The Be Good Tanyas: Dog Song
Live version of Dog Song, aka Sleep Dog Lullaby, from their 2000 debut album Blue Horse. https://am-records.com/2018/12/10/when-infant-teachers-cry-the-be-good-tanyas/
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From a 1975 radio broadcast, the Captain Beefheart song off Trout Mask Replica with acoustic guitar by the great Frank. Enjoy.
Gentle Giant: Three Friends
Title track and climax of British proggers’ third album. I’ve loved it ever since 1972 when it came out.
The Springfields: Island of Dreams
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Quatermass
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King Kurt: Destination Zululand
Following yesterday’s Kirsty MacColl song, another offering from the Stiff label. This great, politically incorrect video from 1983 wouldn’t stand a chance today.
Billy Fury: Halfway to Paradise
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The Ronettes: I Can Hear Music
This wonderful song was written by Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich and Phil Spector for the Ronettes. It was released in 1966 and unbelievably was a flop, spending just one week … Continue readingThe Ronettes: I Can Hear Music
Kirsty MacColl: They Don’t Know
Winsome 1979 single by the lovely Kirsty, who died in a Mexican speedboat accident aged only 41. Her dad, the great class warrior Ewan MacColl (born James Miller), used to … Continue readingKirsty MacColl: They Don’t Know
The Last Town Chorus: Duelling Lap Steels
If you like the sound of lap steel guitar, you’ll love this. Otherwise you’ll think it’s shite.