We went to the gym yesterday for the first time in a while. When we got there I looked out my MP3 player to find it had not been charged so I had to make do with what I would describe as mizak. Fortunately it was not too loud so it did not annoy me as much as it usually did.
Worry not the MP3 player has now been charged so SS119 can proceed.
First up are The Umbrellas a jingly jangly San Francisco band with It's True from their 2021 eponymous debut album.I quite liked the album but have never felt the urge to follow it up. See Bandcamp for details of their output to date.
I would highly recommend that you hunt down anything and everything by today's cover star Dwight Yoakam pre 2000. Anything from 2000 onwards is best avoided. From Buenas Noches from a Lonely Room his third, and what I consider best album here is Dwight covering Streets of Bakersfield accompanied by Buck Owens. It is widely thought that this song was written by Buck but it was in fact written by Homer Joy
From April 1978 She's So Modern was the 3rd single released by the Boomtown Rats peaking at number 12. The Guinness British Hits Singles book tells me that they were named after a band in a Woodie Guthrie novel something I was unaware of up until now.
More shuffled music and random facts next Saturday.
Dwigh Yoakam - Streets of Bakersfield
Boomtown Rats - She's So Modern
Sadly the wife of the narrator in 'Streets of Bakersfield' was too modern as well.
ReplyDeleteI see what you did there
DeleteI suggest you follow up on the Umbrellas. One of many great San Fran janglers on the scene. She’s So Modern is as good as the Rats ever got and one of the highlights from the best soundtrack ever assembled. Surely I don’t need to name it anymore. - Brian
ReplyDeleteNot round these parts Brian!
DeleteI've just forked out for the yellow gatefold version!
DeleteShe's So Modern is a forgotten gem.
ReplyDeleteAn mp3 player? For real?
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