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THIS year marks the 50th anniversary of the moment when humankind reached peak music. In the glorious year of 1971, the Rolling Stones released Sticky Fingers, The Who gave us Who’s Next, and Led Zeppelin issued what became known as Led Zep IV. And that was just the tip of the iceberg. In the same year, we had Hunky Dory from David Bowie, Aqualung by Jethro Tull, Every Picture Tells A Story by Rod Stewart, Meddle from Pink Floyd, Electric Warrior from T.Rex and LA Woman from The Doors. Every time I turned on my crackly little radio in that wondrous year, I was presented with yet another song that I just knew would be an all-time classic. It was like we were living in a hailstorm of rock. And I haven’t even got to the Yes Album yet. Or John Lennon , who released Imagine. All this stuff is now 50 years old and yet my kids — and yours, I bet — are still listening to it. And it’s not hard to see why, as the No1 slot last week was occupied by Lil Nas X with a song … [Read more...] about Everything has got better since 1971… apart from music

WINDSOR, ENGLAND - Queen Elizabeth will bid a final farewell to Prince Philip, her husband of more than seven decades, at a ceremonial funeral on Saturday, with the nation set to fall silent to mark the passing of a pivotal figure in the British monarchy. While the ceremony will include some of the traditional grandeur of a significant royal event, there will be just 30 mourners inside St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle for the funeral service because of COVID-19 restrictions. There will be no public procession, all the congregation will wear masks, and the queen, who says the death has left a "huge void," will sit alone. "She's the queen, she will behave with the extraordinary dignity and extraordinary courage that she always does. And at the same time, she is saying farewell to someone to who she was married for 73 years," said Justin Welby, the Archbishop of Canterbury, who will help officiate at the service. He said he expected the funeral to resonate with the millions of … [Read more...] about Queen Elizabeth and Britain to Bid Farewell to Prince Philip

Prince Philip will be remembered as a man of “courage, fortitude and faith” at a martial but also personal funeral that will mark the death of a royal patriarch who was a beloved husband and father, and one of a dwindling number of World War II veterans. Hymns and music during Saturday’s funeral at Windsor Castle will reflect Philip’s military ties and wartime service in the Royal Navy, as well as his more than seven decades of support for his wife, Queen Elizabeth II. Philip died April 9 at the age of 99 after 73 years of marriage. Coronavirus restrictions mean that instead of the 800 mourners included in the longstanding plans for his funeral, there will be only 30 inside St. George’s Chapel , including the widowed queen, her four children and eight grandchildren. READ MORE: How to watch Prince Philip's funeral service on TV Prince Philip death: Tiny guest list, Land Rover hearse and tense reunion - a royal funeral like no other Prince Philip death: 30 guests … [Read more...] about Order of Service for the funeral of Prince Philip released: ‘fortitude and faith’ to be remembered