Category: A’s Track of the Day

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

Starting off a brief series of theme tunes, here’s the one from the Old Grey Whistle Test. Recorded in 1970.

From 1971’s No Roses album featuring the cream of English folk musicians. There are lots of other versions including this one by 10,000 Maniacs which I particularly like.

Live version of the classic song from their 1976 LP Too Stuffed To Jump.