Whales, dolphins and timeshare sharks
A FEW years ago my better half and I found ourselves for some reason on holiday in Mogan, a Toytown-type resort in Gran Canaria, when we got chatting to a … Continue readingWhales, dolphins and timeshare sharks
Author: Alan Ashworth
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The Doobie Brothers: Long Train Running
An A&M debut for the Doobsters with this old favourite from 1973, viewed more than 17million times on YouTube.
Kevin Coyne: Take a Train
From the 1974 LP Blame it on the Night. RIP Kevin, one of the best.
10,000 Maniacs: Peace Train
Forty years or so later, Natalie Merchant’s onstage caperings seem a bit daft to me. This is a version of the Cat Stevens song from the Teaser and the Firecat … Continue reading10,000 Maniacs: Peace Train
Jimi Hendrix: Hear My Train a Comin’
Recorded at the Fillmore East in 1968, this is apparently Jimi’s first live performance of the song. And here’s a rare acoustic version, followed by a bonus rendition of Hound … Continue readingJimi Hendrix: Hear My Train a Comin’
Albert Lee: My Baby Thinks He’s a Train
The great Albert Lee, who we saw backing the Everly Brothers at the Circus Tavern in Purfleet more than 30 years ago, teams up with singer Nicole Yarling for a … Continue readingAlbert Lee: My Baby Thinks He’s a Train
Joni Mitchell: Just Like This Train
Live on the Letterman Show in 1996, the song from 1974’s Court and Spark. With its added huskiness, courtesy of millions of ciggies, Joni’s voice just kept on getting better … Continue readingJoni Mitchell: Just Like This Train
Half Man Half Biscuit: Time Flies By (When You’re The Driver of a Train)
This gives me an excuse to show excerpts from Camberwick Green and Trumpton, where I always wanted to live.
The demon dentist
ALTHOUGH I was lucky to enjoy a mainly blissful childhood, there were incidents which left their scars. They happened at regular four-month intervals in the dental surgery on the end … Continue readingThe demon dentist
Little Feat: Two Trains
Live-in-the-studio version of the song from the Dixie Chicken album. Lowell George, so much missed.