My Crucial Tracks for the last week - Boney M, Ricky Nelson, Soft Cell, Brigid Mae Power, The Clash, The Stranglers, and the Banshees
These are my Crucial Tracks for the last few days.
What was the first album you ever bought? Pick your favorite song off that album.
"Rasputin (2007 Remastered Version)" by Boney M.
I think I bought a couple of LPs at the same time, with some money I got for my birthday. One was a punky / new wave compilation record called That Summer, but I've put a few ancient punk songs on here recently, so I'm picking a song from the other record I bought
I still love both records
"Rasputin (2007 Remastered Version)" by Boney M. on Apple music
More songs about songs
"Garden Party" by Ricky Nelson
I'm going off-piste again today...I couldn't think of anything had got me through a difficult time.
This is another one I discovered in Dave Marsh’s 1001 songs book. It’s Ricky Nelson singing about an oldies show that he did in Madison Square Garden.
It’s full of oblique references to other people who played that night, or who were in the audience - Wikipedia has a list.
The song finishes with the line "if memories were all I sang, I’d rather drive a truck"….which chimes slightly with what I wrote about yesterday’s entry.
What song reminds you of your first love?
"Tainted Love" by Soft Cell
We saw Soft Cell at the Hammersmith Palais, and they didn't do this song.
What is your favorite song from last year?
"Counting Down" by Brigid Mae Power
Wikipedia tells me that this was actually released in 2023....but I think that's close enough
Describe a concert that changed your perspective on music or life. Pick a song from that artist or band.
"This Is England" by The Clash
Something much more trivial..
The Clash never appeared on TV, and they were largely before the days of music video.
Consequently when I saw them at the Lyceum I discovered the guy I thought was Strummer was actually Jones, and vice versa
What artist or band changed your music taste forever? Pick your favorite song of theirs.
"Nice n' Sleazy" by The Stranglers
Not the most fashionable band at the time, or since...but they were one of the punk acts I first got into
What was your favorite song in high school? Why did it resonate?
"Israel (7" Single Version)" by Siouxsie & The Banshees
This was the first song they did the first time I saw them. It was the coolest thing I ever saw.
"Israel (7" Single Version)" by Siouxsie & The Banshees on Apple music