Curved Air: Back Street Luv
Sonja and the boys with a period piece from 1971. I used to have a picture of her stuck to my jotter at Nelson Grammar School.
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Gerry and the Pacemakers: You’ll Never Walk Alone
This has been all but ruined by its use as a football anthem but when it came out it was stunning. The song comes from the dark 1945 Rodgers and … Continue readingGerry and the Pacemakers: You’ll Never Walk Alone
The Small Faces: My Generation
Some brilliant footage of Marriott and Co in the Sixties.
Nic Jones: Miles Weatherhill
Driving through Todmorden on the way to Gordon Rigg’s garden centre I am always reminded of this song and the tragic story it represents. Here it is: https://curiosity.lib.harvard.edu/crime-broadsides/catalog/46-990069096830203941 At the … Continue readingNic Jones: Miles Weatherhill
Lowe Life Part 3
CRIKEY! It’s getting on for a year since we left the Nick Lowe story with him at a loose end, his band Little Village having broken up at the end of 1992. … Continue readingLowe Life Part 3
Cowboy Junkies: Bea’s Song
The 1996 album Lay It Down, from which this is taken, is the Junkies at their best.
The B-52s: Quiche Lorraine
This is in fact a song about a dog, not a comestible. And very enjoyable it is too. Love the outfits.
Drive By Truckers: When Walter Went Crazy
Live version of the most excellent song from the 2014 album English Oceans.
Why I threatened to set fire to myself
A DRAWBACK to living in the country is that without the background hum of traffic, noise carries over far greater distances. For example there are a pair of dogs kept … Continue readingWhy I threatened to set fire to myself
Little Feat: New Delhi Freight Train
From the 1977 album Time Loves a Hero, a cover of the great Terry Allen song. Here’s Allen himself, recording it two years later on the album Lubbock (on everything). … Continue readingLittle Feat: New Delhi Freight Train