Sunday, May 11, 2025

Songs Of The Week, 2025: 5/3-5/9


 

No Time- Marshall Crenshaw
Earn That Love- Mark Johnson
Only To Ease My Mind- Brian D'Addario
Waterfall- 10cc
Point Me At The Sky- Pink Floyd
Jeannie Needs A Shooter- Warren Zevon
Saturday Night- Roy Brown

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No Time- Marshall Crenshaw
(Marshall Crenshaw covers Jeff Lynne? Yes please.)

Earn That Love- Mark Johnson
(I first discovered Mark Johnson after falling in love with the song "Love Radiates Around," a Johnson song that the Roches covered ten years before he did. This track opens Johnson's "12 In A Room" which remains a power pop classic.)

Only To Ease My Mind- Brian D'Addario
(Solo Lemon Twig release is getting better and better with each spin.)

Waterfall- 10cc
(An early Stewart/Gouldman, non-LP single that I haven't thought about in ages.)

Point Me At The Sky- Pink Floyd
(An early Gilmour/Waters, non-LP single that I actually hear quite often. That period of Pink Floyd, 1966-1968, is still my favorite.)

Jeannie Needs A Shooter- Warren Zevon
(C In California asked, "Bruce's shootin' Janey or Warren's shootin' Jeannie?" I do love both. Hard to choose. So for the purpose of this mix, I'll say Warren.)

Saturday Night- Roy Brown
(The best R&B belter to ever get arrested for mail fraud.)

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6 comments:

  1. Neal tMay 11, 2025 at 6:10 AM

    Sounds like a Simel’s quiz of the week; fav performer’s arrested for mail fraud

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  2. AnonymousMay 11, 2025 at 7:36 AM

    Saturday Night song sounds somewhat similar to Let The Four Winds Blow which Brown co wrote with Fats Domino. Very interesting guy and one of the first rock stars.
    rs

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  3. steve simelsMay 11, 2025 at 8:06 AM

    And speaking of Mark Johnson (or Marc Jonson, whoever he is this week) -- he wrote this for my old band, and sings background vocals on it. To die for, IMHO. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIcZqx3-Zb4

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  4. Ken DMay 12, 2025 at 9:13 AM

    Thanks for the Mark Jonson tip. I knew the gorgeous Roches version but never knew who Jonson was. Listened to "12 in a Room" —pretty great stuff.

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  5. BillMay 12, 2025 at 10:43 AM

    Bad Luck Streak in Dancing School doesn’t reach the heights of Zevon’s previous 2 albums, but it’s a solid effort. I still enjoy listening to it all these years later.

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  6. Noel MMay 13, 2025 at 5:01 PM

    Thank you very much fort this!

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