FRIDAY FUNK: Titus Turner had an impressive stable of hits to his name and a number of artists who have also recorded his work. This 1968 song gives you an idea why: … [Read more...]
David Bowie – Starman
THURSDAY TOP 10s: Here at The Music Week we have a birthday of one of our small team of curators. We asked her what song she'd like for her birthday and given her status as a Bowie fan and the rightful tributes flowing for the great man this week, she chose this as her favourite Bowie song. It hit the UK Top 10 on its release in April 1972. … [Read more...]
Good Shoes – The Photos On My Wall
WEDNESDAY'S WHATEVER: This song from 2007 is a short and punchy one from UK indie outfit Good Shoes. … [Read more...]
Weird Al Yankovic – Albuquerque
TWISTED TUESDAY: Weird Al Yankovic is a stayer, still going extremely strong after 30+ years of producing great parodies. A more casual observer of Weird Al's work may not realise he has a solid body of his own compositions. One of the most well know is this 11-minute masterpiece: I guarantee you'll want to play that song more than once. … [Read more...]
Swedish Hitz Goes Metal – Money Money Money
METAL MONDAY: We're fully aware that our metal choice for this week may lead to riots in the streets, but what the hell. Yes, the band's name is actually 'Swedish Hitz Goes Metal'.And yes, they're covering an ABBA song. But listen to the singer's voice! … [Read more...]
Wretch 32 – 6 Words
SUNDAY SOUL: This 2014 song from Wretch 32 is probably already high on the list of wedding song choices. It's a direct ode to life, romance and family and well worth the addition to Sunday Soul: … [Read more...]
Daft Punk – Giorgio by Moroder
SATURDAY SYNTHETIC: I'll admit I've been drooling to feature this song. It's one of the best synth-driven songs I've heard in years and definitely a highlight from its release year of 2013. Even better is the jamming that goes on between the drums and bass. It's musicianship at its finest before you even get to the subject of the song. If you haven't heard this one before, put … [Read more...]
Clarence Wheeler & the Enforcers – Right On
FRIDAY FUNK: 1970 is the year, Doin' What We Wanna is the album and Right On is the song. It's everything that's right about funk. … [Read more...]
Red Hot Chili Peppers – Scar Tissue
THURSDAY TOP 10s: 1999 was the year this song hit the Top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100. It stayed in the broader charts for months and received a Grammy in 2000. Enjoy Scar Tissue: … [Read more...]
‘Til Tuesday – Coming Up Close
WEDNESDAY'S WHATEVER: Here's an outfit that deserved a much longer career than they had. Three albums were released, with their single Voices Carry the best known. Their follow-up album, 1986's Welcome Home contains some of the band's best work, not least of which is this song: … [Read more...]