Television: Foxhole
A live Whistle Test recording of the song from their superb second album Adventure.
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Everly Brothers: The Ferris Wheel
I’ve never been quite sure if I like this one or not. It’s certainly unusual. It was written by brothers Dewayne and Ronald Blackwell and released in 1964. It reached … Continue readingEverly Brothers: The Ferris Wheel
Bridget St John: Maybe If I Write A Letter
From her album Take the 5ifth, a beautiful piece of melancholia from the brilliant Bridget. When she sings ‘I’m l-o-o-o-ost without you’ it sends shivers down the spine. My spine, … Continue readingBridget St John: Maybe If I Write A Letter
Brian McBride: A Gathering To Lead Me When You’re Gone
On that cheery note . . . from his 2004 album When The Detail Lost Its Freedom. If you like it, try Stars of the Lid, of which he is … Continue readingBrian McBride: A Gathering To Lead Me When You’re Gone
Leo Kottke: Bean Time
Complete with cheesy introduction from Merv Griffin, a live version of the cheery instrumental from the 1972 LP Greenhouse.
Rainer Ptacek: Rudy With a Flashlight
One of the loveliest tracks from the German-born Arizona guitarist who died of a brain tumour in 1997. And here’s Evan Dando on a tribute album which helped pay Rainer’s … Continue readingRainer Ptacek: Rudy With a Flashlight
My Top 100 Part 5
I HAVE to say I’m greatly enjoying this trawl through the columns of the last three years. Here we are almost half way through. 60 Kathleen Edwards: Back to Me (2005) I wrote … Continue readingMy Top 100 Part 5
Kasey Chambers & Shane Nicholson: Sick As A Dog
I can empathise with this; one night I got into some lamb vindaloo left on a plate by my ‘owner’. He needed a full packet of poo bags the following … Continue readingKasey Chambers & Shane Nicholson: Sick As A Dog
Steely Dan: Gaucho
One of the Dan’s finest little novelettes – an old queen berating his younger lover for bringing an Argie rent-boy home. This 2008 live version has Walter Becker on lead … Continue readingSteely Dan: Gaucho
Attracted to tractors
LAST week I mentioned that there was to be a vintage tractor rally that day. I duly went along and found a delightful crowd of enthusiasts admiring the old things. There must … Continue readingAttracted to tractors