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True Colors - Cyndi Lauper
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Colours - Donovan

(forgive the correct English spelling)
Start every day off with a smile and get it over with
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David McCallum - The far side of the moon.

Both he and Donovan are from Maryhill, Glasgow.
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The Lunatics Have Taken Over The Asylum - Fun Boy Three

Lunatic being madness brought on by the moon.
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Witchy Woman by The Eagles

on Asylum Records
Cabbage is still good for you
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Isabel Goudie Sensational Alex Harvet Band


Isobel Gowdie[a] was a Scottish woman who confessed to witchcraft at Auldearn near Nairn during 1662. Scant information is available about her age or life and, although she was probably executed in line with the usual practice, it is uncertain whether this was the case or if she was allowed to return to the obscurity of her former life as a cottar’s wife. Her detailed testimony, apparently achieved without the use of violent torture, provides one of the most comprehensive insights into European witchcraft folklore at the end of the era of witch-hunts.

The four confessions she made over a period of six weeks include details of charms and rhymes, claims she was a member of a coven in the service of the Devil and that she met with the fairy queen and king. Lurid information concerning carnal dealings with the Devil were also provided. A combination of demonic and fairy beliefs, the narratives were used by Margaret Murray as the basis for her now mostly discredited theories about cults and witchcraft.

Modern day academics characterise Gowdie, who was illiterate and of a low social status, as a talented narrator with a creative imagination. It is unclear why she came forward or was initially arrested but she may have suffered from ergotism. Since the confessions were transcribed by Robert Pitcairn and first published in 1833, historians have described the material as remarkable or extraordinary and scholars continue to debate the topic in the 21st century.

Gowdie is commemorated outside academia by songs, books, plays and radio broadcasts. The Confession of Isobel Gowdie, a work for symphony orchestra, was composed by James MacMillan as a requiem for her.
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Black Magic Woman by Fleetwood Mac
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BB King - Thrill has gone.

He regarded Fleetwood Mac's Peter Green as his favourite guitarist.
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Thriller by Michael Jackson
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Hitchcock Railway - Joe Cocker
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