Cowboy Junkies: Powderfinger
One of the great Neil Young songs, and the Junksters do it justice.
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Small Faces: Whatcha Gonna Do About It
This was the group’s debut single released in the UK on 6 August 1965. It reached No 14. Group members Steve Marriott and Ronnie Lane derived the tuen from Solomon … Continue readingSmall Faces: Whatcha Gonna Do About It
Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy: I See a Darkness
Not as gloomy as it sounds, this is in fact a song about hope. Title track of his 1999 album.
Lulu: To Sir With Love
Ok, it’s cheesy, but it’s a great melody. It was written by Don Black and Mark London as the theme song for the 1967 film To Sir, with Love, starring Sidney … Continue readingLulu: To Sir With Love
Prayin’ for Prine
A FEW days ago it was revealed that the greatly admired American singer-songwriter John Prine was seriously ill with coronavirus. Prine, 73, was admitted to hospital on Thursday March 26 … Continue readingPrayin’ for Prine
Caravan: The Dog, The Dog, He’s At It Again
Great title! From the 1973 LP Girls Who Grow Plump in the Night.
Townes van Zandt: Tecumseh Valley
A live one from the tortured Texas troubadour.
Martha & The Vandellas: Third Finger, Left Hand
This song by Motown’s Holland-Dozier-Holland (Lamont Dozier and brothers Brian and Eddie Holland) was the B-side of Jimmy Mack, which was Martha & the Vandellas’ last Top Ten hit in … Continue readingMartha & The Vandellas: Third Finger, Left Hand
All Glory, Laud and Honour
TODAY is Palm Sunday, and I can’t do better than repeat the story about Jesus’s entry into Jerusalem to meet the barbaric fate he knew awaited him as I told it … Continue readingAll Glory, Laud and Honour
The Crusaders featuring Bill Withers: Soul Shadows
RIP Bill Withers, July 4 1938 to March 30, 2020.