Now I came to Boz Scaggs late I reckon (late eighties maybe even nineties?) and don’t feature him enough but check this version of an early 1969 song he covered . . . . . . the facebook algorithm threw this one at me . . . . .so I’m throwing it right back at choo! (Bless You! - ED)
I know that I don’t always realize
how sleazy it is messing with these guys
but something about just being with you
slapped me right in the face, nearly broke me in two
it’s a mark I’ve taken heart
and I know I will carry it with me for a long, long time
I don’t know if I could drive a car
fast enough to get to where you are
or wild enough not to miss the boat completely
honey, I’m thinking maybe
you know, just maybe
I don’t know if I could fly a plane
well enough to tail spin out your name
or high enough to lose control completely
honey, I’m thinking maybe
you know, just maybe
Alice does it again and posts a song by someone I like but hadn’t heard . . . this is the great Liz Phair
. . . . not the easiest track from Pink Moon . . . . . .it makes me wonder
. . . . .another from Taking Tiger Mount bought when it came out as I am sure you recall (sic!)
Speaking of music from Trinidad! We were I swear down!
Black Stalin - Caribbean Man (Caribbean Unity) (1979)
A call for unity from one of Trinidad’s leading calypsonians
Well this is very summery! . . . getting warmer again here after a slight lull from the heatwave so this cooled me down!
Marc Benno - Franny (1971)
Wonderful country-soul backed by a veritable all-star cast of musicians (Clarence White, Jim Keltner, Bobby Womack…)
This from an eZine I have been following for the longest time and it makes me howl but rarely features Music stuff so this was fun . . . . my daughter had a go and said she thought it was more my generation [she means OLD!] which is funny because I did so poorly I thought it was more hers!?
* ALBUM QUIZ BOLLOCKS - Nice little music quiz in which you must guess which album came first. Mostly gives you options you have a chance of having heard of, though there are still going to be clues in the album art if you stopped listening to music the day Britpop died (Sean Maguire singing Today's The Day on Top of The Pops being that exact moment).
with Larry Klein1978-07-20Late ShowThe Other EndNew York, NYSoundboard Recording
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01. Mr. Charlie >02. Box Of Rain03. Mountains Of The Moon04. Brown-Eyed Women05. Diamond Lil06. Stagger Lee07. Pretty Peggy-O08. Terrapin Station:- Part 1: Lady With A Fan > Terrapin Station > At A Siding- Part 2: Return To Terrapin > Ivory Wheels, Rosewood Track > And I Know You > Jack O' Roses (Lady of Carlisle) > Leaving Terrapin > Recognition09. Harp Tree LAment10. Ballad Of Buddy Holly11. Friend Of The Devil12. U.S. Blues >13. Truckin'14. Brokedown Palace15. Scarlet Begonias16. Ripple
As Speedy promised and I apologise for being a tad tardy keeping up with his posting of this but he did promise us a Back-to-Back early and late show of Hunters and here’s the second part. The first is very fine soundboard quality and as I said yesterday he is an ever fascinating figure in song writing circles to me working as he did extensively with Jerry Garcia and The Dead and through them meeting Bob Dylan and collaborating extensively with him. Hunter is the co-writer of Silvio (with our Bob) a standard now in both bands back catalogue! A song I adore. . . . . Enjoy! I Did!
"Their enduring popularity rests on three pillars. First, authenticity - songs that speak of place, pride, and perseverance resonate far beyond Scotland. Second, craftsmanship - Adamson’s melodic intelligence and the band’s rhythmic precision give their catalogue lasting replay value. And third, community - Big Country cultivated a loyal audience that sees the music as shared heritage rather than nostalgia. The anthemic choruses of The Crossing still sound like open skies; the later work carries the same moral clarity and emotional reach"
