Category: A’s Track of the Day

One of the all-time great songs. Written by Jerome Kern and Otto Harbach for the 1933 musical Roberta. Taken from Ferry’s 1974 album Another Time, Another Place.

Melodramatic but mesmerising performance from young Tim. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2pxvXI1i9cw It appeared on his otherwise ‘difficult’ 1970 album Starsailor but amazingly two years earlier he played it on the Monkees’ TV show. … Continue readingTim Buckley: Song to the Siren

From 2003, proof that the Dan could still cut the mustard in later life.

First Eels song I ever heard and still probably the best. From the 1996 album Beautiful Freak.

Bonnie at her best, from 1972’s Give it Up album.

From the Blue Mask album: I love women, I think they are greatThey’re a solace to the world in a terrible state

FROM the soundtrack of the 1970 crime movie Performance, this features brilliant slide guitar by Ry Cooder. Personnel also includes Randy Newman on piano. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCoCgB3eIU4

IT’S been a long time since I’ve seen the high planes of ExpectationAnd I’m way past the lowlands and the deserts of Failure and DoubtAnd the last time I passed … Continue readingCowboy Junkies: Leaving Normal

EARWORM alert! I heard this song some time in the 1980s on an Old Grey Whistle Test new year special, and it’s been on my brain ever since. Addictive and … Continue readingFish Heads by Barnes & Barnes

Resophonic guitar mastery recommended to me by Bill Dalton https://am-records.com/2019/03/11/bill-the-conqueror/