Jan 22, 2014 | Blog
Thank you for sending so many suggestions as to what kind of music you might like me to post… I’ve decided to present some of the female singers who had a massive influence on me in the early Sixties, although I didn’t realise it at the time because I was...
Jan 19, 2014 | Blog
THE WINDMILLS OF YOUR MIND.. by French composer Michel Legrand with English lyrics written by Americans Alan and Marilyn Bergman. The song was used as the theme for the 1968 film,The Thomas Crown Affair. The opening two melodic sentences were borrowed from...
Jan 18, 2014 | Blog
ITCHYCOO PARK… THE SMALL FACES Released by Mod band The Small Faces in August 1967, together with ” Tin Soldier” and “All or Nothing”, the song was one of the band’s biggest hits and has become a classic of it’s time. Written and...
Jan 17, 2014 | Blog
HOLE IN MY SHOE…TRAFFIC Reaching number 2 in the UK Singles chart in 1967, written by guitarist Dave Mason, who must have been under the influence of Lysergic Acid at the point of it’s conception. Apparently it was disliked by the band’s other three...
Jan 16, 2014 | Blog
MACARTHUR PARK…RICHARD HARRIS Written by Jimmy Webb, it was initially rejected by The Association and Richard Harris was the first to record it in 1968. It was subsequently covered by numerous artists. The inspiration behind the song was the relationship break up...
