A Music Thread

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Verdelle Smith gives a lament that prefigures 'Big Yellow Taxi' in its critique of urban sprawl's effect on the pastoral life... 'Tar & Cement' from 1966 :

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The Guess Who ? from Canada pump it up with 'It's My Pride' :

Let's rawk!!!!

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Some sweet-toothed sounds from Jay & The Techniques from 1967, 'Apples, Peaches, Pumpkin Pie' :

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The Four Seasons and the B Side of 'Lonesome Road', 'Around & Around & Around &...'

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Groovy. Denny Laine & 'Say You Don't Mind' :

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It's 1968 and please to note the Wall Of Sound influence- the record states 'Arranged & Produced Mark P Wirtz as a tribute to Phil Spector'. The singers are Robert Simons & Linda Day and the track is a remake of a hit for the Small Faces from 1966 :

Symon & Pi & 'Sha La La La Lee'

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Outtasight. Everything Is Everything & 'Witchi Tai To' :

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Spooky times. Trader Horne and 'Morning Way' from 1969 :

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The 60s bow out with the Dawn Chorus:

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Lords and ladies fine- Lady June's Linguistic Leprosy & 'Some Day Silly Twenty Three' :

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A lass from the North Country- Lindisfarne & 'Lady Eleanor' :

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Pentangle sing of 'Lord Franklin'...

A beautiful melancholy song....

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Cat Stevens and the Francophone sounding 'Lady D'Arbanville' :

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June Tabor and one of the Child Ballads, 'Lord Maxwell's Last Goodnight' :

“Good, my lord, will you stay then about my father's house
And walk into these gardens green? In my arms I'll thee embrace.
Ten thousand times I'll kiss your mouth, make sport and let's be merry.”
“I thank you, lady, for your kindness, trust me, I may not stay with thee.

For I have killed the Laird Johnstone, I care not for the feud.
My loyal heart did still incline, he was my father's death.
By day and night I did pursue and all on him revenged to be;
Now I have gotten what I long sought, trust me, I may not stay with thee.

Adieu Dumfries, my proper place, adieu, adieu Caerlaverock fair;
Adieu my castle of the Threave, and all my buildings there.
Adieu Lochmaben's gates so fair and the Langholm shank where the birk bops bonny;
Adieu my lady and my only joy, trust me, I may not stay with thee.”

Now he has taken a good gold ring whereat hang signets three,
Says, “Take you this, my own dear love, and aye, have mind of me.
But if you wed another lord while I am on the sea,
His life is but a three day's lease, though I may not stay with thee.”

The wind was fair, the ship was clear, the good Lord went away;
The most part of his friends were there to give him fair convoy.
They ate the meat, they drank the wine, presenting in that good Lord's sight.
Now he is over the floods so grey, Lord Maxwell's taken his last goodnight.

http://mainlynorfolk.info/june.tabor/songs/lordmaxwellslastgoodnight.html

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Buddy Guy & 'Lay Lady Lay' :