Another version of the same song Mrs Elvis Costello covers one of his songs - I love her voice a modern day great of the Jazz genre once again introduced to me by my dear old dad
I should've been clearer in my original post. Most of what I'll chuck on here is reflective of my musical tastes. It's generally heavy metal and Youtube generally suggests stuff like this: Or this: Minimalist, French, 80s synthpop is a bit of a departure!
I may have posted this before, but I now know all of the people Dankworth refers into this piece much better and think that it serves as a reminder that the same tune can sound very different when arranged differently.
And whilst I am here, just in case you thought I had forgot!! Today marks the 40th anniversary of the release of The Jams' last single - Beat Surrender, better than most chart music of 1982 but probably their weakest single since 1978s News Of The World. I would have been Richards Records in Canterbury on the day of release buying the gatefold sleeved double single that also featured their superb cover of Curtis Mayfields Move On Up - definitely the stand out track of the 5 included. This is the live version performed on the tube; there was no video for the single and the only other footage is from TOTP and is lamentable. - Move on up is from the same show.
Beat Surrender was definitely a damp squib and probably plays a reasonable part in my view that it was time for a bit of a shake up when Weller called time on The Jam...possibly to an excessive degree. I re-listened to The Gift a couple of weeks ago...and enjoyed it more than I recalled at the time, but it largely didn't sit all that comfortably with their previous few albums. Weller was right to be moving things along but he obviously thought that a clean break was needed, as he was getting close to being pigeon holed.
Train strikes announced today and bus strikes on some routes in South and West London, have put a couple of nights out in danger. \This Friday, we're due to be meeting my sister at 229 The Venue to see Clash tribute act, London Calling. Then on Dec 17, we're due to be seeing Johnny Moped at The 100 Club, with lots of mates. I'm all in favour of the union taking necessary industrial action...but...
I'm not sure if it's old or recent but I listened to the 6 music programme " the first time " with Paul Weller ,interesting insight into his influences and reasons in his life
RIP WIlko - a great guitarist and one of (if not the) most influential player to come out of the mid 70s pub rock scene.
Thanks for the good times Wilko ,RIP The power and energy this band put out Wilko and Lee pumping it out and the club walls running with sweat , what a band, British RnB at its finest and will live with me to my last
RIP Wiko. We're not likely to see his like again. A true one off. Just seen him described as the John The Baptist of punk, which is exactly right. Thanks for the memories.
You don't see a studio audience like that anymore, all moving and dancing, hard not to ,the only thing to make this better would be Lee in his dirty sweat stained off white suit and having verbal with Wilko
