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Lemonheads: Big Gay Heart

Rude words series Part 5. Evan Dando https://am-records.com/2019/04/15/lemonheads-you-win/ gets both ‘dick’ and ‘piss’ into this lovely clip from Come On Feel The Lemonheads.

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John Cale: Guts

Day four of our ‘songs with rude words in them’ series and this one’s a real doozie. Written after Cale found his wife in flagrante with Kevin Ayers, it contains … Continue readingJohn Cale: Guts

Fairport’s golden years, Part 2

WE left Fairport Convention last week at Farley House, a rented Hampshire country mansion where, battered and bruised, they began their recovery following the motorway crash in May 1969 that killed drummer … Continue readingFairport’s golden years, Part 2

MC5: Kick Out The Jams

Rude words, part 3. In my younger days I heard only the censored version of this song from 1968, which began ‘Right now, right now, right now it’s time to … Continue readingMC5: Kick Out The Jams

Warren Zevon: Finishing Touches

Continuing yesterday’s theme of words you don’t often hear in pop songs, here is the late Warren Zevon performing live on the David Letterman show, where he was a regular. … Continue readingWarren Zevon: Finishing Touches

A Corbyn disciple’s school for scandal

AREN’T Lefties wonderful? Latest egregious example of their ‘Do as I say, not as I do’ philosophy is the Corbynite deputy leader of Brighton and Hove Council, Nick Childs. While … Continue readingA Corbyn disciple’s school for scandal

Ian Dury and the Blockheads: You’re More Than Fair

I’m more than prepared to be corrected, but so far as I am aware this is the only popular song to contain the word ‘clitoris’. Here’s a live version performed … Continue readingIan Dury and the Blockheads: You’re More Than Fair

Grinderswitch: Pickin’ The Blues

The tune that announced a treat was in store: the John Peel Show on Radio One. From the 1975 album Macon Tracks. Further suggestions welcome.

Led Zeppelin: Moby Dick

Continuing the theme tune series, this announced the BBC TV programme Disco Two, precursor of the Whistle Test. From the 1969 album Led Zeppelin II, with Bonzo in top form … Continue readingLed Zeppelin: Moby Dick