

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...


Carry Me Carrie - Dr Hook and the Medicine Show
Back in '75 when I was a student in Manchester, one Saturday afternoon at around about five o'clock while we were wondering what to do...


September Fields - Frazey Ford
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZFgKbkrmIY This song by Canadian Ford really grows on you - maybe because of the Muscle Shoals southern...


Security - Etta James
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Puqn3egDmoQ Listen to this twice. First time listen to Etta's superb rendering of Otis Redding's classic....


These Arms of Mine - Otis Redding
A little piece of history. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUaO50nWnvg The legend goes that Otis was only at this recording studio as...


Sinnerman - Nina Simone
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QH3Fx41Jpl4 This classic track says, whatever you do, you will get what you deserve - the words talk of...


King of the World - First Aid Kit
thought we should have another one by First Aid Kit, just in case people think that "Heaven Knows" was a one-off - all of their stuff is...

