A few songs caught my ears while letting the iPod do its thing, and a couple more found me in other ways.
"Baby I've Changed" could be found on Fountains Of Wayne's oddball collection, "Out-Of State Plates." There are so many gems on this set deserving of more than b-side status, many have gotten lost since its release. This is one of them.
"Heroes & Villains" is nothing short of brilliant. I know I've shared this Geraint Watkins cover before, but you might have missed it.
There were a few Al Stewart records in a recently purchased collection, and "Denise At 16" from "Bedsitter Images" stood out. Thankfully it's an instrumental, so no one gets creeped out.
I knew "Somebody Led Me Away" from Neko Case's record "The Virginian." I hadn't realized it was a cover. Written by Nashville's Lola Jean Dillon and first recorded by Loretta Lynn, this is a classic country reading. I can see the movie now.
Deep into Side Two of Bette Midler's "Songs For The New Depression" is this beautiful track written by Moogy Klingman, with backing vocals and vocal arrangements by Todd Rundgren.
Finally, I want to thank Steve Simels and his local watering hole for letting this Edel Juarez track into my life. I don't know exactly what it is, but it moved me enough to track down the whole album, which I will listen to in full today.
TRACKLIST
Baby I've Changed- Fountains Of Wayne
Heroes & Villains- Geraint Watkins
Denise At 16- Al Stewart
Somebody Led Me Away- Loretta Lynn
Let Me Just Follow Behind- Bette Midler
Mientras Dure- Eden Juarez
2 comments:
Can't wait to hear the Heroes and Villains cover
Geraint Watkins version of "Heroes and Villains" is brilliant and always makes me think of Louis Prima doing it. The Bette Midler track was always a favorite of mine and sounds like it could've been on "Runt".
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