What Choons Yi Listening To?

[GORDONSMITH7]

Today I have been listening to Nick Drake. Poor lovely lad

BIG G

 

[HaarlemShuffler]

Superb!

Great stuff. Was thinking great vocals and nice keyboards from the man, then he only turns up somewhere else on stage for a sax solo! Who was takin care of business on the keys in the meantime is the top quiz question of the night!

 

[Jack K]

Great stuff. Was thinking great vocals and nice keyboards from the man, then he only turns up somewhere else on stage for a sax solo! Who was takin care of business on the keys in the meantime is the top quiz question of the night!

It's 70's secret sauce Michael McDonald

 

[HaarlemShuffler]

It's 70's secret sauce Michael McDonald

god no again eh

 

[Young porty]

Joe Walsh one day at a time. Can't stop playing it.

 

[EH17 Jimmy]

 

[greencol]

Superlungs.

 

[egb_hibs]

 

[egb_hibs]

 

[Jack K]

The 70's was the start of the dodgy versions of The Drifters.
That's track is from 1975 which is well past the 1966 cut of point.

 

[egb_hibs]

The 70's was the start of the dodgy versions of The Drifters.
That's track is from 1975 which is well past the 1966 cut of point.

Couldn’t have told you when it came out or about the deadline for Drifters acceptability. I just like it.

 

[Jack K]

Couldn’t have told you when it came out or about the deadline for Drifters acceptability. I just like it.

''Harlem Child' is cheese written by cheesy bland English songwriters for hire, Roger Greenaway and Tony Macaulay.
Caveat - both wrote the occasional good song but this isn't one of them.

Greenaway was even in the ball of cheese that was Brotherhood Of Man and wrote jingles for Asda, British Gas and Allied Carpets.
Any old shite for money.

The Drifters were a trademark and a brand, with an owner, rather than a band and there have probably been close to 100 members over the years, swapped in and out as members told them to ram it since the 50's. By the mid 60's they were washed up in the states and the owners moved them to England and Greenaway wrote cheese for them that was loved by British girls and bingo women that lasted from '73 until about '76. At least Johnny Moore was the singer in this version of the band so it had that going for it. Worse was to come.
The owners of The Drifters trademark are still flogging the dead horse around the world for all it's worth to this very day.
''The Drifters'' are next in Scotland on the 1st May with a bunch of nobody's playing the parts! I'm sure the latest guys are very good singers but it's just a covers band at premium prices.

All very sad for a group that once had the might and quality of Atlantic records behind them, the likes of Ben E King in the ranks and the legendary denizens of the Brill Building providing them with top notch song after top notch song.

 

[egb_hibs]

''Harlem Child' is cheese written by cheesy bland English songwriters for hire, Roger Greenaway and Tony Macaulay.
Caveat - both wrote the occasional good song but this isn't one of them.

Greenway was even in the ball of cheese that was Brotherhood Of Man and wrote jingles for Asda, British Gas and Allied Carpets.
Any old shite for money.

You’re perhaps missing the point. I like it, I don’t care who wrote it or what else they did.

 

[Jack K]

You’re perhaps missing the point. I like it, I don’t care who wrote it or what else they did.

I didn't miss any of that

 

[Bangkokhibby]

Usual Sunday lunchtime spot at our favourite beach cafe. I like it for the consistently excellent music. They've just played the whole of the "Royal Sessions" album by Paul Rodgers. Superb.

 

[Sancho Panza]

Sublime

 

[Dier - 1558]

I don’t know if this falls into this category, but being blind I listen extensively to audio books. Just heard a fascinating account on the promotion of the Chilean Socialist Party Leader Salvador Allende and the part played by Nixon, Kissinger in his election and assassination.

Nixon was a real f+=&£#.

 

[EH17 Jimmy]

 

[Peevemor]

Are this lot known in the UK? They're French (and have now disbanded) but sing mostly in English so I never gave it a second thought. I rate them FWIW.

 

[HaarlemShuffler]

Nice one, never knew it was a Brel original! Ça explique beaucoup

 

[EH17 Jimmy]

One of my favourite albums is Scott Walker sings Jacques Brel.

So I had a wee look aboot.

Brel wrote some brilliant brilliant tunes.

 

[HaarlemShuffler]

One of my favourite albums is Scott Walker sings Jacques Brel.

So I had a wee look aboot.

Brel wrote some brilliant brilliant tunes.

Tunes wer brill, lyrics even better (Brel).

Scott all-time fave male vocalist. Nutty as a fruitcake but fantastic passion. Esp for a Canadian (originslly)

 

[EH17 Jimmy]

Tunes wer brill, lyrics even better (Brel).

Scott all-time fave male vocalist. Nutty as a fruitcake but fantastic passion. Esp for a Canadian (originslly)

Instantly recognisable voice has the man.

But what a legacy he left.

 

[Jack K]

For me, the best produced, fun version of this song with expert input from the song atmosphere man and soloist extraordinaire, Mick (the talented) Ronson. Miss him as much as Otis

MICK RONSON ~ WHITE LIGHT, WHITE HEAT

"White Light/White Heat" is a song released by the American rock band the Velvet Underground in January 1968, from their second studio album White Light/Whit...

youtu.be

That's a great cover, wonderfully understated.

 

[Jack K]

The 70's was the start of the dodgy versions of The Drifters.
That's track is from 1975 which is well past the 1964 cut of point.

 

[Jack K]

One Brel deserves another

Jacques Brel -- La chanson de Jacky (Discorama, 1966)

Comme quand on etait beau, Vol. 1

www.youtube.com

 

[EH17 Jimmy]

It's good to hear the original but I think Scott Walkers version has more ooomph to it.

 

[Jack K]

Tunes wer brill, lyrics even better (Brel).

Scott all-time fave male vocalist. Nutty as a fruitcake but fantastic passion. Esp for a Canadian (originslly)

A good excuse for a classy bit of Scott ... and a bit of Bowie for good measure
What a song, vocal, arrangement and production!

 

[Jack K]

It's good to hear the original but I think Scott Walkers version has more ooomph to it.

and it's in English.
Strangely, I got into Scott Walker in 1981 via Julian Cope who was a great fan. He put out a Scott compilation on independant Zoo Records which contained the track I posted above, along with other great tracks

 

[emerald green]

Have revisited this. Been on in the car for last week. Epic

 

[EH17 Jimmy]

93 million views this has had on YaTube.

 

[HaarlemShuffler]

93 million views this has had on YaTube.

Maudlin, too much detail, over-emotional...

perfect teen bagoff song as I recall...