The Shuffle reaches new heights this week as it becomes a septuagenarian.
It therefore seems appropriate to feature some old standards.
Up until now I was blissfully unaware that P.F. Sloan (pictured above) had written Eve of Destruction the anti war song made famous by Barry Maguire. Today he is acknowledged by an even greater songwriter Jimmy Webb who wrote a song in his honour. It was subsequently covered by Rumer.
The Kinks do not feature here nearly enough. Today you are getting Wonderboy, one of their lesser known numbers, and yet another one from Jon Savage's 1968 - The Year the World Burned.
We conclude with an absolute belter. Reconsider Me by Johnny Adams from the compilation on the Southern Soul Showcase label Cryin' in the Streets.
You won't hear a better song today.
More Shuffling next Saturday.
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