so often a jazz performance /only swings with sub-Coltrane licks/but experimentalism is the whipping boy/ of evolution
David Oke, a prolific Stereo Stories writer, will be on BBC Radio 4's Soul Music program today, talking about the anthemic song Wind Of Change by German band Scorpions.
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The images were blurry but I witnessed a momentous event in human history and I’ll never forget it.
It’s a raucous, shambolic, ranting wreck of a song, which ends with a well-oiled Leonard chanting.
Beyond the petty squabbles of bygone nobles is a familiar thread of my own time. These words feel like the same complaint of the silent, angry and polarized masses.
Karaoke? Disco? I hate karaoke and disco about as much I hate, well, The Eurythmics. (Did I mention that I hate The Eurythmics?)
I was led into the song by Dolly's beautiful, beguiling, tender, fragile, wistful and melodious voice.
Dr G listens as Bruce purrs the first track of Western Stars, the album that came out just a few weeks ago. “This would be perfect for someone learning English!”
I felt uneasy, like the world I knew at 11 was broken, and 17 transformed kisses into wounds.