When doctors were our friends
IT is more than two years since my doctor at the health centre in Clitheroe retired. I still don’t know if her replacement is any good, or indeed what he … Continue readingWhen doctors were our friends
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Robert Wyatt: La Ahada Yalam
Strangely beautiful cut from the 2003 album Cuckooland.
The Shadows: Wonderful Land
This was written by Jerry Lordan, who also wrote the Shadows’ first No 1 Apache (1960). It was released in February 1962 and went to No 1 in Britain. It was not … Continue readingThe Shadows: Wonderful Land
Ian Dury: There Ain’t Half Been Some Clever Bastards
Einstein can’t be classed as witless . . .
The Merseybeats: Fortune Teller
This was written by Allen Toussaint, credited as Naomi Neville. It was first recorded by Benny Spellman as the B-side of his 1962 single Lipstick Traces (on a Cigarette), also written … Continue readingThe Merseybeats: Fortune Teller
The Tremeloes: Silence is Golden
First recorded by the Four Seasons, this was written by the group’s backing vocalist Bob Gaudio and his long-time writing associate Bob Crewe. It was released in 1964 as the … Continue readingThe Tremeloes: Silence is Golden
Dolly Parton: Gypsy, Joe and Me
Gypsy being a dog, Joe being a boyfriend.
Ry Cooder: The Man Who Was Death
Another shot of Ry; just come across this curio from 1992’s Tales From The Crypt.
The Ronettes: You Baby
This is a track from the 1964 album Presenting the Fabulous Ronettes Featuring Veronica. It was written by Cynthia Weil, Barry Mann and Phil Spector. Here is a video from 1965. It … Continue readingThe Ronettes: You Baby
Ry Cooder: Christmas Time This Year
Featuring of course the mighty Flaco Jimenez.