

Three Steps to Heaven - Eddie Cochran
Almost exactly eighteen years ago, shortly before midnight on April 16th, 1960 a taxi carrying touring rock and roll stars Eddie Cochran...


Last Night in Soho - Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Tich
Play loud, as always. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LauY9qXcOoE As Salisbury is in the news for poisonous reasons here is a song about...


Misery Business - Paramore
I always thought that this song was the perfect expression of teen anger and attitude and exhilarated triumph, a stream of consciousness...


Way Back Home - Junior Walker and the All Stars
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Alu8RcRYGjo Jazz saxophonist Wilton Felder, who may be the other saxophonist on this beside Junior, and...


Feeling Good - CoCo and the Butterfields
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jOC5Lpp4AgY Talking of Nina Simone (which we just about were) let's bring her closer to home to South...


People Get Ready - the Impressions
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l04yM7-BWbg This morning the well intentioned BBC Radio 4 broadcast a programme to mark the 50...


Surf's Up - the Beach Boys
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyOYQ8qfFng I thought we've done the Beach Boys and Brian Wilson from all sides so let's play the track...


Brian Wilson - Barenaked Ladies
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ch84fmOa414 If you ignore their naf name, this is an interesting band, another Canadian group from the...


Back in the USSR - the Beatles
Many people were influenced by the Beach Boys, copied their vocal harmony style, even hired them to do backing vocals for them. But...


How She Boogalooed It / Car Crazy Cutie- the Beach Boys
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RsL3vycdKFg The Beach Boys post Good Vibrations and Pet Sounds (1966) are often written off. This is...
