Football fans sing my name
AS A child, kicking a tennis ball interminably against a wall on the back street because I’d read that this was how Bobby Charlton honed his soccer skills, I used … Continue readingFootball fans sing my name
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Skip James: Hard Times Killing Floor Blues
Another vintage clip; this one is from a 1967 German blues festival.
Django Reinhardt, Stephane Grappelli: J’Attendrai
Amazing period piece from who knows when. I saw an elderly Grappelli play Colne Municipal Hall back in the Seventies. This was much earlier.
Neil Young and Crazy Horse: Heading West
Another selection from the new Barn album. Great to hear the Horse still cranking it out in their inimitable rough and ready way.
The Byrds: Old Blue
First of three songs about dogs by the band. This is from 1969’s Dr Byrds and Mr Hyde.
Back to the Dark Ages
DID you enjoy your extra hour of sleep last night? Or, like me, did you wake at 6 instead of 7 and have an extra hour to wait for the … Continue readingBack to the Dark Ages
Peter Gabriel and Robert Fripp: Here Comes The Flood
Complete with some truly scary tsunami pictures.
The Box Tops: The Letter
This was written by Wayne Carson and released by the Box Tops in 1967. Lead singer Alex Chilton was 16. It got to No 1 in America and No 5 … Continue readingThe Box Tops: The Letter
King Crimson: Cat Food
A real curio from German TV, 1970.
The Platters: Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
This classic was written by Jerome Kern and Otto Harbach for the 1933 Broadway musical Roberta. Here is the first hit version of it, by Paul Whiteman and his Orchestra with … Continue readingThe Platters: Smoke Gets in Your Eyes