Category: M’s Track of the Day

WRITTEN by Kris Kristofferson and Monument Records founder Fred Foster in 1969, this contains one of my all-time favourite lyrics: Freedom’s just another word for nothin’ left to lose Janis … Continue readingMe and Bobby McGee

THIS is in my all-time Top Ten. The Small Faces were the brilliant singer Steve Marriott, Ronnie Lane, Kenney Jones and Ian McLagan. This track was written by Marriott and Lane and was released in … Continue readingSmall Faces: All or Nothing

I AM assuming everyone knows Love me Tender which Elvis recorded in 1956, but I think Amen Corner’s is an excellent version. The seven-man band formed in Cardiff in 1966 with the … Continue readingAmen Corner: Love Me Tender

THIS was written by Jim Capaldi and Steve Winwood, founding members of Traffic, and released on the band’s Mr Fantasy debut album in 1967. It was issued as a single in 1968 … Continue readingNo Face No Name No Number

THE five-man Left Banke formed in New York in 1965. Their first record was Walk Away Renée, co-written by the 16-year-old keyboard player Michael Brown. Brown said the song was about Renée Fladen-Kamm, the … Continue readingThe Left Banke: Walk Away Renée

The Mighty Avengers formed in Coventry in 1962 and came under the management of Andrew Loog Oldham, who managed the Rolling Stones. Mick Jagger and Keith Richards wrote the group’s … Continue readingBlue Turns to Grey

This is by Burt Bacharach and Hal David. It was Pitney’s breakthrough success in Britain, reaching No 5 early in 1964. It was recorded by Dusty Springfield later the same … Continue readingGene Pitney: Twenty-four Hours from Tulsa