Beirut: East Harlem
I like this best when the brass section comes in. From the 2011 album The Rip Tide.
Author: Alan Ashworth
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Ry Cooder: Crow Black Chicken
‘Hardest job that ever I done was ploughin’ a field of rye. Easiest job that ever I done was eatin’ chicken pie.’ Two and a half minutes of perfection from … Continue readingRy Cooder: Crow Black Chicken
Genesis: I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe)
Live version with Gabriel hamming up the West Country accent. There are some classic lines in here: the opening ‘There’s always been Ethel’, for one, and ‘There’s a future for … Continue readingGenesis: I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe)
King James the First of Burnley
WHEN Burnley won the League Championship in 1960, it was largely thanks to their brilliant inside-forward Jimmy McIlroy. The Northern Ireland international appeared almost 500 times for the Clarets and … Continue readingKing James the First of Burnley
10cc: The Dean and I
Probably my favourite 10cc track of all time.
Mark Knopfler and Emmylou Harris: Romeo And Juliet
A live version from their 2006 tour, and very nice too.
Brian Eno: Ship in a Bottle
Winsome little number from the film soundtrack The Lovely Bones.
Fairport Convention: The Ballad of Easy Rider
Recorded during the 1968 sessions for Liege and Lief, this beauty finally emerged on a CD reissue of Unhalfbricking. Here’s a live version by Tom Petty. And for good measure, … Continue readingFairport Convention: The Ballad of Easy Rider
Procol Harum: Shine On Brightly
In tribute to Gary Brooker, who has died aged 76. It does get going eventually.
Phil Collins: Nowhere To Run
The eggshell blond makes his solo A & M debut on this cover version from 2010. And that concludes our ‘nowhere’ series.