Bridget St John: The River
From the classic 1972 album Thank You For, a cover version of a John Martyn song from his LP The Tumbler. This is the lovely Bridget sounding at her most … Continue readingBridget St John: The River
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The Fugs: Wide, Wide River
Late Sixties period piece from the arty New Yorkers. Fans almost always refer to this as ‘River of Shit’ and you’ll soon realise why.
Pete Townshend: The Sea Refuses No River
From the 1982 solo album All The Best Cowboys Have Chinese Eyes, which a former friend and record reviewer told me was his favourite LP of all time.
I’ll drink to that!
MOST of the headlines in the Times cause me to move on quickly to the next page but yesterday provided an egregious exception. It read: Heavy drinkers ‘healthier and happier in later years’. … Continue readingI’ll drink to that!
Robbie Robertson: Somewhere Down The Crazy River
From RR’s debut solo album in 1987. The shimmering sound comes courtesy of Daniel Lanois, then the producer du jour, and the high backing vocals are by Sam Llanas of … Continue readingRobbie Robertson: Somewhere Down The Crazy River
David Ackles: Down River
This lovely song comes from Ackles’s eponymous 1968 debut album and is acclaimed as his masterpiece. Phil Collins selected it as one of his Desert Island Discs, saying of Ackles: … Continue readingDavid Ackles: Down River
Heroes of the storm
THERE is a roadside plaque in North Yorkshire which never fails to bring tears to my eyes and a shiver to my spine. It is installed at the top of The Bank … Continue readingHeroes of the storm
Lowell George: Find a River
One of my favourite tracks from his only solo album, Thanks, I’ll Eat It Here. What a loss he was to music.
Neil Young: Down By The River
If you’ve nearly half an hour to spare, enjoy this 2002 version of the classic from his late-60s LP Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere. And here’s a fonkeh version by … Continue readingNeil Young: Down By The River
Nick Drake: River Man
One of Drake’s most haunting songs, from his debut LP Five Leaves Left. And here’s a fairly pretentious live cover version by the Unthanks.