World's Greatest Music writes...
Another Mazzy Star track was featured on a TV advert recently but this is their classic track.
Mazzy Star - Fade Into You (Amazon)
Friday, 17 July 2009
Freur and Underworld
Doot Doot by Freur was on the soundtrack to Gossip Girl recently, sounding wonderful as ever. I'm told by someone involved that it would have been a much bigger hit first time around had the band not insisted on having a squiggle as a name.
Two members of Freur went on to form Underworld whose dubnobasswithmyheadman is my favourite dance album. Never has electronic music had more soul than on River Of Bass. You can't get the album on iTunes, nor on Amazon's download service, but you can get it here.
Freur - Doot Doot (Amazon)
Underworld - River Of Bass (not on Amazon)
Wednesday, 8 July 2009
Blue Eyes by Mika
World's Greatest Music writes...
When I heard this on Radio 2, I rushed over to the (digital) radio to find out what it was. I was convinced it must be an oldie - they don't make pop records as good as this anymore. But no - it's from Mika's new acoustic EP. You can hear it at his website.
When I heard this on Radio 2, I rushed over to the (digital) radio to find out what it was. I was convinced it must be an oldie - they don't make pop records as good as this anymore. But no - it's from Mika's new acoustic EP. You can hear it at his website.
Friday, 3 July 2009
Another song I'd forgotten
worldsgreatestmusicdad writes:
Buffy Saint Marie wrote and recorded this song. There are several well-known covers, Elvis and Neil Diamond for example, but she does a good job with it. She's touring here very soon. She may be best known for 'Universal Soldier' which I always thought a bit earnest and unsubtle but this is a gem.
Buffy Sainte-Marie - Until It's Time For You To Go (Amazon)
Buffy Saint Marie wrote and recorded this song. There are several well-known covers, Elvis and Neil Diamond for example, but she does a good job with it. She's touring here very soon. She may be best known for 'Universal Soldier' which I always thought a bit earnest and unsubtle but this is a gem.
Buffy Sainte-Marie - Until It's Time For You To Go (Amazon)
Friday, 26 June 2009
Michael Jackson
The World's Greatest Music writes...
I Want You Back is a contender for the greatest pop record of all time.
Billie Jean is the greatest dance record of all time.
This is the greatest dance move of all time:
Off The Wall and Thriller are the albums it's OK to like but Bad was brilliant too, as was Black And White.
He was still making great music in the mid '90s - Earth Song may be schmaltzy but it's also a fantastic song.
I wonder if there will ever again be multi-talented, mass appeal, worldwide music megastars like Michael?
I Want You Back is a contender for the greatest pop record of all time.
Billie Jean is the greatest dance record of all time.
This is the greatest dance move of all time:
Off The Wall and Thriller are the albums it's OK to like but Bad was brilliant too, as was Black And White.
He was still making great music in the mid '90s - Earth Song may be schmaltzy but it's also a fantastic song.
I wonder if there will ever again be multi-talented, mass appeal, worldwide music megastars like Michael?
Almost There
World's Greatest Music writes...
I'm hearing rumours that Shirley Bassey has covered my favourite song from Tom Baxter's debut album, Almost There. Hopefully Shirley's version will be more inspired than Boyzone's cover of Better.
Tom Baxter - Almost There (Amazon)
I'm hearing rumours that Shirley Bassey has covered my favourite song from Tom Baxter's debut album, Almost There. Hopefully Shirley's version will be more inspired than Boyzone's cover of Better.
Tom Baxter - Almost There (Amazon)
Tuesday, 23 June 2009
Torn Between Two Lovers
World's Greatest Music writes...
I'm a big fan of obituaries - I find them very inspiring. When I read in Barry Beckett's obituary that his first no. 1 as a producer was a record called Torn Between Two Lovers, I knew it was going to be good. Why don't they make records like this anymore?
I must admit I hadn't heard of Barry Beckett or Mary MacGregor until a week ago, then Barry passed away and his career was extensively discussed by Bob Lefsetz and his readers.
It's rather difficult to buy Mary's hit version of this song, but of course it's easy to find on YouTube and Rapidshare. The YouTube comments are fabulous, particularly this one that says it all: "Perfect voice and delivery... This song has one of the most beautiful melodies with a wonderful chord progression. Too bad the concept is from the pits of Hell. The opposite of Love is not Hate; the opposite of love is Selfishness."
Mary MacGregor - Torn Between Two Lovers (link to buy an mp3 album on Amazon including this track)
I'm a big fan of obituaries - I find them very inspiring. When I read in Barry Beckett's obituary that his first no. 1 as a producer was a record called Torn Between Two Lovers, I knew it was going to be good. Why don't they make records like this anymore?
I must admit I hadn't heard of Barry Beckett or Mary MacGregor until a week ago, then Barry passed away and his career was extensively discussed by Bob Lefsetz and his readers.
It's rather difficult to buy Mary's hit version of this song, but of course it's easy to find on YouTube and Rapidshare. The YouTube comments are fabulous, particularly this one that says it all: "Perfect voice and delivery... This song has one of the most beautiful melodies with a wonderful chord progression. Too bad the concept is from the pits of Hell. The opposite of Love is not Hate; the opposite of love is Selfishness."
Mary MacGregor - Torn Between Two Lovers (link to buy an mp3 album on Amazon including this track)
Wednesday, 10 June 2009
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
World's Greatest Music writes...
When Clap Your Hands Say Yeah first came to prominence, I wasn't interested. I think it was the name and the buzz that put me off, or maybe I just listened to the wrong tracks.
Then a few months back I heard a track I loved playing in a vintage clothes store, Shazamed it, and discovered it was their The Skin Of My Yellow Country Teeth.
And last week my wife opened a blog about fashion and its music player started playing another great track. This time Shazam didn't recognise it but Download Helper revealed it to be Telling The Truth (And Going Away), written for the film The Great Buck Howard.
So I'm now officially a fan of Clap Your Hands Say Yeah. What do you mean they've split up?
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah - Telling The Truth (And Going Away)
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah - The Skin Of My Yellow Country Teeth (seemingly not available to buy digitally but here's a link to the album on Amazon)
When Clap Your Hands Say Yeah first came to prominence, I wasn't interested. I think it was the name and the buzz that put me off, or maybe I just listened to the wrong tracks.
Then a few months back I heard a track I loved playing in a vintage clothes store, Shazamed it, and discovered it was their The Skin Of My Yellow Country Teeth.
And last week my wife opened a blog about fashion and its music player started playing another great track. This time Shazam didn't recognise it but Download Helper revealed it to be Telling The Truth (And Going Away), written for the film The Great Buck Howard.
So I'm now officially a fan of Clap Your Hands Say Yeah. What do you mean they've split up?
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah - Telling The Truth (And Going Away)
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah - The Skin Of My Yellow Country Teeth (seemingly not available to buy digitally but here's a link to the album on Amazon)
Sunday, 7 June 2009
Father and son
worldsgreatestmusicdad writes...
It's good to hear that Yusuf Islam is returning to music. I always thought that this was a truly excellent song. His original version was so much better than the cover by some boy band who I can't even be bothered to look up. Apart from the total blandness, they failed to notice the 'two voices', a simple enough device that turns this good song into a great one, an archetypal 'generation gap' song. And what about this: 'You will still be here tomorrow/But your dreams may not.' The father gets a fair crack of the whip.
Cat Stevens - Father and Son (Amazon)
It's good to hear that Yusuf Islam is returning to music. I always thought that this was a truly excellent song. His original version was so much better than the cover by some boy band who I can't even be bothered to look up. Apart from the total blandness, they failed to notice the 'two voices', a simple enough device that turns this good song into a great one, an archetypal 'generation gap' song. And what about this: 'You will still be here tomorrow/But your dreams may not.' The father gets a fair crack of the whip.
Cat Stevens - Father and Son (Amazon)
Saturday, 23 May 2009
Amoureuse
worldsgreatestmusicdad writes...
A very distinctive song recorded by Kiki Dee in 1973. I was kind of reminded of it by a TV interview she did, though it's one of those songs you never really forget:
Kiki Dee - Amoureuse (Amazon)
A very distinctive song recorded by Kiki Dee in 1973. I was kind of reminded of it by a TV interview she did, though it's one of those songs you never really forget:
Kiki Dee - Amoureuse (Amazon)
Thursday, 14 May 2009
Leave Right Now
World's Greatest Music writes...
continuing a theme of songwriters singing classic songs made famous by others, here's Eg White singing Leave Right Now, which was a huge hit for Will Young. I heard a demo of this before Will's version was released and it sounded wonderful, even though Will himself didn't want to record the song and delivered a very half-hearted vocal at the first attempt. I wonder whether he likes it now.
continuing a theme of songwriters singing classic songs made famous by others, here's Eg White singing Leave Right Now, which was a huge hit for Will Young. I heard a demo of this before Will's version was released and it sounded wonderful, even though Will himself didn't want to record the song and delivered a very half-hearted vocal at the first attempt. I wonder whether he likes it now.
Thursday, 7 May 2009
A haunting track by k.d. lang
worldsgreatestmusicdad writes:
This Jane Siberry song from k.d. lang's excellent album 'Songs of the 49th Parallel' is truly amazing - one of those songs you can't hear too often.
k.d. lang - Love is Everything (iTunes)
This Jane Siberry song from k.d. lang's excellent album 'Songs of the 49th Parallel' is truly amazing - one of those songs you can't hear too often.
k.d. lang - Love is Everything (iTunes)
"Elvis Presley is underrated"
Monday, 20 April 2009
Chet Baker again
worldsgreatestmusicdad writes:
BBC 4's screening of 'Lets Gets Lost' provides me with an excuse to post this exquisite Chet track:
Chet Baker - Time After Time (Amazon)
BBC 4's screening of 'Lets Gets Lost' provides me with an excuse to post this exquisite Chet track:
Chet Baker - Time After Time (Amazon)
Thursday, 16 April 2009
one of the best ever bits of reality TV
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lp0IWv8QZY (World's Greatest Music writes)
Sunday, 5 April 2009
More road songs
worldsgreatestmusicdad writes:
The first road is more of a spiritual one, though it does involve lots of travelling. I can see why some people might find Mike Scott a bit annoying - the details of his journey aren't as interesting to us as they clearly are to him - but this develops into epic song so stick with it.
The second Mike Scott track to make my little list will also irritate some listeners being a bit too Celtic. I like the humour of it myself, and the swirling instrumentation. A 'bang on the ear' is apparently the Irish equivalent of a peck on the cheek - wouldn't you just know?
Rod McKuen wrote one of the archetypal songs of this kind (all the women in all the places). His own version doesn't seem to be available anywhere. The song was covered by Sinatra (amongst others) but that's not on YouTube either. Fortunately Johnny Cash's is.
Dave Loggins' song is a variation on this theme. He travels, but his woman stays put and repeatedly punctures his romantic dreams. She just wants him to come back home. (I always assumed that this was by Kenny Loggins of Loggins and Messina theme but Dave is apprently his cousin).
The Waterboys -A Long Way to the Light (doesn't seem to be on YouTube but if you've got Spotify (and you should have) click for the link) (Amazon)
The Waterboys - And a Bang on the Ear (Amazon)
Johnny Cash - Love's Been Good To Me (Amazon)
Dave Loggins - Please Come to Boston (Amazon)
The first road is more of a spiritual one, though it does involve lots of travelling. I can see why some people might find Mike Scott a bit annoying - the details of his journey aren't as interesting to us as they clearly are to him - but this develops into epic song so stick with it.
The second Mike Scott track to make my little list will also irritate some listeners being a bit too Celtic. I like the humour of it myself, and the swirling instrumentation. A 'bang on the ear' is apparently the Irish equivalent of a peck on the cheek - wouldn't you just know?
Rod McKuen wrote one of the archetypal songs of this kind (all the women in all the places). His own version doesn't seem to be available anywhere. The song was covered by Sinatra (amongst others) but that's not on YouTube either. Fortunately Johnny Cash's is.
Dave Loggins' song is a variation on this theme. He travels, but his woman stays put and repeatedly punctures his romantic dreams. She just wants him to come back home. (I always assumed that this was by Kenny Loggins of Loggins and Messina theme but Dave is apprently his cousin).
The Waterboys -A Long Way to the Light (doesn't seem to be on YouTube but if you've got Spotify (and you should have) click for the link) (Amazon)
The Waterboys - And a Bang on the Ear (Amazon)
Johnny Cash - Love's Been Good To Me (Amazon)
Dave Loggins - Please Come to Boston (Amazon)
Wednesday, 25 March 2009
Road Song #3
worldsgreatestmusicdad writes...
O.K., I'm aiming for ten. This Kris Kristofferson song is one that has probably inspired many others. Janis makes it her own and it seems to work just as well with Bobby being a man. Some deceptively simple yet very memorable lines: 'Freedom's just another word for nothin left to lose.' 'I'd trade all my tomorrows for a single yesterday/Holdin Bobby's body next to mine.'
If you don't have Kristofferson's own version:
Kris Kristofferson - Me and Bobby McGee (Amazon)
O.K., I'm aiming for ten. This Kris Kristofferson song is one that has probably inspired many others. Janis makes it her own and it seems to work just as well with Bobby being a man. Some deceptively simple yet very memorable lines: 'Freedom's just another word for nothin left to lose.' 'I'd trade all my tomorrows for a single yesterday/Holdin Bobby's body next to mine.'
If you don't have Kristofferson's own version:
Kris Kristofferson - Me and Bobby McGee (Amazon)
Tuesday, 24 March 2009
Road Song #2
worldsgreatestmusicdad writes:
Every time I listen to this song, I notice some other subtlety. The story is a common one in this genre - a couple meet, they travel, she (usually she) leaves, he (usually he) mourns. I think the poignancy here comes from his clear approval of her philosophy even though it led her to move on. Musical and lyrical magic.
Richard Thompson - Beeswing (Amazon)
Every time I listen to this song, I notice some other subtlety. The story is a common one in this genre - a couple meet, they travel, she (usually she) leaves, he (usually he) mourns. I think the poignancy here comes from his clear approval of her philosophy even though it led her to move on. Musical and lyrical magic.
Richard Thompson - Beeswing (Amazon)
Friday, 20 March 2009
re-post of old thread about Dan Black
World's Greatest Music writes...
this got a takedown notice so I've reposted it without the offending link.
Dan Black used to be the singer in The Servant who were big in Italy and France. He also sang vocals for the dance project Planet Funk. Now he has covered Hypnotize by Notorious BIG and it's a lot of fun. Try the excellent Pinglewood blog for more.
Dan Black - HYPNTZ (not on iTunes yet)
this got a takedown notice so I've reposted it without the offending link.
Dan Black used to be the singer in The Servant who were big in Italy and France. He also sang vocals for the dance project Planet Funk. Now he has covered Hypnotize by Notorious BIG and it's a lot of fun. Try the excellent Pinglewood blog for more.
Dan Black - HYPNTZ (not on iTunes yet)
Monday, 16 March 2009
Road Songs #1
worldsgreatestmusicdad writes...
The Guardian's '1000 songs everyone must hear' has already reminded me of a few I meant to post and hopefully will now get round to. Road songs is not one of their fairly arbitrarily chosen seven categories - understandably - but there are a good number of these songs and this is surely one of the most memorable, by a neglected artist who has written several outstanding songs.
Bob Seger - Roll Me Away (Amazon)
The Guardian's '1000 songs everyone must hear' has already reminded me of a few I meant to post and hopefully will now get round to. Road songs is not one of their fairly arbitrarily chosen seven categories - understandably - but there are a good number of these songs and this is surely one of the most memorable, by a neglected artist who has written several outstanding songs.
Bob Seger - Roll Me Away (Amazon)
Friday, 13 March 2009
from Shelby to Dusty to American Music Club to The Carpenters
World's Greatest Music writes...
Your Lies and Leavin' should have been huge hits for Shelby Lynne when she was first signed to Mercury. She was kind of Norah Jones meets Duffy.
Shelby's last record was a covers album of songs immortalised by Dusty Springfield, plus one new composition. You can hear tracks on Shelby's rather neglected MySpace site.
One Dusty classic Shelby doesn't cover is No Easy Way Down, perhaps because Norah Jones also covered it recently. If you don't own any Dusty albums then get Dusty In Memphis - it's as good as everyone says.
American Music Club also covered There Is No Easy Way Down, which gives me an excuse to post my favourite AMC track Johnny Mathis' Feet. In some ways AMC were a pre-cursor to the emo and Americana-tinged sound that is so prevalent in North American alternative music today (Arcade Fire etc).
Come to think of it, American Music Club have great taste in covers - they also covered my favourite Carpenters song Goodbye To Love.
Shelby Lynne - Your Lies (Amazon)
Shelby Lynne - Leavin' (Amazon)
Dusty Springfield - No Easy Way Down (Amazon)
American Music Club - Johnny Mathis' Feet (Amazon)
The Carpenters - Goodbye To Love (Amazon)
Your Lies and Leavin' should have been huge hits for Shelby Lynne when she was first signed to Mercury. She was kind of Norah Jones meets Duffy.
Shelby's last record was a covers album of songs immortalised by Dusty Springfield, plus one new composition. You can hear tracks on Shelby's rather neglected MySpace site.
One Dusty classic Shelby doesn't cover is No Easy Way Down, perhaps because Norah Jones also covered it recently. If you don't own any Dusty albums then get Dusty In Memphis - it's as good as everyone says.
American Music Club also covered There Is No Easy Way Down, which gives me an excuse to post my favourite AMC track Johnny Mathis' Feet. In some ways AMC were a pre-cursor to the emo and Americana-tinged sound that is so prevalent in North American alternative music today (Arcade Fire etc).
Come to think of it, American Music Club have great taste in covers - they also covered my favourite Carpenters song Goodbye To Love.
Shelby Lynne - Your Lies (Amazon)
Shelby Lynne - Leavin' (Amazon)
Dusty Springfield - No Easy Way Down (Amazon)
American Music Club - Johnny Mathis' Feet (Amazon)
The Carpenters - Goodbye To Love (Amazon)
Tuesday, 10 March 2009
epic indie prog
World's Greatest Music writes...
I rather like this band The Fine Arts Showcase from Malmö, and particularly their epic track Friday On My Knees. It reminds me of something Mark Radcliffe would have played in his Radio 1 days. In fact it reminds me of something specific he did play, Safesurfer, my favourite Julian Cope track. Read the Rolling Stone review of the album that contains Safesurfer.
The Fine Arts Showcase - Friday On My Knees (Amazon)
Julian Cope - Safesurfer (Amazon)
I rather like this band The Fine Arts Showcase from Malmö, and particularly their epic track Friday On My Knees. It reminds me of something Mark Radcliffe would have played in his Radio 1 days. In fact it reminds me of something specific he did play, Safesurfer, my favourite Julian Cope track. Read the Rolling Stone review of the album that contains Safesurfer.
The Fine Arts Showcase - Friday On My Knees (Amazon)
Julian Cope - Safesurfer (Amazon)
Friday, 6 March 2009
Kiss Kiss
World's Greatest Music writes...
Excellent American band who fill the gap between System Of A Down and Scouting For Girls, which is quite an achievement I'm sure you'll agree.
Kiss Kiss - Satellite (Amazon)
Excellent American band who fill the gap between System Of A Down and Scouting For Girls, which is quite an achievement I'm sure you'll agree.
Kiss Kiss - Satellite (Amazon)
Thursday, 5 March 2009
Clive Langer and Alan Winstanley
World's Greatest Music writes...
I started on this thread because The Rockingbirds' eponymous 1992 debut album is being reissued on April 6th with a bonus disc. The Rockingbirds were a country rock band and so several years ahead of their time or twenty years behind it, depending which way you look at it. Restless is a great track and you can pre-order the album from Amazon.
The Rockingbirds were produced by Clive Langer and Alan Winstanley, arguably the great British production team of the eighties, which gives me an excuse to post a Langer Winstanley greatest hits of sorts. As well as being producers, they wrote the music to Shipbuilding, one of my all-time favourites (Elvis Costello wrote the brilliant lyric).
Elvis Costello - Shipbuilding (Amazon)
Robert Wyatt - Shipbuilding (iTunes)
They Might Be Giants - Birdhouse In Your Soul (Amazon)
Hothouse Flowers - Don't Go (Amazon)
The Rockingbirds - Restless (not on Amazon yet)
The King Blues - The Schemers, The Scroungers & The Rats (iTunes) (Clive Langer was involved in this one)
Dexy's Midnight Runners - Come On Eileen (Amazon)
Madness - My Girl (Amazon)
They also produced Bush. And I must get some music from Clive Langer's band Deaf School to post here.
I started on this thread because The Rockingbirds' eponymous 1992 debut album is being reissued on April 6th with a bonus disc. The Rockingbirds were a country rock band and so several years ahead of their time or twenty years behind it, depending which way you look at it. Restless is a great track and you can pre-order the album from Amazon.
The Rockingbirds were produced by Clive Langer and Alan Winstanley, arguably the great British production team of the eighties, which gives me an excuse to post a Langer Winstanley greatest hits of sorts. As well as being producers, they wrote the music to Shipbuilding, one of my all-time favourites (Elvis Costello wrote the brilliant lyric).
Elvis Costello - Shipbuilding (Amazon)
Robert Wyatt - Shipbuilding (iTunes)
They Might Be Giants - Birdhouse In Your Soul (Amazon)
Hothouse Flowers - Don't Go (Amazon)
The Rockingbirds - Restless (not on Amazon yet)
The King Blues - The Schemers, The Scroungers & The Rats (iTunes) (Clive Langer was involved in this one)
Dexy's Midnight Runners - Come On Eileen (Amazon)
Madness - My Girl (Amazon)
They also produced Bush. And I must get some music from Clive Langer's band Deaf School to post here.
Larkspur Falls
World's Greatest Music writes...
Larkspur Falls is a new artist being developed by producer David Kosten.
I think her song Final Round is a hit.
He voice reminds me somewhat of early Tracey Thorn (Everything But The Girl). I recommend their first album Eden.
Larkspur Falls - Final Round
Everything But The Girl - Each And Every One (Amazon)
Larkspur Falls is a new artist being developed by producer David Kosten.
I think her song Final Round is a hit.
He voice reminds me somewhat of early Tracey Thorn (Everything But The Girl). I recommend their first album Eden.
Larkspur Falls - Final Round
Everything But The Girl - Each And Every One (Amazon)
Asher Roth - I Love College
World's Greatest Music writes...
Very big hit. I don't understand why people compare him to Eminem though. I can't quite think which rapper it is that he reminds me of the most, but he's closer to De La Soul or Skee-Lo than Eminem.
I Love College is or originally was based around a sample from Say It Ain't So, an excellent Weezer track that was new to me.
Asher Roth - I Love College (Amazon)
Skee-Lo - I Wish (Amazon)
Weezer - Say It Ain't So (Amazon)
Very big hit. I don't understand why people compare him to Eminem though. I can't quite think which rapper it is that he reminds me of the most, but he's closer to De La Soul or Skee-Lo than Eminem.
I Love College is or originally was based around a sample from Say It Ain't So, an excellent Weezer track that was new to me.
Asher Roth - I Love College (Amazon)
Skee-Lo - I Wish (Amazon)
Weezer - Say It Ain't So (Amazon)
Wednesday, 4 March 2009
Dance Like A White Boy (remixed by a white man)
World's Greatest Music writes...
World's Greatest Music writes...
Master Shortie has the personality to be a big star. Musically and stylistically, there's no-else quite like him. His single Dance Like A White Boy has been remixed by Fast from the Fun Lovin' Criminals under the name Radio Riddler and I like this remix even more than the original.
Master Shortie - Dance Like A White Boy (Radio Riddler Remix)
World's Greatest Music writes...
Master Shortie has the personality to be a big star. Musically and stylistically, there's no-else quite like him. His single Dance Like A White Boy has been remixed by Fast from the Fun Lovin' Criminals under the name Radio Riddler and I like this remix even more than the original.
Master Shortie - Dance Like A White Boy (Radio Riddler Remix)
Tuesday, 17 February 2009
Revelry by Kings Of Leon
World's Greatest Music writes:
Isn't this what The Gaslight Anthem are trying to do, done properly?
Kings Of Leon - Revelry (Amazon)
Isn't this what The Gaslight Anthem are trying to do, done properly?
Kings Of Leon - Revelry (Amazon)
Monday, 16 February 2009
Thursday, 12 February 2009
A songwriter who started young
worldsgreatestmusicdadwrites:
I first heard 'Diana' over and over again on a seaside jukebox in 1957. I still think it is a great rock track and the fact that he was 16 when he wrote and recorded it is still surprising. Only recently, with all the Buddy Holly anniversary hype, did I learn that Anka penned Holly's posthumous hit, 'It Doesn't Matter Anymore' - apparently in a matter of minutes. He also provided the English lyrics to 'My Way' which may now have been done to death but is surely a major song by anyone's standards.
Paul Anka - Diana (iTunes)
Paul Anka - It Doesn't Matter Anymore (iTunes)
I first heard 'Diana' over and over again on a seaside jukebox in 1957. I still think it is a great rock track and the fact that he was 16 when he wrote and recorded it is still surprising. Only recently, with all the Buddy Holly anniversary hype, did I learn that Anka penned Holly's posthumous hit, 'It Doesn't Matter Anymore' - apparently in a matter of minutes. He also provided the English lyrics to 'My Way' which may now have been done to death but is surely a major song by anyone's standards.
Paul Anka - Diana (iTunes)
Paul Anka - It Doesn't Matter Anymore (iTunes)
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