Shawn Colvin: Polaroids
A live version of perhaps her loveliest song, originally on the 1992 album Fat City.
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Free: Oh I Wept
ONE of the great tracks by one of the great bands. From their classic 1970 album Fire and Water.
Gentlemen prefer Blondie
AS I mentioned last week, when I saw Television in Manchester in 1977 there was another New York band on the bill. They were loud and raucous, and fronted by a peroxide-bobbed … Continue readingGentlemen prefer Blondie
Beefheart/Zappa: Orange Claw Hammer
From a 1975 radio broadcast, the Captain Beefheart song off Trout Mask Replica with acoustic guitar by the great Frank. Enjoy.
Gentle Giant: Three Friends
Title track and climax of British proggers’ third album. I’ve loved it ever since 1972 when it came out.
King Kurt: Destination Zululand
Following yesterday’s Kirsty MacColl song, another offering from the Stiff label. This great, politically incorrect video from 1983 wouldn’t stand a chance today.
Kirsty MacColl: They Don’t Know
Winsome 1979 single by the lovely Kirsty, who died in a Mexican speedboat accident aged only 41. Her dad, the great class warrior Ewan MacColl (born James Miller), used to … Continue readingKirsty MacColl: They Don’t Know
The Last Town Chorus: Duelling Lap Steels
If you like the sound of lap steel guitar, you’ll love this. Otherwise you’ll think it’s shite.
Guy Clark: That Old Time Feeling
Lovely stuff from the Texan’s 1975 debut album Old No 1.
The Roches: Hammond Song
From the American sisters’ self-titled 1979 debut album, this is a superb number about a controlling mother warning her daughter against following her swain to the town of Hammond, Louisiana. … Continue readingThe Roches: Hammond Song