Category: M’s Track of the Day

IF I could come back as an animal, I would choose to be a ram. A month or two of work and the rest of the year hanging out with the … Continue readingRam raid

Keith was born James Barry Keefer in 1949 in Philadelphia and this was his only hit in Britain, reaching No 24 in 1967. It got to No 7 in America. … Continue readingKeith: 98.6

This was written for Warwick by Burt Bacharach and Hal David and recorded in 1963. In January 1964, it reached No 8 in the United States and No 42 in … Continue readingDionne Warwick: Anyone Who Had a Heart

This was written by Phil Spector, Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil and produced by Spector. It was released in November 1964 and topped the charts on both sides of the … Continue readingThe Righteous Brothers: You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’

This was written by Burt Bacharach and Bob Hilliard. It was released by Gene McDaniels in September 1961 and reached No 5 in America. I never thought I would feature … Continue readingGene McDaniels: Tower of Strength

This was the B-side to Itchycoo Park, which reached No 3 in Britain and No 16 in the States in 1967. It was written by Steve Marriott, Ronnie Lane and … Continue readingSmall Faces: I’m Only Dreaming

My favourite Everly Brothers track although it is later than my usual era. It was written by Mark Knopfler and released on the May 1985 Dire Straits album Brothers in Arms. … Continue readingEverly Brothers: Why Worry

In late 1971 I was on a Thomson Regional Newspapers training course in Newcastle upon Tyne and most lunchtimes some of us would repair to a pub called The Pineapple, … Continue readingRod Stewart: Maggie May

To mark the passing of Spencer Davis at the age of 81, here is a single from 1966. It was written by Steve Winwood and Jackie Edwards, who had given … Continue readingSpencer Davis Group: When I Come Home

Four of the five group members were in the RAF, and Hedgehoppers was RAF slang for low flying aircraft. The song, a satire on the media’s obsession with bad news, … Continue readingHedgehoppers Anonymous: It’s Good News Week