A compendium of musical delights by Alan and Margaret Ashworth
This was originally a French song called Les Moulins de mon cœur with music by Michel Legrand and lyrics by Eddy Marnay. It was chosen as the theme song for the 1968 … Continue readingNoel Harrison: The Windmills of Your Mind
Much-covered tune from His Bobness’s earlier days.
This was written by Sandy Linzer and released in 1972. It got to No 3 in Britain, where the group were more popular, but only No 84 in the States.
‘I’d like to drop my trousers to the world’. From the Meat is Murder album.
Live version of the ode to her dead pet and, according to my ‘owner’, only marginally less annoying than last week’s choice.
This was written by Motown’s William Weatherspoon and Paul Riser (music) and James Dean (lyrics). The first recording was by the Isley Brothers in 1965, but it was not released … Continue readingJimmy Ruffin: What Becomes of the Brokenhearted
Great song and a strange, strange video.
UNTIL a few weeks ago, all I had seen of kingfishers was a very occasional bright blue streak flying low and fast over water. Then one appeared on a rock … Continue readingThe bird that’s all lit up
This was written for Warwick by Burt Bacharach and Hal David. It was released in 1964 as the follow-up to Anyone Who Had a Heart https://am-records.com/2020/11/01/dionne-warwick-anyone-who-had-a-heart/ and went to No 6 in America … Continue readingDionne Warwick: Walk On By
I tend not to play YLT very often these days but when I do I’m glad I did.