A few good times in my life
Another eclectic journey through music history with chart breakers and simply great songs.
1964: The Kinks
1967: The Small Faces
1986: The Pretenders
1971: James Taylor
1983: Stray Cats
1970: Bobby Bloom
1981: Greg Kihn
1968: The Band
1969: Creedence Clearwater Revival
1980: David Bowie
1980: The Clash
1994: Everything But The Girl
1983: The Fixx
1987: Pet Shop Boys & Dusty Springfield
The majority of this week's songs take us back to the early eighties in England. We start with The Fixx, a new wave band from London. Not really new wave, as they had already integrated strange synthesisers into their sound for this time, with short guitar riffs and a pleasing rhythm section. This is the last song on their debut album from 1982.
The Fixx - Red Skies
In 1983 Paul Weller decided to disband The Jam, as he was leaning more towards soul and jazz at the time. Together with Mick Talbot they released an epic debut album that made the sound of this summer. Long Hot Summer was the leading track on their third single released as an EP. There are still less songs that sound better to summer than this.
The Style Council - Long Hot Summer
Let's go to the north. In 1996 Belle and Sebastian formed in Glasgow by Stuart Murdoch and Stuart David as part of a social project for the unemployed. With their jangle-pop and great melodies they got a lot of critical acclaim and they released one good album after another. This song from their seventh album The Life Pursuit shows once more why they are so great.
Belle and Sebastian - The Blues Is Still Blue
