A thistle-stop tour
THERE are loads of thistles round here but until I started looking closely at them I didn’t realise there were many different types. It is not always easy to identify … Continue readingA thistle-stop tour
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Freda Payne: Band of Gold
This was written and composed by former Motown producers Holland–Dozier–Holland, using the pseudonym Edythe Wayne because of a legal dispute, and Ron Dunbar. It was recorded by Freda Payne in … Continue readingFreda Payne: Band of Gold
Patsy Cline: Crazy
Concluding this season of doolally hits, the all-time classic from Patsy.
Elvis Presley: My Baby Left Me
This was written by Arthur Crudup, who released it as a single in 1950. The King recorded it as the B-side of his 1956 single I Want You, I Need You, … Continue readingElvis Presley: My Baby Left Me
Paul Simon: Still Crazy After All These Years
Live version of the title track from his 1975 album, which produced four hit singles.
Bob Dylan and Van Morrison: Crazy Love
His Bobness and His Bolshiness combine in the Greek sunshine on the song from Morrison’s Moondance album.
Alison Krauss and Union Station: Crazy As Me
Back in the early 1990s I went to see Alison and the Union boys at the Royal Festival Hall. They were lovely and what impressed me most was that they … Continue readingAlison Krauss and Union Station: Crazy As Me
Hungerford and Dunblane, English and Dacre
ON August 19, 1987, a gun fanatic named Michael Ryan went on the rampage in his home town of Hungerford, Berkshire. By the end of his murderous spree, 16 people … Continue readingHungerford and Dunblane, English and Dacre
The Judds: Mama He’s Crazy
In memory of Naomi Judd, who shot herself in April at the age of 76.
The Elegants: Little Star
The lyrics were written by group members Vito Picone and Arthur Venosa to an adaptation of the tune Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star. It reached No 1 in America and No 25 in … Continue readingThe Elegants: Little Star