Songs - A-Z List (part 11)

These are the ten tracks that I've chosen for the letter J.



1. Joan Crawford - Blue Oyster Cult.
A great, if rather strange, song. This is from what is, in my opinion, their best album. There isn't really much more I can say about it, it is just a really good song with brilliant lyrics.



2. Johnny B Goode - Chuck Berry.
Going back to my Rock 'n' Roll, Teddy Boy years, this has long been a track I love. It has been covered many, many times, by many different artists. Not all of those versions were great but a lot were, I still think the original is great. A real classic.



3. Junior's Eyes - Black Sabbath.
Another song from one of my favourite albums by my favourite band. I have said before, and I stand by it, that the Never Say Die album is vastly under rated. This is a great song, that's all I have to say really.



4. Jilted John - Jilted John.
Not a great song but a great moment in my youth. I remember this song so well, on the radio, on Top Of The Pops, and then I bought the single. It was a good laugh but I can't say that it was a good song. Still raises a bit of a smile, but now days more in memory than because of it's humour.



5. Juke Box Jive - The Rubettes.
Another slice of music from my youth. Wasn't a huge fan of The Rubettes but this song just seemed to be played everywhere for a while and it has stuck in my mind. A good bit of boppy fun.



6. Just Like Eddie - Heinz.
A good example of British Rock 'n' Roll, I believe the guitar on this was played by Ritchie Blackmore later to find world wide fame in Deep Purple and Rainbow. I'm not completely sure that it does sound "Just Like Eddie" but it is good.



7. Joe's Garage - Frank Zappa.
An excellent, short Rock Opera from the brilliant Frank Zappa. The story in this song is great and well put together and, I'm sure one that more than a few musicians from the 60's could relate to.



8. Jailbreak - Thin Lizzy.
A song I have sung myself more than once. It is an excellent song by a great band from a brilliant album. Another one of my favourite bands.



9. Jump in' Jive - Cab Calloway.
I love a good bit of big band jazz and Cab Calloway's Orchestra are great at playing it. I love this song and the way it's put together, and Cab Calloway's style. A great song.



10. Johnny Remember Me - John Leyton.
Another example of British Rock 'n' Roll from a man who was also a pretty good actor. I have no idea why exactly but this song has been a favourite of mine for years. Never understood why it hasn't been covered.




Well, that's aall for this post, any and all comments or suggestions for song for me to listen to are always welcome. See you again soon.

Out With The Old, In With The New

As you may, or may not, be aware I had an entertainment blog on another blog site that had basically the same name as this blog. I have had to abandon that blog because the site it is on is rubbish and I now cannot gain access to my blog at all. I hope to be able to import the posts that I put on that blog at some point as I am not going to repeat them on here unless there is no possible alternative. Anyway, I was part way through, for those of you that don't know, an A-Z listing of songs. The tracks, and things, that I list are not my favourites necessarily but are just songs, or whatever, that I know and that stand out for me either in a good or bad way. So I will be carrying that list on from the point I stopped on the other blog.



As a welcome to this, new....ish blog, (maybe I should have added a V0.2 to the end of the blog name😄) I am going to post some random links to some songs and music I like. So here goes and welcome to the new home of my entertainment blog.



Leornard Cohen - I'm Your Man



Beth Orton - I Wish I'd Never Seen The Sunshine



Cradle Of Filth - Dusk And Her Embrace



Spoiler - Electrifying



Gregory Issacs - Night Nurse


That's it for this introduction, more soon.


Any comments always welcome, thanks.