A compendium of musical delights by Alan and Margaret Ashworth
Following yesterday’s cover by the Cowboy Junkies of Neil Young’s Powderfinger, here’s another from the Latent stable. The original was the first track on Lou Reed’s eponymous debut solo album … Continue readingLee Harvey Osmond: I Can’t Stand It
This is a brilliant song which is strangely underrated. There are two excellent versions but Billy Fury gets the headline because he is one of my all-time favourites. The song … Continue readingBilly Fury: King for Tonight
Today it was announced that the great John Prine https://am-records.com/2020/04/06/prayin-for-prine/ had lost his battle against the coronavirus. https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/apr/08/john-prine-us-folk-and-country-songwriter-dies-aged-73/ As our sympathy goes out to his loved ones, here’s a clip … Continue readingRIP John Prine
One of the great Neil Young songs, and the Junksters do it justice.
This was the group’s debut single released in the UK on 6 August 1965. It reached No 14. Group members Steve Marriott and Ronnie Lane derived the tune from Solomon … Continue readingSmall Faces: Whatcha Gonna Do About It
Not as gloomy as it sounds, this is in fact a song about hope. Title track of his 1999 album.
Ok, it’s cheesy, but it’s a great melody. It was written by Don Black and Mark London as the theme song for the 1967 film To Sir, with Love, starring Sidney … Continue readingLulu: To Sir With Love
A FEW days ago it was revealed that the greatly admired American singer-songwriter John Prine was seriously ill with coronavirus. Prine, 73, was admitted to hospital on Thursday March 26 … Continue readingPrayin’ for Prine
Great title! From the 1973 LP Girls Who Grow Plump in the Night.
A live one from the tortured Texas troubadour.