Dee Dee Sharp: The Bottle or Me
In this 1960 hit, Miss Sharp delivers an ultimatum to her alky bloke who’s too drunk to get it up.
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Joe Walsh: One Day at a Time
Following on from the Eagles clip, here’s Joe singing about ‘my best friend, vodka’.
The Eagles: Tequila Sunrise
Not sure when this live recording was made but they all look pretty damn old to me.
Down at the club
MY lifelong fondness for licensed premises possibly derives from the fact that my home town was named after a pub. Nelson, Lancashire, did not exist until the mid-19th century. The area … Continue readingDown at the club
Leo Kottke: Sonora’s Death Row
As anyone who has read Malcolm Lowry’s nightmarish novel Under The Volcano will attest, mezcal is a drink not to be messed with. Leo’s is one of many versions of … Continue readingLeo Kottke: Sonora’s Death Row
Mario Lanza: Drink! Drink! Drink!
Suggested by Andy Marshall, this is from the 1954 film of the Student Prince. Edmund Purdom is miming to the voice of Mario Lanza.
Kiss: Cold Gin
A typically understated 1974 live performance from the US crooners. They don’t make them like that any more. Thankfully.
Sheep Hater of the Week
THE ‘rewilding’ mania is becoming more worrying and more sinister. Until fairly recently it was easy to laugh at the crazy idea of bringing beavers back to Britain some centuries … Continue readingSheep Hater of the Week
The Pogues: Streams of Whiskey
I have to say that Shane MacGowan isn’t the best advert for the hard stuff. Here he is staggering on to the stage in Paris, 2012, when he was only … Continue readingThe Pogues: Streams of Whiskey
Hank Williams Jr: Whiskey Bent and Hell Bound
Hard to find a country singer with a good word to say about the hard stuff. Cheers!