This edition title is both a reminder to myself and a words play with Tracy Vandal & John Mercy’s song.
Lammergeiers’ ITB is the band’s – a little hard to spot –Ā version of Suede’s Introducing The Band.Ā
Alicia Edelweiss is a suggestion by Bettina Korn and Ruth Lyon a suggestion by Martin Swarbrick. Their respective songs, Leonie and November were picked by me.
My beloved Sugar are back with a new single, House of Dead Memories, their first in thirty years. There’s also Tracy Vandal & John Mercy with Alex Kapranos of Franz Ferdinand and much more.
Tracklist: 01: Lammergeiers – ITB 02: Alicia Edelweiss – Leonie 03: Ruth Lyon – November 04: Sugar – House of Dead Memories 05: Jesse Sykes & The Sweet Hereafter – Dead End Pools 06: Guided By Voices – (You Can’t Go Back To) Oxford Talawanda 07: Miranda – I Wish 09: Brian Bilston and The Catenary Wires – Might Have, Might Not Have 10: Oliver Sim – Telephone Games 11: Bela Noia – NĆ£o quero mais 12: AUA Drop – Painkiller No. 2 13: Leatherette – Hey There (x) 14: Tracy Vandal & John Mercy – To Remember Who You Were feat Alex Kapranos 15: Cass McCombs – Missionary Bell
Cantigas do Maio is from the fifth album by Portuguese musician, composer, singer, songwriter 1971 album Cantigas do Maio. A beautiful song, in which the voice starts gentle, develops a frantic tone, then quiets, then rises again, and ends quiet.
Cantigas do Maio: Eu fui ver a minha amada LĆ” p’rĆ³s baixos dum jardim Eu fui ver a minha amada LĆ” p’rĆ³s baixos dum jardim Dei-lhe uma rosa encarnada Para se lembrar de mim Dei-lhe uma rosa encarnada Para se lembrar de mim
Minha mĆ£e, quando eu morrer Minha mĆ£e, quando eu morrer Ai, chore por quem muito amargou Ai, chore por quem muito amargou Para entĆ£o dizer ao mundo Para entĆ£o dizer ao mundo Ai Deus m’o deu Ai Deus m’o levou Ai Deus m’o deu Ai Deus m’o levou Ai Deus m’o deu Ai Deus m’o levou
Eu fui ver uma donzela Numa barquinha a dormir Eu fui ver uma donzela Numa barquinha a dormir Dei-lhe uma colcha de seda Para nela se cobrir Dei-lhe uma colcha de seda Para nela se cobrir
Eu fui ver uma solteira Numa salinha a fiar Eu fui ver uma solteira Numa salinha a fiar Dei-lhe uma rosa vermelha Para de mim se encantar Dei-lhe uma rosa vermelha Para de mim se encantar
Minha mĆ£e, quando eu morrer Minha mĆ£e, quando eu morrer Ai, chore por quem muito amargou Ai, chore por quem muito amargou Para entĆ£o dizer ao mundo Para entĆ£o dizer ao mundo Ai Deus m’o deu Ai Deus m’o levou Ai Deus m’o deu Ai Deus m’o levou Ai Deus m’o deu Ai Deus m’o levou
Eu fui ver a minha amada LĆ” nos campos, eu fui ver Eu fui ver a minha amada LĆ” nos campos, eu fui ver Dei-lhe uma rosa encarnada Para de mim se prender Dei-lhe uma rosa encarnada Para de mim se prender
Verdes prados, verdes campos Onde estĆ” minha paixĆ£o? Verdes prados, verdes campos Onde estĆ” minha paixĆ£o? As andorinhas nĆ£o param Umas voltam, outras nĆ£o As andorinhas nĆ£o param Umas voltam, outras nĆ£o
Minha mĆ£e, quando eu morrer Minha mĆ£e, quando eu morrer Ai, chore por quem muito amargou Ai, chore por quem muito amargou Para entĆ£o dizer ao mundo Para entĆ£o dizer ao mundo Ai Deus m’o deu Ai Deus m’o levou Ai Deus m’o deu Ai Deus m’o levou Ai Deus m’o deu Ai Deus m’o levou
My favourite song Will You Love Me Tomorrow, also known as Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow, written by Carole King and Gerry Goffin, first recorded by The Shirelles in 1960.
Will You Love Me Tomorrow: Tonight you’re mine completely You give your love so sweetly Tonight the light of love is in your eyes But will you love me tomorrow? Is this a lasting treasure Or just a moment’s pleasure? Can I believe the magic of your sighs? Will you still love me tomorrow? Tonight with words unspoken You say that I’m the only one But will my heart be broken When the night (when the night) Meets the morning (meets the morning) sun? I’d like to know that your love Is a love I can be sure of So tell me now, and I won’t ask again Will you still love me tomorrow? So tell me now, and I won’t ask again Will you still love me tomorrow? Will you still love me tomorrow? Will you still love me?
And Der Erlkƶnig by Franz Schubert, with a ballade written by Johann Wolfgang in 1782. Here sung by baritone Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau accompanied by pianist Gerald Moore. Haunting, chilling, Dietrich sings the three voices, child, father, Erlkƶnig with deep emotion and such tonal variation it leaves you mesmerized. And the final line, In seinen Armen das Kind war tot (In your arms the child is lies dead) is arrowing.
Der Erlkƶnig: Wer reitet so spƤt durch Nacht und Wind? Es ist der Vater mit seinem Kind; Er hat den Knaben wohl in dem Arm, Er fasst ihn sicher, er hƤlt ihn warm.
Mein Sohn, was birgst du so bang dein Gesicht? ā Siehst, Vater, du den Erlkƶnig nicht? Den Erlenkƶnig mit Kronā und Schweif? ā Mein Sohn, es ist ein Nebelstreif. ā
āDu liebes Kind, komm, geh mit mir! Gar schƶne Spiele spielā ich mit dir; Manchā bunte Blumen sind an dem Strand, Meine Mutter hat manch gĆ¼lden Gewand.ā ā
Mein Vater, mein Vater, und hƶrest du nicht, Was Erlenkƶnig mir leise verspricht? ā Sei ruhig, bleibe ruhig, mein Kind; In dĆ¼rren BlƤttern sƤuselt der Wind. ā
āWillst, feiner Knabe, du mit mir gehn? Meine Tƶchter sollen dich warten schƶn; Meine Tƶchter fĆ¼hren den nƤchtlichen Reihn Und wiegen und tanzen und singen dich ein.ā ā
Mein Vater, mein Vater, und siehst du nicht dort Erlkƶnigs Tƶchter am dĆ¼stern Ort? ā Mein Sohn, mein Sohn, ich sehā es genau: Es scheinen die alten Weiden so grau. ā
āIch liebe dich, mich reizt deine schƶne Gestalt; Und bist du nicht willig, so brauchā ich Gewalt.ā ā Mein Vater, mein Vater, jetzt fasst er mich an! Erlkƶnig hat mir ein Leids getan! ā
Dem Vater grausetās; er reitet geschwind, Er hƤlt in Armen das Ƥchzende Kind, Erreicht den Hof mit MĆ¼he und Not; In seinen Armen das Kind war tot.
More or my favourite songs can be read about here Amazing Songs & Other Delights #80 – The These Are a Few of My Favourite Songs edition and listened to here.
I have also written about this three songs plus Daddy’s Spending by Suede on The Polymath
You can read more about Amazing Songs & Other Delights #84 – The It Resonates edition here.
From Monday October 6 onwards Amazing Songs & Other Delights new editions are every 1st and 3rd Monday of each month, repeats every 2nd and 4th Monday of each month. The hour remains the same: 3-4pm (London time).
Tracklist: 01: Sigtryggur Berg Sigmarsson – Resilience 02: Liz Hogg – Curl 03: The Divine Comedy – Invisible Thread 04: Ned Swarbrick – When The Wind Blows (Live at City Varieties Music Hall) 05: Trademark Issues – Song for a Non-Touring Band 06: Massimo Silverio – Zoja 07: Tulpa – Let’s Make A Tulpa! 08: Miguel Feraso Cabral – Cenografia 09: Swimming Pools And Movie Stars – Never Let Go 10: The Cords – When You Said Goodbye 11: Noiserv – A casa das rodas quadradas feat. Milhanas 12: Glo-Worm – Change of Heart 13: Holly Golightly – Miss Fortune 14: Senhor VulcĆ£o feat The Legendary Tiger Man – Rock N Roll 15: AVTT/MPTN – The Avett Brothers Ā· Mike Patton – Eternal Love 16: Glyders – Shadow Stone 17: Anthony Moore – No Parlez 18: Hidrogenesse – A la Muerte 19: Umlaut – Grumpy Library
My radio show Amazing Songs & Other Delights is now available on mixcloud.
It’s a beautiful, fresh, Summer radio programme. You can read about it here.
Tracklist: 01: Franz Ferdinand – Build It Up ft. Johnny Marr 02: Cass McCombs – Peace 03: Robert Robertson – Broken Arrow 04: Harry Styles – Watermelon Sugar 05: Pressyes – The Sunlighttt 06: The Durutti Collumn – Sketch For A Summer 07: Jeanines – Coaxed A Storm 08: AL Guitar Duo – Reencontro (feat. Pedro JĆ³ia) 09: Panda Bear – Virginia Tech 10: The Go-Betweens – Two Heads 11: Laufey – Lover Girl 12: The Rebels – California Dreamin’ 13: Weezer – Island In The Sun 14: Lightheaded – The Garden 15: James Yorkston – Love Luck (feat. Johanna Sƶderberg) 16 – Forth Wanderers – Bluff 17: Swansea Sound – Pacior’Fan 18: Sydney Minsky Sargeant – I Dont Wanna 19 – April March – Laisse Tomber Les Filles
All previous shows on mixcloud: Ye Ye mixcloud | www.mixcloud.com/MondoBizarreMagazine
As the name says, it’s summer. Therefore, let’s celebrate it. Nearly all the songs, from Franz Ferdinand – Build It Up ft. Johnny Marr to Sydney Minsky Sargeant – I Dont Wanna have just been released or are recent.
There are two indie oldies, The Durutti Collumn’s Sketch For A Summer and The Go-Betweens’ Two Heads. As tends to be the case with my shows, indie and mainstream go hand in hand, although here there are several pop breezy indie alternative songs. But Harry Styles and Laufey pair with Jeanines or April March. There’s an acoustic guitar instrumental, AL Guitar Duo – Reencontro (feat. Pedro JĆ³ia), and the customary Mamas & the Papas classic California Dreamin’, here in covered by The Rebels.
Tracklist: 01: Franz Ferdinand – Build It Up ft. Johnny Marr 02: Cass McCombs – Peace 03: Robert Robertson – Broken Arrow 04: Harry Styles – Watermelon Sugar 05: Pressyes – The Sunlighttt 06: The Durutti Collumn – Sketch For A Summer 07: Jeanines – Coaxed A Storm 08: AL Guitar Duo – Reencontro (feat. Pedro JĆ³ia) 09: Panda Bear – Virginia Tech 10: The Go-Betweens – Two Heads 11: Laufey – Lover Girl 12: The Rebels – California Dreamin’ 13: Weezer – Island In The Sun 14: Lightheaded – The Garden 15: James Yorkston – Love Luck (feat. Johanna Sƶderberg) 16 – Forth Wanderers – Bluff 17: Swansea Sound – Pacior’Fan 18: Sydney Minsky Sargeant – I Dont Wanna 19 – April March – Laisse Tomber Les Filles
Since I received Thomas von Wachenfeldt’s Estradƶrerna I’ve been listening to it non stop. I knew I one of its pieces was going to open this programme. The choice was Suite no1 in G minor (Jon Erik Hall) I. Visa Air.
Estradƶrerna has music by three Swedish folk musician – Jon-Erik Ćst, Wiktor Ćst, and Jon-Erik Hall ā arranged for string trio chamber instrumentation by Thomas von Wachenfeldt. It was not chamber, but baroque music, that less to the two final selections.
The show was mostly complete. There were a few possibilities. None seem right, to fit. Returning home by metro an walking, from a concert by Orquesta Barroca Casa da MĆŗsica playing seven baroque pieces with oboe, some for oboe, there was one of those moments with only the Universal can explain.
Ventos Animais, by MĆ£o Morta and ForƧas Ocultas by Duplex Longo were the missing links. Each enriched the tapestry of diverse ambients present, allowing for the programme to have a deeper feeling.
Tracklist: 01: Thomas von Wachenfeldt – Suite no1 in G minor (Jon Erik Hall) I. Visa Air 02: Thee Headcoats Sect – Man Trap 03: Afonso Rodrigues e Catarina Salinas – Um Amor Qualquer 04: Duplex Longa – ForƧas Ocultas 05: Esteves – Os Fortes NĆ£o Choram 06: GonƧalo F. Cardoso – Cozido na Caldeira Velha (SĆ£o Miguel, AƧores) 07: Lifeguard – Like You’ll Lost 08: MĆ£o Morta – Ventos Animais 09: Luto – nĆ£o fui ao Alive (ft. Catarina Branco) 10: Paul PĆØrrin – Olekta 11: Monkeywrench – Love Is A Spider 12: Pomadinha – Time 13: Ricardo Ribeiro – MĆ” Sorte 14: Sally Anne Morgan – Flowers of Shandihar 15: Versus O.K.S – God Bless 16: The Good Ones – Agnes Dreams of Being an Artist 17: The Makers – Are You On The Inside Or The Outside Of Your Pants?
Amazing Songs & Other Delights #80 – The These Are a Few of My Favourite Songs edition features 17 of my favourite songs, including my favourite song, Will Your Me Tomorrow sang by The Shirelles, and three songs I would have love to have written, Sometimes I Drink My Coffee by the Grave of William Blake, A Lady of a Certain Age by The Divine Comedy, and CanĆ§Ć£o de Amigo by Um Zero Amarelo. Of course I would have loved to have written all the other songs. š You can read about the songs and my choices here.
Tracklist: 01: Julie Andrews – My Favourite Things 02: The Shirelles – Will Your Me Tomorrow 03: The The – Sometimes I Drink My Coffee by the Grave of William Blake 04: The Ramones – Baby I Love You 05: The Devine Comedy – A Lady of a Certain Age 06: Josh Rouse – James 07: The Rolling Stones – Under My Thumb 08: Um Zero Amarelo – CanĆ§Ć£o de Amigo 09 Elvis Presley – (Marie’s The Name) of His Latest test Flame 10: The Buzzcocks – Ever Fallen In Love (With Someone You Shouldn’t’ve) 11: Mick Harvey – October Boy 12: Mark Lanegan – Don’t Forget Me 13: Ben Watt – North Marine Drive 14: Tiwiza – At u Azeka 15: Erica Buettner – True Love and Water 16: Butler-Blake-Grant – Bring An End 17: Queens of the Stone Age – Mosquito Song
This edition has a self explanatory title. Some of my favourite songs, from different time periods, in one radio show. I have many more favourite songs, and could fill 24 hours, or more with them. But, here, there are 17, including my favourite song, Will Your Me Tomorrow, sang by The Shirelles.
Will You Love Me Tomorrow is also known as Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow, title that, to me, gives a better view of the longing, fear, expressed by the lyrics. It was written by Carole King, and her by then husband and co-songwriter, Gerry Goffin and first recorded by The Shirelles in 1960.
Sometimes I Drink My Coffee by the Grave of William Blake is, if not thee song,is a song I would like to have written. It’s brilliant. I would love to have written A Lady of a Certain Age by The Devine Comedy, and CanĆ§Ć£o de Amigo by Um Zero Amarelo. And all the other choises, of course.
Baby, I Love You was originally performed by The Ronettes in 1963. It was written by Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich, and Phil Spector, produced by Spector. Phil Spector produced The Ramones’ End of the Century, released in 1980, in which the band cover of Baby, I Love You appears.
North Marine Drive, Ben Watt’s debut album from 1983, is one of my all time favourite records. I could have picked any of the album songs. I went with the title track.
Aftermath ranks top on my favourite Rolling Stones albums, and Under My Thumb is without a doubt my Stones favourite song.
On the department of favourite albums, there is also Queens of the Stone Age’s Songs For the Deaf. Mosquito Song is the hidden song on the cd version of the album. And eerie, gentle, yet macabre, acoustic song, sang by Josh Homme, with Dean Ween, of Ween, on acoustic guitar, that grows in crescendo and ends with a bang.
Tracklist: 01: Julie Andrews – My Favourite Things 02: The Shirelles – Will Your Me Tomorrow 03: The The – Sometimes I Drink My Coffee by the Grave of William Blake 04: The Ramones – Baby I Love You 05: The Devine Comedy – A Lady of a Certain Age 06: Josh Rouse – James 07: The Rolling Stones – Under My Thumb 08: Um Zero Amarelo – CanĆ§Ć£o de Amigo 09 Elvis Presley – (Marie’s The Name) His Latest Flame 10: The Buzzcocks – Ever Fallen In Love (With Someone You Shouldn’t’ve) 11: Mick Harvey – October Boy 12: Mark Lanegan – Don’t Forget Me 13: Ben Watt – North Marine Drive 14: Tiwiza – At u Azeka 15: Erica Buettner – True Love and Water 16: Butler-Blake-Grant – Bring An End 17: Queens of the Stone Age – Mosquito Song
