Bobby Vee: Sharing You
This is by Gerry Goffin and Carole King, but it is a long way from their best work. In fact it’s terrible. It was released in April 1962 and reached … Continue readingBobby Vee: Sharing You
Author: Margaret Ashworth
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Tom and Jerry: Hey, Schoolgirl
This was Simon and Garfunkel’s first recording, made in 1957 when they were aged 16 and still at school. It reached No 49 in the US. It’s not hard to … Continue readingTom and Jerry: Hey, Schoolgirl
Major Lance: Um, Um, Um, Um, Um, Um
This was written by Curtis Mayfield and released in December 1963. Early in 1964 It reached No 5 in America and No 40 in Britain. Later in 1964 it was … Continue readingMajor Lance: Um, Um, Um, Um, Um, Um
Sheep Hater of the Week
THE ‘rewilding’ mania is becoming more worrying and more sinister. Until fairly recently it was easy to laugh at the crazy idea of bringing beavers back to Britain some centuries … Continue readingSheep Hater of the Week
Gentle Jack, a TV natural
COMMENTERS sometimes reminisce about the late TV presenter Jack Hargreaves, so I thought I would recall few of his programmes. I have to admit that I don’t really remember him, … Continue readingGentle Jack, a TV natural
Elton John: Rocket Man
This is officially titled Rocket Man (I Think It’s Going to Be a Long, Long Time). It was written by Elton John and Bernie Taupin for the May 1972 album Honky Château. … Continue readingElton John: Rocket Man
Bread: Everything I Own
This was written by David Gates for his band Bread’s January 1972 album Baby I’m-a Want You. Released as a single at the same time, it reached No 5 In the US … Continue readingBread: Everything I Own
Wriggle room
I’VE always been keen on earthworms. As I wrote in a previous article, I am told that as a child I used to wheel them around in a pram meant for … Continue readingWriggle room
Snowdrops put a spring in my step
IT’S snowdrop time. I think these are amongst the most beautiful flowers, and the message that spring is on the way is so welcome. There are about 20 varieties throughout … Continue readingSnowdrops put a spring in my step
Our little crayfish haven
SOME months ago my husband Alan was walking our labrador pup beside the brook which runs behind our house and then through the centre of our village when he got … Continue readingOur little crayfish haven