Songs Of The Week, 2026: 3/14-3/20

 

Tell That Girl To Shut Up- Holly & The Italians
I'm Shakin'- Little Willie John
Hurry Sundown- Little Richard
Mary- Olive Jones
Silver Naked Ladies- Paul Westerberg
Keep Your Hands On The Wheel- Roy Wood
All The Way- Frank Sinatra

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Tell That Girl To Shut Up- Holly & The Italians
(This is the one song everyone remembers by Holly & The Italians. And it's a great single, for sure. But I listened to the whole album for the first time in 40 years and there are a half dozen more great songs on "The Right To Be Italian." Still, I went with the hit.)

I'm Shakin'- Little Willie John
(A rare case where I think the cover by The Blasters is better than the original. But we don't get to hear Little Willie John enough, so...)

Hurry Sundown- Little Richard
(Preach!)

Mary- Olive Jones
(Loving this new record from Olive Jones. As a matter of fact, a number of readers are feeling the same way.)

Silver Naked Ladies- Paul Westerberg
(One of fourteen great songs on "14 Songs.)

Keep Your Hands On The Wheel- Roy Wood
(How's this for a version of The Move-- Roy Wood, Carl Wayne and John Bonham. Well, that's what you get on this pop gem.)

All The Way- Frank Sinatra 
("Taller than the tallest tree is/That's how it's got to feel/Deeper than the deep blue sea is/That's how deep it goes if it's real."