Don’t Ask Me What I Say Manfred Mann
The year is 1964. The airwaves are thick with the joyous, infectious syncopation of the British Invasion, a sound that,…
Some Enchanted Evening – Jay & The Americans
The hour is late. The radio dial is still sticky with the dust of a thousand forgotten stations. And then,…
The Word Is Love Cliff Richard
The air was thick and golden, not unlike the fading light filtering through the stained glass of a forgotten church…
Him Or Me – Paul Revere Raiders
The air in the summer of 1967 felt like a tuning fork struck against the hard surface of American consciousness.…
Be Bop a Lula – Everly Brothers
The scene is Nashville, 1957. The air in the RCA Victor studio, or perhaps Owen Bradley’s famed Quonset Hut, is…
Thinking Of You Baby – Dave Clark Five
The air was thick with static and the smell of hot vacuum tubes. I remember it vividly—a late-night re-run of…
Whenever You’re Around – Dave Clark Five
The prevailing memory of The Dave Clark Five—the undisputed architects of the Tottenham Sound—is usually one of exuberant, driving rhythms…
Around And Around The Animals
I remember the first time this sound truly hit me. Not just as background noise on a dusty compilation, but…
Bony Moronie – Standells
The air in the rehearsal space was thick with cheap cigarette smoke and the humid musk of four young men…
Willie Nelson – Whiskey River (1973)
The hour is late. The neon sign for “Cold Beer” is half-burnt out, casting a sickly pink glow onto the…