Beck: End Of The Day
Beautiful, mournful song from the 2002 album Sea Change.
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Patsy Cline: I Fall to Pieces
RELEASED in 1961, this country-pop crossover song by Hank Cochran and Harlan Howard was Patsy Cline’s first No 1 in the US Country chart, and it reached 12 on the … Continue readingPatsy Cline: I Fall to Pieces
Soldiers of Christ Arise
BACK to the indefatigable Charles Wesley for today’s choice, Soldiers of Christ Arise. It’s a rousing battle hymn which may be appropriate for this day and age when Christians all over … Continue readingSoldiers of Christ Arise
Faces: Cindy Incidentally
AFTER a couple of strange ones, back to rock and roll perfection with this live rendition of the early-70s Faces favourite. Thanks to one of our doughty readers, who pointed … Continue readingFaces: Cindy Incidentally
Sun Glasses
THIS brilliant track was written by John D Loudermilk (1934-2016), who also wrote Ebony Eyes for the Everly Brothers among many other hits. There are three great versions and I can’t choose … Continue readingSun Glasses
Daevid Allen and Euterpe: Wise Man in Your Heart
I HAVE loved this track ever since I heard it on a review album copy in 1976. There is something about the feel and the bassline that makes me happy. … Continue readingDaevid Allen and Euterpe: Wise Man in Your Heart
The Easybeats: Friday On My Mind
AS catchy pop songs go, this is an ace. It was released in 1966 by the Australian group The Easybeats. Written by two members, George Young and Harry Vanda, it … Continue readingThe Easybeats: Friday On My Mind
Jukebox Dury
TODAY’S choice has been described as a diamond geezer, national treasure, England’s greatest lyricist, working-class hero and a right pain in the backside. In a 2003 BBC poll of Great Disabled … Continue readingJukebox Dury
Wazmo Nariz: Deeply
NOW this really is a weird one. Wazmo (real name Larry Grennan) from Chicago, emerged in the new wave of the late seventies and was notable mainly for wearing two … Continue readingWazmo Nariz: Deeply
Bingo Dog Song
Possibly the greatest lyrics of any song ever written by anyone, in this dog’s opinion. My owners, however, say that if they’d heard it before they got me they would … Continue readingBingo Dog Song