Kiss: Cold Gin
A typically understated 1974 live performance from the US crooners. They don’t make them like that any more. Thankfully.
Author: Alan Ashworth
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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!
Brad Paisley: Whiskey Lullaby
You get a proper little fillum with this country tearjerker from 2004, with Paisley ably assisted on vocals by Alison Krauss.
There was a young man from Dundee . . .
MEMOIRS of a grim childhood in working-class Dundee are hardly my normal reading matter. However a raft of enthusiastic reviews led me to invest in Toy Fights: A Boyhood by Don Paterson. … Continue readingThere was a young man from Dundee . . .
Professor Longhair: Rum and Coca-Cola
Following yesterday’s version by the Andrews Sisters, here’s an instrumental performance in which the Prof (1918-1980) manages to make his piano give a good impression of steel drums.
The Andrews Sisters: Rum and Coca-Cola
Must say I wouldn’t say no to a rum and coke by the pool in sunny Trinidad. Composed by Lionel Belasco with lyrics by Lord Invader, this was a huge … Continue readingThe Andrews Sisters: Rum and Coca-Cola
Rory Gallagher: If The River Was Whiskey
More alcohol-themed fun from the Rorster. This audience-participation special was filmed in ’76 for the Dutch TV show Filter Furore.
Rory Gallagher: Too Much Alcohol
Sadly, that was Rory’s problem. This acoustic tour de force is from the 1977 Irish TV programme Me and My Music.
The Kinks: Alcohol
A cautionary tale from the 1971 LP Muswell Hillbillies.