Jean Shepard and Ray Pillow: I’ll Take the Dog
Admirable sentiments from this sixties duo.
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David Lindley and Jorma Kaukonen: Rag Bag
Two grizzled legends letting it rip in 2014.
Small Faces: I’m Only Dreaming
This was the B-side to Itchycoo Park, which reached No 3 in Britain and No 16 in the States in 1967. It was written by Steve Marriott, Ronnie Lane and … Continue readingSmall Faces: I’m Only Dreaming
Lou Reed: Coney Island Baby (live)
Old Louis looks 20 years younger here than he did 10 years before when I saw him in Manchester.
Everly Brothers: Why Worry
My favourite Everly Brothers track although it is later than my usual era. It was written by Mark Knopfler and released on the May 1985 Dire Straits album Brothers in Arms. … Continue readingEverly Brothers: Why Worry
Herons, scourge of our stream
THE stream outside our house has a small waterfall with a pool beneath it. It is one of the few deep places on the watercourse, so it is a refuge … Continue readingHerons, scourge of our stream
Liz Phair: Never Said
Always enjoy this rocker from the Exile in Guyville album. Pity she’s so backward in coming forward on the video.
Rod Stewart: Maggie May
In late 1971 I was on a Thomson Regional Newspapers training course in Newcastle upon Tyne and most lunchtimes some of us would repair to a pub called The Pineapple, … Continue readingRod Stewart: Maggie May
Warren Zevon: Raspberry Beret
I have to say the bumfluff/ponytail look does nothing for me. He was great though, old Wozza.
Tinariwen: Toumast Tincha
Is that Pendle Hill I see in the background? No, obviously not.