Sunday, November 9, 2025

Songs Of The Week, 2025: 11/1-11/7

 


 

Where The Good Times Are- Beverley
A Different Sunday- Beagle
My Mistake (Was To Love You)- Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye
Juice Box- Jackie Mittoo
Drafted, Volunteered & Enlisted- The Creators
Defecting Grey- The Pretty Things
Nothing Lasts Forever- World Party

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Where The Good Times Are- Beverley
(Beverley, as in Martyn before she married John, swinging in 60's London with Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones, Nicky Hopkins and Alan White.)

A Different Sunday- Beagle
(Sold to me in 1992 as power pop, Beagle from Sweden feels more like 70's AM radio to me. This one is a fave,)

My Mistake (Was To Love You)- Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye
(Another Motown gem, this was one of my favorites in the summer of '74. Should have been #1, but only reached #19.)

Juice Box- Jackie Mittoo
(I'm going all in that even if you twitch at the thought of another reggae track, you will love this groove.)

Drafted, Volunteered & Enlisted- The Creators
(From an excellent 2021 compilation on Ace titled "This Love Was Real: L.A. Vocal Groups, 1959-1964," this Creators track is one of half dozen I wanted to share.)

Defecting Grey- The Pretty Things
(This single came out in 1967, and it appears occasionally as a bonus track on reissues of 1968's "S.F. Sorrow," which I know is considered a classic, but to me it feels like it tries too hard. This track is more like what I wanted to hear on "Sorrow.")

Nothing Lasts Forever- World Party
(Very true! A Karl Wallinger deep cut to close things out.)

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7 comments:

  1. steve simelsNovember 9, 2025 at 6:29 AM

    That Brian May cover is fabulous, BTW. 😎

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  2. Cleveland JeffNovember 9, 2025 at 7:27 AM

    I've never been much of a Queen fan, but May might be pretty high on a list of under-rated guitarists.

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  3. AnonymousNovember 9, 2025 at 1:02 PM

    Really liked that Beverley cut, which was completely new to me. The Mittoo wasn't the reggae I was hoping for (Yes, I'm one of the reggae fans on BW), but def a solid groove. And the Creators were def channelling fellow Angelenos the Coasters with that one.
    C in California

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  4. Titanic DaysNovember 9, 2025 at 2:29 PM

    Just chiming in that I LOVE the BW reggae.

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  5. Noel MNovember 9, 2025 at 6:15 PM

    Thanks as always for these weekly mixes, much appreciated !

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  6. Michael GiltzNovember 10, 2025 at 5:58 AM

    No World Party cut is a deep track when you love them!

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  7. cmealhaNovember 10, 2025 at 7:26 AM

    "A Different Sunday" is a perfect song. One of my all-time favorites. It never fails to improve my mood.

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