Steely Dan: Things I Miss The Most
From 2003, proof that the Dan could still cut the mustard in later life.
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Thine Be the Glory
THERE can be no greater example than the Easter narrative of bitter anguish turning into triumph and joy. On Friday Jesus was crucified, dying after six hours in agony. His … Continue readingThine Be the Glory
The Beach Boys: Tears in the Morning
THIS was the last single I ever bought. It was written by one of the Beach Boys, Bruce Johnston, and included on the group’s 1970 album Sunflower. It was also released … Continue readingThe Beach Boys: Tears in the Morning
Eels: Novocaine for the Soul
First Eels song I ever heard and still probably the best. From the 1996 album Beautiful Freak.
Are you blind, ref! Don’t you know emotional abuse when you see it?
A YOUTH football club has been ordered to pay £3,000 compensation to the family of a boy aged ten who claimed he was the victim of ‘racism’ and ‘emotional abuse’.The heinous … Continue readingAre you blind, ref! Don’t you know emotional abuse when you see it?
J S Bach: St Matthew Passion BWV 244
GOOD Friday is an appropriate day to post this final chorus from Bach’s monumental work. It is entitled Wir setzen uns mit Tränen nieder, which is usually translated as ‘We sit … Continue readingJ S Bach: St Matthew Passion BWV 244
The Ronettes: Is This What I Get for Loving You?
THE Phil Spector-produced Ronettes (lead singer Veronica Bennett, her older sister Estelle and their cousin Nedra Talley) were past their peak when they recorded this in 1965 but I think … Continue readingThe Ronettes: Is This What I Get for Loving You?
O Sacred Head Sore Wounded
THE events of Good Friday are well known, but almost too terrible to relate. Faced with religious elders and a hostile crowd wanting Jesus executed on charges of subverting the … Continue readingO Sacred Head Sore Wounded
Bonnie Raitt: Love Has No Pride
Bonnie at her best, from 1972’s Give it Up album.
The Dave Clark Five: Because
THIS was the B-side of the very ordinary Can’t You See That She’s Mine which reached No 10 in the UK in June 1964. However Dave Clark, who wrote it, insisted that … Continue readingThe Dave Clark Five: Because