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Peter Tosh And Mick Jagger - Walk And Don’t Look Back

John Williams - Friday 21.03.08, 07:00am

This is a great track that you don’t hear much, which makes it all the better.
Mick Jagger dancing like a prat, probably just had a big fat one, performing Walk And Don’t Look Back with Reggae icon, Peter Tosh. It is around 1978 I think.
Tosh was sadly murdered in his home in 1987.

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Tags: 1970's · Reggae

Small Faces - Tin Soldier

John Williams - Thursday 20.03.08, 07:00am

Released in 1967, Small Faces singer Steve Marriott originally wrote Tin Soldier for PP Arnold, but liked it so much he decided to keep it for his band. PP Arnold features as backing singer on the track, and can be seen with the band on this video.
Small Faces epitomized the Mod movement of the sixties, [...]

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Tags: 1960's · Pop

Massive Attack - Unfinished Sympathy

John Williams - Wednesday 19.03.08, 07:20am

My introduction to trip hop, and it never got better than this, Shara Nelson is superb.
I dont what it is about this song but it is one of my alltime favourites, never grow tired of listening to it. Released around 1991, and a big club anthem, Massive Attack-Unfinished Sympathy.

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Tags: 1990's · Trip Hop

Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five - The Message

Terry Lane - Tuesday 18.03.08, 07:00am

Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five - The Message 1982

In 1982 Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five released The Message. It was one of the first rap songs to talk about the troubles of living in the ghetto. The song was a big commercial hit and introduced a generation of black and white [...]

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Tags: 1980's

Tim Buckley - Song to the Siren

Terry Lane - Monday 17.03.08, 07:00am

Tim Buckley - Song to the Siren on The Monkees tv show
In 1968 The Monkees tv show was prime time. In the UK The Monkees and Dr.Who followed Grandstand on Saturday early evening on BBC1.
It is therefore amazing that on one episode Mickey Dolenz introduces a little known singer/songwriter and friend, Tim Buckley.
This is [...]

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Tags: 1960's · Folk

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