Sunday, December 20, 2020

Songs Of The Week, 2020: 12/12-12/18

 


 

Julie- The Bobby Fuller Four
Sunlight- Jeffrey Foskett
Look Over The Hill & Far Away- Shelagh McDonald
Red Vines- Aimee Mann
A Solid Bond In Your Heart- The Jam
Larf & Sing- Family
Closing Time- Tom Waits

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Julie- The Bobby Fuller Four
I love the galloping rhythm and the harmonies on this, one of my favorite BF4 tunes. If you only know "I Fought The Law," I highly suggest digging deeper into Fuller's records, especially if you're a Marshall Crenshaw fan who not only covered "Julie," but often cites the BF4 as one of his favorite bands of all time.

Sunlight- Jeffrey Foskett
Honorary Beach Boy covers The Youngbloods. Just lovely.

Look Over The Hill & Far Away- Shelagh McDonald
McDonald's first two records have been fetching crazy money for years, but her first, "Album" recently got a terrific repress. This track is from that. She's not quite Sandy Denny, but still a treasure and the arrangement on this tune kills me.

Red Vines- Aimee Mann
Speaking of reissues, Aimee Mann's best record "Bachelor No. 2" is another that had been getting $150-$300 on vinyl, but a new anniversary remaster with bonus tracks was reissued for Record Store Day. It's a fantastic pressing that sounds superb. "Red Vines" is my favorite off that album.

A Solid Bond In Your Heart- The Jam
I love The Jam and love Paul Weller's solo career, but had never really gotten on board with The Style Council...until this week, after I watched the new documentary airing on Showtime. Their material went much deeper than what I thought were plastic sounding soul records from the 80s, though I think the Jam's demo of this track is still better than TSC's hit version.

Larf & Sing- Family
Picked up "Fearless" in a collection last week, played it, sharing this track.

Closing Time- Tom Waits
Not only an apt way to close things out, but an absoutely gorgeous piece of music at any time.


3 comments:

A Walk In The Woods said...

I'm a huge Sandy Denny fan, so looking forward to hearing the Shelagh McDonald tune based on your description.

Shriner said...

Bachelor #2 has never been equalled in Aimee Mann's solo discography. But, then again, it's one of my "Other 100", so it's held in super-high regard by me anyway!

dogbreath said...

As she wasn't on a label I remember having to send off to Aimee Mann's website for the album, think I must have heard a tune on my crystal set radio after I warmed up the valves & diodes. Great album too. And "Larf and Sing" from Family? Blimey, what a nice surprise that was. Thanks for zipping it. Cheers!