The Strangeloves: Cara Lin
Included purely for the sax player’s tragic hairstyle – as in the case of Ed Balls, so bad it couldn’t be a wig.
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The adventures of Mr Benn Johnson
MANY readers will have fond memories of Mr Benn, the animated television series aired first by the BBC in the early 1970s and repeated many times since. Its title character regularly leaves … Continue readingThe adventures of Mr Benn Johnson
Jackson Browne: Rosie
Live 1978 performance of JB’s ode to the hand shandy.
Shakespeare v Wodehouse
OVER the years I have heard many examples of inspiring teachers whose enthusiasm gave their young charges a lifelong passion for the subject. In my case, however, love of English … Continue readingShakespeare v Wodehouse
Aimee Mann: Susan
Bachelor No 2, or the last remains of the dodo, was released in 2000. It was Mann’s third album and in my opinion remains by far her best.
Tom Waits: Martha
One of the many highlights from his excellent 1973 debut album Closing Time.
Everly Brothers: Walk Right Back
This was written in 1960 by Sonny Curtis, a teenage friend of Buddy Holly who joined The Crickets not long before Holly’s death in 1959. It was released in 1961 … Continue readingEverly Brothers: Walk Right Back
Norah Jones: Man of the Hour
In which Miss Jones wisely chooses her dog over a man. Give that girl a chew treat!
Blondie: Maria
Written by Jimmy Destri, this is a live version of the song from the 1999 album No Exit, Blondie’s first release in 17 years. It went to number one in … Continue readingBlondie: Maria
Waxwing lyrical
A COUPLE of winters ago I was driving through a nearby small town when I saw two or three men with binoculars looking up at a tree. Being nosy, I … Continue readingWaxwing lyrical