Sings Songs Of The Golden West - Rosalie Allen

Advantages: Great for fans of the show
Disadvantages: None

...This is another beautiful book which has been made and based on the popular children's television show, In The Night Garden. The front cover shows a picture of Upsy Daisy with the Ninky Nonk behind her. The title is in a pink shape at the top right hand corner in yellow and white lettering. The back cover of the book shows the scene of Igglepiggle in his boat out on the sea. There are also some small pictures showing other titles available to buy. The story starts with Upsy Daisy going for a walk with her megaphone. She is singing through her megaphone, what lovely music Upsy Daisy. We then see Makka Pakka who can here Upsy Daisy singing, she thinks it is lovely music. Next we see the teeny tiny Pontipines who can also here Upsy Daisy singing and they also think it is lovely music. Next we go to the Tombliboos who are playing their... Read review

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Advantages: Loads of music for your money, wide variety
Disadvantages: I've not seen all the shows

.... I admit, listening to the music is a long way from watching people sing, dance and act on stage, but if you like the songs, you'll like this. If you're a major Lloyd Webber fan, have seen every show at least once and own the movie adaptations, why haven't you bought this already? I bought this box set for £8 from HMV, which is really good value for the amount of music you get. It's on Amazon at the moment for about £7, but you will have to pay postage as well. It's on Play.com for £9.99. Looking round to give the price guide, I've just spotted it on HMV.co.uk for £5.99 delivered. Clearly I need to take more care when buying things. Given the amount of music you get for your money, I would definitely recommend Simply the Songs to any fans of musicals.... Read review

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Advantages: A subjective list - how many have you heard of? (Good job you can't hear me sing!)
Disadvantages: A subjective list - most will not agree with my choices!

...Top Ten Songs Of All Time: A list of songs I like to sing to! Oh no, not another Top Ten list! Love 'em or hate 'em, Top Ten lists are by their very nature extremely difficult to write - the mind is a fickle beast and what constitutes someone's best-liked tunes one week will undoubtedly change before the next hour, day or week is up. There's so much good music by so many talented artists that a definitive Top 10 is practically impossible - you'll always forget about a track or two that should have been in your list but only remember them as soon as the original line-up is committed to print. What I've done, therefore, is to mentally recall the ten tracks I couldn't bear to be without at this very moment - my "Desert Island Discs", if you like, except for the fact that there's ten records instead of eight, and I don't have to... Read review

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