When dinosaurs roamed the earth…
An obscure Brian Wilson gem–impossibly brilliant, impossibly stupid, engraved in my 16-year old heart forever.
269: Brian Wilson, ‘Sandy’/’Sherri She Needs Me’/’She Says That She Needs Me’
Rock
SoTW 300: Decapede, ‘Creston Gold’/Buddy Holly, ‘Peggy Sue’
The sweetest music you’ll never hear.
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297: Lake Street Dive (Rachael Price), ‘Hypotheticals’
I got a Plan A, and I got a Plan B
And if it’s absolutely necessary, we’ll go to Plan C
098: John Sebastian, ‘Younger Generation’
When I’m “trying to tell a stranger about rock and roll”, trying to explain just how wise and sophisticated it can be, I often refer to ‘Younger Generation’, an expectant father’s apprehensions about the daunting task awaiting him.
One of the best songs to come out of the world of rock.
090: The Cyrkle, ‘Red Rubber Ball’
1966–when Paul Simon mistook Jeff for Art and gave away that unforgettable, bouncy ‘Red Rubber Ball’.
Continue reading...080: Tim Ries w. Norah Jones, ‘Wild Horses’
A fetching beauty with a catchy rock song in a first-rate jazz context. What more could one ask for?
Saxophonist Tim Ries toured extensively with The Stones, who sponsored his very fine, very varied Rolling Stones Project.
106: Joni Mitchell, ‘Cactus Tree’
Most of the little I understand of the female psyche I’ve learned from Joni Mitchell.
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