The Lost BBC: ITMA
IT probably doesn’t sound all that funny now, with its catchphrases and topical references, but ITMA (It’s That Man Again) helped Britain get through the war. It was a shared experience which … Continue readingThe Lost BBC: ITMA
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John Lennon/The Fourmost: I’m in Love
I think this is one of the best tracks John Lennon wrote. Here he is singing it on a demo tape in 1963 (this was on YouTube for a long … Continue readingJohn Lennon/The Fourmost: I’m in Love
Alex Chilton/Can’t Seem To Make You Mine
Lovely solo effort by the Big Star man. Taken from the 1980 album Bach’s Bottom. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VabvVUH0hoQ
The Mojos: Seven Daffodils
This was the last of three hit singles for the Mojos in 1964, the previous ones being the ok Everything’s Alright, which got to No 9 in the British chart, and … Continue readingThe Mojos: Seven Daffodils
Slapp Happy/Henry Cow: The Owl
I think I can guarantee that you won’t have heard anything quite like this. From the 1974 album Desperate Straights, when Virgin Records let their artists do what they liked, … Continue readingSlapp Happy/Henry Cow: The Owl
Ruby & the Romantics: Our Day Will Come
Composers Bob Hilliard and Mort Garson intended this to be an easy listening number for Jack Jones but were persuaded to let the new group Ruby & The Romantics give … Continue readingRuby & the Romantics: Our Day Will Come
Robert Wyatt: Pigs (In There?)
This wasn’t enough to turn me vegetarian but it certainly made me go for only free-range pork. From Wyatt’s 1986 EPs collection.
Sunday School Favourites (1)
I WANTED to write about the songs we used to sing at Sunday School but all the versions I could find on YouTube sounded like pop songs with modern accompaniments … Continue readingSunday School Favourites (1)
Rod Stewart: (I Know I’m) Losing You
From his third solo album Every Picture Tells a Story, released in 1971. The best track by far although they are all great. The album reached No 1 in both the … Continue readingRod Stewart: (I Know I’m) Losing You
Edgar Broughton Band: Apache Dropout
Inspired combination of Captain Beefheart’s Dropout Boogie and Apache by the Shadows from Edgar ‘Out, Demons Out’ Broughton. Single came out in 1970 on the Harvest label.