Music Diary, Vol. -60
The rationale behind this mad project is here . The full playlist is above, also here . Week of Nov. 14-20, 2022 LYRICS: Bo Diddley, "Who Do You Love?" SONG: No one will ever convince me that this anguished, soul-bruising McCartney ballad is not addressed to his late co-writer and bandmate. Though it's as close as he's ever come to bitterness in song, as it's McCartney it is still piercingly gorgeous. LYRICS: The Yardbirds (Samwell-Smith/Relf/McCarty), "Shapes of Things" SONG: Norwegian singer-songwriter Sondre Lerche may have better songs, but the exuberant chorus of this thrumming banger from 2011 is the one that keeps popping into my head unbidden. It's always welcome. LYRICS: Margo Price, "All American Made" SONG: Among its many other felicities, the Style Council album My Ever Changing Moods (aka Cafe Bleu ) is where I first heard the heart-catching voice of Tracey Thorn, in this dreamy bit of wistful faux-jazz . My 15-year-o...
