The Silvertones exemplify a style of harmony singing which dominated the rocksteady and reggae scenes of the 1960s. “Raindrops” is more rocksteady than reggae. Rocksteady…
Tag: 60s
20/04/2019: “Don’t Let Me Down” by Marcia Griffiths
The Beatles released “Don’t Let Me Down” in 1969, as quite a sad love song. It was written by John Lennon as a plea to…
14/04/2019: “Hush” By Deep Purple
“Hush” was originally written by Joe South for Country singer Billy Joe Royal in 1967. It was a decent success in America, reaching number 52…
05/04/2019: “Time After Time” by John Coltrane
John Coltrane brings a magic touch to everything he comes into contact with. Here, his magic touch is applied to the 1946 jazz standard, “Time…
24/03/2019: “Get Thy Bearings” by Donovan
A wide range of influences can be heard on this song. Jazz and Psychedelic Rock in particular make their presences felt. The vocal melody is…
20/03/2019: “I’m In The Mood For Love” by Lord Tanamo
This song is also called “I’m In The Mood For Ska”. That’s because it’s a Ska cover of the original classic, which was written in…
04/03/2019: “Bird’s Lament” by Moondog
Moondog was ahead of his time in the 60s, and to be honest he’s probably still ahead of our time. The sheer surrealist lunacy of…
03/03/2019: “I Fought The Law” by The Bobby Fuller Four
The Clash have a brilliant, angry, punky version of this, which suits the tone of the song very well. That was released in 1979. That…
23/02/2019: “Strange Brew” by Cream
Cream are arguably the world’s first super-group . Consisting of Ginger Baker on the drums, who bought a Jazz training and a new way of…
11/02/2019: “I Got You (I Feel Good) by James Brown
James Brown is an instrumental figure in the creation and evolution of Funk. Without him, Funk music would probably not exist in the form it…