A compendium of musical delights by Alan and Margaret Ashworth
This written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love and released on their 1964 album Shut Down Volume 2 and as the B-side of the single Dance, Dance, Dance, which reached No 8 in the … Continue readingThe Beach Boys: The Warmth of the Sun
The eggshell blond makes his solo A & M debut on this cover version from 2010. And that concludes our ‘nowhere’ series.
ON the way home from Bury Market the other day we found ourselves behind this van, bearing the legend LightWeight Roofing Solutions Ltd. Which is just what you want in … Continue readingWhat’s in a name?
This was written by two of the trio, John Carter and Ken Lewis (former members of Carter-Lewis and the Southerners). It was their second single and was released in January … Continue readingThe Ivy League: Funny How Love Can Be
Sorry, couldn’t resist a band called Rebel Duck. Don’t suppose there’s one named Recalcitrant Rhode Island Red, is there?
This was written in1954 by Jimmie Crane and Al Jacobs. The first recording was by Roy Hamilton, peaking at No 8 on the US R&B chart, though anything less like … Continue readingTimi Yuro: Hurt
‘I’m from a town so small they didn’t put it on the map.’
Written by Teddy Randazzo and Bobby Weinstein, this was first recorded by Little Anthony and the Imperials in 1964. It got to No 6 in the States but did not … Continue readingThe Zombies: Goin’ Out of My Head
A very different selection from the previous two of the same title; here we get two nowheres for the price of one.
If that’s not a syrup my arse is a teacake.