BBC Radio 1 and 2 first broadcast on this day 50 years. This was the first record played by Tony Blackburn on his Breakfast Show....
I notice a couple of The Move songs. My favourite was always Fire Brigade. I like this TOTPs video so much, because I can just about remember it back at the time. Because Dave Cash, the DJ presenter, I believe is still working. The fact that half of the band are putting of a brave face from being bored stiff of playing this tune night after night on tour [only Roy Wood and Carl Wayne are truly sticking with it]. Roy Wood noticing that the camera was on him, at one point, and stops smiling and becomes serious, while singing [always makes me chuckle]. And Bev Bevan the drummer, looks about ready to thump someone, which they all did on occasion. The lead guitarist, Trevor Burton and bassist Ace Kefford were always close to quitting the band because they were sick and tired of playing pop music. They wanted something with a bit more blues and rock. Anyway, I like the song. But I wouldn't want to hear it every day, myself:
Didn't Trevor Burton go on to play with the Pink Fairies? Possibly one of the loudest bands I ever went to see (I saw them somewhere around the New Forest (Wimborne possibly) in about 1971/2) Have "Never Never Land" and "What a Bunch of Sweeties" - great albums with pure "dirty" rock .....
Aah! Welsh rugby fans' unofficial anthem. One of my regrets is arriving too late at Wembley when it was Wales' home ground to see Tom Jones singing this. Damn Metropolitan line!!
Haopy Birthday to Africa's most famous popular Singer, Youssou N'Dour, who was born in Senegal 58 years ago today. I won't pretend to know much of his work, but I have always loved his singing at the end this song....
I can't help it, I still like It's Not Unusual. Not that I hear it often, but it's that kind of 50's ballad with a 60's pop lift imparted to it, which is so appealing. Written by our very own Les Reed as well. : Note: Tom Jones is miming here.
Bit of a Paul Simon appreciation. You Can Call Me Al. I wish Chevy Chase had made more smart funny films. He had a look which provoked one to smile:
While I looking for those Paul Simon tracks I stumbled across the Beatles playing I Feel Fine, which famous for that opening note. So here's the live video. Except it isn't. True, John Lennon announces it, but then the studio single takes over, hence the good sound quality. The Youtube uploader did a good job in syncing the mouths to sound, unless the lads were playing it in perfect timing, which given the amount they toured, wouldn't be a surprise: Note that John Lennon is playing much of the links in the song that one might normally attribute to George Harrison.
