Joan Baez: Hello in There (for John Prine)
Just heard that poor old John Prine is critically ill with suspected coronavirus. Hang in there, mate.
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Free: All Right Then
WHEN Free played their first gig, at a pub in South London, only two of them were old enough to order a pint. Singer Paul Rodgers and drummer Simon Kirke … Continue readingFree: All Right Then
Tim Buckley: Song to the Siren
Yes, I know we’ve had this one before. But not the version from the Monkees show.
Rockin’ cockatoo
If you haven’t seen this before, prepare to be cheered up.
Bonnie Raitt: I Gave My Love a Candle
Written by Joel Zoss, this is one of several excellent tracks on Bonnie’s 1973 album Takin’ My Time.
Mike Cooper: Time to Time
A real beauty from the great British bluesman’s 1971 album Places I Know.
Richard Thompson: Keep Your Distance
A live version with Rich just about two metres away from Loudon Wainwright and Suzanne Vega.
Thunderclap Newman: Something in the Air . . .
. . . that something being billions of Chinese bat germs. Don’t breathe in.
Al Green: Tired of Being Alone
Early seventies solitude from the Rev Al.
The Tourists: The Loneliest Man in the World
Continuing the isolation motif, here’s a period piece from 1979.