In my usual working guise as a copywriter, this week’s been a bit of a punch in the face. It was with a great deal of wry irony that MM and I watched the first episode of the new season of Mad Men this week: why can’t I be more like Don?! Tell them to leave!

This week, I downloaded the Ramones’ original of My Brain Is Hanging Upside Down (Bonzo Goes To Bitburg) – and the lyrics – for the two younger sprats. Joe, in particular, is obsessed with the very fine cover of this song by Port O’Brien (a top ten contender for 2010 methinks) and we must listen to it about five or six times a day.

Doubt I’ll be hearing anything that good tonight, as I head off to a ball in me best bib and tucker. If I lose my slipper, MM won’t be there to pick it up as he’s hitting the End of the Road Festival with Barry-Sean. Look out Dorset.

So what to choose? Oh it was really quite easy. I rifled through our old CDs – his and hers. MM being the fish that he is, quickly integrated our collections a long, long time ago – alphabetically of course – which was lucky because it made it very easy to find.

“Hey, can you play the guitar?”

Mrs M

Download one of my old dance floor favourites Nasties by Sunshot. Best served with strobe. No explanation required.

Download Sunshot – Nasties mp3 (from Caughtintheactofenjoyingourselves)

Download Port O’Brien – My Brain Is Hanging Upside Down (Bonzo Goes To Bitburg) mp3 (from PEACE project)