#the ballad of Russell and julie

[davidtennantgenderenvy]

My favorite David Tennant singing moments featuring my music major commentary because I refuse to stop pushing this agenda

[crazypigeonenjoyer]

I can’t do it! I can’t do it!

[reloha]

Doctor Who - The Ballad of Russell and Julie - David Tennant, John Barrowman, Catherine Tate

[lizardsfromspace]

A decent chunk of Doctor Who fandom thinks problematic elements in Moffat's writing are worse than the actual conditions on Russell T Davies' set. People who will bloviate on and on about how sexist this or that Moffat writing is will respond to "RTD drove Eccelston off the show, and knew John Barrowman was exposing himself to people, to the point there's a joke about it in the Ballad of Russell & Julie - he thought it was wacky fodder for con anecdotes and crew wrap videos" with "well he didn't know and that was a director, actually," It's...bizarre?

[thekingofspin]

my favorite thing to do is to listen to the ballad of russel and Julie when ever I have no motivation because a) it makes me get out of bed and dance so that's a start but also b) it gives me motivation like if Julie and russel can manage to rebuild dr who from the ground up then I can write my English essay

[basmathgirl]

People often talk about all the projects David and Catherine worked on together.

But how often did they really work together (on stage or in front of a camera)? I'm new to the whole Tatennant thing, and the only projects I'm aware of are Doctor Who and Much Ado About Nothing. 🫣

Hello kind Anon

I hope you are enjoying your time in the Tatennant fandom!

David and Catherine don't get cast together in drama projects outside Doctor Who unless they have a hand in it. Like the Comic Relief sketch, Big Night In, The Ballad of Russell & Julie, Nan's Christmas Carol, or MAAN.

But they've appeared in TV shows like Never Mind the Buzzcocks, Alan Carr: Chatty Man, The Graham Norton Show, and The Jonathan Ross Show to do promotions. They also presented a few radio shows for Jonathan Ross, helping out when he was ill, on one occassion. They used to have the link to listen/download this on david-tennant.com, but they stopped doing this a while ago.

They also both took part in the comedians interview BBC Radio 4 show Chain Reaction. Comedy gold, and always makes me laugh.

More often than not, where one leads, the other follows. This has happened with things like This Is Jinsey, The Friday/Sunday Night Project, Very British Problems, the Nativity films (David was in Nativity 2, and Catherine in Nativity 3) and Duck Tales. They presented the 400 years of Shakespeare programme Shakespeare Live! together in 2016; and last year they presented a BAFTA together.

Of course, there has been the glory that are the Big Finish audio adventures that feature the Doctor and Donna Noble: volumes 1, 3, and Kidnapped. You can find snippets of these on the Big Finish website.

They were scheduled to appear together as a married couple in a comedy called Americons, but the pandemic put paid to that idea. *sigh* Shame.

Hopefully, there are a few things here that you'd like to seek out later.

[illpoison]

[galathynius]

2023 reading log

the uncensored picture of dorian gray by oscar wilde / jan. 2-9 / 4 stars

buzz saw: the improbable story of how the washington nationals won the world series by jesse dougherty / jan. 9-11 / 4.5 stars

proposal by meg cabot / jan. 17 / 3 stars

sidelined: sports, culture, and being a woman in america by julie dicaro / jan. 12-17 / 4 stars

remembrance by meg cabot / jan. 18-19 / 3 stars

how sweet it is by dylan newton / jan. 19-20 / 3 stars

daughters of sparta by claire heywood / jan. 21-22 / 3 stars

highly suspicious and unfairly cute by talia hibbert / jan. 22 / 4 stars

gentlemen prefer blondes: the diary of a professional lady by anita loos / jan. 23-26 / 3 stars

hell bent by leigh bardugo / jan. 26-31 / 4 stars

all about love: new visions by bell hooks / jan. 22-31 / 4 stars

daisy jones & the six by taylor jenkins reid / jan. 31-feb. 2 / 4 stars

everything i know about love: a memoir by dolly alderton / feb. 2-9 / 4 stars

emma by jane austen / feb. 11-19 / 4 stars

fake it till you bake it by jamie wesley / feb 19-23 / 3.5 stars

my dark vanessa by kate elizabeth russell / feb. 23-26 / 4 stars

throttled by lauren asher / feb. 26-28/ 2 stars

the locker room by meghan quinn / mar. 1-5 / 1 star

come as you are: the surprising new science that will transform your sex life by emily nagoski / feb. 17-mar. 5 / 4.5 stars

pucked by helena hunting / mar. 5-11 / 3 stars

legendborn by tracy deonn / mar 12-23 / 4.5 stars

unadulterated something by m.j. duncan / mar. 23-25 / 4 stars

the fifth season by n.k. jemisin / mar. 26-apr. 15 / 4 stars

how to fake it in hollywood by ava wilder / apr. 16-19 / 3.5 stars

sharp objects by gillian flynn / apr. 19-22 / 4 stars

the homewreckers by mary kay andrews / apr. 22-25 / 3.5 stars

the kiss curse by erin sterling / apr. 25-26 / 3.5 stars

the wedding crasher by mia sosa / apr. 26-27 / 3 stars

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neon gods by katee robert / may 8-9 / 1 star

love in the time of serial killers by alicia thompson / may 9-11 / 4 stars

the bodyguard by katherine center / may 11 / 4 stars

the intimacy experiment by rosie danan / may 11-12 / 3 stars

upgrade by blake crouch / may 12-13 / 4 stars

by any other name by lauren kate / may 13 / 3 stars

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little thieves by margaret owen / jul. 1-3 / 4.5 stars

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the very secret society of irregular witches by sangu mandanna / jul. 11-12 / 4 stars

the lies of locke lamora by scott lynch / jul. 13-27 / 4.5 stars

seven days in june by tia williams / jul. 28-30 / 4 stars

bloodmarked by tracy deonn / jul. 31-aug. 2 / 4 stars

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howl’s moving castle by diana wynne jones / aug. 4-5 / 4 stars

dark matter by blake crouch / aug. 12-13 / 3 stars

eat up! food, appetite, and eating what you want by ruby tandoh / jul. 30-aug. 14 / 4 stars

the silent companions by laura purcell / aug. 5-18 / 4 stars

mr. wrong number by lynn painter / aug. 19-20 / 2 stars

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burn for me by ilona andrews / sep. 22-23 / 4 stars

the littlest library by poppy alexander / sep. 24 / 3 stars

the neighbor favor by kristina forest / sep. 25-27 / 3 stars

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the ex talk by rachel lynn solomon / oct. 5-7 / 4 stars

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coraline by neil gaiman / oct. 9 / 4 stars

you, again by kate goldbeck / oct. 9-11 / 3 stars

mrs. caliban by rachel ingalls / oct. 12 / 3 stars

summer sons by lee mandelo / oct. 12-19 / 4 stars

the death of jane lawrence by caitlin starling / oct. 19-24 / 3 stars

house of hollow by krystal sutherland / oct. 25-29 / 4 stars

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artificial condition by martha wells / nov. 11-14 / 4 stars

wildfire by ilona andrews / nov. 14-16 / 4.5 stars

between a fox and a hard place by mary frame / nov. 18 / 3 stars

revolting prostitutes: the fight for sex workers’ rights by molly smith and juno mac / nov. 18-20 / 4 stars

emily wilde’s encyclopaedia of faeries by heather fawcett / nov. 21-24 / 4.5 stars

love and other words by christina lauren / nov. 24-25 / 3 stars

the boyfriend candidate by ashley winstead / nov. 26 / 3.5 stars

the seven year slip by ashley poston / nov. 27-28 / 5 stars

how to fall out of love madly by jana casale / dec. 3-10 / 3 stars

ordinary monsters by j.m. miro / dec. 10-21 / 3 stars

rogue protocol by martha wells / dec. 22-23 / 4 stars

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[youareinlove]

c’s books 2024 📖

serious moonlight by jenn bennett - january 8

better than the movies by lynn painter - january 31

pride and prejudice by jane austen - march 28

do you take this man by denise williams - april 12

little women by louisa may alcott - may 9

one last stop by casey mcquinston - may 10

a pho love story by loan le - june 18

when dimple met rishi by sandhya menon - june 29

the two lives of lydia bird by josie silver - july 3

funny story by emily henry - july 6

the ballad of darcy and russell by morgan matson - july 27

happy place by emily henry - august 29

[casasupernovas]

this john barrowman situation is still going on. i don't feel too bad for a man who proclaimed he could do whatever he wanted and people would love him for it in front of a crowd of fans. i do 100% understand people wanting other cast members to say something. his behaviour has been an open secret for well over a decade now. and a lot of them all appeared to joke along with it. take the ballad of julie and russell for example.

in any other situations john would have been fired. doesn't matter if they are friends. especially as he keeps saying no one complained despite the fact that people DID. and i feel like he doesn't speak on that because it's heavily implied that the people who complained were production staff rather than the actors themselves. he was literally told off for the behaviour by a producer.

i personally think everyone's silence speaks volumes because what is there to defend? people clearly know that they shouldn't have encouraged or joked about it either. but knowing he allegedly continued on the cw makes it all null in terms of his apology.

i think he thinks because he's a gay man that it's not predatory but it is. it's also completely disrespectful to the show. tapping your penis on the tardis console? are you serious? putting it on camille codori's shoulder? that's sexual harassment there is no way around that.

this is all personally the reason why i haven't ever really engaged with his work outside of doctor who, or watched his cons or people speak about him at cons, especially the torchwood ones, because i honestly thought the behaviour they talked about was appalling.

actions have consequences.

[kdo-three]

Solomon Burke - Cry to Me (1961) Bert Russell (Bert Berns) from: "Cry to Me" / "I Almost Lost My Mind" (Single) "Rock 'n Soul" (LP)

R&B | Soul | Southern Soul Ballad

JukeHostUK (left click = "play") (320kbps)

Personnel: Solomon Burke: Lead Vocals Hank Jones: Piano Robert Mosely: Organ Phil Kraus: Vibes Leon Cohen: Alto Saxophone Jesse Powell: Tenor Saxophone

Guitar: Don Arnone Al Caiola Bucky Pizzarell Everett Barksdal

Art Davis: Bass Gary Chester: Drums

Conducted and Arranged by Klaus Ogermann Produced by Bert Berns

Recorded: @ The Atlantic Records Studios in New York City, New York USA on December 6, 1961

Single Released: 1962

Album Released: July, 1964

"one of the first songs to unify country music, gospel and R&B in one package" - International Masters Publishers "Cry to Me" established the paradigm for Southern soul ballads .. - All MusicCom

[marta-bee]

What with the return of RTD, this feels relevant again. Even if if wasn't it would still be worth a rewatch.

[respective]

My taste in music in 20 albums

On Instagram I was challenged by @piahinckle to choose 20 albums that greatly influenced my taste in music. One album per day, for 20 consecutive days. No explanations (mostly), no reviews, just cover images on my Instagram @rialdrummer.

Proceeding from the first posting on December 11.

Max Roach and the M’Boom ensemble “Re: Percussion” the album is sometimes called. I heard this in the early ‘80s at a time I was getting interested in the history of jazz and particularly jazz drummers. Had the good fortune to see Max’s quartet (Cecil Bridgewater, Odean Pope, Tyrone Brown) at the old Yoshi’s, around the time of the “Scott Free” album.  This M’Boom record planted a seed for my later musical explorations in the ‘90s and started an appreciation for me of Max Roach as bandleader and conceptualist. I’d already heard some of his work with Charlie Parker. A decade later my band was covering “Morning / Midday” and “Jamaican Sun” by this group and I was email pals with Omar Clay’s partner.

The Mamas and the Papas “A Gathering Of Flowers”.  On the turntable constantly during my late high school years. Released between the ’68 breakup and the ’71 reunion. Interviews on the record with Cass and John hint at the glories and disappointments felt in the group.

Van Morrison “Tupelo Honey”. Great songs, ace band. The title track is really a classic (Cassandra Wilson’s cover is further evidence). Gary Mallaber (vibes) and Ronnie Montrose (guitar) stand out to me.

Family “Fearless”. United Artists was a label that took chances on musical artistry and signing Family was a commercial risk.  I found this album in 1973 in a cutout bin and it had only been out for 18 months.  The album is in turns gritty and pretty. All songwriting, playing and singing contributions are excellent, with John Wetton playing a key role on guitar, bass and vocals.

Rory Gallagher “Irish Tour ‘74”. Songs burned into memory from my days as a record store clerk and DJ. Most of my friends in the day were Rory fans going back to his band Taste and a few of us saw him at UC Santa Barbara around 1974.  If I had to pick one Rory record…  Watch him on YouTube.

“The Drums”. Prez Records in Santa Rosa was a destination store for me in the ‘80s and I found this used 3-album set for cheap there.  Introduced me to Art Blakey (“Ala Mode” remains a favorite song of mine), Connie Kay playing with Milt Jackson, Dannie Richmond, Paul Motian and many more great tracks.

Iain Matthews “Valley Hi”. Michael Nesmith cut a lot of great sides within and after The Monkees. To my ears almost nothing by him surpasses the achievement of helming this album.  I’ve followed Matthews’s career going back to his brief time in Fairport Convention up to the last decade and I know he’s not crazy about this record but to me it’s absolutely a gem.  Songs by Randy Newman, Jackson Browne, Steve Young (“Seven Bridges Road” before the Eagles recorded it) among others.

Gil Scott-Heron “Pieces Of A Man”. It had to be a long shot that an AM rock station would put “Lady Day and John Coltrane” on their playlist but that’s what KRLA in Pasadena did. And so I heard it and began an appreciation of Gil Scott-Heron that I continue to hold.

Marc Benno “Minnows”. This was another AM radio long shot in 1971 and KRLA won the day again for “Speak Your Mind”. A ballad that ebbs and flows in intensity.  Jim Keltner’s drumming first caught my ear on this song. This was around the time that Benno was playing rhythm guitar with The Doors on the L.A. Woman sessions, and after his collaborations with Leon Russell on the Asylum Choir albums. Many friends of mine also appreciate this album.

Weather Report “Sweetnighter”. Previously unaware of Wayne Shorter and Joe Zawinul, I saw Weather Report in July of 1973 and “Boogie Woogie Waltz” convinced me that I needed to dig more deeply into this music.

Fairport Convention “What We Did On Our Holidays”. Along with the records that Nick Drake would make a few months later, sums up for me some great years of British “folk rock”.

10cc “Sheet Music”. Between their first two albums this one comes out on top for me. It’s close. I was a fan from the release of “Rubber Bullets”.

Harry Belafonte “Calypso”. “Jamaica Farewell” was likely the first set of song lyrics I memorized. Mum had his playing often in our apartment in the late ‘50s.

Brinsley Schwarz “Nervous On The Road”.  I like this best of the band’s records (it may be because adding Ian Gomm to the band was so complimentary to the talents of Nick Lowe, Brinsley, Bob Andrews and Billy Rankin). For this pick I could have swapped out Dave Edmunds’s “Get It” or the Rockpile album “Seconds of Pleasure” but since the list is supposed to describe how my tastes were influenced it makes sense to refer to early period Brinsley.  Made me a Nick Lowe fan for life.

The Monkees “Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones Ltd.”.  My introduction to the group. I hadn’t seen the tv show at that time (November and December 1967) at least as far as I recall. Coming at them strictly through these tracks I was impressed by songwriting, production, vocals, guitars and humor.  Not bubblegum, at all.

“Pat Metheny Group” By September 1978 I was being introduced to ECM albums by a friend. I’d enjoyed previous ones but that month when I heard the first notes of “San Lorenzo” something resonated with me that hasn’t stopped.

Graham Parker and the Rumour “Stick To Me”.  This is a rough-and-ready collection produced by Nick Lowe. Drumming by Steve Goulding, guitar leads by Martin Belmont are highlights. The title song, “Soul On Ice”, “Clear Head” are standouts in a great set making this my favorite GP album for all time.

The Gary Burton Quartet with Eberhard Weber “Passengers”.  I think this was probably the beginning of my awareness of Gary Burton’s albums. A great introduction. As a vibes player myself there are major lessons and enjoyment for me throughout his catalog.

Love “Forever Changes”. Surrounded by Love fans in my 20s but not giving the group much time of day then, I locked into the band’s and Arthur Lee’s artistry in my 40s. Like so many people I now appreciate every song on this classic album. Was fortunate to catch the 2003 edition of the band at The Fillmore.

Gene Clark “No Other”. After leaving The Byrds, Clark wrote and recorded many excellent songs showcasing his poetic and melodic gifts. This album is the top of the mountain for me, and public appreciation for the songs and the production have grown greatly in the 50 years since its release. YouTube has video of a tribute tour for the album from a decade ago.

RUNNERS-UP

Elvis Costello and the Attractions “Imperial Bedroom” and “This Year’s Model”

XTC “English Settlement”

Beach Boys “Summer Days (and Summer Nights!)” and “Sunflower”

(Many) Iain Matthews records across the decades, along with titles by his Fairport mates Sandy Denny, Dave Mattacks, Richard Thompson, Ashley Hutchings, Judy Dyble. A nod too to drummer Martin Lamble who had a playing style so well suited to their early records.

Buffalo Springfield “Retrospective”

Carpenters “Ticket to Ride”

Rolling Stones “December’s Children”

The Move “Shazam”

Joni Mitchell “For the Roses”

Bruce Springsteen “The Wild The Innocent and the E Street Shuffle”

Beatles single “Rain” b/w “Paperback Writer”

Man (The Man Band from Wales) "Back Into the Future"

[tomthefanboy]

Quite upset that I've seen gifs of this for more than ten years yet never got a link to the original.

[mepoe]

Doctor Who - The Ballad of Russell & Julie (Subtitled)

Had to share this after having Catherine Tate and David Tennant as Donna and the Doctor again.

[asidesandbsides]

Starts With C, Part 5

Joe Cocker - Cry Me a River / Give Peace a Chance

It has to be said, even if you know this version well, it's a mighty strange take on the torch ballad made famous by Julie London. I didn't know the B-Side at all, and was a little surprised to learn it wasn't a take on John Lennon's "Give Peace a Chance," but another song of the same name by Leon Russell and Bonnie Bramlett. Always surprising, this guy. The record is in good shape.

Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose - Too Late to Turn Back Now / Lift Your Love Higher

Oh, I'd forgotten about this song! This is a solid group with a very good song on their hands. I don't think I've heard "Too Late" in ages, and I am not sure I ever knew who it was by. "Lift Your Love Higher" is also a pretty good tune, and it is less worn out than the A-Side.

Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose - Treat Her Like a Lady / Over at My Place

A touch retrograde in their lyrics, but "Treat Her Like a Lady" is a classic little groove. "Over at My Place," besides having excellent B-Side name synergy, is also an enjoyably smooth jam, and it even gives Sister Rose something close to a lead vocal. A neat pair of discs, I say, from a group I didn't know I'd like so much. This one is a reissue, but also sounds a touch crackly.

Bill Cosby - Little Ole Man (Uptight, Everything's Alright) / Hush Hush

Gulp. Well, he was very popular back in the day. This is a very strange single, taking the backing track from a Stevie Wonder song and letting Cosby sing-tell a story about an old guy who might be pulling your leg. I don't think "Hush Hush" is comedy per se, it just sounds like a blues song and Cosby's words are a little hard to make out. Fuckin' weird.

Bill Cosby - Grover Henson Feels Forgotten / Grover Henson Feels Forgotten (instrumental)

This is a poem in the form of a letter by a depressed soldier to himself, which sounds about right for the Vietnam era, but one of the last things I expected from notable professional funny person Bill Cosby. I am slightly baffled. The B-Side is just the instrumental track heard behind Cosby on Side A, and I have to say ot's not bad (though the record itself is in somewhat poor shape). But on the whole, I'd have to say I'm baffled.

Crabby Appleton - Go Back / Try

Well, "Go Back" is a little fuzzy and faint-sounding, but is a fun rocker regardless. The guitar, she wails! "Try" sounds a lot clearer, almost like new really (a common fate for B-Sides, I reckon). Honestly, I think it could have done OK as its own A Side, but the funky breakdown in the bridge probably spooked the label.