I Can See You - by Paddy Summerfield c. 1986

Thursday, November 05, 2026

Talking Heads - Psycho Killer - Live In Rome DVD MC 2008

 And at that precise moment the world fell in love with the Bass player!


Talking Heads  - Psycho Killer Live in Rome 1980

FULL TRACK HERE
Talking Heads - Psycho Killer (live)
Talking Heads‎ - Live In Rome DVD MC 2008
Recorded live at Palaeur Arena, Rome, Italy, December 18, 1980


Interstingly (well perhaps only to me!?) but Psycho killer not my favourite Talking Heads song and found it always a bit hokey and clumsy somehow . . not as subtle as so many other well written songs but here it is vital and exciting for sure and its a crowd pleaser for sure

Lou Reed - Street Hassle | O My Soul

 


O My Soul

“Street Hassle” - Lou Reed

Emmylou Harris and The Hot Band in New Zealand ‘Movin’ On'

 

Emmylou Harris & the Hot Band [New Zealand TV 1983]

Kelly Boesch - Dance piece [runwayapp, ai, Midjourney, Suno]

Now loads of you will have noticed my not posting quite so much Kelly Boeach lately but they so often catch my eye and are back being thrown at me by the algorithm and this one was fascinating and as was what she says about the programs she works with I couldn’t resist



Kelly says: "I love to see how good you can get @runwayapp to animate people dancing and am always impressed. This is really good #ai animation. I have a blast making these dancing videos. Images made with #Midjourney and song made with #Suno I wrote the lyrics then had chat gpt translate then into Portuguese. I have no idea if they are correct. I made this song last year but wanted to use it again. I really dig it. “





Still dancin’ . . . . . just


 You dancin’?

Wednesday, November 04, 2026

Nanci Griffith, "From a Distance" on Letterman, August 30, 1988

The algorithm posted a clip of Nanci Griffith early on David Letterman’s show ('88) and I hope I never get to posting mere clips so here’s the full version of this glorious Julie Gold song made so famous by Bette Midler I guess . . . . . From a Distance

Nanci Griffith, "From a Distance" on Letterman, August 30, 1988

we miss her . . . 

From the music of machines as Dylan was saying to the exact opposite and you could not get more authentically real with our Nance

"Composed by Julie Gold, performed here by Nanci Griffith two years before Bette Midler's massive hit."


Clem Catinni has died (89) 1937 - 2026

 And friend to the blog and neighbour (to me!) Diamond Dave dropped by to let me know the legendary drummer and session player Clem Catinni has died, his playbook checklist is frankly astonishing some folk believe he played on as many as 50 hits singles in the British Charts and was one of the first musicians I bought a single by via The Tornados - Telstar . . . heck I LOVED that single! I was 9!


The Tornados - Telstar

with Clem Catinni on drums


He played on literally hundreds (check his Wikipedia entry it is amazing! of the work of others as session drummer and was even considered before Bonham for Led Zeppelin but played with Cliff Richard to Lou Reed!! Has died aged 89

John Cale - HALLELUJAH! [Leonard Cohen cover rearrangement]

For America (well friends there) let’s all sing HALLELUJAH! 


in case you didn’t know where the arrangement that everybody has now covered comes from its from a Welshman
THE BEST VERSION

Kingfishr - The Sun Will Never Settle - Ireland 2026

 


an old friend and ex-colleague Pat C shared this on his Facebook page from, . . . what’s that file streaming bandit called? Oh yeah Spoti-arseness! So here's a live version from this year in Ireland!

The Sun Will Never Settle filmed in Ireland, June 2026. Video by Casey King with additional footage by Mikey Aldridge, Conor Beegan and Ronan O’Donnell Drone footage by Aerial.ie

Sound Techniques Studio Chelsea : Nick Drake remembered by Joe Boyd, Dave Mattacks and Dave Pegg

 

Nick Drake performing live in the studio. Producer Joe Boyd, drummer Dave Mattacks and bassist Dave Pegg talk about the experience of recording with Nick Drake live in the Sound Techniques studio. Photos by Keith Morris. Book pre-orders open now! https://soundtechniquesmovie.square.site/ Donate to help us finish the film: https://streamlabs.com/thepartsyoudontheardocumen1653/tip #NickDrake #soundtechniqueschelsea #soundtechniquesstudio