Nic Jones: Wanton Seed
Folk songs about sex, part 3 (further suggestions welcome): From the 1977 album The Noah’s Ark Trap, criminally unavailable on CD.
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Fairport Convention: The Bonny Black Hare
More rudery, this time from the 1971 LP Angel Delight.
World Exclusive: Nils Lofgren – the interview
AS if it were not enough to be a virtuoso on guitar, piano and accordion, and a decent singer to boot, today’s subject played a mean trampoline. Nils Lofgren has … Continue readingWorld Exclusive: Nils Lofgren – the interview
Silly Sisters: The Game of Cards
Kicking off a short season of folk songs about hiding the sausage, this 1976 piece of fun by June Tabor and Maddy Prior is also known as The Game of … Continue readingSilly Sisters: The Game of Cards
The Be Good Tanyas: Dogsong 2
I’ve already shared Dogsong the lullaby with you, from the Tanyas’ debut album Blue Horse. This melancholy beauty is from their second LP, Chinatown, released in 2003. Listen and weep.
The Rip Chords: Gone
This was their second single. It was produced by Terry Melcher, Doris Day’s son, and the falsetto was provided by his friend Bruce Johnston of the Beach Boys. Melcher and … Continue readingThe Rip Chords: Gone
The Melody Makers 7: Broadway Medley Part I
SO FAR in this series on the immense Jewish contribution to popular music we have covered the major names of the early 20th century: Irving Berlin, George and Ira Gershwin, Rodgers and Hart, Jerome Kern. But … Continue readingThe Melody Makers 7: Broadway Medley Part I
Roy St John: Slow Me Down
A little gem from Roy’s 1975 album Immigration Declaration. John Peel was a big fan. Me too. And that’s about all of us.
The Smiths: There is a Light That Never Goes Out
Live version of this charming song from the 1986 album The Queen Is Dead.
Roy Orbison: Crying
The incomparable Orbison wrote this terrific song with his long-time collaborator Joe Melson. It made No 1 in the US Cashbox chart in 1961, but does not seem to have … Continue readingRoy Orbison: Crying