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Nothing wrong with the Wurzels, I have 45’s of The Champion Dung Spreader, Twice Daily and When The Common Market Came To Stanton Drew
Definitely a mood thing for a top ten so todays choices would be
Big Star – Thirteen
Gregory Alan Isakov – The Stable Song
Mandolin Orange – Wildfire
Elbow – Dear Friends
Bears Den – Agape
Iron & Wine – Naked As We Came
Fairport Convention – Who Knows Where The Time Goes
Tim Buckley – Song To The Siren
Iron Butterfly – In A Gadda Da Vida
The Move – BrontosaurusThe wonderful Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep was No.1 when I was born
A week later and it would have been Get It On by T-Rex
Having a look at the charts in that week great songs at No 25 and 27 – Devil’s Answer by Atomic Rooster and Won’t Get Fooled Again by The Who.
Homer does that make you MIDDLE OF THE ROAD
You've got to accentuate the positive.
Eliminate the negative.
Latch on to the affirmative.
Don't mess with mister in between.I like the last line of Won’t Get Fooled Again.
“Meet the new boss, same as the old boss”
Very true.
You've got to accentuate the positive.
Eliminate the negative.
Latch on to the affirmative.
Don't mess with mister in between.A week later on from my birthday it was Elvis at number one with She’s Not You.
You've got to accentuate the positive.
Eliminate the negative.
Latch on to the affirmative.
Don't mess with mister in between.Blackbird certainly wasnt a single. As it happens ive been revisiting the White Album recently. Can never make up my mind about it but I laugh out loud at Revolution and its wonderful kick in the teeth for all those stalinist public schoolboys
Seems like a lot mentioned above are not singles. Its not actually difficult to look up is it?
Good mention for the Pet shop boys. The most talented british combo since the beatles for me. Their tracks rocked many a party and crossed right across all tastes (not as easy to achieve as some think) and razor sharp often genuinely funny lyrics
“What have i done to desrve” this could easily make my top ten. Beautiful track. Perfect
“Rent” is that remarkable combination of a exhilirating hypnotic sound with lyrics of the darkest possible humour. Brilliant
Homer does that make you MIDDLE OF THE ROAD
Very good RR. Probably so
Can never make up my mind about it but I laugh out loud at Revolution
Clive – I prefer the rockier song released as a B-side to Hey Jude than the rather bluesy song on the White Album, titled Revolution 1. When I first bought the album on vinyl I think Revolution Number 9, Number 9, Number 9 hardly ever got played after the first listen. I blame Yoko for this collaboration of shite
The album came with photos of the four Beatles and a fold up poster. Those were the days ELO – Rock ‘n Roll Is King – Energy and multi-talented personified in Jeff Lynne.
Mark Knopfler – Going Home – A genius composer/player + brilliant sax. You want more?
Adele – When We Were Young – The youth of today, eh?. Terrific voice, brilliant collaborator.
Blossom Dearie – Manhattan – How else are you going to relax – Ronnie Scott’s with Lagavulin.
Dire Straits – Romeo & Juliet – Just Talent, Talent, Talent. And genius.
Sinéad Lohan – To Ramona – Great thought added to Dylan.
Mike & the Mechanics – Word Of Mouth – However old you are, always be a rebel sometimes
Tenors & Bob Ezrin – Forever Young – Professional throughout, classy pop, great production.
Don McLean – Mountains Of Mourne – Piano composition and execution perfection wipes me out.
Gerry Rafferty – Don’t Give Up On Me – The Scottish Dylan Thomas of musicOk let’s try this
A moderate hit single (top ten I recall) which actually had a racing theme
Not a novelty record and not some rubbish by a jockey
Was actually a fine example of its genre too
I have this LP of theirs in my store cupboard of records – includes the track “They Shoot Horses Don’t They?”
wrong!
its actually referencing racing rather than horses
its not easy this but as a hint
70s from a famous recording stable
The only one I can remember is from 1969 – Up on Cripple Creek by The Band.
Have to go away and think about this one.
You’re So Vain by Carly Simon? Included the lyric
Well, I hear you went up to Saratoga
And your horse naturally wonnot bad guess but this is far more than one line
the track sounds almost as if it was recorded at the races
win and place are in the title
The Intruders – Win, Place or Show, She’s a Winner
Thanks for the clues Clivexxxx, wouldn’t have got it otherwise though do now vaguely recall it. Sounds as though it’s recorded at Hexham in a northwesterly gale
Wasn’t that keen on the ‘philly’ sound back then, but it’s grown on me
Smooooth
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