Playlist: Listen, my friends! ~ April 2015

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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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Carmen McRae and the Dave Brubek Quartet ~ Take Five (1961)¹

The Moody Blues ~ Tuesday Afternoon (1968)

Alan Hawkshaw and Keith Mansfield ~ She (1968)

Cat Stevens ~ Lady D’Arbanville (1970)

Hot Butter ~ Pop Corn (1972)

Harry Nilsson ~ Spaceman (1972)

The London String Chorale ~ Galloping Home
(Theme from The Adventures of Black Beauty) (1972)

Tom Rush ~ No Regrets (1974)²

Sutherland Brothers and Quiver ~ Arms Of Mary (1976)

John Barry ~ Downtown Walker (1976)

Jimmy Bo Horne ~ Spank (1979)

Francis Monkman ~ Theme from The Long Good Friday (1980)

Sting ~ Someone To Watch Over Me (1987)³

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¹ A rare version of the jazz standard featuring vocals – from legendary chanteuse Carmen McRae

² The original country version of the tune, which would become a huge hit for The Walker Brothers a year later, performed here by its writer and featuring one Carly Simon on backing vocals

³ From the soundtrack of 1987’s cop-as-bodyguard-of-Manhattan-socialite thriller of the same name

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