Category: A’s Track of the Day

One of Dylan’s most beautiful and generous songs. ‘If you’re making love to her, kiss her for the kid. Who always has respected her for doing what she did.’ This … Continue readingBob Dylan: If You See Her Say Hello

Back when the Tabester was content to be a folk singer rather than a diva – try to ignore the slimy ‘family’ Jools.

Reading Percival Everett’s novel The Trees (hilarious but ruined by the ending) reminded me of this classic written for Billie by Abel Meeropol under the pseudonym Lewis Allan. Here’s Robert … Continue readingBillie Holiday: Strange Fruit

I’ve already featured the track from the 1978 New York album, whose intro actually tells the true story of the lady irrigator Michael Kenyon, but here’s another live version from … Continue readingFrank Zappa: The Illinois Enema Bandit

Recorded at a tribute concert shortly after the death in 2010 of Alex Chilton. Mike Mills of REM stands in for the great man. Happy Christmas to you all.

In grudging acknowledgment of the festive season. Bah!

Listening to this in bed with my eyes closed, I thought it was Jolie Holland.

Classic piece of psychedelic krautrock from 1970.

I often get this song on the brain. Another one from Old Rottenhat.

Brilliant live performance of a song from his fourth studio album Old Rottenhat, released in 1986.