Leonard Cohen: Tower of Song
Live version of my favourite track from the I’m Your Man album released in 1988.
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John Fogerty: Vanz Kant Danz
Venomous attack on his former boss at Fantasy Records Saul Zaentz. It was originally called Zanz Kant Danz but was changed for legal reasons. From the excellent 1985 album Centerfield. … Continue readingJohn Fogerty: Vanz Kant Danz
The Four Tops: Standing in the Shadows of Love
This was written by Motown’s main team Holland-Dozier-Holland and was the follow-up to the group’s 1966 chart-topper Reach Out I’ll Be There. It got to No 6 in America in 1967 and No … Continue readingThe Four Tops: Standing in the Shadows of Love
Robert Palmer, rock ’n’ roll dandy
ONE of my favourite music videos is Robert Palmer’s Addicted to Love, directed by the fashion photographer Terence Donovan. Palmer is immaculate in white shirt, black trousers, skinny black tie and thousand-dollar … Continue readingRobert Palmer, rock ’n’ roll dandy
Eels: Dog’s Life
This man seems to think that we dogs lie around in the sun all day. Does he not realise we also have to go for walks, lay cables and chase … Continue readingEels: Dog’s Life
Liz Phair: Divorce Song/Strange Loop
Two tracks for the price of one to cheer up a miserable Monday morning; from her excellent 1993 debut album Exile in Guyville.
Abba: Angel Eyes
This was recorded in 1978 at the height of the group’s fame but not released until the following year, on their sixth studio album Voulez-Vous. It was released in Britain as a … Continue readingAbba: Angel Eyes
Within these (two-foot-thick) walls
THE online BBC weather forecast is not at all reliable round here. One of the things that annoys me is that the summary at the top of the page is … Continue readingWithin these (two-foot-thick) walls
The Sundays: Homeward
Appropriately enough for a Sunday morning, the band that inspired the wonderful Innocence Mission to change direction.
The Last Town Chorus: Oregon
Staying with the American theme for another day, this is Megan Hickey from her first LTC album, released in 2003.