(How Do I Say) I Don't Love You- Lou Rawls
Sundown, Sundown- Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazelwood
Every New Romance- David Werner
Foxy Foxy- Mott The Hoople
Where Is My Mind- Pixies
Texan Love Song- Elton John
Famous Last Words- Tears For Fears
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(How Do I Say)- I Don't Love You- Lou Rawls
I've said it before and I'll say it again, that string of Lou Rawls and David Axelrod records in the 60s are not to be ignored. This one is from 1967's "That's Lou" and it is to my ears, stellar record making.
Sundown, Sundown- Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazelwood
My friend and I joked last week about how the state of affairs is starting to affect us, as we both ventured into a Nancy Sinatra discography on the same day. This one made the cut.
Every New Romance- David Werner
Seems like everyone, myself included, is taking part in the "10 Records In 10 Days" exercise on social media. The idea is to post without explanation, an album cover a day, that tells the story of how your musical taste was shaped. One friend and I decided to do 20, because, why the hell not? (I'm on Day 14.) Another friend did a variation on a theme, "10 Obscure Records That You Call Your Favorites," and I immediately thought of David Werner's self-titled on Epic. This track is one of the reasons why.
Foxy Foxy- Mott The Hoople
The second to last single from Mott The Hoople is a big, glammy wall of sound and the David Werner track that precedes it took me to it.
Where Is My Mind- Pixies
Rather than the usual, "listen to a record and pick a song of the day," I woke up singing "Where Is My Mind" and decided to listen to "Surfer Rosa," my fave Pixies album and the record where this track could be found.
Texan Love Song- Elton John
Some things never change.
Famous Last Words- Tears For Fears
One of my bud Sal Maida's last radio shows before the lockdown had a theme which I might steal for a Weekend Mix down the line: two different songs with the same title. I came across this and Billy Joel's "Famous Last Words" while piecing together the mix for the letter "F." I love both, but thought this had a better chance of getting played with this anti-Billy crowd.
One last word about Little Richard:
I saw Little Richard at Tramps in the early 90's. Big buzz about the show, with rumours of a Paul McCartney appearance. I didn't care one way or another, I just knew I needed to finally see Richard. He had just released a children's record, and though I was hoping for rousing renditions of "Bama Lama Bama Loo" and "Heebie Jeebies," I got rousing renditions of "Itsy Bitsy Spider" and "On Top Of Spaghetti." No Macca, no matter. Still one of the most exciting rock and roll shows of my lifetime, even if we had to stop and pray a few times during the set.
R.I.P. IT UP
3 comments:
I used to listen to the David Werner album a lot back in the day, but haven't heard it in quite some time. The one you pulled out was always one of my favorites, as was What's Right, which certainly had a Bowie vibe going on.
Ah, sweet youth!
Thanks for the zip and the Little Richard story. Cheers!
The Werner album is a favorite of mine, too. When Every New Romance was first played on the radio, I used to get it mixed up with Tim Curry's I do the Rock.
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