Playlist: Listen, my friends! ~ September 2014

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In the words of Moby Grape… listen, my friends! Yes, it’s the (hopefully) monthly playlist presented by George’s Journal just for you good people.

There may be one or two classics to be found here dotted in among different tunes you’re unfamiliar with or have never heard before – or, of course, you may’ve heard them all before. All the same, why not sit back, listen away and enjoy…

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CLICK on the song titles to hear them

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Dick Dale and the Deltones ~ Misirlou (1963)¹

Julie London ~ Wives And Lovers (1965)

Count Basie and his Orchestra ~ Goldfinger (1965)

Donovan ~ Atlantis (1968)

The J.B. Pickers ~ Freedom Of Expression (1971)²

The Faces ~ Maybe I’m Amazed (1972)

Sally Oldfield ~ Mirrors (1979)

Joy Division ~ She’s Lost Control (1979)³

Blondie ~ Sunday Girl (1979)⁴

Marvin Gaye ~ I Heard It Through the Grapevine (1980)⁵

Cyndi Lauper ~ The Goonies ‘R’ Good Enough (1985)

Kate Bush ~ Big Sky (1985)

The Rembrandts ~ I’ll Be There For You (1995)

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¹ As featured over the opening credits of Quentin Tarantino’s Pulp Fiction, released 20 years ago this year

² From the soundtrack of the cult road-movie classic Vanishing Point (1971)

³ Recorded live for the BBC2 music showcase Something Else in September ’79 and, yes, featuring Ian Curtis losing himself in the music and idiosyncratically dancing

⁴ A rare version of Blondie’s classic hit that sees Debbie Harry timelessly deliver the lyrics in French

⁵ A sumptuous version – with an awesome intro – of Gaye’s signature tune recorded live at the Montreux Festival

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