I have previously posted some German versions of English-language hits sung by the stars of these songs themselves. Here's a mix of 29 such songs, spanning just over a decade, from 1961-72. The fashion of Anglophone artists to record in various European languages hit overdrive in the mid-'60s. As mainland Europe's biggest record market, Germany benefited (or not) from that fashion in particular. Some artists just recorded a few songs, often used as b-sides (for example, The Supremes' German version of Where Did Our Love Go was the flip side of the English-language Moonlight And Kisses). Others recorded [...]
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Tweet From Brooklyn hails Pterodactyl , a band as hectic as their home. The four-piece, consisting of Joe Kremer, Matt Marlin, Jesse Hodges, and Zach Lehrhoff, recently released their third and most polished LP, "Spills Out" . The first two works from the band, a self-titled debut and 2009's "World Wild", were nothing short of adventurous, and I always dig what I can call adventurous. The thing about Pterodactyl is that it's hard to put your finger on what the music's really [...]
The Searchers created some of the best pop of the British Invasion era.
John Ford, one of the great and quintessential American film directors, will be getting his own stamp next year. It features a photo of Ford with his pipe on the right and on the left is an iconic scene of John Wayne from his arguably best movie, The Searchers ( given that he also directed The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, The Grapes of Wrath, How Green Was My Valley says something) . Ford is just the first director in a planned series by the USPS honoring America's historically important directors. And it's a great honor [...]
Date 12/17/10 Location Mohawk Doors 8pm Tickets $10 @ Frontgate One of our best local and instrumental acts This Will Destroy You have a show planned for Friday night at Mohawk in Austin. Joining the ATH fave on stage you'll get a stacked bill of locals with The Eastern Sea , Pompeii , [...]
The Searchers: Love Potion Number Nine [ Purchase ] Originally this song was performed by The Clovers in 1959, but when I think of it, I always think of this 1963 version by The Searchers which peaked at #3 on the charts. It tells the tale of a young man who visits a gypsy because he needs help in the love department and heard that she sold love potions. She reads his palm and then brews him a potion. The potion ends up not making people fall in [...]
One of the best scenes in Trainspotting happens in the middle of the Scottish landscape. Instead of enjoying the outdoors the lead character rips their ancestry and country of orgin. Immediately after they decide to end their short lived sobriety... Wild Light's California On My Mind reminds of this sentiment. I think for ...
This post courtesy of Listener Thomas G. Johnny Paycheck - Cocaine Train Merle Haggard - White Line Fever Lonnie Irving - Pinball Machine Leadbelly - The Bourgeois Blues Dean Martin - Houston Luke The Drifter - Just Waitin' Tommy Blake - F-Olding Money Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich - The Legend Of Xanadu Nancy Sinatra [...]
The Solid Silver 60s Show , now in its 24th year, brings together the unforgettable talents of The Searchers, The Merseybeats, Wayne Fontana and very special guest John Walker (of the Walker brothers). The Solid Silver 60s Show commences in February 2009 and takes in 55 dates across the country. Almost a quarter of a century old, the Solid Silver Sixties Show is still going strong. Whether it's the chance to reminisce about the good old times or simply listen to some of the most influential sounds of the era the public love for [...]
. Someone raised the point with me that in this series I seem to have forgotten the rich legacy of Elvis Presley's interpretations of other people's songs. Oh, but I haven't. With the help of my Originals Guru RH, I'm preparing for a big Elvis special, as well as a Beatles one. So hold tight for that. RH has sent me so much music – some of it on his own steam, some at my request – I'm losing
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