My Top 100 Part 7
JUST to reiterate, I am saying not that these are the best albums of all time, but those which have given me, myself, personally, the most pleasure. 40 Nick Lowe: Quiet Please: … Continue readingMy Top 100 Part 7
Recent Posts
Manfred Mann: 5-4-3-2-1
This was written in 1964 by group leader Mann, singer Paul Jones and drummer Mike Hugg as the introductory music for the ITV Friday evening pop show Ready Steady Go! in succession … Continue readingManfred Mann: 5-4-3-2-1
Frédérik Mey: J’aimerais Bien Etre Mon Chien
What the hell is this bloke on about? It might as well be in a foreign language as far as I’m concerned.
Bryan Ferry: You Go To My Head
The great lounge lizard’s recording of a 1938 classic, complete with cool video.
Francoise Hardy: All Over the World
This first appeared in French in 1964 as Dans le monde entire, with words and music by Francoise Hardy, then aged 20. It featured on her album Mon amie la rose. The lyrics … Continue readingFrancoise Hardy: All Over the World
David Allan Coe: You Never Even Called Me By My Name
Last of Matt’s country-on-country season and it’s a belter. He says: ‘Steve Goodman and an uncredited John Prine sat down to write the perfect country song and delivered this 1975 … Continue readingDavid Allan Coe: You Never Even Called Me By My Name
Neil Sedaka: Oh! Carol
Sedaka wrote this with Howard Greenfield in 1958. It was a reference to his high school girlfriend Carol Klein, who by that time had married Gerry Goffin and was known … Continue readingNeil Sedaka: Oh! Carol
Red Steagall: Lone Star Beer and Bob Wills Music
Sez Matt: ‘The Texan singer turned cowboy poet celebrates two of the state’s top exports in this western swinger from 1976.’
The Byrds: So You Want to be a Rock ’n’ Roll Star
This was written by group members Jim McGuinn (lead guitar) and Chris Hillman (bass) in response to the success of the manufactured group The Monkees. It was included on the … Continue readingThe Byrds: So You Want to be a Rock ’n’ Roll Star
Buck Owens and Emmylou Harris: Play Together Again, Again
‘Emmylou had a 1975 hit with Buck’s 60s classic Together Again,’ says Matt. ‘Four years later they got together to sing this beautiful song about that beautiful song (if you … Continue readingBuck Owens and Emmylou Harris: Play Together Again, Again