Friday, 21 November 2014

Werewolves of London

"Werewolves of London" is a rock song composed by LeRoy Marinell, Waddy Wachtel, and Warren Zevon and performed by Zevon.
 Included on Zevon's 1978 album Excitable Boy, it featured accompaniment by drummer Mick Fleetwood and bassist John McVie of Fleetwood Mac.
The single was released by Asylum Records. It entered the American Top 40 charts on April 22, 1978, reaching number 21, and remained in the Top 40 for six weeks




I really like this song as it has a constant piano bit in the background
it also isn't too serious a theme and I recognised it from the newer song "All Summer Long"






Parklife

"Parklife" is the title track from Blur's 1994 album Parklife. When released as the album's third single, "Parklife" reached number 10 in the UK singles chart. The song has spoken verses, narrated by actor Phil Daniels, who also appears in the song's music video.
The song won Best British Single and Best Video at the 1995 BRIT Awards and was also performed at the 2012 BRIT Awards


The song is still very popular today, with occasional radio plays and regular appearances on music television, in shows such as "The Best of... 1994" on The Vault. In May 2007, NME magazine placed "Parklife" at number 41 in its list of the 50 Greatest Indie Anthems Ever. The song was performed at the closing ceremony of the 2012 Summer Olympics.


This song's verses are narrated excellently accompanied with a catchy verse to make this my favourite Blur song
The music video is certainly worth a watch





Friday, 14 November 2014

Oh Well - Part 1

"Oh Well" is a song recorded by Fleetwood Mac in 1969, and composed by vocalist and lead guitarist Peter Green. It first appeared as a Fleetwood Mac single in various countries in 1969, and subsequently appeared on revised versions of that year's Then Play On album and the Greatest Hits album in 1971. It later featured on the 1992 boxed set 25 Years – The Chain, and on the 2002 compilation album The Best of Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac. A slightly different version of the song was included on the 1998 compilation The Vaudeville Years

"Oh Well" was not a big hit in the USA, although it received some airplay on many FM rock stations. It did reach No. 55 on the US singles charts, although its reputation has grown in the years since its release. It has been also re-released in many countries as a 'Golden Oldies' single.

this is a catchy guitar dominated piece it is almost impossible for me to listen without trying to sing along
it is short but it was ruined by an awful, long, boring Part 2