Category: M’s Track of the Day

Maurice Williams wrote this song in 1953 when he was 15 after failing to persuade his date not to go home at 10pm as she was supposed to. When it … Continue readingMaurice Williams and the Zodiacs: Stay

THIS strange and unique song, written by Zelma Sanders and Lona Stevens, was a one-hit wonder which reached No 2 in the US in September 1963. Although released in the … Continue readingThe Jaynetts: Sally Go ‘Round the Roses

THIS thumping number released in 1965 reached No 10 in the US and 33 in the UK. It was written by the song’s producer Bob Crewe, Enotris Johnson (co-writer of … Continue readingMitch Ryder and The Detroit Wheels: Jenny Take A Ride!

I AM not any sort of expert on blues, but I love this one. It’s on Blues From Laurel Canyon (1968), Mayall’s first album after splitting with the Bluesbreakers the same year. … Continue readingJohn Mayall: Medicine Man

THERE’S a bit of a fog about the details of this. For a start I can’t pin down if the name is Mosley or Mosely. It appeared as Mosley on … Continue readingRobert Mosley: Goodbye My Lover, Goodbye

WRITTEN by Joe Meek and Geoff Goddard, Don’t You Think It’s Time reached No 6 in the UK chart in January 1963. It was one of my very early singles purchases. I … Continue readingMike Berry: Don’t You Think It’s Time/Loneliness

THIS was written by Hal David and Paul Hampton, and released by Don Gibson in 1961. It reached No 21 in America and 14 in Britain. The Searchers recorded it … Continue readingDon Gibson/The Searchers: Sea of Heartbreak

RELEASED in 1961, this country-pop crossover song by Hank Cochran and Harlan Howard was Patsy Cline’s first No 1 in the US Country chart, and it reached 12 on the … Continue readingPatsy Cline: I Fall to Pieces

THIS brilliant track was written by John D Loudermilk (1934-2016), who also wrote Ebony Eyes for the Everly Brothers among many other hits. There are three great versions and I can’t choose … Continue readingSun Glasses

AS catchy pop songs go, this is an ace. It was released in 1966 by the Australian group The Easybeats. Written by two members, George Young and Harry Vanda, it … Continue readingThe Easybeats: Friday On My Mind