Keith Whitley: I’m No Stranger to the Rain
Great song – and what a mullet!
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Joni Mitchell: Trouble Child
Live version of classic cut from her 1974 album Court and Spark.
Death on the job
ACCORDING to the Bible (Romans 6:23), the wages of sin is death. According to a French court, however, the wages of sin is also a nice fat payout. Incredibly, appeal judges … Continue readingDeath on the job
Nick Lowe: Switchboard Susan
The great former Brinsley at his punning best – ‘when I’m with you I get an extension’. From his 1979 album Labour of Lust.
Billy Fury: I Will
This was written by Dick Glasser and first released by Vic Dana in 1962, reaching No 47 in America. It was a bit limp, but Billy Fury gave it a … Continue readingBilly Fury: I Will
Jesus, Lover of My Soul
BACK to Charles Wesley for this week’s hymn, Jesus, Lover of My Soul, which is often written and sung as Jesu, Lover of My Soul. Wesley wrote it as a poem in … Continue readingJesus, Lover of My Soul
Evan Dando: All My Life
Wistful beauty from the Lemonhead’s first solo album Baby I’m Bored, released in 2003.
Roy Orbison: It’s Over
Another drama from the great Roy. He co-wrote it with Bill Dees and released it in 1964. It reached No 8 in the US and No 1 in Britain. Here … Continue readingRoy Orbison: It’s Over
Nico: The Falconer
Possibly the most beautiful thing Nico https://am-records.com/2018/08/13/the-unique-nico/ ever did was the passage in the middle of this song, beginning at about 2.48. From the 1970 album Desert Shore.
Alas, poor Nick Drake
GIVEN that the skunk weed available today is at least double the strength of the cannabis which was on the street fifty years ago, I fear greatly for the mental … Continue readingAlas, poor Nick Drake