Tuesday 1 June 2021

KSHE KLASSICS SHOW, MAY 30th, 2021

As you may or may not know, i live in Canada, and for some reason KSHE doesn't stream their audio to here. I have to connect via a VPN in order to spoof an American address, and this week i was listening from Atlanta, Georgia, again.

Quotation of the week: John Lennon: Time you enjoy wasting, was not wasted.

I'd completely forgotten, but this was the Memorial Day Weekend in the Divided States of America, and it's traditional for KSHE to do a special “Top 500” countdown all weekend. This meant that it was an abbreviated edition of The Klassics Show – only half as long as usual – which was a shame because there was a lot of wonderful music today. Definitely a grade of “A+.”

Things i learned today: Vienna is Billy Joel's favourite song from his own catalogue; For A Rocker was Jackson Browne's tribute to James Honeyman-Scott, lead guitarist for The Pretenders, who died of heart failure induced by cocaine excesses at the age of 25.

Here, have a playlist, and a photo of Vienna – the city, not the song:


Louisiana's LeRoux – Take A Ride On A Riverboat

Billy Joel – Vienna

The Who – You

Dan Fogelberg – As The Raven Flies

The Charlie Daniels Band – Blue Star

Styx – Boat On The River

The Ozark Mountain Daredevils – Chicken Train

Supertramp – Child Of Vision

New England – Don't Ever Wanna Lose You

Icehouse – Electric Blue

Leon Russell – Tightrope

Headstone – Turn Your Head

Steely Dan – Green Earrings

Benny Mardones – Mighta Been Love

Strawbs – Lemon Pie

Journey – Where Were You

Jackson Browne – For A Rocker

Bruce Springsteen -- 4th Of July, Asbury Park (Sandy)

Sweet – Fox On The Run

Firefall – Headed For A Fall

Two double disc sets and a load of schtuff i hadn't played in a long time are the main features of this lockdown week's playlist:

Peter Gabriel – Birdy

ABBA – Gold: Greatest Hits

Various Artists – Summer Of Love, Vol. 1: Tune In

Laurie Anderson – Big Science

Sky – Sky 2

Steeleye Span – Now We Are Six Again (2 CDs)

Kim Mitchell – Rockland

Kate Bush – Director's Cut

Paul Simon – The Rhythm Of The Saints

Capercaillie – Sidewaulk

Caro Emerald – Deleted Scenes From The Cutting Room Floor

Rockpile – Seconds Of Pleasure

Manfred Mann's Earthband – Chance

London Grammar – Californian Soil

Jan Akkerman – Tabernakel

The Sutherland Brothers & Quiver – Beat Of The Street

Bob Dylan – Bob Dylan

New Order – The Best Of New Order

Joan Osborne – Bring It On Home

Kate Bush – The Dreaming

Various Artists – The Earth Greets The Sun: Gamelan Music From Bali

Zaz – Recto Verso

Van Morrison – Moondance

Various Artists – The Crying Game

Spiers & Boden – Tunes

The John Kirkpatrick Band – Force Of Habit

Paula Cole – American Quilt

Susanna Hoffs – Susanna Hoffs

Randy Newman – Little Criminals

Peter Hammill – In Camera

Enya – Paint The Sky With Stars: The Best Of Enya

Warren Zevon – Genius: The Best Of Warren Zevon

Various Artists – Stay Awake

Renata Tebaldi – La Tebaldi (2 CDs)

The Chieftains – The Chieftains 4

Maddy Prior & June Tabor – No More To The Dance

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