"Glasgow's A Go-Go!"
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f4f3I had intended to put up one of my playlists as an introduction to Glasgow bands, but this got out of hand, and became Glagow, Scottish, and then “anyone who put on a really good concert in Glasgow once”
If anyone needs (or wants!) help finding tracks, let me know.
The Real Mc Coy, The Silencers
The title for my little mix, Glasgow's a Go-Go, comes from a line in this song. A Blues for Buddah is one of my favourite albums, lush and evocative, and you can dance to it, but there's a lovely live version of this on the Oscar Mazaroli tribute album who's name I've forgotten.
Consolation Prize, Orange Juice
Without OJ there would have been no Smiths, probably no Franz Ferdinand. Edwyn was always wacky and winsome, and every one of my girlfriends wanted to shag him. This one makes it in for the embarrassed giggle he gives towards the end.
Black Eyed Boy, Texas
More lush stuff, and I remember them playing the Barrowland in the early eighties, when “I Don't Want a Lover” came out.
Tell Her This, Del Amitri
Another brilliant concert at the Barras, and this track because I once bawled it out drunkenly at the top of my voice in the Royal Academy courtyard.
Chocolate Girl, Deacon Blue
A clever little song from one of my favourite albums. And another Barras night, when they did play Dignity.
Chelsea Girl, Simple Minds
Before they were infamous, or even famous. Glasgow had its own Chelsea Girl shop too.
Lawyers, Guns and Money, Warren Zevon
Saw him at the fruitmarket, and he was absolutely electric. Encored with a Burns song, which was very classy of him.
In the Shape of a Heart, Jackson Browne
I wasn't at this concert - wish I had been.
The Devil's Right Hand, Steve Earle
Possibly the best concert I've ever been to, Steve Earle at the Barrowland for the first time, being welcomed like a long lost son and loving it.
Mother Glasgow, Hue & Cry
A Michael Mara song from an acoustic set on the Renfrew Ferry, which is a nice wee venue now. I love the line “Mother Glasgow's succour is perpetual, nestling the Billy and the Tim”
Glasgow star, Eddi Reader
Eddi live is just a great experience. I saw her first solo gig at The Tron, and I still want to have her babies. The live version has the line “Shut your Proddy mouth and kiss me” which I love.
Halleluiah Man, Love & Money
The played Red Wedge at the Barrowland, and finished in a huge jam with Texas amongst others, and thanked the crowd for letting them kid on they were rock stars, just for one night. James Grant is also a very good solo act these days.
Weather With You, Crowded House
Saw them three times in Glasgow, although not at King Tuts. Highlight was at the Barras, with Neil apologising for shortchanging us at the last concert by not appearing with Tim, before bringing him up on stage. Their parents had flown in for the gig, too.
Johnny Mathis' Feet, American Music Club
I saw them at King Tuts, at a very low point in my life, and strong men were weeping in the aisles. Also my second most successful heckle of all time.
If you're feeling sinister, Belle & Sebastian
Just very silly, and they shared my coffee haunts in the 90's.
Tinseltown In The Rain, The Blue Nile
The Nile's upbeat song (no, really)
Smalltown Boy, Bronski Beat
The bravest song I had ever heard from a Paisley boy.
Caledonia, Frankie Miller
And it's complete antithesis, in a way, but a gravely version of the acoustic original which brings a lump to my throat every time I hear it.
Baker Street, Gerry Rafferty
Well, it's a classic, especially if I've been drinking
Just Like Honey, The Jesus & Mary Chain
Loved this before Lost in Translation, love it even more now
Perfect Skin, Lloyd Cole and the Commotions
Another band first seen at the Barras, and a wry, adult voice I still listen out for
Wholly Humble Heart Favourite Version, Martin Stephenson And The Daintees
Saw him first at King Tuts, and thought he was clever, genuine, and a lovely guy. Subsequent albums and concerts over the next 15 years or so have tended to emphasise the point.
Don't Look Back In Anger, Oasis
No, I wasn't at the King Tut's gig. Nice song, though
You Wear It Well, Rod Stewart
Rod is the Daddy. This song, Maggie May, his versions of First Cut Is The Deepest and “I Don't Want to Talk About It” were the first songs I recognised as actually having something to say to a grown up. (I was about 9).
If anyone needs (or wants!) help finding tracks, let me know.
The Real Mc Coy, The Silencers
The title for my little mix, Glasgow's a Go-Go, comes from a line in this song. A Blues for Buddah is one of my favourite albums, lush and evocative, and you can dance to it, but there's a lovely live version of this on the Oscar Mazaroli tribute album who's name I've forgotten.
Consolation Prize, Orange Juice
Without OJ there would have been no Smiths, probably no Franz Ferdinand. Edwyn was always wacky and winsome, and every one of my girlfriends wanted to shag him. This one makes it in for the embarrassed giggle he gives towards the end.
Black Eyed Boy, Texas
More lush stuff, and I remember them playing the Barrowland in the early eighties, when “I Don't Want a Lover” came out.
Tell Her This, Del Amitri
Another brilliant concert at the Barras, and this track because I once bawled it out drunkenly at the top of my voice in the Royal Academy courtyard.
Chocolate Girl, Deacon Blue
A clever little song from one of my favourite albums. And another Barras night, when they did play Dignity.
Chelsea Girl, Simple Minds
Before they were infamous, or even famous. Glasgow had its own Chelsea Girl shop too.
Lawyers, Guns and Money, Warren Zevon
Saw him at the fruitmarket, and he was absolutely electric. Encored with a Burns song, which was very classy of him.
In the Shape of a Heart, Jackson Browne
I wasn't at this concert - wish I had been.
The Devil's Right Hand, Steve Earle
Possibly the best concert I've ever been to, Steve Earle at the Barrowland for the first time, being welcomed like a long lost son and loving it.
Mother Glasgow, Hue & Cry
A Michael Mara song from an acoustic set on the Renfrew Ferry, which is a nice wee venue now. I love the line “Mother Glasgow's succour is perpetual, nestling the Billy and the Tim”
Glasgow star, Eddi Reader
Eddi live is just a great experience. I saw her first solo gig at The Tron, and I still want to have her babies. The live version has the line “Shut your Proddy mouth and kiss me” which I love.
Halleluiah Man, Love & Money
The played Red Wedge at the Barrowland, and finished in a huge jam with Texas amongst others, and thanked the crowd for letting them kid on they were rock stars, just for one night. James Grant is also a very good solo act these days.
Weather With You, Crowded House
Saw them three times in Glasgow, although not at King Tuts. Highlight was at the Barras, with Neil apologising for shortchanging us at the last concert by not appearing with Tim, before bringing him up on stage. Their parents had flown in for the gig, too.
Johnny Mathis' Feet, American Music Club
I saw them at King Tuts, at a very low point in my life, and strong men were weeping in the aisles. Also my second most successful heckle of all time.
If you're feeling sinister, Belle & Sebastian
Just very silly, and they shared my coffee haunts in the 90's.
Tinseltown In The Rain, The Blue Nile
The Nile's upbeat song (no, really)
Smalltown Boy, Bronski Beat
The bravest song I had ever heard from a Paisley boy.
Caledonia, Frankie Miller
And it's complete antithesis, in a way, but a gravely version of the acoustic original which brings a lump to my throat every time I hear it.
Baker Street, Gerry Rafferty
Well, it's a classic, especially if I've been drinking
Just Like Honey, The Jesus & Mary Chain
Loved this before Lost in Translation, love it even more now
Perfect Skin, Lloyd Cole and the Commotions
Another band first seen at the Barras, and a wry, adult voice I still listen out for
Wholly Humble Heart Favourite Version, Martin Stephenson And The Daintees
Saw him first at King Tuts, and thought he was clever, genuine, and a lovely guy. Subsequent albums and concerts over the next 15 years or so have tended to emphasise the point.
Don't Look Back In Anger, Oasis
No, I wasn't at the King Tut's gig. Nice song, though
You Wear It Well, Rod Stewart
Rod is the Daddy. This song, Maggie May, his versions of First Cut Is The Deepest and “I Don't Want to Talk About It” were the first songs I recognised as actually having something to say to a grown up. (I was about 9).
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Vambo rool
Date: 2006-01-08 07:43 pm (UTC)Never saw the JAMC much to my deepest regrets and annoyance. A wholly derivative and wholly unique sound simultaneously - marvellous!
Saw Frankie Miller in the Roundhouse in London, too.
Why no SAHB? Classic!
Re: Vambo rool
Date: 2006-01-08 10:51 pm (UTC)