June 2012
33 posts
The Kinks - Sunny Afternoon
Theme | Summer
- Blackbird by The Beatles (demo recording)
or just Paul McCartney messing around
in the studio in 1968
and in St John’s Wood with Martha
(for his 70th Birthday today)
Artist: Rumba Tres
Track: No sé, no sé
Album: No sé, no sé
Year: 1974
“The United States blocked Israel’s participation in the Global Counterterrorism Forum’s (GCTF) first meeting in Istanbul on Friday, despite Israel’s having one of the most extensive counterterrorism experiences in the world. Israel was excluded from the meeting due to fierce objections by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, a Washington-based source told Globes news.”
President Obama kowtows to Israel’s enemies yet again.
Judy Garland: It Never Was You (Weill/Anderson) - from I Could Go On Singing, 1963
Just for fun a couple of songs that make explicit reference to “Eight Miles High”…
The First Edition: Just Dropped In (To See What My Condition Was In) (Mickey Newbury) - from The First Edition, 1967
Yes, that is Kenny Rogers, then known as ‘Hippie Kenny’, who sings lead…
(via le-village)