Elvis Costello: Alison
A 1999 live stab at the song from 1977’s My Aim Is True. A woman formerly of my acquaintance insisted to me that the title was Elvis Song. Dumb cluck. … Continue readingElvis Costello: Alison
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The Byrds: Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is a Season)
This was written by Pete Seeger in the late 1950s, and is largely the first eight verses of the third chapter of the Book of Ecclesiastes in the King James … Continue readingThe Byrds: Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is a Season)
Bridget St John: Suzanne
Bridget’s brilliant version of the Cohen classic. And here’s a more recent live version from a Cohen tribute concert in New York.
The Allman Brothers: Melissa
Sublime segment from the 1972 album Eat a Peach.
Faust: Jennifer
Commencing a short season of songs featuring girls’ names. This is from the excellent 1973 album Faust IV.
Four Tops: I Can’t Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch)
Written and produced by Motown’s main team, Holland-Dozier-Holland, this topped the charts in the US in 1965 and reached No 23 in Britain (No 10 when it was re-released in … Continue readingFour Tops: I Can’t Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch)
Booze of the World
IN the days before technology took over and nerds ruled the world, national newspaper production was oiled, indeed well-oiled, by an ocean of alcohol. Daily Mail sub-editors and newsdesk staff would think … Continue readingBooze of the World
Can: Vernal Equinox
Drummer Jaki Liebezeit as brilliant as ever on this OGWT clip from 1975.
Buddy Holly: Peggy Sue
This was written by Crickets drummer Jerry Allison and producer Norman Petty, though Holly’s name was added to the credits after his death in 1959. It was recorded on June … Continue readingBuddy Holly: Peggy Sue
Donald Fagen: Snowbound
While not exactly stranded, we are ankle-deep in the white stuff after our first snowfall of the winter. Hence this belter from the 1993 album Kamakiriad, the Dan man’s second … Continue readingDonald Fagen: Snowbound