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)
Wednesday, 25 March 2009
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
Joe 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)
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
Phil 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)
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
Joe 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)
The Fine Arts Showcase - Friday On My Knees (Amazon)
Julian Cope - Safesurfer (Amazon)
Friday, 6 March 2009
Thursday, 5 March 2009
Clive Langer and Alan Winstanley
Joe 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.
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
Joe 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)
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
Joe 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)
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)
Lady Of The Sunshine
Joe writes: I have this CD with no information on it. It's somewhere between a stripped down Kings Of Leon and Fleet Foxes, and it's really good, especially the first five tracks. I googled the title and artist (Smoking Gun by Lady Of The Sunshine) and it turned up nothing, which added to the intrigue.
It turns out it's a solo album by Angus Stone of Angus & Julia fame and it's due out in April. Here's one of those opening five tracks. There are even better ones awaiting you on the album.
Lady Of The Sunshine - White Rose Parade (not on Amazon yet)
It turns out it's a solo album by Angus Stone of Angus & Julia fame and it's due out in April. Here's one of those opening five tracks. There are even better ones awaiting you on the album.
Lady Of The Sunshine - White Rose Parade (not on Amazon yet)
Tuesday, 10 February 2009
Heads Shoulders Knees and Toes
If you can't wait for the official release and you haven't discovered how easy it is to rip from YouTube to mp3 yet, go to www.vidtomp3.com
Friday, 30 January 2009
Thursday, 22 January 2009
Tommy Reilly
World's Greatest Music writes...
I think Tommy Reilly is going to be big and this is his best song.
I think Tommy Reilly is going to be big and this is his best song.
Wednesday, 21 January 2009
Human by The Killers
World's Greatest Music writes:
Over the Christmas holidays I decided that this was my favourite track of 2008. Current single Spaceman is very good too.
The Killers - Human (Amazon)
Over the Christmas holidays I decided that this was my favourite track of 2008. Current single Spaceman is very good too.
The Killers - Human (Amazon)
Get Behind Me Satan And Push
Joe writes: I heard this in a vintage clothes store in Brussels. Brilliant but rather hard to find track. It may be from 1968, or the 70s, but it sounds older than that.
Billie Jo Spears - Get Behind Me Satan And Push (not on iTunes or Amazon)
Billie Jo Spears - Get Behind Me Satan And Push (not on iTunes or Amazon)
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