Sullivan songs
ON Tuesday I wrote about the sheer joy of taking part in a school production of Gilbert and Sullivan, and this made me think of a couple of Sullivan’s serious compositions. He … Continue readingSullivan songs
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Hank Williams: I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry
Self isolating and miserable? This will cheer you up.
The Beach Boys: Darlin’
This was written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love and released on the Beach Boys’ 1967 album Wild Honey, with Carl Wilson on lead vocal. As a single it reached No 19 … Continue readingThe Beach Boys: Darlin’
Spring unsprung
AT THIS time of year it can seem as if spring will never arrive in Lancashire. Night-time temperatures are forecast to be around 2 or 3 degrees C until the … Continue readingSpring unsprung
Millie Jackson: Leave Me Alone
Latest contribution to Isolation Week here on Radio A & M.
Crowded House: Isolation
Continuing the virus theme: good job I’ve got a few cases of Corona in store. By the way, did you know supermarkets are having to sell it off cheap because … Continue readingCrowded House: Isolation
Warren Zevon: Splendid Isolation
Topical, huh? From the 2003 album Transverse City. First in a short series of songs about being cut off from the world.
Blessed Assurance
THIS is a bit shorter than my usual Midweek Hymn, partly because I have already told the story of the the writer, and partly because with this emergency there seem … Continue readingBlessed Assurance
Ozark Mountain Daredevils: Standin’ on the Rock
I was watching Ozark on Netflix and it reminded me of this lot.
Confessions of a G & S Dragoon
READING in yesterday’s Times that Lord Glendonbrook, the former owner of the airline BMI, is to fund Gilbert & Sullivan productions around the country gladdened my heart. The G & S operettas were … Continue readingConfessions of a G & S Dragoon