Both Sides Now is a superb song and I admit Joni Mitchell has grown on me over the years. There is also a lovely version by Clannad and Paul Young.
Cold Hard Bitch is by a band called Jet, the best group to emerge
from Australia since AC/DC.
Eleanor Put Your Boots On is a track from the album You Could Have It So Much Better by Franz
Ferdinand and is one of three songs containing my daughter’s name that I love.
The other two are, Lady Eleanor by Lindisfarne and Eleanor Rigby by The
Beatles.
Money for Nothing by Dire Straits, with vocal contributions from
Sting, seemed to define MTV in the 1980’s―British of course.
Wild Thing by The Troggs is a great rock anthem from 1966. Sung by
the “other Presley” Troggs front man, Reg!
Jailbreak by Thin Lizzy. I prefer The Boys Are Back in Town but this song still rocks.
London Calling. Forget the Sex Pistols, The Clash were the best
British punk rock band, bar none.
White Wedding. Billy Idol, former lead singer with the punk group
Generation X, made it big in America as a solo artist.
You Can’t Always Get What You Want was the perfectly ironic title
for a chapter about Las Vegas. I love the Stones and this is my favourite Mick
and Keith composition.
Texas by Chris Rea has a great driving beat, perfect to accompany a
long cruise across the Lone Star state.
Merry Christmas Everybody is the best Christmas song ever. Images
of Noddy Holder and Dave Hill still make me smile at the memory.
Wake Me Up When September Ends is from Green Day’s album, American Idiot, which was the original
title of this book. It’s the most melodic song on an excellent album.
I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For comes from the U2 album The Joshua Tree that elevated the group
to superstar status. Listening to this track it’s easy to hear why.
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