Two legends.
Gone way too soon.
Singing the winning song of the Eurovision Song Contest 1970, together in 1998.
‘All Kinds Of Everything ‘ performed by Irish singer Dana.
written by Derry Lindsay and Jackie Smith.
Heartbreaking.
21 June 2023
Glam and glitter rock heroes THE SWEET topped the UK Singles Chart only once.
It happened in 1973, 50 years ago with BLOCK BUSTER. Written by hit machine
tandem Nicky Chinn & Mike Chapman.
“Does anyone know the way, did we hear someone say
We just haven’t got a clue what to do
Does anyone know the way, there’s got to be a way
To Block Buster”
Here their performance
on the legendary, weekly
BBC music show…
TOP OF THE POPS
THE SWEET: Bio – Discography
20 June 2023
Band: THE JESUS & MARY CHAIN
Active: 1983–1999, 2007–present / 7 studio LP
Song/clip: SIDEWALKING
Released 35 years ago (March 1985) as a stand-alone single.
Bobby Gillespie, who later co-founded Primal Scream,
played the drums.
Chilled to the bone and five miles to home
I’m messing in the dark and feelin’ all alone
I’ve got ice in my fire got the heat in my wire
inject a little heat, I’m burnin’ up the tires
Sidewalking, sidewalking, sidewalking, sidewalking
Talking like I’m on and I’m the only one
I’m making like I’m done and staring like a gun
and I gotta get a call and I gotta get a ride
gonna get a car got Jesus on my side
Sidewalking, sidewalking, sidewalking, sidewalking
Messing in the dark and walking all alone
alone in the streets and I know just where I’m goin’
Sidewalking, sidewalking
Chilled to the bone, chilled to the bone
hot wired heat and all the way home
JAMC: Bio – Discography – Instagram
17 June 2023
Leather rock Amazon SUZI QUATRO (now aged 73) had her first
No.1 single in the UK with CAN THE CAN 50 years ago today, on
17 June 1973.
A solid gold wham bam glam banger written by hit-machine duo
Nicky Chinn and Mike Chapman who wrote about a million hist for
others such as The Sweet, Mud, Smokie, Racey and Quatro of course.
You CAN do it, Suzy!
SUZI QUATRO: Bio – Discography – Instagram
6 June 2023
Saying that DR. JOHN was a flamboyant and colorful psychedelic
blues singer-songwriter/pianist is a huge understatement.
He was born named Malcolm John Rebennack Jr in 1941 in New Orleans, Louisiana
and had a terrific career with his turbulent mix of blues, psych rock, jiving jazz and
funk. The legend fabricated a ton of albums and was a singular live performer
blessed with a unique voice.
He passed away four years today, on 6 June 2019, following a heart attack,
at the age of 78. To remember this genuine legend, let’s relive that fantastic
moment of playing SUCH A NIGHT (from his 1973 album In The Right Place),
one of his most famous songs, at The Band‘s The Last Waltz concert at
the Winterland Ballroom in San Francisco in 1976.
Awesome.
DR. JOHN: Bio – Discography
(Dr. John image: cover of his final studio LP Ske-dat-de-dat, released in 2014)
For your eyes
5 June 2023
40 years ago today, on 5 June 1983, Irish megastars U2 played
an iconic concert at the iconic Red Rocks Amphitheater near
Denver, US.
I have no idea why this euphoric version of their 1980 debut single
OUT OF CONTROL wasn’t included, like a couple of tracks played that
day were, on the live LP Under A Red Blood Sky released in November
of that year.
Anyway, this clip shows what a U2 live performance is all about and
why The Edge is a guitar virtuoso and Bono a pure show/front-man.
Euphoria in motion.
U2: Instagram
For your eyes
4 June 2023
Band: DR. FEELGOOD
Who: Legendary British blues-punk-pub rockers
Active: 1971-1994 / 6 albums with original line-up
The original line-up featured Wilko Johson. He was born named in John Andrew Wilkinson in 1947. He was known for his innovating guitar playing style which he achieved by not using a guitar pick but playing finger style. This enabled him to play rhythm guitar and riffs or solos at the same time creating a highly percussive guitar sound. Awesome. He left the band in 1977 to start his own. He passed away in 2022. Aged 75.
Original charismatic vocalist Lee Brilleaux (born Lee John Collinson in 1952) passed
away in 1994, only 42, due to lymphoma. It meant the end of the real/original group.
A sort of cover band continued/continues, legally, under the name of Dr. Feelgood.
DOWN AT THE DOCTORS was the lead single of their final,
stupendous LP Private Pratice, released 45 years ago.
in 1977.
Here’s the clip.
Smoke it, Lee.
DR. FEELGOOD: Bio – Discography
For your eyes
29 May 2023
Band: BLACK REBEL MOTORCYCLE CLUB
Song/clip: WHATEVER HAPPENED TO MY ROCK ‘N’ ROLL (PUNK SONG)
Album: their debut, titled B.M.R.C. (2001)
I fell in love with the sweet sensation
I gave my heart to a simple chord
I gave my soul to a new religion
Whatever happened to you?
Whatever happened to our rock’n’roll?
Whatever happened to my rock’n’roll?
Put your black leather jacket on.
BRMC: Bio – Discography – Facebook
For your punk eyes
27 May 2023
The SEX PISTOLS released their controversial sucker-punch GOD SAVE THE QUEEN
46 years ago today, on 27 May 1977. Despite it sold enough copies to reach the top
spot on the UK Singles Charts the BBC‘s conservative bosses refused to play the song.
Given the fact that Queen Elizabeth passed away last September
this classic punk anthem shines another light on its content.
God save the Queen
A fascist regime
They made you a moron
Potential H-bomb
God save the Queen
She ain’t no human being
There is no future
In England’s dreaming
SEX PISTOLS: Bio – Discography
For your eyes
25 May 2023
Band: THE RAPTURE
Who: NYC-based post-punk-funk act
Active: 1998–2014, 2019–present / 3 LPs
Song/clip: HOUSE OF JEALOUS LOVERS
Their most famous song from their ace debut LP Echoes.
A freakish dance cracker with schizo Keith Levine(PIL)-like
guitars.
Watch.
Listen.
Dance.
THE RAPTURE: Bio – Discography – Instagram