what are you listening to at the moment?

[Newportnobby]

Before Sad Café Paul Young was lead singer with the Q Tips.
Here they are with a soul rendition........

[Moonglum]

No, that is the other Paul Young!

[port perran]

I can see clearly now

A song written and performed by Johnny Nash and covered by a fair few musicians/bands.
Jimmy Cliff performed a memorable cover version but I rather like this one by The Hothouse Flowers :
https://youtu.be/ba4P4GxsGFU?si=1VCE-4JWE60OuZdX

[Moonglum]

I think I prefer the version by Jimmy Cliff Martin @port perran .

Cheers,

Tim

[port perran]

I came across this track this morning by Chris Forsyth.
It's a cover of Meditation by John McLaughlin from the fabulous Love, Devotion Surrender of 1973.
For all the guitar loving folk out there, you might like this one. We'll see :
https://youtu.be/h2NT-XhqnpU?si=ca8bDhSAoLzAytMD

It's a shame that the band don't really seem to be enjoying themselves much.

[Newportnobby]

I enjoyed it but they seemed so studious it was almost like the first time they'd played it

[Moonglum]

I have not heard the original before nor indeed the album by Messrs Santana and McLaughlin. Comparing the two, I much prefer the original. CF's version is somewhat shrill for me. Interesting though Martin @port perran .

Cheers,

Tim

[Moonglum]

By the mid 70s, my musical tastes were changing and this lady became a firm favourite. I first heard her single "Big Yellow Taxi" (1970) and liked it but Joni moved on from her folky early works and produced a string of jazz flavoured albums supported by some the best musicians around at the time. "Hejira" was the pinnacle of that period and must rank as one of her best albums. Joni is now 80 and has survived a serious illness but still occasionally performs. Here she is with "Black Crow" featuring the late Jaco Pastorius on bass...

https://youtu.be/cuxJm33eGHU?feature=shared

I did though prefer Matthews Southern Comfort's version of Joni's "Woodstock".

Cheers,

Tim