This week, Jim’s looking for a song from a debut album. By definition, there’s a massive field to choose from: after all, any band or artiste who’s ever put out an album (I’m struggling not to type ‘LP’ here) has had a debut LP (I give up). However, very few have announced themselves to the…
For this week’s Song Lyric Sunday we’ve been challenged to highlight a song that prominently features a saxophone. I can imagine that the immediate thought for many Brits would have been Gerry Rafferty’s iconic ‘Baker Street’, but I feel constrained to try a bit harder. Andy MacKay was a founding and integral member of Roxy…
As one who is blessed with all the graceful co-ordination of an inebriated elephant with its legs tied together, as a matter of public service I don’t dance. You’re welcome. Accordingly, I was particularly attracted to this little number as a response to Jim’s theme for Song Lyric Sunday this week, because although it’s about…
It couldn’t really be anyone but the Rolling Stones for the letter ‘R’. Not only were they around in my formative years but – against all odds – they’re still going strong, at least on the basis of their performance at Glastonbury in 2013. It’s one of my biggest musical regrets that I never got…
the only deadhead in the hameau 