Mittwoch, 5. März 2025

Singles Released This Week Years Ago

 


When I started this series, I didn't really have any great expectations as to which songs would appear on these pages. In the meantime, I really enjoy listening to these songs again after many years or even just watching the videos.

1972: At the height of glam rock, you can't get past Gary Glitter and I thought long and hard about whether I should give a pederast a forum.


1978: Warren Zevon released his masterpiece Werewolfes Of London


1979: Frank Zappa released Bobby Brown and his reckoning with the American dream so bluntly that it was banned in the United States.



1969: A Song from The Who's rock opera Tommy. Still nice watching Elton John playing pinball.



1965: A classic song by Them with the very young Van Morrison.


1970: The movie Easy Rider started when the when the main characters bought drugs for their journey and accompanied this with a song by Steppenwolf.



1965: Bob Dylan and a rare video


1962: A little bit of soul by Arthur Alexander. Willy DeVille made a fantastic cover of this song.


1979: The Pointer Sisters were successful with Bruce Springsteen's Fire. But I prefer the version by Robert Gordon with the great Chris Spedding on guitar.


1979: This year's one hit wonder



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