Shipyard Town is the third song to be presented here from Scottish singer songwriter Gerry Rafferty after his highly acclaimed 70’s hits Baker Street and Right Down the Line. He was a founding member of Stealers Wheel, whose biggest hit was…
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Shine on You Crazy Diamond (1974) – Pink Floyd
My first listen of Shine on You Crazy Diamond remains one of my most cherished memories of my adolescence. There was a voracious and charismatic Danish exchange student at my high school called Hans who put a whole group of…
She’s The One (1975) – Bruce Springsteen
She’s The One is one of the most emotionally charged and fervent rock songs I recall hearing and that’s why I rate it so highly on Bruce’s historic break-out record Born to Run. It often goes under the radar against…
She’s My Baby (1990) – The Traveling Wilburys
She’s My Baby is another rollicking fun song from the super group The Traveling Wilburys. It’s the 11th song from the group to be presented here so far, so you could say I’m a fan putting it mildly. Most of…
She’s A Mystery To Me (1989) – Roy Orbison
In the late 1980s, Roy Orbison experienced a career resurgence with a string of solo hits, further cemented by his unforgettable contribution to the supergroup, The Traveling Wilburys. One such stand – out single is today’s featured track She’s a…
Shenandoah (1988) – Bob Dylan
When I hear this version, I am in a canoe in a river in the East Part of USA, ca 1770, paddling to meet my sweet Indian princess.– Anon Even a Dylan album Rolling Stone labelled as his worst has…
Me Voy (2006) – Julieta Venegas
Me Voy (English: I’m Leaving) is the second song to be presented here from American-born Mexican singer Julieta Venegas after her first entry Limón y Sal (Lemon and Salt). It was the first single from her album Limón y Sal…
Shelter From The Storm (1975) – Bob Dylan
Shelter From The Storm is the fourth song to be presented here from one of Bob Dylan’s most highly regarded albums Blood on the Tracks. I also mentioned it recently in my post about Bruce Springsteen’s Secret Garden because both…
Seventeen Going Under (2021) – Sam Fender
Jeff at Eclectic Music Blogger first got me onto this song here which I failed to recognise upon my publication of this article. Sam Fender was invited on BBC’s Future Sounds with Annie Mac and said about the song: I…
Series of Dreams (1989) – Bob Dylan
I own the above single ‘for press release only’ CD. You could do worse considering Series of Dreams is arguably one of Bob Dylan’s greatest ‘non released’ songs. He left this ‘lost masterpiece’ off his critically acclaimed album Oh Mercy album, much…
