A song that I wish I could play on an instrument

I had this.

In the bin. Back of the net. Over the moon. Sick as a parrot.

I had this track from the first time I set eyes on this list.

And then, this morning, I had a butcher’s look at Dave’s entry for today and I saw my own choice on his list.

Well yes, that’s really excellent, and we should celebrate that two great minds really do think alike, and all that.

But how dare he?

How very dare he?

Classical Gas by Mason Williams is mine!

Mine I tell you, all mine!

Except it isn’t, obv.

It’s ours.

It belongs to everyone, because it is a truly exceptional piece of music and musicianship.

But, exceptional though it is, if you listen to it here (or over at Dave’s place) you won’t want to listen to it again over there (or over here), obv.

So I went gunning around the inside of my head for another piece that I wished I could play.

The immediate and obvious contender was Dire Straits, Private Investigation, but I’ve already listed that track in another category.

So what about another piece of brilliant fretwork from Mark Knopfler? The live version of Going Home/Local Hero?

Oh, yes, how I wish I could play that!

But then there’s the JS Bach-inspired Toccata by Al Marconi to consider?

Well, my friend, I’ve been mulling these two track over all day, and all evening.

And I was still unable to choose between them.

So I flipped a coin (in my head).

And it came down tails.

(by the way, Bill Forsyth’s film Local Hero is a lovely watch. If you haven’t seen it, you really should, no surprise the film won him a very deserved BAFTA)

But that Al Marconi track is such a tight third place, it’s almost joint second.