Album presentation by Algernon

Recently Mrs A and I saw Paul Weller at the Sydney Opera House. We saw him in 2017, which was arguably the best concert we’d ever seen. This one while not the same as the earlier concert was excellent as well. It was a baby boomers night out, many dressed in their buttoned up Fred Perry or Ben Sherman polo’s. There was even a Paul Weller lookalike even down to the hair. The only thing missing was the padded jackets which they wore on the way in on the Lambretta’s. Oh the sound at the Opera House now is just excellent, for the instruments.

I think some thought they were there to see The Jam or The Style Council, ignoring that he has done more solo albums than he ever did with those bands

I found this Album which he did in 2021 backed by the BBC Symphony Orchestra. Simply wonderful. Enjoy

Album presentation by Algernon

Found this little gem on youtube. Listen to it and it sounds a lot like Marvin Gaye with a hint of The Supremes circa late 1960’s or early 1970’s, but no it was released earlier this year. It’s light and breezy, just the thing for Christmas and New Year. Enjoy!

Come around and love me – Jalen Ngonda

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Used to surf – Husbands

Bombora – The Atlantics

Miserlou -Dick Dale

Dock of the Bay – Otis Redding

Under the boardwalk – The Drifters

I want to go to the beach – Iggy Pop

Island in the sun – Weezer

Margaritaville – Jimmy Buffett

Sea and Sand – The Who

Rockaway Beach – The Ramones

The Boys of Summer – Don Henley

Surf City – Jan & Dean

Good Vibrations – The Beach Boys

Wipeout – the Surfaris

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Your so vain – Carly Simon

Rubber Bullets – 10CC

Angie – Rolling Stones

Killing me softly – Roberta Flack

Top of the World – The Carpenters

I am Woman – Helen Reddy

Can the Can – Suzi Quattro

Saturday nights all right for fighting – Elton John

Money – Pink Floyd

Half Breed – Cher

Lets get it on – Marvin Gaye

Drifting away – Dobie Gray

Life on Mars – David Bowie

That Lady – The Isley Brothers

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These are covers of the songs in Burt Bacharach – The Originals. They are necessarily the best or the most famous of the covers. This list was prepared to show the different musical genres that picked up on Burt Bacharach’s music.

Please Stay – Mekon

Another Tear Falls – The Walker Brothers

24 hours from Tulsa – Dusty Springfield

Walk on By – The Stranglers

There’s always something there to remind me – Sandie Shaw

I just don’t know what to do with myself – The White Stripes

Trains and boats and planes – Billy J Kramer and The Dakota’s

My little red book – Love

What’s new pussycat – The Wailers

Alfie – Alison Moyet

The look of love – Diana Krall

This Guys in love with you – The Reels

What the world needs now – Dionne Warwick & the Hip Hop Nation Unlimited

Say a little prayer – Aretha Franklin

I’ll never fall in love again – Bobbie Gentry

Do you know the way to San Jose – Frankie goes to Hollywood

Toledo – Elvis Costello & Burt Bacharach

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This list to the best of my knowledge are the original artists that performed these songs.

Please Stay – The Drifters

Another Tear Falls – Gene McDaniels

24 hours from Tulsa – Gene Pitney

Walk on By – Dionne Warwick

There’s always something there to remind me – Lou Johnson

I just don’t know what to do with myself – Tommy Hunt

Trains and boats and planes – Burt Bacharach

My little red book – Manfred Mann

What’s new Pussycat – Tom Jones

Alfie – Cilla Black

The Look of Love – Dusty Springfield

This Guys in love with you – Herb Alpert

What the world needs now – Jackie DeShannon

Say a little prayer – Dionne Warwick

I’ll never fall in love again – Burt Bacharach

Do you know the way to San Jose – Dionne Warwick

Toledo – Elvis Costello & Burt Bacharach

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Georgie Girl – The Seekers

The carnival is over – The Seekers

If not for you – Olivia Newton John

Physical – Olivia Newton John

Down city streets – Archie Roach

Took the children away – Archie Roach

Say you love me – Fleetwood Mac

Don’t stop – Fleetwood Mac

Gets us all in the end – Jeff Beck

People get ready – Jeff Beck and Rod Stewart

Marrakesh Express – Crosby Stills and Nash

Almost cut my hair – Crosby Stills Nash and Young

It’s a man’s world – Renee Geyer

Say you love me – Renee Geyer

Christmas favourites from Algernon

Schweddy balls

Solid Potato Salad

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Mornin’ glory – Bobbie Gentry with Glenn Campbell

Some Velvet morning – Lee Hazelwood and Nancy Sinatra

Morning Crystals – Marlon Williams

A beautiful Morning – The Rascals

Friday Morning – Khruangbin

Sunday Morning coming down – Johnny Cash

7:10 from suburbia – Jackie Trent

Monday Morning Blues – Mississippi John Hurt

Nobody knows the way I feel this morning – Aretha Franklin

In the morning – Nina Simone

Then the morning comes – Smash Mouth

Good Morning Good Morning – The Beatles

Sunday Morning – Maroon 5

Early in the morning – Harry Nilsson

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Some are old some are new and some you’ve probably never heard of.

Shimmy Shimmy Ko-ko bop – Little Anthony and the Imperials

Living in the after – Panda Bear & Sonic Boom

Bluestone – Cousin Tony’s brand new firebird

Hypnotised – Fleetwood Mac

Mrs Robinson – The Lemonheads

Friday I’m in love – The Cure

Something Good – Utah Saints

Cows with guns – Dana Lyons

Care of cell 44 -The Zombies

The Letter – The Box Tops

Fist of fury – Kamasi Washington

Mathilde – Scott Walker