Category: A’s Track of the Day

One of the Dan’s finest little novelettes – two old queens arguing after one of them brings a rent-boy home. This 2008 live version has Walter Becker on lead vocals; … Continue readingSteely Dan: Gaucho

Like Free, Patto had a wonderful feeling of space within their music. RIP the great Ollie Halsall.

‘I come awake, with a gift for womankind’. Randy old bugger.

Live 2003 version of the song from her eponymous debut album released on Rough Trade back in 1988. And very good too.

Not my usual sort of thing but I do like their debut album and this song, which starts out like Talking Heads’ Psycho Killer.

Go on go on go on go on go on go on go on! (Mrs Doyle)

Live rendition of the first track from the wonderful Carrie and Lowell album.

Remember when this smoky-voiced Elvis lookalike was going to be the next big thing?

Longest and probably the best track from the Pink Moon album.

Touching love song from the 2002 album Control. We were walking, holding handsWith our bare feet in the sandAnd the seagulls overheadWhen I broke the spell and said‘I could never … Continue readingPedro the Lion: Options