Space Oddity is probably the best known song from David Bowie’s 1969 album “David Bowie” and became so well known that the album was re released by as Space Oddity by CA in 1972. It is a hard song to describe and somewhat epitomises Bowies talent and musical repertoire as it sort of combines elements […] Continue reading → 
Acker Bilk originally wrote this for his daughter Jenny naming it after her. It was latter named Stranger on the Shore when it was picked by the BBC for a TV drama entitled – you guessed it Stranger on the Shore. On May 26, 1962, it became the first British recording to reach number one […] Continue reading → 
The Who to this day remain one of the three most influential British rock acts (alongside the Beatles and the Stones) and this 1966 recording is of one of their early classics Substitute. The band members have largely remained the same since forming in 1964 comprising lead singer Roger Daltrey, lead guitar Pete Townshend, bassist […] Continue reading → 
The Who were one of the most influential British bands of the 1960s and one of their best known songs My Generation fast became an Anthem for the youth of the time. The performance below is from the famed Woodstock Festival. Continue reading → 
Eleanor Rigby Certainly not the longest of Beatles songs, but one of the more lyrically powerful. Also includes almost orchestral scoring with the Violins being particularly prominent. Taken from their influential Revolver Album first released in 1966. The Lyrics are below and we will let you work out your meaning for them. Ah look at […] Continue reading →