If any of you like me had googled Russ Ballard you'll have discovered he's had quite a song writing career. As well as penning God Gave Rock and Roll To You and Hold Your Head Up when he was in Argent (our blogmeister once thought the former was a Kiss original of course) he wrote GIO go to rock song, Since You've Been Gone (Clout did it before Rainbow you know). He also gave Rainbow their later hit I Surrender. It wasnt all rock either. He wrote the DC fave New York Groove and Hot Chocolate's So You Win Again. He first pricked my ear when his song Voices featured in a Miami Vice episode. Check him out on Wiki.
Ar 18:19 on Friday evening Henri was in a curry house in Sauchiehall Street (The Akbar?) enjoying a Prawn Poori and a Chcken Karachi (with Boiled Rice) along with a couple of clients - apart from a couple of F***book posts earlier in the day extoling the virtues of late John Lee Hooker collaborations and my usual Macca shouts, I'm mystified, but hey-ho.
After I left the restauarant I got in the car and sent a couple of texts to GIO towards 8:00pm,but that's it.
I'm astonished that anything I have to say, here, or to GIO, is regarded as being of any import whatsoever - I have little to be condecending about.
Surely your spies have got more interesting things to spy on than ths relative effort of former bloggers in alternative formats (which isn't much effort at all)?
Well,maybe not...but that's quite sad.
regardez youse
henri
PS I used to work in the Fife Arms in Braemar when I was a student - the Linn O Dee is one of my favourite places in the world (as is Braemar)
Thanks Glen & Adam, - I've just been really busy but I'll endeavour to get back into it - anyway, if you're going to have spies in the camp, Madmac, surely they'd be better employed jotting down the names of the gropers..
The new Stark Naked & The Car Thieves album Amateur Proctology is a winner. Listen to the closing track, the boys' cover of the Lulu classic Boom Bang A Bang.
I found a magazine in the garage waiting area which promised "The 100 best jokes in the world!" The only problem is that some bright spark has torn the pages out. Oh how I laughed ;-)
It's difficult to disagree with Glen about Ellie Goulding's 'Your Song' - a useless, pointless, mundane and tuneless rendition of a a much loved classic.
Tonight's show was the most pedestrain and predicatble I've heard in a long time, culminating in Rufus Wainright's abysmal cover of the laughing lenny's most over played/covered song. Does anyone know what it's all about?
Managed to get Blondie on though. Did anyone know that wasnt an orginal? An original so obscure (Randy & The Rainbows!!) as to not matter but if it gets Blondie on then fine and dandy.
Now then now then...Sarah Brightman is training to become an astronaut...she'll hopefully sing her Hot Gossip single from the space station.. maybe she really will lose her heart to a Starship Trooper...how's about that then..?
Lyric of the year:
ReplyDeleteIt's paradise when Ah
Lift up my antenna
But its not why God made the radio.
DeleteWhy did God make the radio?
Discuss.
So we could all ignore Get it On?
DeleteWall to wall fitba?
Never mind radio, he gave rock n roll to you.
DeleteHe gave Mick Jagger everything
DeleteIf Dad gave us radio, how come I dont get requests played anymore?
DeleteAsk your representative on earth, Aled Jones
Deletehe did it for the sailors.........shipping forecast is the best programme on radio....it even has a decent tune.
Deletecheers frae the dale
God made the radio so they could catch Dr. Crippen. Anything else has been a bonus.
ReplyDeleteOrson liked the radio .. shame some lost the plot.
DeleteThe Mars probe is sheer folly
DeleteHad better not tell the residents of Glenelg that.
DeleteIt's a palindrome of my name. What are the chances of that?
DeleteGo to the top of the class ;-)
DeleteCoincidentally I went swimming at Glenelg in February.
Deleteglen leg
DeleteTrust Flipper behaved himself.
DeleteBTW Justin stated the chances are "a million to one"
Well strictly speaking Justin just sang the words. They were written by Jeff who may well have plucked them from HG himself.
DeleteWhat! You mean to say he was only kinda responding to hearsay?
DeleteChrist, you can't trust anybody these days.
If any of you like me had googled Russ Ballard you'll have discovered he's had quite a song writing career.
ReplyDeleteAs well as penning God Gave Rock and Roll To You and Hold Your Head Up when he was in Argent (our blogmeister once thought the former was a Kiss original of course) he wrote GIO go to rock song, Since You've Been Gone (Clout did it before Rainbow you know). He also gave Rainbow their later hit I Surrender. It wasnt all rock either. He wrote the DC fave New York Groove and Hot Chocolate's So You Win Again. He first pricked my ear when his song Voices featured in a Miami Vice episode. Check him out on Wiki.
Is there no end to this man's talent?
DeleteI'm noo aff tae Linn o Dee, GIO fur company? Na don't think so.
ReplyDeleteBTW My spy's tell me Henri's trying really hard tonight .. condescending apparently.
ReplyDeleteMs Baps won't like it I tell you.
Ar 18:19 on Friday evening Henri was in a curry house in Sauchiehall Street (The Akbar?) enjoying a Prawn Poori and a Chcken Karachi (with Boiled Rice) along with a couple of clients - apart from a couple of F***book posts earlier in the day extoling the virtues of late John Lee Hooker collaborations and my usual Macca shouts, I'm mystified, but hey-ho.
DeleteAfter I left the restauarant I got in the car and sent a couple of texts to GIO towards 8:00pm,but that's it.
I'm astonished that anything I have to say, here, or to GIO, is regarded as being of any import whatsoever - I have little to be condecending about.
Surely your spies have got more interesting things to spy on than ths relative effort of former bloggers in alternative formats (which isn't much effort at all)?
Well,maybe not...but that's quite sad.
regardez youse
henri
PS I used to work in the Fife Arms in Braemar when I was a student - the Linn O Dee is one of my favourite places in the world (as is Braemar)
Don't listen to them - it's a free world
DeleteAh Henri!
DeleteGlad to see you look in noo and again.
Dinnae be a stranger.
Thanks Glen & Adam, - I've just been really busy but I'll endeavour to get back into it - anyway, if you're going to have spies in the camp, Madmac, surely they'd be better employed jotting down the names of the gropers..
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ReplyDeleteTuesday & Wednesday might be interesting.
The rest of the week will be the usual mince.
Better than the original -
Respect - Aretha
The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face - Roberta Flack
This Flight Tonight - Nazareth
Big Bad John - Charlie Daniels Band & The Oakridge Boys
Lady - Kenny Rogers
God May Forgive You (But I Won't) - Iris DeMent
Long Tall Texan - Lyle Lovett
Dust in the Wind - Melanie
Any and all covers performed by Kathryn Dawn.
.... and any Dylan cover
DeleteYup.
DeleteIt'll be a night for Roxy John.
One song sunday
ReplyDeleteMoneygrabber / Fitz and the tantrums
A real throwback. Adam will like this one.
Good stuff!
DeleteThey're American too. Had them down as Brit.
We Were Children - Tribes, from their album, Baby, which I'm really enjoying. A wee bit Killers-like maybe.
ReplyDeleteThe new Stark Naked & The Car Thieves album Amateur Proctology is a winner. Listen to the closing track, the boys' cover of the Lulu classic Boom Bang A Bang.
DeleteI found a magazine in the garage waiting area which promised "The 100 best jokes in the world!" The only problem is that some bright spark has torn the pages out. Oh how I laughed ;-)
ReplyDeleteMy favourite.
DeleteBob Monkhouse:
"They used to laugh when I said I was going to be a comedian. They're not laughing now."
The Bobby Fuller Four's version of I Fought The Law is the best one.
ReplyDeleteThe Clash's inability to sing or play held them back.
Your Song by Ellie Goulding will have cheered you up ;-)
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DeleteIt almost turned into the Bob Dylan Tribute Show
WEDNESDAY
They Never Mention the Flies - Sensitive New Age Cowpersons
It's difficult to disagree with Glen about Ellie Goulding's 'Your Song' - a useless, pointless, mundane and tuneless rendition of a a much loved classic.
ReplyDeleteTonight's show was the most pedestrain and predicatble I've heard in a long time, culminating in Rufus Wainright's abysmal cover of the laughing lenny's most over played/covered song. Does anyone know what it's all about?
regardez youse
henri
I wonder if they played Joe Bonamassa's version of Bird on a Wire - no, don't answer, was just my little joke.
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DeleteI was gonna suggest asking Norrie, but don't forget he asked for The Clash
Rufus is overrated. I think...
Rufus is awful
DeleteManaged to get Blondie on though.
ReplyDeleteDid anyone know that wasnt an orginal?
An original so obscure (Randy & The Rainbows!!) as to not matter but if it gets Blondie on then fine and dandy.
I'm asking for this tomorrow:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVHUyDxmi_Q
Oh dear .. just back and the world has gone to pot.
ReplyDelete157 Farcebookers can't "all" be poacher turned gamekeeper.
GIO the show where you fail to choose the music.
So nothin new then
Delete157 - does that mean the show where there's nothin new then is nevertheless a roaring success in terms of audience participation? Dumb and Dumber.
DeleteBoris The Spider - 1/2
ReplyDeleteIf Bob Dylan could sing no one would remember Elvis.
ReplyDelete
DeleteWho?
What odds Jim Stafford, Paolo?
ReplyDeletea certainty as is porsche spice. She's a spyder
Delete... or arachnids from Glenelg
ReplyDeleteNow then now then...Sarah Brightman is training to become an astronaut...she'll hopefully sing her Hot Gossip single from the space station.. maybe she really will lose her heart to a Starship Trooper...how's about that then..?
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