Quotation
Of The Week ~ Hugh Martin: Have yourself a merry little Christmas /
Let your heart be light / From now on, our troubles will be out of
sight.
Well,
gosh, didn't i need this edition today. It was a brutally busy week
at work – the last full week before Christmas, moan, groan – and
this morning's show was unquestionably the highlight of it. As usual,
it was over long before i expected it to be.
It
earns a grade of “A+” based on its merits alone, disregarding its
curative benefits. In fact, to a large degree, it was like listening
to items from my own record collection. I did the math (worked it out
in my head, too* – calculators are for wusses): fully two-thirds
of the songs played today, i own in one format or another.
And
so many great songs! Twice i was almost in tears – of joy, of
course. “Rose Of Cimarron” must be one of my top ten favourite
songs of all time, and “Ashes Are Burning” isn't far behind it
(plus the latter has the added attraction of a gorgeous guitar outro
by Andy Powell of Wishbone Ash). Other favourites included Yes, ELO,
Steely Dan, Thin Lizzy, Slade. 10 c.c., The Beatles and James Taylor
and, and.... There was hardly anything annoying, although i could
very easily lived without Sting's caterwauling on his live solo
version of “Roxanne.” I'm not a huge fan of his anyway – i like
a lot of his work with The Police but, after they split, he released
a few decent solo albums and then decided that he was a Serious
Artiste and started writing symphonies and operas and re-workings of
17th century lute music (!). No fank you.
Anyway,
here's this week's playlist, and a photo of Rose Dunn – the
original Rose of Cimarron. Although the photo's authenticity has been
questioned, i found it on the Internet, so it must be right!
Jackson Browne – The Pretender
Jefferson
Starship – Ride The Tiger
Boz
Scaggs – Loan Me A Dime
Traffic
– Rock And Roll Stew
Steely
Dan – The Fez
The
Electric Light Orchestra – Rockaria
Bruce
Springsteen – The Promised Land
Moon
Martin – Rolene
Yes
– And You And I
The
Beatles – Fool On The Hill
Couchois
– Roll The Dice
Thin
Lizzy – Romeo And The Lonely Girl
Kenny
Loggins – Love Has Come Of Age
Poco
– Rose Of Cimarron
The
Tubes – Sushi Girl
Pete
Townshend – Rough Boys
The
Charlie Daniels Band – Birmingham Blues
The
Edgar Winter Group – Round And Round
Sting
– Roxanne (live)
Queen
– I'm In Love With My Car
10
c.c. -- Rubber Bullets
Camel
– Lady Fantasy
Runner
– Run For Your Life
The
Ozark Mountain Daredevils – Standin' On The Rock
Slade
– Run Runaway
Atlanta
Rhythm Section – Sky High
Stillwater
– Women (Beautiful Women)
Jefferson
Starship – Runaway
Procol
Harum – Simple Sister
Martin
Briley – The Salt In My Tears
Renaissance
– Ashes Are Burning
Pink
Floyd – San Tropez
James
Taylor – Up On The Roof
America
-- Sandman
My
bartenders – oops, i mean occupational therapists – must
have been feeling festive this week. Look at all that Christmas music
they had me play (especially towards the end of the week)! Just call
me Ebenezer, but don't misunderstand. Christmas Eve and Christmas Day
are my two favourite days of the year. It's the run-up to it that i
hate: the rampant consumerism, the crowds everywhere, the stress for
those of us unfortunate to be a part of the “hospitality”
industry (where our customers take “'tis the season to be grumpy”
to new heights). Anyway, here's the list:
Enya
– Dark Sky Island
Various
Artists – Christmas Celebration
Dick
Gaughan – Gaughan
Rhiannon
Giddens – Tomorrow Is My Turn
Poco
– Crazy Loving: The Best Of Poco 1975-1982
Yes
– Fragile
Jethro
Tull – The Jethro Tull Christmas Album
Switchfoot
– The Beautiful Letdown
Country
Joe & The Fish – Electric Music For The Mind And Body
Laurie
Anderson & Kronos Quartet – Landfall
Katrina
& The Waves – Walking On Sunshine: The Greatest Hits Of Katrina
& The Waves
Jonathan
Edwards – Jonathan Edwards
London
Grammar – Truth Is A Beautiful Thing
Stone
The Crows – Teenage Licks
Creedence
Clearwater Revival – Bayou Country
Planxty
– Cold Blow And The Rainy Night
The
Albion Chrstmas Band – Winter Songs
James
Taylor – October Road
Chrissie
Hynde – Stockholm
Jane
Siberry – Shushan The Palace (Hymns Of Earth)
Afro-Celt
Sound System –Anatomic
Loggins
& Messina – Sittin' In Again
Roy
Wood – Mustard
Mike
Heron – Smiling Men With Bad Reputations
Joan
Osborne – Christmas Means Love
John
Kirkpatrick, Rosie Cross et al. -- Wassail!
George
Harrison – The Best Of George Harrison
Amy
Grant – Home For Christmas
Various
Artists – Merry Axemas: A Guitar Christmas
Colin
James & The Little Big Band – Christmas
Various
Artists – Blue Christmas
Chris
Leslie – Dancing Days
*my
cats adds, “no you bloody didn't!”
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