January 2010
3 posts
Little red wagon, little red bike, I ain't no...
Sometimes covers get to the heart of a song. Neko Case does Bob Dylan’s Buckets of Rain more than justice. This is one of those songs that sits in my head and comes back to me demanding to be listened to. Buckets of Rain (Bob Dylan) Buckets of rain, buckets of tears I got all them buckets comin’ out of my ears I got buckets of moonbeams in my hand And you got all the love, honey...
Songs like Madeleines
Some songs have entered my subconscious have the power, at just the first words, to throw me back to childhood. I was sitting at work writing a presentation when this came up on my iTunes. I was suddenly sitting in a Volkswagen dormobile driving along the shores of a loch whilst my father sang this song and we all sung along. This was probably followed by complaints, squabbling, and a game of...
Kate McGarrigle - a great loss
Dancer with Bruised Knees And I hardly believe she was 63. I love Kate and Anna’s version of the swimming song (which I can’t find their version of on YouTube) so this is Dancer with Bruised Knees (also beautifully done). More details here - http://www.cbc.ca/canada/montreal/story/2010/01/19/mcgarrigle-kate-obit.html Here’s a version of The Swimming Song by Lew Dite ...