Monday, June 5, 2017

Songs from the Wood, Er, Vinyl


Let me assert the joy of owning an album is not the cover art. It’s the songs you never knew you loved until you bought the album.

Can we talk Elton John, Honkey Chateau: “Susie (Dramas)”
“Down by the river where we share a little lovin in the moonshine”

Can we talk Lady Gaga, Joanne: “John Wayne”
“Every john is just the same/I’m sick of their city games”

Can we talk Ian McLagan, United States: “Mean Old World”
“People will talk and when they do/Like Chinese whispers, truth takes a walk”

I’m sure you can think of more examples. Today I heard something off Honkey Chateau and smiled to think that record was my first. And so it began.