Buddy Holly - Ready Teddy

Today is Buddy Holly's birthday, so here's a Holly track, a cover of a Little Richard hit "Ready Teddy", it was recorded in January 1958 with the Crickets Jerry Allison and Joe B Mauldin along with Norman and Vi Petty.

Arcade Fire - City with No Children

City with No Children was the 4th single to be released from the Arcade Fire album The Suburbs. It failed to chart almost everywhere, except in Belgium where it reached No 24.
 It remind's me of another song but I just can't remember what???

Max Q - Sometimes

Back to the 80's for today's post. Back in the mid 80's my favourite band was INXS, I went to see them in concert around 9 times, until that fateful day back in  1997. As an avid record collector, yes record not CD, I bought everything the band released, including this one by Max Q, featuring Mr Hutchence himself on vocals.

Sometimes reached the dizzying heights of No 53 in the UK but a higher No 31 in Australia.

The following came from michaelhutchenceinfo.com

1989 would prove itself a very different year for Michael Hutchence, musically. He unzipped his rock star costume and went off and broadened his musical abilities to gain some credibility for himself. For a start he cut his hair. It came as a shock to many, used to seeing Hutchence use his hair like a cowboy throws a lasso, falling across his eyes, flipping back, drawing people of both sexes.

"I felt like it, so I did it," he says. "I just got the old Swiss Army knife out. It's symbolic. I was getting sick of all these guys with permed, long hair. I didn't want to be associated with it, so I guess it was my statement towards that crap. If at the very least I got rid of some unwanted followers, those that were there for my hair. I had to grow up. It was the end of something in a way - the end of the INXS tour."

Hutchence's haircut took place in a studio while he was making a record - not with INXS though, but with the experimental band Max Q . After more than a year touring the world in 1987-88, INXS were tired. They had been recording and performing over ten years, so they decided to cease being INXS for twelve months.

Alabama Shakes - Hold On

Been listening to this track for a while now, give it a listen, its a classic in the making?? I love it!

From the album "Boys & Girls"

Reached No 18 in the US Chart.

Soft Cell - Tainted Love

The last of my back to the 80's tracks, Soft Cell's version of the Ed Cobb written, Gloria Jones 1965 classic.

Reached the No 1 spot in the UK in 1981

Altered Images - Don't talk to me about love

oh Clare Grogan!! Those were the days!!

Altered Images Don't talk to me about love.

Reached No7 in the UK chart back in 1983

The Jam - That's Entertainment

One of my favourite all time tracks, That's Entertainment by the Jam, was never actually released in the UK, while the band were still together, although it did make the charts in 1981 as an import single reaching UK No 21, backed by a Live version of "Just who is that 5 O'clock hero".