Songs Of The Week, 2025: 11/22-11/28

 

Psychology- The Dandevilles
Streets Of Bakersfield- Dwight Yoakam & Buck Owens
It's My Time- The Mynah Birds
Walking Down Madison- Kirsty MacColl
The Ice Man- Dave Bartholomew
Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting- Charles Mingus
Maybe I'm A Fool- Sugar Pie DeSanto

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Psychology- The Dandevilles
(The Dandevilles were from Philadelphia, maybe. More than that, I cannot say. I just know, they don't make records like this anymore.)

Streets Of Bakersfield- Dwight Yoakam & Buck Owens
(For years I thought this was a Buck Owens original. But alas, it was written and recorded by Homer Joy in 1972. This Dwight and Buck version is damn good.)

It's My Time- The Mynah Birds
(Never a bad time to pull out music by Rick James & Neil Young. I only wish there were more than a few tunes.)

Walking Down Madison- Kirsty MacColl
(Thanks to an excellent recommendation from our friend hpunch, I watched a fantastic BBC documentary on the great Kirsty MacColl and followed it with a mini binge on her music. Here's one of many amazing singles.)

The Ice Man- Dave Bartholomew
("Any ice...today lady? How about a piece today?" Speaking of not making records like this anymore, this one swings along beautifully.)

Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting- Charles Mingus
(The opener of the Mingus classic "Blues & Roots," I thought this might be a great opener for the mix. Then, I thought, maybe even better as a closer. Here it is as the penultimate track. Basically, this fits anywhere at anytime.

Maybe I'm A Fool- Sugar Pie DeSanto 
(Here is Umpeylia Marsema Balinton, cousin of Etta James, better known as Sugar Pie, with one of her first singles after leaving Chess. Groovy, baby.)