This isn’t the first solo Beatles’ song to be listed and it won’t be the last, but it is likely to be the only Ringo Starr song. It feels like this song primarily came from the mind of George Harrison, and Starr admitted that Harrison co-wrote it, but nevertheless it is well performed by Starr.
The older I get, the more fitting and relieving the song “Nature’s Way” by Spirit becomes to me.
I know I said before that I’m not a big Clash fan, but maybe I don’t know myself. I’ve already posted a Joe Strummer song, and now here’s a great tune from The Clash’s second album, “Give ‘Em Enough Rope”.
Torn and Frayed is one of the severely underplayed songs from The Rolling Stones’ catalog.
I’ve always liked Roxy Music, it was just different than the rest of the stuff out there, with some curious lyrics. And I love the late albums by the group, but maybe my favorite song by them is “Do The Strand”.
You probably do hear Happy Xmas a bit this time of year. It’s one of John Lennon’s best, though.
One of the earliest of the visible punk banks, Eddie and the Hot Rods had a brief but very engaging time as a recording artist in the “movement”.
In the years since 1977 I have grown to be a fan of Rush, have several albums (including 2112) by them, and this song is probably my favorite of theirs.
The debut album by Elvis Costello is an underestimated classic. Most of us know a song or two from it, but it was chock full of great songs and although Costello has had a great music career, I find it hard to say he’s done anything better than this first album.
Phil Manzanera and Brian Eno put together one of the most underrated album gems of the 1970s with Diamond Head. Miss Shapiro is a great cut from the album.