Margaret Ashworth – Page 70

The great nectar robbery

LAST week I wrote that spring had not arrived in Lancashire. This week we have had some lovely sunshine but it is close to or below freezing at night, so … Continue readingThe great nectar robbery

Paul Anka wrote and recorded this song in 1960, reaching No 2 in the States and No 33 in Britain. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RR89JVJqBYg Donny Osmond’s ghastly 1972 version got to No 3 in … Continue readingPaul Anka: Puppy Love

Melanie: Brand New Key

Folk singer Melanie Safka wrote and recorded this for her 1971 album Gather Me. Released as a single, it topped the US chart in December 1971 and January 1972, and got to … Continue readingMelanie: Brand New Key

Thou Whose Almighty Word

I THOUGHT we could do with something uplifting this week, and I hope this hymn, with its repeated line ‘Let there be light!’ fits the bill. The words were written … Continue readingThou Whose Almighty Word

Arthur Alexander: Anna (Go To Him)

This great song was written and recorded by Arthur Alexander, getting to No 68 in America in 1962. Despite the title, the lyric is ‘go with him’ rather than ‘go to him’. The Beatles … Continue readingArthur Alexander: Anna (Go To Him)

Tammy Wynette: D-I-V-O-R-C-E

What a heartbreaker! Written by Bobby Braddock and Curly Putman, this was released in 1968 and reached No 63 in America (though it topped the county chart). In 1975 it … Continue readingTammy Wynette: D-I-V-O-R-C-E

Sullivan songs

ON Tuesday I wrote about the sheer joy of taking part in a school production of Gilbert and Sullivan, and this made me think of a couple of Sullivan’s serious compositions. He … Continue readingSullivan songs

The Beach Boys: Darlin’

This was written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love and released on the Beach Boys’ 1967 album Wild Honey, with Carl Wilson on lead vocal. As a single it reached No 19 … Continue readingThe Beach Boys: Darlin’

Spring unsprung

AT THIS time of year it can seem as if spring will never arrive in Lancashire. Night-time temperatures are forecast to be around 2 or 3 degrees C until the … Continue readingSpring unsprung

Blessed Assurance

THIS is a bit shorter than my usual Midweek Hymn, partly because I have already told the story of the the writer, and partly because with this emergency there seem … Continue readingBlessed Assurance