The Exciters: Do Wah Diddy Diddy
This was written by Jeff Barry and Ellie Greenwich (who often teamed up with Phil Spector) and released by the Exciters in 1963. It reached a miserable No 78 in … Continue readingThe Exciters: Do Wah Diddy Diddy
Recent Posts
Lead Us, Heavenly Father, Lead Us
THE editors of hymn books often seem to think they can do a better job of the words than the original writers. Most of the time they make a complete … Continue readingLead Us, Heavenly Father, Lead Us
Randy Newman: Tickle Me
Newman wrote this song but it was first released by the Alan Price Set in 1967 as the B-side of Simon Smith and his Amazing Dancing Bear, also by Newman. … Continue readingRandy Newman: Tickle Me
Clarence ‘Frogman’ Henry: You Always Hurt The One You Love
This was written by Allan Roberts and Doris Fisher, and was first recorded by the Mills Brothers in 1941. R & B singer Clarence ‘Frogman’ Henry (so nicknamed because of … Continue readingClarence ‘Frogman’ Henry: You Always Hurt The One You Love
Yeah Yeah Yeahs: Y Control
What every Tuesday morning needs – an energetic workout from the 2003 album Fever To Tell.
Small Face, Big Attitude
AS regular readers of our efforts will have realised by now, the musical tastes of my wife and myself rarely converge. One exception is Steve Marriott, voice of the Small … Continue readingSmall Face, Big Attitude
Tony McPhee: No More Doggin’
Excellent blues track from the late Sixties – this was one of the highlights of the great Liberty sampler LP Gutbucket, which retailed for 14s 11d (75p). My master said … Continue readingTony McPhee: No More Doggin’
Sam Cooke: You Send Me
Written by Cooke, this was his debut single in 1957. It went to No 1 in America and reached 29 in Britain the following year. It is at No 115 … Continue readingSam Cooke: You Send Me
Bridget St John: Fly
The old girl’s still got it! Her recent cover version of the Nick Drake song from his second album, Bryter Later.
Gabriel Fauré: In Paradisum
I first heard this in 1998 at St Bride’s, Fleet Street. It was the funeral of the great former Daily Mail editor Sir David English, who was ten times the … Continue readingGabriel Fauré: In Paradisum