Helen Shapiro: Don’t Treat Me Like a Child
Helen Shapiro was only 14 when she recorded this song by John Schroeder and Mike Hawker as her first single. It went to No 3 in Britain.
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Loudon Wainwright III: School Days
One of my very favourite Loudon songs. First track on his first album, 1970.
The Searchers: Don’t Throw Your Love Away
This was written by Billy Jackson and Jimmy Wisner and originally released in 1963 by The Orlons as the B-side to Bon-Doo-Wah, which peaked at No 55 in the US. … Continue readingThe Searchers: Don’t Throw Your Love Away
Dionne Warwick: Don’t Make Me Over
Apologies if this is too similar to yesterday’s track, but it reminded me of this terrific number by Burt Bacharach and Hal David, recorded by Dionne Warwick in August 1962 … Continue readingDionne Warwick: Don’t Make Me Over
Seasick Steve: Dog House Boogie
Not Seasick’s first dog track, and probably not the last.
Aimee Mann: Save Me
Live version of the track from the soundtrack of the excellent movie Magnolia. Dig the collar and tie.
Adam Faith: Message to Martha (Kentucky Bluebird)
This was written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David and was a hit under three titles. It was first recorded as Message to Martha by Jerry Butler in 1962, appearing as a … Continue readingAdam Faith: Message to Martha (Kentucky Bluebird)
10,000 Maniacs: Eat For Two
From the 1989 album Blind Man’s Zoo. I was very fond of them at the time.
Zappa/Mothers: Billy the Mountain
If you’ve half an hour to spare, the whimsical tale of Billy and Ethel. A longer version than the one on Just Another Band From LA.
VJ Day: The town that forgave
A FEW years ago I visited Darwin in Australia’s Northern Territory. There I learned that it had suffered greatly in the Second World War when the Japanese mounted the largest … Continue readingVJ Day: The town that forgave