Thunderclap Newman: Something in the Air . . .
. . . that something being billions of Chinese bat germs. Don’t breathe in.
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Melanie: Brand New Key
Folk singer Melanie Safka wrote and recorded this for her 1971 album Gather Me. Released as a single, it topped the US chart in December 1971 and January 1972, and got to … Continue readingMelanie: Brand New Key
Thou Whose Almighty Word
I THOUGHT we could do with something uplifting this week, and I hope this hymn, with its repeated line ‘Let there be light!’ fits the bill. The words were written … Continue readingThou Whose Almighty Word
Al Green: Tired of Being Alone
Early seventies solitude from the Rev Al.
Arthur Alexander: Anna (Go To Him)
This great song was written and recorded by Arthur Alexander, getting to No 68 in America in 1962. Despite the title, the lyric is ‘go with him’ rather than ‘go to him’. The Beatles … Continue readingArthur Alexander: Anna (Go To Him)
Tammy Wynette: D-I-V-O-R-C-E
What a heartbreaker! Written by Bobby Braddock and Curly Putman, this was released in 1968 and reached No 63 in America (though it topped the county chart). In 1975 it … Continue readingTammy Wynette: D-I-V-O-R-C-E
The Tourists: The Loneliest Man in the World
Continuing the isolation motif, here’s a period piece from 1979.
Flavour of DeMent
FOR simple songs straight from the heart, Iris DeMent’s debut album Infamous Angel is hard to beat. Her delivery is unspoilt, unadorned, often childlike in its charm and the quality of her … Continue readingFlavour of DeMent
June Tabor: Beat the Retreat
Featuring, I kid you not, David Lindley, James Burton and Martin Carthy on guitar and Danny Thompson on bass. Incredible. Contrary to what the illustration suggests, this is the title … Continue readingJune Tabor: Beat the Retreat
James Taylor: Don’t Let Me Be Lonely Tonight
Isolation Week continues with this little gem from 1972. The Bingo connection is the album it comes from, One Man Dog.