Big O Week Number 3 - Goodnight
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVCQGcHvrOA A year ago youtube was awash with the original version of this song as released by Orbison on...
Big O Week Number 2: The Only One
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TgcWpQ_uV6c The Only One - a meditation on the relationship between romantic literature and life Late...
Big O Week Number 1: Ride Away.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNFzr8RX9hM In 1963, when the Beatles were having their first big successes, Orbison had 4 UK top twenty...
Buckskin Stallion Blues - Townes Van Zandt
In a futile attempt to be topical, here's another track by the immortal Townes (see Dec 5th post). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XuegzuOElL4 The world should be ever grateful to Martin McDonagh for featuring Townes Van Zandt's "Buckskin Stallion Blues" in his wonderful film "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri" even if the world has listened more to Amy Annelle's slighter and more ponderous version since the film came out (see Youtube numbers). The two songs effecti
(Don't Fear) the Reaper - Blue Oyster Cult
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ClQcUyhoxTg This is a weird track in that Blue Oyster Cult were (or even are) a heavy metal band,...
I fought the Law - Bobby Fuller Four
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OgtQj8O92eI What makes this track is the tone of the great guitar chords. This is the original of the one...
Good Lovin' - the Rascals
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oy625sZAHN8 After the epitaph to Eddie Cochran we need something quick rather than dead and there's...
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...
