The Best 5 Seconds On The Web - Episode II:

(No it’s not veggie related. Back to normal service from Monday)

[Jukebox]
Final word after Live Earth:

The great man was ahead of his time…
Written and recorded in 1971 well before anyone was paying attention, but still unfortunately relevant today.

Marvin Gaye - Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)

Audio:

It was covered by Corinne Bailey Rae and John Legend at Wembley, but the original is still the best.

Continuing the music week...

Nevermind that Live Earth. We here at ScouseVeg see a bigger picture:
Whattabout the galaxy ?!

Watchit:

Listenit:

Another wet weekend ? Nothing to do ?

Dianastock kicks off at 4pm (BST) »

You can watching it on the Beeb, or online or if you want to experience the same conditions as those at Wembley Stadium there will be a big screen at Clayton Square.

…how you tore your dress/what a mess.

Via the Beeb:

11.6m park restoration unveiled

A historic 226-acre park which inspired New York’s famous Central Park has been officially reopened after a £11.5m restoration scheme.

The results of the five-year improvement programme at the Grade I listed Birkenhead Park, Wirral, were unveiled on Saturday.

They include a new pavilion and the refurbishment of Swiss Bridge, the boat house and the parks’ Grand Entrance.

Birkenhead-born actress Patricia Routledge opened the park on Saturday.

‘National treasure’

New bridges, paths and railings have been installed and much of the original planting has been restored.

The park was opened in 1847 and inspired Victoria Park in London as well as Central Park in New York.

» Full article

Video Bonus: Not the best copy, but the only one I could find.

Love him or hate him, you have to admit he was far better than the previous PM…

(Via YouTube: A montage with Jones the voice singing My Way)

…But this will always be his legacy…

Ah Tony. If only.

Additional:

Guardian: Sir Bob’s Blair tribute/rambling rant

NME: Bono salutes Tony Blair before his final hours in office

- I was looking for an appropriate song to add to the ScouseVeg Jukebox but can’t think of anything. Suggestions ?

Additional Update: Thanks to Mickey for the suggestion. An obvious one right in front of us, but we didn’t see it:

Green Day - Good Riddance »

Update: Extra stuff via BoingBoing about the above Chipmunk…? Prairie Dog…? (The clip is known as around the world now as the ‘Dramatic Chipmunk” ) ==>

» Animated .gif of the clip if you need a new avatar.

» Another animated gif of the same, but with additions

» A very funny forum thread where the geeks submit a possible title for the clip.
Some entries: “But was it…. Murder?” “Someone in this room…. IS A MURDERER!”

Birthday notices:
McCartney, JP of Forthin Road, Allerton turns 65 today.

A clip from a 1973 television special which starts with Paul and Linda in the cinema watching the start of the James Bond film:

Happy birfday Sir Macca Thumbsaloft.

Added to the Jukebox : Marc Bolan & T.Rex - Jeepster.

For no reason at all. Just because the song was in my head.
Oh, that was a reason…

Visual:

Audial:

Well since it’s in all the news…

and there are lots of results when you do a video search…

My favourite from all that - Paul doing She’s Leaving Home live in concert in L.A. in 2002:

and the audio added to the Jukebox:
The Beatles - She’s Leaving Home