10 Songs: Monday, August 3rd 2015

1 – I Took A Pill In Ibiza (SeeB Remix) – Mike Posner – Why, exactly, did SeeB decide to make this brilliant bummer of a track a sped up, lively jaunt? Was the pill dexatrin? – B

2 – You’re My World – Cilla Black – George Martin produced this English version of an Italian smash hit as though he had spared his formative years at the feet of Bacharach though the violins trading places with a finger plucked acoustic guitar is pure Martin – A

3 – Mittens – Frank Turner – Nice piano thumper love song, “we used to fit like mittens but not gloves”… Must a paint you a picture? – B+

4 – Judy In Disguise (With Glasses) – John Fred & His Playboy Band – A one hit wonder but a catchy little thing with a fne middle eight – A-

5 – Walking In The Rain – Anika Larsen and Jarrod Spector – Masterful version before the orchestra roars in – A

6 – Fool In The Rain – Led Zeppelin – With all the talk of what Zep’s songwriting ows, this owes nothing – A

7 – Ode To Sean Hannity – Teenage Time Killers – With Jello Biafra, a punk rock steam roll/ It really should work though it doesn’t come close – C

8 – Love 3x – ZZ Ward – She has exactly one good song, so enjoy it – A

9 – I’ve Got The World On String – Dr. John, Bonnie Raitt – Nice job, though I think of Sinatra when I hear this song – B+

10 – Umagine – Cilla Black And Cliff Richard – Come on now, be nice she just passed – C+