Friday Music Shuffle On My Mind 2/12/16

by Rick Johansen

Bored? You soon will be because I am about to unleash my iPod (remember them, kids?), connect it up to the Music Centre and dance crazily (all right, drink a cuppa) in my man cave.

Welcome my friends to the show that never ends. It’s the Friday music shuffle. All say ZZZZZZZZ.

1. California Saga (Big Sur) by the Beach Boys. And what a saga, part of the epic trilogy from the Holland album.

2. The Lovely Linda by Paul McCartney and Wings. Not his finest minute or so, to say the very least. A little bit of sick just appeared in my mouth.

3. Mental Cabaret by the Polyphonic Spree. Now THIS is a band and a bloody big band, too. The Fragile Army is an incredible piece of music. Check it out.

4. Late September by Deepest Blue. Lovely. Remember Deepest Blue by Deepest Blue? These are they with the title track from the Late September long player. This is for when everyone has gone home from the party.

5. Here Comes The Nice by the Small Faces. The mighty Steve Marriott. Much missed.

6. Understandably Blue by Procul Harum. Gary Brooker – what a voice.

7. (If You’re Wondering If I Want You To) I Want You To by Weezer. Classic Rivers and co from Ratitude.

8. Spooky by Dusty Springfield. She was a great singer and should have been a worldwide star.

9. Heartbreaker by the Bee Gees. They gave this song to Dionne Warwick but their version is even better.

10. Easy Way Out by Gotye. Just in case you were thinking that Gotye was a one-trick pony with Somebody that I used to know, along comes his album Making Mirrors. And he proves you were right.

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