Chills

The song starts around the 1:15 mark.

 

Dolly Parton, 1946-2026

 

Ah, shit.

Holy Crap! It's The Who Live From 1967

 

This is how it all went down.

I decided to listen to Pete Townshend's "Scoop," the 1983 collection of demos and oddities. The first song on Side One is an acoustic demo of "So Sad About Us," one of my all time Who faves. I checked the liner notes to be sure this was indeed a demo from 1966 and not something Pete recorded years later while noodling in the studio. Yes, it was from 1966. Pete also mentions in the notes that the song was recorded first by The Merseys, something I was not aware of.

So, I dial up The Merseys' version on YouTube and I wasn't impressed. But the first YouTube comment I see is this, "There is a version of this song live from The Beat Club where it is introduced as a song by The Merseys."

Okay. What? A live version of "So Sad About Us" from 1967? Talk about not getting memos.

And now that we are all caught up, behold The Who, live in 1967, on The Beat Club. 

A Blast From The Past

 

From 1971, please feast your ears on this explosive piece of soul from Clarence Lewis Jr, doing business for legendary New Orleans producer Wardell Quezergue as C.L. Blast, this is "What Can I Do," a song heretofore unknown to me, but one that became an immediate favorite.

I've said it before and I'll say it again. They just don't make records like this anymore.

(h/t Blake) 

Songs Of The Week, 2026: 8/15-8/21

 

Mesopotamia- The B-52's
So Good To Be Back Home Again- The Tourists
Lover, What D'ya Put Me Through- Mansion Harlots 
Ice Cream Song- The Dynamics
The Bright Mississippi- Allen Toussaint
Rains Came- Sir Douglas Quintet
Pincushion- ZZ Top 

 

Something for everyone, I think, including a power pop gem from a young Annie Lennox, followed by another pop gem from the one and done Mansion Harlots. (The entire Mansion Harlots record is worth your time.) 

The Dynamics into Allen Toussaint is an inspired one-two punch, if I do say so myself.

It's here, if you want it. 

"Kick Out The Jams, Burning Woodsters!" THE WEEKEND MIXES PARTS 3 & 4"

 

Are you ready to rock some more? 

Well, grease up your download finger and prepare to unzip two more ass kicking playlists for your weekend listening.

I love these mixes!

And hopefully, you will too!

 

KOTJ Part 3

Let's Go Crazy- Prince & The Revolution
Welfare Boogie- The Four Horsemen 
Bitch- The Rolling Stones
Clean Money- Elvis Costello & The Attractions
Achin' (Orig. 7" Mix)- The Plugz
Crawling From The Wreckage- Dave Edmunds
Betch Thought We Couldn't Do It- Gentle Giant
Bama Lama Bama Loo- Little Richard
Shout Bama Lama- Otis Redding
(Ain't Nothin' But A) House Party- J. Geils Band
Do You Feel It- The Young Rascals
Hang Up My Rock & Roll Shoes- Chuck Willis
The Fat Man- Fats Domino
Flat Foot Flewzy- NRBQ
My Baby Likes To Boogaloo- Don Gardner
Hey Bulldog- The Beatles
Sabotage- Beastie Boys
I Can See For Miles- The Who
I'm The Man- Joe Jackson
Hot For Teacher- Van Halen
Trampled Under Foot (Live From Earl's Court, 1975)- Led Zeppelin
Combination- Aerosmith

It's HERE

 

KOTJ Part 4

Sun King- The Cult
Making Time- The Creation
Satisfaction- The Rolling Stones 
Everybody's Got Something To Hide...- The Beatles
Marie Marie- The Blasters
Selene Selene- King Mob
Alex Chilton- The Replacements
North Side Gal- JD McPherson
All The Kids On The Street- The Hollywood Stars
Bloodsucker- Deep Purple
Birth, School, Work, Death- The Godfathers
Coast To Coast- Ducks Deluxe
Tombstone Blues- Bob Dylan
The Big Light- Elvis Costello
The Blue Mask- Lou Reed
See No Evil- Television
Heart of The City- Nick Lowe
Shake It Up- Crash Street Kids
Tonight- Raspberries
All The Way From Memphis- Mott The Hoople
Suffragette City- David Bowie

It's HERE 

 

Frank Beard, 1949-2026

 

As I begin preparing the second round of reader compiled mixes that rock, I thought I'd pay tribute to ZZ Top's groovemaster Frank Beard who passed yesterday at the age of 77. A number of ZZ Top tracks made my short list for these compilations, one of which was the Texas trio's first single "Salt Lick." Then, I realized, that first single from 1969 did not feature Frank Beard, but original Moving Sidewalks drummer Dan Mitchell.

Another track that absolutely rocks is "Pincushion," a song from later in ZZ Top's career, though still 32 years old. Then I thought, as much as I love the groove, the drums sound programmed, so not the best way to pay tribute to the late drummer.

The best example of just how groovy Frank Beard was on the kit, might be something obvious like "La Grange," which is a really badass shuffle that even I could not perfect the few times I tried playing it.

I finally decided to go with a deep cut. Whether it is a good example of Frank Beard's drumming or not, it is from my favorite ZZ Top album "Rhythmeen" and most likely a song that casual Top fans have not heard. The pocket is so deep on "Zipper Job" you'll need a miner's helmet to get out.

Until tomorrow, listen to Frank Beard rock today.