@dermott As regards Donovan I do like this cover of arguably his most famous song.

One of the prolific Graham Gouldman's first songwriting efforts. The excellent Brian Auger (later of Trinity with Julie Driscoll) on harpsichord. Apparently Clapton only played on the middle section.

Speaking of Brian Auger. Reworking one of Dylan's Basement Tapes songs. I had a teenage crush on Ms Driscoll.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHik1GbMVgY

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For all the fans of the 90s UK band Kula Shaker. . .Maki Asakawa - was a Japanese jazz and blues singer, lyricist and composer. Known as the "Queen of the Underground" (アングラの女王, Angura no Joō), she was an important voice of Japan's urban counterculture.

Well not for everyone e.g. the former Prince Andrew, Trump with his tariffs and Chelsea's dodgy front of shirt sponsor. Saying that I do like the cynicism in the lyrics.

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18 minutes ago, Boyne said:

Well not for everyone e.g. the former Prince Andrew, Trump with his tariffs and Chelsea's dodgy front of shirt sponsor. Saying that I do like the cynicism in the lyrics.

Good song, remember it well. Weren't they supposed to be RAF lads? Protegees of the disgusting Jonathan King, sex abuser of teenage boys.

11 minutes ago, dermott said:

Good song, remember it well. Weren't they supposed to be RAF lads? Protegees of the disgusting Jonathan King, sex abuser of teenage boys.

Yes, they were in the RAF and the record was produced by King. If memory serves correctly the song or at least part of it was played on a regular basis when Brian Matthew presented Sounds of the Sixties on BBC Radio 2.

17 minutes ago, Boyne said:

Yes, they were in the RAF and the record was produced by King. If memory serves correctly the song or at least part of it was played on a regular basis when Brian Matthew presented Sounds of the Sixties on BBC Radio 2.

King wrote it too. Years ago there was an Australian version of "Have I Got News For You" called "It's Good News Week". They used it as the theme music.

Go team GB in the curling ! Go get those "double touching" Canadian kunts.
Jazzy bagpipes innit.

The Specials with ‘Too Much Too Young.’

Had the privilege of seeing Buddy Rich and his band at Ronnie Scott's jazz club in the early eighties. A great concert. Still the best drummer I've seen and heard live.

Speaking of drums and drummers, Dave Clark wasn't one of the greats. A session drummer, Bobby Nelson, played on their hits, including Glad All Over. Dave, on the other hand, was a very smart businessman. He owned the rights to all the DC5's material and managed things shrewdly. You rarely if ever see the material on compilation albums.