Thin Lizzy: Whiskey in the Jar
This was recorded live in Cork in 1980 at a time when Lizzy had three lead guitarists, two of whom did not know the song. Singer and bassist Phil Lynott … Continue readingThin Lizzy: Whiskey in the Jar
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The woke wimmin of Waitrose
WHEN we order a delivery from the nearest Waitrose we usually select the company’s Food magazine because it’s free to loyalty card holders. Mere mortals have to fork out £3.75. On the … Continue readingThe woke wimmin of Waitrose
George Thorogood: One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer
Live in 1984, this gets going properly about the three-minute mark.
Laura Cantrell: The Whiskey Makes You Sweeter
Commencing a short season about the hard stuff, here’s the lovely Laura live in her front room.
Bread: Everything I Own
This was written by David Gates for his band Bread’s January 1972 album Baby I’m-a Want You. Released as a single at the same time, it reached No 5 In the US … Continue readingBread: Everything I Own
Psmith and the BBC psilly asses
DOMINIC Sandbrook in the Mail on Sunday draws attention to BBC Radio 4 Extra and its latest repeat of an adaptation of P G Wodehouse’s Psmith in the City. It is preceded by an … Continue readingPsmith and the BBC psilly asses
Jackson Browne and David Lindley: Before the Deluge
Lovely, understated 2010 version of the Late for the Sky classic, lifted as always by DeParis LaTante.
David Lindley: Werewolves of London
Lindley with another Zevon song, this time given the reggae treatment in 1989.
David Lindley: Beneath the Vast Indifference of Heaven
This is a Warren Zevon song recorded live in 2012. Hope heaven suits you, Mr Dave.
Wriggle room
I’VE always been keen on earthworms. As I wrote in a previous article, I am told that as a child I used to wheel them around in a pram meant for … Continue readingWriggle room