Soundtrack to my life
A selection of YouTube videos that represent my rather eclectic taste!
It’s not exhaustive and and I have probably missed a bunch of important things but I will try to embellish as time goes on.
A selection of YouTube videos that represent my rather eclectic taste!
It’s not exhaustive and and I have probably missed a bunch of important things but I will try to embellish as time goes on.
A resurgent Bob Dylan released a trilogy of amazing albums starting with Time Out of Mind in 1997, Love & Theft in 2001 and Modern Times in 2006. They had tendencies toward blues and rockabilly which I loved and this is one of my favourites with a driving beat.
I am such a big fan of Connie Constance. This is from her first album which is outstanding. She can do punky material too but this is a jazzier interpretation of her song Yesterday
John Martyn’s Solid Air is about Nick Drake who took his life at a young age.
From an earlier album I like. Will no doubt be adding more of Tom waits to this archive !
Hard to choose from the huge catalogue of Tom Waits but starting with this one
I bought the album when it first came out but this track came roaring back in 2022/2023
A massive hit across several generations
Memories of trips to New York and Greece still strong with this track
I well remember going to see her at the Marquee club with Lisa, Nick and gang
John Martyn’s version that I mentioned in the Portishead blurb. The album cover represents the church that he turned into a recording studio
What a great video with a bunch of other musicians, like Jarvis Cocker, in the dance scenes
Amazing album with Jaco Pastorius. The album that got me into Joni and glad to see that she is back in 2024!
His one album Grace (before his tragic drowning) that will never be forgotten. A worthy equal of the original Leonard Cohen song (also somewhere in my list).
Sort of a theme for this music collection, which is why I placed it first in this list. Watch the 1980 film too with Denis Hopper, although it’s quite disturbing