Can’t believe I haven’t published this song yet in Covid Island Discs. An absolute rock and roll classic from a great English band who up until now, have been completely left out of my Covid Island Discs collection. An interesting bit of trivia about this song is that the line where you drink champagne and […]
Day 315: Lola, The Kinks Read More »
Another classic song from Joni Mitchell. The title of this song comes from this classic lyric: Late last night I heard the screen door slam And a big yellow taxi took away my old man Don’t it always seem to go That you don’t know what you’ve got till it’s gone They paved paradise, put
Day 267: Big Yellow taxi, Joni Mitchell Read More »
Time for another timeless famous song from the past. What year you ask. I thought this song would have been early 60s but in fact it was released in 1970 when I was the tender age of 4.
Day 245: California Dreamin, Mama & The Papas Read More »
OK this is an interesting song by Cat Stevens because his music was used in one of the most bizarre dark comedy movies called Harold and Maud. If you haven’t seen this movie, I can highly recommend it. The video of the song below is taken from the movie which is about a young man
Day 227: If you want to sing out, Cat Stevens Read More »
Yep time for some more Elton John. I think this is one of his most prettiest songs and this clip is recorded before his voice was destroyed by singer’s node in the 80s.
Day 197: Your Song by Elton John Read More »
Some more classic old rock and roll.
Day 192: Child in time, Deep Purple Read More »
Yes we seem to be living in a time when most establishments are having problems. This song kind of captures the feeling of emotional overload one feels when reading a modern newspaper. The temptation is always to take Sixto’s advice in the final line of this song: “frankly I couldn’t care less”.
Day 170: The Establishment’s blues, Rodriguez Read More »
Such a beautiful song this time augmented with a nice duet from Sheryl Crow. The background to the story is equally interesting. From memory I thought it was about one of his friends who took her own life but apparently each verse is about something different. This is what the npr.org website said about the
Day 118: Fire and Rain, James Taylor (with Sheryl Crow) Read More »
I remember doing this song with one of my best mates Simon beard. I sang the father part he sung the part of the son. Such a beautiful song.
Day 96: Father and Son, Cat Stevens Read More »
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