You’ve never heard of the Norwegian singer Radka Toneff. Trust me, it’s your loss.
Listen to her sing Jim Webb’s ‘The Moon’s a Harsh Mistress’. Tell me you weren’t moved.
033: Radka Toneff, ‘The Moon’s a Harsh Mistress’ (Jimmy Webb)
Jimmy Webb
156: Nilsson, ‘Without Her’
Nilsson’s first album is virtually unknown, but John Lennon listened to it for 36 hours straight. Try listening only this song just once – a bass, a cello, and one magical, gravity-defying voice. You can’t do that.
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What happens when three of the finest singers of our times get together to record a pop paean to pimply passion?
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