Tag: The Kinks

"Judas to the Love We Knew"

God Pop on the Charts: Early 70s

UPDATE: new content added in 2023 – Click on song titles below for streaming audio – The early 1970s I remember to be a particularly fertile time for catchy radio pop that preached the Good Word. Researchers at Zero to 180 initially pegged Norman Greenbaum‘s “Spirit in the Sky” —

July 14, 2013 4 Comments

"Tired Of Waiting For You"

The Most Literal Cover Version Ever

I remember having a good laugh the first time I listened to Stu Phillips‘ ever-so-sleepy arrangement of the Kinks’ classic, “Tired of Waiting for You“: “Tired of Waiting for You” Stu Phillips & the Hollyridge Strings (1965) The original Kinks hit was recorded in late 1964 and released January 1965

May 11, 2013 No Comments