A compendium of musical delights by Alan and Margaret Ashworth
A BONKERS bishop delivers his sermon at Norwich Cathedral from half way up a helter skelter. The Rt Rev Jonathan Meyrick tells his flock that ‘God is a tourist attraction’. The mitred … Continue readingRoll up, roll up for Crazy Cathedral Capers
Formerly known as Skip Bifferty, the band took the name Heavy Jelly from a spoof review in Time Out magazine. This song was released as a single in January 1969 … Continue readingHeavy Jelly: I Keep Singing That Same Old Song
Two of my favourites for the price of one. This is a clip from the US TV series Austin City Limits and is an acoustic version of the rocker from … Continue readingLeo Kottke/Lyle Lovett: You Can’t Resist It
SOME of us, I guess, were just born lucky. This morning I received the following email: Dear Sir/ Madam, Please forgive me if my request is not acceptable by your … Continue readingWe’re in the money!
Excellent track from the album Gentle Spirit, which was released in 2011 but sounds as if it could have been made 40 years earlier.
This was recommended to me by reader Andy Marshall, for which many thanks. It comes from Nina’s 2000 album Dogs, and you don’t get many better titles than that.
Not my usual sort of thing but I really like the 2007 album this is from, We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank.
ANOTHER selection of wonderful songs by writers whose names many not be so familiar in our series celebrating the Jewish contribution to popular music over the last century. Al Dubin … Continue readingThe Melody Makers 9: Broadway Medley Part III
One of RLJ’s best, from the 1989 album Flying Cowboys, produced by the great Walter Becker of Steely Dan, RIP.
This was a No 1 on both sides of the Atlantic in 1966. It was written and produced by Motown’s main production team, Holland–Dozier–Holland (Lamont Dozier and brothers Brian and … Continue readingThe Four Tops: Reach Out (I’ll Be There)