Category: M’s Track of the Day

This was recorded for Canned Heat’s second album, Boogie with Canned Heat, released in January 1968. After favourable reaction Liberty Records issued the song as a single in April 1968, cutting … Continue readingCanned Heat: On the Road Again

This was the second of two consecutive No 1 hits in 1967 for songwriters Tony Macaulay and John Macleod, the first being Baby Now That I’ve Found You by The … Continue readingLong John Baldry: Let the Heartaches Begin

The music for the brilliant song Who’s Sorry Now? was written by Ted Snyder with lyrics by Bert Kalmar and Harry Ruby, and published in 1923. Snyder (1881-1965) gave Irving Berlin his … Continue readingConnie Francis: Who’s Sorry Now?

This was written by Danny Whitten, a member of Neil Young’s backing band Crazy Horse, and released on Crazy Horse’s 1971 eponymous album. Rod Stewart recorded it in 1975 for … Continue readingRod Stewart: I Don’t Want To Talk About It

This was the title song of a 1960 film. It was written by Aaron Schroeder, Don Costa and Wally Gold, and reached No 4 in the States and 2 in … Continue readingDuane Eddy: Because They’re Young

I was and am not a Kinks fan, though I can’t say why. However Alan put it to me that You Really Got Me is a good number and I … Continue readingThe Kinks: You Really Got Me

This was written by Arthur Alexander, who recorded it in 1961. It reached number 24 in the US in March 1962. According to Wikipedia, the lyrics were inspired by Alexander’s … Continue readingArthur Alexander: You Better Move On

This was written in 1960 and recorded in 1962 by the American singer Tommy Roe, who was influenced by Buddy Holly and the Crickets. It reached the top of the … Continue readingTommy Roe: Sheila

This quintessential teenage angst number was written by Eddie Cochran and his manager Jerry Capehart. It was recorded on March 28, 1958, at Gold Star Recording Studios in Hollywood. Cochran … Continue readingEddie Cochran/The Who: Summertime Blues

The Springfields – Mary O’Brien (later Dusty Springfield), her brother Tom and Tim Feild, later replaced by Mike Hurst – had a lovely harmony but in my opinion were let … Continue readingThe Springfields: Silver Threads and Golden Needles