Ry Cooder: I’m Drinking Again
I wasn’t keen on The Slide Area when it came out in 1982, but the guitar on this clip is jes’ fine.
Author: Alan Ashworth
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Edwina Hayes: Whisky Days
Another recommendation from the redoubtable Andy Marshall.
Chris De Burgh: Lady in Red
This was written by De Burgh for his 1986 album Into the Light. It was released as a single on June 20, 1986, and reached No 1 in Britain and No 3 … Continue readingChris De Burgh: Lady in Red
Mary Gauthier: I Drink
Fish swim, birds flyDaddies yell, mamas cryOld men sit and thinkI drink Here’s to you, Mary Gauthier.
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.
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.