From the Walkman:

[caddyman]

As done from time-to-time, six songs played at random by my Network Walkman:

Stay Up Late: Talking Heads – classic New Wave goodness

Help Me: Joan Osborne – surprisingly bluesy number from one-hit wonder. This was not the hit (points if you can remember what it was without Googling).

Two Young Lovers (live): Dire Straits – straight forward Rock’n’Roll by now unfashionable 80s masters. Featuring the sublime Mel Collins on Sax.

First Breath: Richard Thompson - taken from his incredible The Old Kit Bag CD. The Times (I think) said that folk music is just not big enough for Richard Thompson. They were right.

Lost in Space: The Lighthouse Family - undemanding mellow pop tunefully sung, pretending to be contemporary soul.

Three of a Perfect Pair: The Crimson Jazz Trio - interesting jazz interpretation of (in my opinion) a lesser King Crimson track. Better than the sub-Talking Heads original, lacking the early Belew touch and all the better for it. Takes time to get into, but worth the effort.

The doubters out there should note that not a single one of these pieces is a prog arrangement, though the last one started life in that genre before Ian Wallace and chums launched into it.

Comments

[fractalgeek.livejournal.com]

And the video to Saint Teresa was REALLY odd. Must give the CD another listen, I haven't played it in probably 5 years....

Another "one hit, great album" merchant from the same period was Marc Cohn. "Walking in Mephis" still gets lots of play. He was over in the UK a few weeks ago, promoting the new disc.

[bibliogirl.livejournal.com]

Didn't someone else cover Walking In Memphis? Um, come to think of it, Cher did, didn't she?

[fractalgeek.livejournal.com]

Unfortunately, yes.

This brain will self-destruct in 5 seconds...

[drjohnsilence.livejournal.com]

The cover is saved, however, by the memory of Mulder and Scully sort-of-dancing to it before the X-Files went downhill fast.

[fractalgeek.livejournal.com]

5, 4, 3, 2, 1, hmmm - Scully....


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