month that our olds got married & they had their first date on the Ides of March. The Ides of March became notorious as the day of Julius Caesar's assassination, led by his friend Brutus. These events have been referred to this week re all the political back stabbing that's been going on. So our link this week is "Assassin" by Muse.

Beware the Ides of March my friends ........

@wotterface
Last week's winner was Clapton with Earth, Wind and Fire. Earth, wind and fire are three of the four elements, the fourth being ice cream, obviously. But it looks like no one taught those guys to count to four and they missed the last one off. So my choice this week is Feist with 1234, so they can finally add the final one. Plus the video is nice.

@cloonfourmegan
Last week Clapton won with Earth Wind and Fire. This week the Wales Dragon has been on fire in Euro 2016 so we choose the Welsh National Anthem .. this version have the words so you can all learn before Wednesday cos we are all Welsh now. COME ON WALES!

@terenceterrier
Larst week our little woolly pal Clapton win da chainy wiv “September” by Earth Wind an Fire. As yoo noes Earth, Wind n Fire be 3 of da 4 elements of nature – da 4th element be Water. Wiv da fall owt over da UK reffyrenum there be a lot of da proverbial troubled water. So my linky be “Bridge Over Troubled Water” n I choose da vershun by Elvis Presley for a change.

@skye613
Congrats Sir Clapton! So we have Earth Wind & Fire , but we forgot about Air! So my linky this week is from Air. And what do we see in the air at night? Why Stars of course ! " Kelly Watch The Stars".

@maggietkat
Ooo that Clapton, a sneaky one with September by EWF. I have heard that tune so many times, but I still can't figure out the words in the chorus. So, I looked for month and unintelligible lyrics. In honor of the colonies' holiday, July 4, here is the band Chicago with that mumble mouthed Chicago accent doing Saturday in the Park (but they have great hair).

@djladylexie
Earth, wind and fire are elements. The fourth element is air. Course, you kow there is a fifth element. The fifth element is considered to be the ether, the vacuum, the void or .. space. There is also a filum wot is called The Fifth Element where the fifth element in human form combines the power of the first four elements to defeat evil, as you do. Well, that was a great filum and a great soundtrack too. So we gonna pick a song from the movie wot is called The Diva Dance.

An da winner as chosened by Clapton dus be ................................. Tel. Yay! Well done me pal (again pffttt you is just as bad as me winnin all the time :)). You chooses next week!

Ere wot Clapton said: Well Miss Lexie, what a fine group of very clever links. It has been very difficult to choose this week and we have been looking at the choices for ages. But in the end we think that we will go with the sentimental choose and pick link no. 4. I think we should also tell Miss Megan that she has been very optimistic with link no.3. Ahem….

So now is over to you. Email me: lexie at toxicpenguin dot com or DM me on twitter (@dogstoyevsky) wiv your link suggestion followin on from dis one! You has until 10th July 2016 (gets it to me by 2pm UK time if poss). Oh sometimes I dus accidentally delete em! Heehee. So good idea to type DO NOT DELETE in the title and dussnt forget to send a linky to da video from You Tube!

Lexie's Chain dus be inspired by da pawsome Radcliffe & Maconie Show wot you can has a listen to on dere website. Follow me @dogstoyevsky or #lexieschain on Twitter to join da fun. Remember anyfink goes! Rock, classical, opera, ballads, punk, reggae - is up to you! Fanx for playin!

Lexie's Chain: The Two Hundred and Fifty Seventh Chain

Hello pals. Welcome to week 257 of #lexieschain. Last week the winner was Megan wiv Inner Circle and Sweat. Let's see what we got for the first chainy of 2016.

@diamondbertie
Happy new year last week @cloonfourmegan won with Nathaniel and the Sweats, perfect antidote to the terrible weather we are all enduring, well done Wyn. My choice is also keeping the Caribbean mood has to be Bob Marley singing Three Little Birds.

@terenceterrier
Larst week pal Megan winned wiv Sweat by Inner Circle. Da Inner Circle woz da early name for da Circle Line on da London Underground. Dis makes me fink of da rock band Velvet Underground. So for my linky dis week I gives yoo their track Rock and Roll  cos if yoo gonna sweat if yoo do da rock n roll dances.

@sonikebt
@CloonfourMegan won last week with Sweat by Inner Circle. The name of the band did remind us of the Glasgow Subway which has both an inner and outer circle. As we know when we go on the Subway we are "Going Underground" like our link this week by the Jam.

@gd_hattie
Gym class heroes - clothes off! You'd get sweaty at gym class. It's about partying and what with all the partying lately I'm sure people have been sweaty and had to take their clothes off for a shower. BOL!

@skye613
Happy 2016 fellow chainy pals! Loved this weeks tune and the beautiful vid. In the cold of winter I wanted to continue the warm beachy feelings with a soft breeze. Enjoy!

@claptonterrier
Hello Miss Lexie…last week Miss Megan chose a song by Inner Circle and so this week we have been thinking about shapes….and so our link this week is the song “Hip To Be Square” by Huey Lewis and the News…

@bunnersandharvs
So cleva paws Megan won last week wid da songy 'Sweat' wot be about a girl wot he wants to make sweat...uhmmm okey. So dis gots us thinking about another songy about a guy who is also a bit doollalee about a girl and not just any girl but 'That Girl' sung by Stevie Wonder he wants to tell her dat he luvs her, dat he needs hur....Wot dus it be about girls? We dusn't know even tho Mum is one but Stevie's songy dus be da one we using for our linky dis week.

@djladylexie
Ma link is all about the sweat! When you go to the gym you sweat a lot when you do a workout.  Olivia Newton John dun a song when she was  working out in a leotard which can get pretty sweaty! so my link is olivia newton John and let's get physical.

@wotterface
Last week's winner was the song Sweat (A la la la la long) so I've chosen another song with nonsense words in the title. It's a song that was also used in the bonkers Maynard Wine Gums adverts too. I love it! It's Hoots Mon by Lord Rockingham's XI.

An da winner as choosed by Megan ............ dus be ...................................... Wyn! Yay well done me pal for bein the first winner of 2016! You choosin next week.

Ere wot Megan said: I is very honoured to pick the first chainy of 2016 and what lovely happy choices we have. Me and mum have listened and had a good bop and well we just can't get stop singing " There's a moose loose aboot this hoose!" and we pick Linky no 9!
Happy 2016 everyone !

So it's over to you. Email me: lexie at toxicpenguin dot com or DM me on twitter (@dogstoyevsky) wiv your link suggestion followin on from dis one! You has until 3rd January 2016 (gets it to me by 2pm UK time if poss). Oh sometimes I dus accidentally delete em! Heehee. So good idea to type DO NOT DELETE in the title and dussnt forget to send a linky to da video from You Tube!

Lexie's Chain dus be inspired by da pawsome Radcliffe & Maconie Show wot you can has a listen to on dere website. Follow me @dogstoyevsky or #lexieschain on Twitter to join da fun. Remember anyfink goes! Rock, classical, opera, ballads, punk, reggae - is up to you! Fanx for playin!

Lexie's Chain: The Two Hundred and Fifty Sixth Chain

Hello pals. Welcome to week 256 of #lexieschain. Last week the winner was Wyn wiv Nathaniel Raetliff and S.O.B. Let's see what we got for the final chainy of 2015:

@sonikebt
Last week's great winning link from @wotterface was Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats with S.O.B. - a song about struggling with alcohol. Our link this week is about struggling to find love - "Stone Cold Sober" by Del Amitri.

@diamondbertie
Here we are the last chain for 2015  and we all say goodbye to a year with its ups and downs it's tears and laughter. @wotterface won with Nathaniel Rateliffe and the night sweats with S O B. My choice for for the last days of of 2015 is Days by Kirsty Maccoll

@skye613
ohhh the last chainy for 2015! Nathaniel Rateliff is a blues, gospel ,soul ,southern rocker, quite the combo of sound. And the vid for this winning tune appears to be set in a prison. Another southern blues rocking band is Alabama Shakes & they want no fighting at that prison or at the end of our year! Looking forward to the chain in 2016. Thanks to Lexie & Mom for all their hard work.

@claptonterrier
last week was a song by Mr Rateliff and the Night Sweats…it must be furry hot to be sweating in the night….in fact almost 100 degrees we think….so our choice is 96 Degrees in the Shade by Third World…not quite 100 degrees but close…

@cloonfourmegan
Well done Wynter for winning last week with Nathaniel and the Sweats! It has been quite sweaty in this warm December but not as sweaty as the Caribbean where mum once enjoyed dancing to this tune

@bunnersandharvs
So here's to another cleva linky and a big well dun to you Wyn...So we been listening to dat songy and we keeps thinking about a songy called 'Save Me' wot be sung by Aimee Mann. We int sure if it is abowt love or saving hoomans from demselves but we thort dat guy singing about drankin, needed saving.  Happy choosin, Wyn and Happy New Year to all our pals.

@terenceterrier
Larst week Wynn gived uz da winnin linky  “S.O.B.” by Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats. I tell ya pals if I dussnt win dis week I gonna sob. I gonna whimper n howl. I gonna cry lots. So my linky in antisipawshun be “Crying”. Da original woz by Roy Orbinson but I find dis super vershun by Roy Orbinson wiv K D Lang wot I gives yoo as my linky.

@djladylexie
I never heard this song before but is about drinking your life away after a breakup. So dis week I gonna go wiv There's A Tear In My Beer. What I hear you say? Well, alcohol and break ups seem to create sad songs. So here we have a performer who struggled (and lost) is battle wiv alcohol and sung about a break up wiv alcohol in the lyrics! Who dat? Well it is Hank William of course. As an homage to Hank I have chosen TheThe's version of Tear In My Beer from their album Hanky Panky, dedicated to the country singer.

An da winner as choosed by Wyn ............ dus be ...................................... Megan! Yay well done me pal! You be choosin the first chainy of 2016!!

Ere wot Wyn said: First of all of like to say Merry Crispmouse and a Happy Pig's Ear to all my fellow chainers and a great big thanks to you for doing the chain for another year. 

There were lots of sad songs this week to choose from, my own fault really for choosing a song about break ups and drinking but I decided we can't end the year on a sad so my choice this week is link number 5 because it made Mom laugh out loud as it bought back memories of being at Jerry's Rollerdrome in her teenage years, skating round and falling over. What a saddo! 

So it's over to you. Email me: lexie at toxicpenguin dot com or DM me on twitter (@dogstoyevsky) wiv your link suggestion followin on from dis one! You has until 3rd January 2016 (gets it to me by 2pm UK time if poss). Oh sometimes I dus accidentally delete em! Heehee. So good idea to type DO NOT DELETE in the title and dussnt forget to send a linky to da video from You Tube!

Lexie's Chain dus be inspired by da pawsome Radcliffe & Maconie Show wot you can has a listen to on dere website. Follow me @dogstoyevsky or #lexieschain on Twitter to join da fun. Remember anyfink goes! Rock, classical, opera, ballads, punk, reggae - is up to you! Fanx for playin!

Lexie's Chain: The Two Hundred and Forty Sixth Chain

Hello pals. Welcome to week 246 of #lexieschain. Last week the winner was Terence wiv Robin Thicke and Blurred Lines. Let's see what we go dis week!


@wotterface
No big explanation for my song this week, just read this...

BBC Article

then listen to my choice of song...

Much better

@wonderwinger
So the handsome @terenceterrier won last week with Robin Thicke and Blurred Lines. This song was written and produced by Pharrell Williams. Pharrell Williams is well known for his song "Happy". The Blurred Lines song got them into trouble with Marvin Gaye's children who sued them as they said it sounded like their father's song "Got To Give It Up". The judge found in The Gaye children's favour so my linky shall be Marvin Gaye's last single that was released whilst he was alive "Joy".

@sonikebt
Last week @TerenceTerrier gave us "Blurred Lines" by Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams. Now Pharrell is probably best known for his song "Happy" which was remixed, to become "UNhappy" by Woodkid, an artist who we discovered through the chainy.  So our link this week is a song by Woodkid, which Pharrell remixed (albeit not this version) called "I Love You".

@maggietkat
Well done with Blurred Lines! I noticed that Al Jarreau financially backed Robin's first band. This is Al and Dave Brubeck blurring the lines with the innovative 5/4 time signature piece "Take 5". (See what I did? 2 links! Link to Robin himself AND blurred lines!).

Maggie sended dis message: Thanks everyone for their wishes.  I am recovering, but I don't know that Mum will! Here I am sleeping on the back of mom's chair. I haven't done this in over a month.

@skye613
Ma pal Terence is on a Roll! Great tune " Blurred Lines ". So many talented people preforming. Also the song was nominated for a Grammy in the best duo/pop performance category. This category was only added to the Grammys in 2012 . In 2015 my link this week did win this category. This is one that never fails to bring tears to my eyes. So many levels ... So many meanings. Enjoy!

@claptonterrier
Last week Si Terence chose “Blurred Lines” by Robin Thicke. Mr Thicke was famously sued by the family of Marvin Gaye for plagiarising one of his songs for Blurred Lines. Another current singer who was also sued for copyright infringement was Sam Smith. Tom Petty claimed that Mr Smith’s hit “Stay With Me” was like Mr Petty’s song “I wont back down”…he sued and won and was awarded a song-writing credit on Mr Smith’s song…

So this week our link is Sam Smith and “stay With ME”.

@bunnersandharvs
So dat Ter came up wid a grand linky last week wid Blurred Lines. It sure is a paw tapper and it gots us thinking dat bout dem lines bein blurred and confused. It gots us thinking dat if you walk da line in love and life, you will be fine so we going wid an oldie by Johnny Cash called, you gots it...'I Walk the Line'. Why? Because he wrote it about his devotion and love fur his wife June. Der wurnt no lines blurred lines der, no sirrree. Have fun chooosin da linky dis week Ter and happy week to evapawdy.

@djladylexie
Hmmm blurred lines, white lines, the thin blue line, washing lines, walking the line .... lines lines everywhere! Arghhh! I can't see anyfink but lines so that's what I'm going with. I like seein washin on the line especially on a windy day. Shirts billowin in the wind but like Mrs Bartolozzi. Who? Mrs Bartolozzi of course.

An da winner as chosened by Terence dus be ........................................... Skye wiv Christina Aguilera an Say Somfink.

Ere wot Terence said: WOWSER ! Da #lexieschainers came up wiv clever linkies dis week. Lotsa good songies too n I had to listen to dem twice. Got it down to shortlist of 3 but *deep breff n long pawse like wot dey do on da TV results shows* I choose linky numba 5 wot be  A Great Big World/ Christina Aguilera  wiv "Say Something".

Yay well done again Skye! You choosin next week.

So it's over to you. Email me: lexie at toxicpenguin dot com or DM me on twitter (@dogstoyevsky) wiv your link suggestion followin on from dis one! You has until 25th October 2015 (gets it to me by 2pm UK time if poss). Oh sometimes I dus accidentally delete em! Heehee. So good idea to type DO NOT DELETE in the title and dussnt forget to send a linky to da video from You Tube!

Lexie's Chain dus be inspired by da pawsome Radcliffe & Maconie Show wot you can has a listen to on dere website. Follow me @dogstoyevsky or #lexieschain on Twitter to join da fun. Remember anyfink goes! Rock, classical, opera, ballads, punk, reggae - is up to you! Fanx for playin!

Lexie's Chain: The Two Hundred and Twenty Third Chain

Hello pals. Welcome to week 223 #lexieschain. Last week the winner was Briar wiv Ben E King and Stand By Me. Let's see wot we dus gotted.

@sonikebt
Well done @wonderwinger for winning with Ben E King's "Stand by Me". Standing by people, peacefully, to create a fair & equal society for all is important given the result of #GE2015. So my linky this week is "I dreamed a dream" from Les Miserables. 

@terenceterrier
Da bootiful supermodel Briar winned larst week wiv her linky “Stand by Me” by Ben E King n pals Eric C n Phil C. If sumwun is standing by yoo den probs dey are very impawtant in yor life and yoo could say yoo needs dem to get by in life. So my linky dis week is “ You’re all I need to get by” . . I chooses da Cat and Budgie vershun but Iz told dere a vicious rumour circulating dat dey miming to Marvin Gaye n Tammi Terrell . Phew I been waiting weeks to be able to use dis as a linky. I also deddykaytes it to da judge.

@wotterface
Last week's winner was Briar with Stand By Me. Stand By Me is also the name of a brilliant film with a brilliant soundtrack. So I've picked my favourite track from that soundtrack Lollipop by The Chordettes. Pop! Bu bum bum bum...

@skye613
This week my linky is " You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin". On March 25, 2015 Ben E. King's song " Stand by Me " was inducted into the Library of Congress National Recording Registry . Also inducted was this tune. Along with The Doors first album & among others Joan Baez first album. Super selections to Stand by Ben E King. 

@djladylexie
Stand By Me was also the name of a movie wot had the song in it. The movie starred River Phoenix. River Phoenix's bruffa is Joacquin Phoenix who has had a great movie career. One such movie was Walk The Line about Johnny Cash. SO I gowin wiv Walk The Line from da movie of the same name.

An da winner as chosen by Briar ................... be ............................ me! Oh ... well it has been a while! Oh noes wot I gonna dus!?? Dad be in Malta so I'll have to dus it next week.

Ere wot Briar said: My winner is linky number 5, I liked the Phoenix brother movie link and Walk the Line was also another brilliant film. My second place is linky number 2, as a star of the small screen myself I love a good advert.

So it's over to you. Email me: lexie at toxicpenguin dot com or DM me on twitter (@dogstoyevsky) wiv your link suggestion followin on from dis one! You has until 17th May 2015 (gets it to me by 2pm UK time if poss). Oh sometimes I dus accidentally delete em! Heehee. So good idea to type DO NOT DELETE in the title and dussnt forget to send a linky to da video from You Tube!

Lexie's Chain dus be inspired by da pawsome Radcliffe & Maconie Show wot you can has a listen to on dere website. Follow me @dogstoyevsky or #lexieschain on Twitter to join da fun. Remember anyfink goes! Rock, classical, opera, ballads, punk, reggae - is up to you! Fanx for playin!

Lexie's Chain: The Two Hundred and Ninth Chain

Hello pals. Welcome to week 209 of #lexieschain. Last week  the winner was me wiv New Order and World In Moshun. Let's see wot appened this week.

@smcheetham
So Lexie you won last week with a song by New Order one of my fave bands. new Order of course were formed following the tragic death of Ian Curtis and the ending of Joy Division. Joy Division have been very influential and much revered of course. Here is probably their best known song Love will Tear us Apart - don't they all look fresh faced in this video. Happy choosing everyone.

@diamondbertie
Last week @djladylexie won with World in Motion by England New Order I'm keeping the theme of football with Football Crazy by Robin Hall and Jimmy MacGregor, I know its old but I could not resist it.

+Terence Terrier
Yor linky larst week woz  New Order wiv World in Motion wot yoo sez be abowt World Cup football. So iz gonna stick wiv da world n football link and my linky iz gonna be “Love Makes The World Go Round” by Perry Como cos he haz da All American Football Team doin da backing.

+Kelso Terrier

Last week we had World In Motion by New Order. When the world is in motion (which I guess is all the time really) it spins. This made me think of a whole load of spinning linkies until I got Dizzy (like a whirlpool...but I'm not choosing Wonderstuff). My link is Dead or Alive with You Spin Me Right Round (Like A Record) BABY!

@wotterface

So last weeks winner was New Order with World in Motion with John Barnes rapping. My link this week is simple. It's someone we're massive fans of in this house  - spoken word/ hip hop artist/ rapper Scroobius Pip showing us how rapping should be done. Dan le Sac vs Scroobius Pip and their very early track "Look For The Woman".

 +MaggieT Kat
Well done Lexie! The lyrics have one repeated phrase "express yourself". That mantra is the title for several songs, but my favorite is from 1970 by Charles Wright and the 103rd Street Rhythm Band.

+De Cunningham
The Lady DJ Lexie wants us to link to a football song. This song is a combination of singing and rap. So in keeping with that theme and considering it is Super Bowl weekend, my link is " Ready or Not". Lauryn Hill is considered one of the first & one of the best to combine rap & song. And I'm always ready for Football!

@claptonterrier
Hello Miss Lexie! Last week you chose a song associated with football….we thought it might be nice to keep the sporting theme going so this week we have chosen a song about baseball..it is a song called “Centrefield” by John Fogerty……it was included in the film Bull Durham, about baseball, and also plays at the Baseball Hall of Fame in the uSA.

An the winner as chosen by ma dad ......  dus be ....... @kelsoterrier. Yay! You be dussin the selecshun next week me pal.

Ere wot me dad said:  I can't decide between all these great links from everyone. This is annoying. How did I get stuck doing this again? The spinning one made me laugh so that is my choice. [Lexie's note: this is not a fix, dad does not know who anyone is I promise]

So it's over to you. Email me: lexie at toxicpenguin dot com or DM me on twitter (@dogstoyevsky) wiv your link suggestion followin on from dis one! You has until 8th February 2015 (gets it to me by 2pm UK time if poss). Oh sometimes I dus accidentally delete em! Heehee. So good idea to type DO NOT DELETE in the title and dussnt forget to send a linky to da video from You Tube!

Lexie's Chain dus be inspired by da pawsome Radcliffe & Maconie Show wot you can has a listen to on dere website. Follow me @dogstoyevsky or #lexieschain on Twitter to join da fun. Remember anyfink goes! Rock, classical, opera, ballads, punk, reggae - is up to you! Fanx for playin!

Lexie's Chain: The Two Hundred and Seventh Chain

Hello pals or hola amigos as we will be sayin when we in Beefa! Welcome to week 207 of #lexieschain. Last week  the winner was Wyn wiv Always from Erasure. Let's see wot appened this week.

@borderpup
To link from Always by Erasure, we carried on the Vince Clarke feem, and before Erasure he was half of Yazoo wiv Alison Moyet. She went solo after Yazoo split up and as mum isn't ready to leave the 80s synthpop just yet, we have chosen I Go Weak -Alison Moyet. Can't find video so found this one which is very weird! Sorry!

@smcheetham

So last week our chain champion won again well done Wyn. I am afraid I just shamelessly use the chain to link to my favourite songs and I have done this again this week. I have used the word Always to link to You Were Always on my Mind which must be the best song ever about not making enough effort in a relationship. Anyway I like it and there is a link so hear you go You Were Always on my Mind by Elvis Presley. have a good weekend all.

@kelsoterrier
I see last week’s winning link was Erasure with Always. Always infers something will last forever whereas the band’s name infers this isn’t necessarily the case because things can be erased. Erasure are well known as being a synthpop band so I am going to link to a song that also incorporates a synthesiser to create a more disco-oriented sound. What song you ask? Well, why erase when you can rip it up and start again? My link is Orange Juice with Rip It Up.

@terenceterrier
Last week da winnin linky woz da songy “Always” by Erasure . An erasure iz posh name for a rubber wot yoo use to remove mistakes if yoo writted on paper wiv a pencil . *paws froo contents of box of cherished 33 rpm albums* My linky dis week coming from da LP by The Beatles wot be called “Rubber Soul”. I chooses da track “In My Life” cos it be one of my favorits.

@diamondbertie
Great that Erasure won last week with always, a lovely song my choice has to be Baby it's Cold Outside who to choose for the artist, so many choices Dean Martin, Tom Jones, Idina Menzel or Rod Stewart, hmmm. Well I have to choose Tom Jones version alway had a bit of a soft spot for the Welsh Wizard.

@maggietkat
Well done with the Vince Clarke tune! Checking back, he was also in the band Yazoo which was known in the US as Yaz. The name change happened due to copyright issues with a record label. Yazoo Records was formed to preserve American heritage music. One of the artists on the label is the Memphis Jug Band, performing a song by Gus Cannon (band member), "Walk Right In".

 

@djladylexie
Last week was Erasure wiv Always. Always is a very popular title for songs you know! We dus know cos we found out from Wikipiki the font of all knowledge. Then we wondered what is the opposite of always … well we fink is never! So ere we dus av Never Say Never from Basement Jaxx. Sorry about the bottom!

@skye613
So to start this search I wondered what is Always? Something that goes on forever, or happens all the time. Yes Those are correct. This also happens always ... Every week "Manic Monday".

@bunnersandharvs
What a super dups linky by Wotter last week with Erasure's Always. You is on a anudder roll it seems, pal. We wos thinking about da songy by Erasure and it made us think if you erased you may also feel invisible so dat is why we has Chosen Invisible by Skylar Grey. She says wot eva she tries to do she always invisible. Awww Good luck choosing da link dis week pal.

@claptonterrier
Last week Miss Wyn won with a song by Erasure. This put is in mind of a great song by Erasure called A Little Respect. Our favourite version of this song was a cover version by Wheatus and that gives us a perfect excuse to select the Wheatus song “Teenage Dirtbag” as our link this week…

An the winner as chosen by @wotterface .... dus be ....... @kelsoterrier! Yay well done me pal first one of 2015 under your belt or should I say medallion Kelos heehee. You be choosin next week.

Ere wot Wyn said: We genuinely couldn't decide this week so we had to narrow it down to a couple, write them on paper, throw them in the air and catch one...Orange Juice and Rip It Up. So congrats whoever that was! So many good links this week. Loving the dance and synth pop, the jug music and the various classics. Please don't make it so hard again! We really laughed at the Erasure/eraser confusion. 

So it's over to you. Email me: lexie at toxicpenguin dot com or DM me on twitter (@dogstoyevsky) wiv your link suggestion followin on from dis one! You has until 25th January 2015 (gets it to me by 2pm UK time if poss). Oh sometimes I dus accidentally delete em! Heehee. So good idea to type DO NOT DELETE in the title and dussnt forget to send a linky to da video from You Tube!

Lexie's Chain dus be inspired by da pawsome Radcliffe & Maconie Show wot you can has a listen to on dere website. Follow me @dogstoyevsky or #lexieschain on Twitter to join da fun. Remember anyfink goes! Rock, classical, opera, ballads, punk, reggae - is up to you! Fanx for playin!

Lexie's Chain: The Two Hundred and Sixth Chain

Hello pals! Welcome to week 206 of #lexieschain. Last week  the winner was Skye wiv Nothing by Depeche Mode. Let's see wot appened this week! Good to see some pals returnin for 2015. Let's hope we get some competishun goin dis year - year 5! Can you believes it?

@maggietkat
Well done with Nothing by Depeche Mode. The dark melodies remind me of another artist.  The lyrics talk of surprises that advertise nothing which also puts me in the mind of a song by this dark artist. My choice this week's is "Step Right Up" by Tom Waits.

@smcheetham
Happy new year all fellow chainees New Years resolution to not leave chain until the last minute. So here goes last times winner was by Depeche Mode those great survivors and astonishingly successful electronic Essex Boys. They famously said they wanted to make electronic music after hearing Electricity by OMD - now that's a good tune so my link is Electricity by OMD electronic pioneers from The Wirral good luck all.

@kelsoterrier
Last week we had Depeche Mode with Nothing. I see Depeche is French for Dispatch or News Report so can't help thinking of the terrible events in France this week. I think we all wish "Nothing" had happened and that we were still "Enjoying The Silence" but one thing for sure is that freedom of speech must prevail and publications like Charlie Hebdo must have a voice.....for this reason my link is Charly (Says) by The Prodigy.

@terenceterrier
Larst week da winnin linky woz “Nothing” by Depeche Mode. Umm nothing = nowt = zero = absence of anyfink = nuffinness.  *bangs head on wall hopin for inspirayshun*  Gots it ! I go wiv “Nothing Compares 2U” by Sinead O’Connor.

@wotterface
Last weeks winner was a Depeche Mode song and it has sent our house into an 80's frenzy. Vince Clark worked with Depeche Mode for a brief period and the reason for much embarrassing dancing in the house is one of his other acts, the wonderful Erasure. So many tracks to choose from, but we've gone for "Always".

@borderpup
A bit difficult this week, hmm.  A link from Depeche Mode and Nothing ... well, we did our research on the interweb and found out that this song was on several albums, including a live one called 101. There is a tv programme here in UK called Room 101, where guests are invited to say why things they don't like should be got rid of into room 101, and the host picks the best one. Now, if I were on that programme, what would I choose? SQUIRRELS of course, pesky fings! So here is a silly song from Ray Stevens called the Mississippi Squirrel Revival. No offence to anyone intended, but as it has been a terrible news week we thought we could do with a bit of a laugh and cringe with this cheesy video.

@djladylexie
Well did you know that Depeche Mode means somfink close to fashion news in French? No? Me neivas! So what is fashion, one pals fashion is annuva cringeworfy affair. Fashun is a popular or latest style of clothing, hair, decorashun or behaviour. As Bowie himself says fa fa fa fa fashion! Dat is me linky, fashion by bowie.

@bunnersandharvs
So a Happy New Year and a very big well dun to Skye fur winning da furst linky dis year with Depeche Mode's Nothing. We wos listening to da songy and thort about nothing and sitting around waiting and anticipating and you know dis gots us thinking about if you wos sitting around you might do it sumwhur like on a dock watching time roll away so of course our linky dis week is Sitting By the Dock of the Bay but dis version is by Sara Bereilles. Enjoy chooosin your linky Skye.

@claptonterrier
last week a song called “Nothing” won and so this week our task has been very easy…we have selected a song called “Everything” by Micky Bubbles…at lest I think that’s his mafia name...

An the winner as chosen by @skye613 .... dus be ....... @wotterface! Yay well done me pal. You be choosin next week!

Ere wot the Skye said: So many great links this week to chose from. After I finished my chair dancing routine I must pick # 5. Love the link and the tune. Well done chainy pals! we  are going to have a great 2015 with #Lexieschain.

So it's over to you. Email me: lexie at toxicpenguin dot com or DM me on twitter (@dogstoyevsky) wiv your link suggestion followin on from dis one! You has until 18th January 2015 (gets it to me by 2pm UK time if poss). Oh sometimes I dus accidentally delete em! Heehee. So good idea to type DO NOT DELETE in the title and dussnt forget to send a linky to da video from You Tube!

Lexie's Chain dus be inspired by da pawsome Radcliffe & Maconie Show wot you can has a listen to on dere website. Follow me @dogstoyevsky or #lexieschain on Twitter to join da fun. Remember anyfink goes! Rock, classical, opera, ballads, punk, reggae - is up to you! Fanx for playin!