Twelve years since Rik passed. A fleeting appearance by John Otway.

There's debate over whether this was the Lovin' Spoonful's only U.S. #1. Regardless, when Bob Rafelson and Bert Schneider were planning The Monkees, they first approached the Spoonful. Who turned them down because they didn't want to change their name.

A bit of Madness with ‘One Step Beyond.’

Piggybacking with a cover of summer in the city by legendary Estonian singer Jaak Joala. While this was recorded in the early 90´s when Estonia had just gained re-independence from the soviet union it epitomizes the pop-music of the decades preceding it where western culture and music were banned. Luckily due to the proximity of Finland, just 80km over the Gulf of Finland, many people managed to smuggle in western vinyl records which then became a hot commodity in undeground movements. Many of the artists of the time exhanged records of Zeppelin, Black Sabbath etc. (usually only a few copies existed in the country at any time) and mimicked their style which to the general population sounded like magic. Of course most of them were simply knock-offs but they are deeply embedded in the culture and represent an interesting paradox of the time.

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Edited 12 hours ago12 hr by OTL
is he back yet?