Cowboy Junkies: Sweet Jane
One of many radically different versions by the Junks of the Lou Reed classic, the first of which appeared on their 1988 album The Trinity Session. This one starts with … Continue readingCowboy Junkies: Sweet Jane
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Otis Redding: Try a Little Tenderness
This was written by Jimmy Campbell, Reg Connelly and Harry M. Woods and was first recorded on December 8, 1932, by the Ray Noble Orchestra with vocals by Val Rosing. … Continue readingOtis Redding: Try a Little Tenderness
Tom Waits: 16 Shells From A Thirty Ought Six/Cemetery Polka
Live performance from The Tube in 1985, after Tommy had decided to become Captain Beefheart’s vicar on earth.
The Miracles: Tracks of My Tears
I’m not a great Motown fan but I think this one is great. It was written by group members Smokey Robinson (lead vocalist), Pete Moore (bass vocalist), and Marv Tarplin … Continue readingThe Miracles: Tracks of My Tears
Fotheringay: Nothing More
Sadly you see very little live footage of Fotheringay. Thankfully, this is an exception. From the German TV programme Beat Club in 1970.
Incredibles but true
THIS week, our time-travelling Ford Anglia coughs its way into Edinburgh, late 1965. Multi-instrumentalist Robin Williamson and banjo player Clive Palmer, both 22, had spent two years as a duo … Continue readingIncredibles but true
Toby Keith: Every Dog Has Its Day
Although, in my case, I have to say every day’s great. Two long walks, two nice meals and a good chase of the tennis ball. And no cats.
Sunrise over Pendle
WHEN I woke shortly before 7am on Tuesday, the light on my bedroom wall was such a vivid red that I wondered for a second if the building over the … Continue readingSunrise over Pendle
Ry Cooder: The Way We Make a Broken Heart
Written by John Hiatt, one of the standout tracks from Ryland P’s 1980 album Borderline. And here’s a version by Rosanne Cash.
Richard Thompson: She Twists the Knife Again
Live 1985 TV version of a key pick from Across a Crowded Room.