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1969 Let It Bleed by The Rolling Stones and You Can't Always Get What You want A classic

JJ Cale His debut from 1973 Naturally and the opening cut Call Me The Breeze

In 1981 Soft Cell hit the pop charts in the UK with Tainted Love - My song for the day from the album Non Stop Erotic Cabaret

2nd of my countdown Every selection from 140 through 131 has trcks for you to listen to - Time of video is about 90 minutes so get a beer

A dip into 1977 pink and all that I was 23 and today's song is from the debut album by The Clash self-titled and the song Police and Thieves - yep a bit political

From Prince's triple album Emancipation is his take on jazz CourtinTime is a masterpiece Released in 1996

Television's debut Marquee Moon won album of the year by a top music magazine in the UK - The title track is an extraordinary kaleidoscope of guitar sounds = it is my Sog For The Day

My song today is Arabian Nights by Siousxie and The Banshees from their album Ju Ju released in 1981

Last gem of the month China Girl by David Bowie from his 1983 album Let's Dance = wait for that great video at the end

Today my choice is It Ism't Going To Be That Way by Steve Forbert from his debut album Alive On Arrival

From her Back In black album from 2006 Amy Winehouse sings Love Is A Losing Game Lyric Sheet included

John Mayer's debut was a smash hit and I have chosen Back To You from Room With Squares - the video has the lyrics

Today It's Ryan Adams from his 2001 double album Gold and I've chosen La Cienega Just Smiled

African music at the turn of the millenium opened up a huge array of quality music to my ears - One artist I quickly gravitated towards was Angelique Kidjo from Benin - Today her song Bahia from the 2002 album Black Ivory Soul is my song for the day

1976 Electric Light Orchestra released A New World Record and their career took off - This is Telephone Line written by Jeff Lynne and I feature the song being played live at Wembley Stadium a few years back RIP Richard Tandy

I love Bob Marley - The song Waiting In Vain, The Album Exodus, The Tear 1977 Bob Marley and The Wailers The video has lyrics

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I love Jeff Beck - This song Diamond Dust is from his 1975 album Blow y Blow Features Max Middleton on piano

No Doubt 2001 Rock Steady and its Underneath It All

A 1970 song from the album Number 5 by The Steve Miller Band Title: Steve Miller's Midnight Tango

Today I am selecting a huge hit from 1973 She's Gone by Daryl Hall and John Oates from their 2nd album Abandoned Lunchenette "She's Gone" is a song written and originally performed by the American duo Daryl Hall and John Oates. The soul ballad[4] is included on their 1973 album, Abandoned Luncheonette. It is ranked number 336 on Rolling Stone's list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.[5] Background The song was released as a single in 1973 and peaked at No. 60 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Nearly three years later in 1976, after Hall & Oates had moved to RCA Records and had scored the hit "Sara Smile", Atlantic Records re-released the original single under a different number (Atlantic 3332). This time, "She's Gone" was a hit, peaking at No. 7 on the Billboard Hot 100. On the R&B chart, the song peaked at No. 93.[6] On the Radio & Records airplay chart, the song debuted at No. 37 on the August 13, 1976 issue; after six weeks it reached a peak of No. 8, staying there for three weeks, with four weeks in the top 10 of the chart and thirteen weeks on the chart in total.[7] The single version is included in Hall & Oates' 1983 greatest hits compilation Rock and Soul Part 1 and the album version is included in numerous other compilations such as The Singles (2008), The Essential (2005), Looking Back: The Best of (1991) but the song is missing on the albums The Very Best of Daryl Hall & John Oates (2001) and Playlist: The Very Best of Daryl Hall & John Oates (2008). The single version differs as it has a shorter opening, the first two verses are cut and combined into one, the saxophone bridge is virtually eliminated, and the song fades out sooner during the big ride-out. Daryl Hall, according to some reports,[citation needed] has called it the best song he and John Oates wrote together. Both performers were undergoing romantic problems at the time the song was written. A 1985 article in Rolling Stone said the song was about Hall's divorce from wife Bryna Lublin, while VH1's Behind the Music episode on the duo showed Oates explaining it was about a girlfriend that stood him up on New Year's Eve. John Oates spoke of the song in a 2009 interview with American Songwriter: "I sat down with the guitar and sang the chorus of 'She's Gone' basically the way that it is. Then I played it for Daryl because I didn't have anything else. It just happened. I said, 'Hey, I’ve got this really great chorus.' And we wrote the verses together. 'She’s Gone' is a song that endures."[8] Promotional video To this day, I think (the video) its one of the weirdest and coolest things we’ve ever done. A very bizarre and comical pre-MTV music video that has actually developed a cult following since we released it a few years ago. —John Oates in his autobiography.[9] To promote the song, Hall & Oates were asked to lip sync “She’s Gone” for a teenage TV dance show broadcast out of Atlantic City, New Jersey. They refused, because they didn't want to pretend to sing the song. A story was crafted that, they were not available to appear live that day for the show, but that they would be willing to instead videotape something for them to air. They asked if it would be possible to come in and shoot something at their WPVI Philadelphia studio prior to the show.[10][9] The promotional video for "She's Gone", directed by John Oates] sister,[11] opens with shots of the "abandoned luncheonette" (see note about Album Cover on Abandoned Luncheonette) in which Hall & Oates sit in recliners, Hall wearing a robe and women's platform sandals, Oates wearing a sleeveless tuxedo shirt and pants and singing the song while a woman in a long dress (played by Sara Allen) and a man dressed in a shiny red devil's costume (played by Randy Hoffman, the band's tour manager)[12] repeatedly walk past the pair. Daryl Hall only lip syncs the portions of the song that he sings in harmony with John Oates during the video (none of the parts where he sings solo), while John Oates does lip sync his solo parts. Towards the end of the video, Oates rises, dons a penguin jacket and proceeds to emulate the song's guitar solo.[13] John Oates later explained that Hall & Oates had made the video to be shown at a television dance show based in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The duo had initially been asked to perform the song live on the show, but feeling that it was not the right type of song to perform live for the occasion, they decided to lip sync the song in a unique format instead.[11] (In an earlier Oates interview, he insinuated that they were in fact asked to lip sync the performance of the song in a "live" context, but that they were against that idea and opted to create a video to be aired during the broadcast.)[14] According to Oates, the dance show declined to broadcast the video.[11][14] "The dance show disliked the video, they refused to run the piece, called Atlantic Records and told them that we were insane and would never be allowed on Philadelphia TV again and they also threatened to try and get the record banned on Philadelphia radio stations."[9] John Oates called the video "a timepiece that really illustrates just how experimental we could be."[9] The video was described by Mental Floss as "the craziest Hall & Oates video ever."[15] Reception Cash Box described the song as "starting out softly, the build is strong with super strings in the background to tie the package together."[16] After the song's re-release in 1976, the same magazine describe it as a "beautiful ballad" with the "sweet, high harmony" vocals are "immensely pleasing", and the melody line is "full of hooks, particularly in the chorus."[17] Record World called it " a fabulous song" and said that "top notch production underscores twosome's solid performance."

Jackson Browne - I have a live cut but no information s to where and when it was recorded - the song Fountain of sorrow from his album Late For The Sky from 1974 Fountain Of Sorrow Looking through some photographs I found inside a drawer I was taken by a photograph of you There were one or two I know That you would have liked a little more But they didn't show your spirit quite as true You were turning 'round to see who was behind you And I took your childish laughter by surprise And at the moment that my camera happened to find you There was just a trace of sorrow in your eyes Now the things that I remember seem so distant and so small Though it hasn't really been that long a time What I was seeing wasn't what was happening at all Although for a while our path did seem to climb When you see through love's illusions, there lies the danger And your perfect lover just looks like a perfect fool While the loneliness seems to spring from your life Like a fountain from a pool Fountain of sorrow, fountain of light You've known that hollow sound of your own steps in flight You've had to hide sometimes, but now you're all right And it's good to see your smiling face tonight Now for you and me it may not be That hard to reach our dreams But that magic feeling never seems to last And all the future's there for anyone to change Still you know it seems it would be easier sometimes To change the past I'm just one or two years and a couple of changes behind you In my lessons at love's pain and heartache school Where if you feel too free and you need something To remind you There's this loneliness springing up from your life Like a fountain from a pool Fountain of sorrow, fountain of light You've known that hollow sound of your own steps in flight You've had to hide sometimes but now you're all right And it's good to see your smiling face tonight Fountain of sorrow, fountain of light You've known that hollow sound of your own steps in flight You've had to struggle, you've had to fight To keep understanding and compassion in sight You could be laughing at me, you've got the right But you go on smiling so clear and so bright

My choice is from 1973 album Overnite Sensation by Frank Zappa and its titlrf Find Her Finer

I love Steely Dan so here's a song from Countdown To Ecstasy released in 1973 called The Boston Rag - This is a live version from a tour in 1974 - scintillating guitar from Jeff Skunk Baxter

Today Elvis Costeelo & The Attractions from the album Trust from 1981 - Song New Lace Sleeves Lyrics Bad lovers face to face in the morning Shy apologies and polite regrets Slow dances that left no warning of Outraged glances and indiscreet yawning Good manners and bad breath get you nowhere Even presidents have newspaper lovers Ministers go crawling under covers She's no angel He's no saint They're all covered up with white washed grease paint And you say...[Chorus:] The teacher never told you anything but white lies But you never see the lies And you believe Oh you know you have been captured You feel so civilized And you look so pretty in your new lace sleeves The salty lips of the socialite sisters With their continental fingers that have never seen working blisters Oh I know they've got their problems I wish I was one of them They say daddy's coming home soon With his sergeant stripes and his Empire mug and spoon No more fast buck And when are they gonna learn their lesson When are they gonna stop all of these victory processions All songs written by Elvis Costello except as indicated. 1. "Clubland" 3:42 2. "Lover's Walk" 2:17 3. "You'll Never Be A Man" 2:56 4. "Pretty Words" 3:11 5. "Strict Time" 2:40 6. "Luxembourg" 2:26 7. "Watch Your Step" 2:57 Side two 1. "New Lace Sleeves" 3:45 2. "From a Whisper to a Scream" 2:54 3. "Different Finger" 1:58 4. "White Knuckles" 3:47 5. "Shot With His Own Gun" 3:30 6. "Fish 'n' Chip Paper" 2:55 7. "Big Sister's Clothes" 2:11