Bonnie Raitt: That Song About The Midway
From the 1974 album Streetlights, Bonnie’s version of the Joni Mitchell song which I read somewhere is about Leonard Cohen.
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Nicol/Swarbrick: Close to the Wind
More Fairportery; this time the lovely title track from an album released in 1984.
Nashville Teens: Biggest Night of her Life
Written by the great Randy Newman, this was released by the Nashville Teens in 1967. For the first time in this series, I can’t find out if it got into … Continue readingNashville Teens: Biggest Night of her Life
Fairport Convention: To Althea From Prison
Richard Lovelace’s beautiful poem set to music by Fairport in 1973. ‘Fishes that tipple in the deep know no such liberty.’
Love Divine, All Loves Excelling
TODAY’S choice is another of the 9,000 or so hymns written by Charles Wesley (1707-1798). I covered the early part of Wesley’s life when I wrote about O For a Thousand … Continue readingLove Divine, All Loves Excelling
The Beatles: Twist and Shout
This was written in 1961 by Phil Medley and Bert Berns and first recorded by the Top Notes, but they ruined it. Amazingly this was produced by Phil Spector. The … Continue readingThe Beatles: Twist and Shout
Kathleen Edwards: Six O’Clock News
First track from the great Canadian’s 2003 debut album Failer. What a brilliant sound she has. And what a shame she gave it up to run a coffee shop.
Neil Young: Bandit
One of the best songs from the underrated Greendale album. I think of this as one of Neil’s most recent records yet it’s 16 years old already!
Hot Rats’ Golden Jubilee
THIS month marked the 50th anniversary of an LP release which was to prove a landmark in modern music. Hot Rats, by Frank Zappa, is without doubt the album I have … Continue readingHot Rats’ Golden Jubilee
St Greta joins the beetles
HOT news from the insect community: A new species of beetle has been discovered and named after junior world leader Greta Thunberg. Nelloptodes gretae would appear to have little in common … Continue readingSt Greta joins the beetles