More than a Woman

Welcome to Day 13 of the badly titled Everyone Has Got one Good Song blog thing.

I was thinking of building the ultimate playlist with one simple rule. One artist. One song. Each day will feature a song by an artist whose birthday is that day and then nine other songs by nine different artists just because people like things to be in tens.

The playlist is here - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4exU9MUJMWaouOgnu7zmSl?si=I5fqk7VpQX6aDGec7xvqsQ&pi=e-IfIWXc5GT56R

 

So, the idea was that you might want to follow and share and either have the playlist yourself or do your own or chat about it with me, you could use the hashtag #EHGOGS.

I’m on Twitter X thing as @fourfoot

Today’s selection.

Our featured birthday artist is Aaliyah. I’m not exactly the biggest RnB fan in the world but back in the dog days of the 20^th century, if a record had Timbaland’s name on the credits somewhere it was usually worth a listen. This song reminds me of getting together with someone I was once very much in love with – you know how a song sometimes seems to be everywhere you go when these things kick off – it always feels like a song that is almost demure in its defiance, there’s a humility to it, no Aguilera esque histrionics on show.

The other songs today….

Golden Gaze – Ian Brown. I wasn’t a massive Stone Roses fan. I quite liked a couple of their songs but I was much more of a Mondays man and remain so. Ian’s solo career contains little of interest to me but I do like this, mainly because of the dark electro refrain.

Soul Vaccination – Tower of Power. Because I like the idea of following an anti-vax idiot with this song.

Beer Shits – Jeffrey Frederick and the Clamptones – I’m so sorry. Occasionally I need a little puerility.

Pixelated Birds – Working in a Nuclear Free City. My pal Bianca introduced me to this lot. I felt we needed a refresh at this point so some ambient noise was required.

A Girl Like You – Edwyn Collins. Yeah it’s his most well known song but that doesn’t mean it’s not one of his best. Nearly went with Seventies Night but this is such a glorious piece of genuine pop. Nothing arch or insincere about it.

Say What You Want (All Day Every Day) - Texas. I didn’t care for Texas. It’s like Simply Red or Jamiroquai. It’s ASDA pop. But getting the Wu Tang Clan to fuck up one of their songs is gloriously inspired. I reckon they knocked this up in half an hour. Bung on a weird slightly discordant string sample, chuck on a half-arsed sounding rap from Method Man, and I’m suddenly thinking I should reinvestigate Spiteri and co….

Smouldering Fire – Ural Thomas and the Pain. A forgotten soul singer rediscovered and relaunched in his mid-seventies. It’s like a Hollywood movie except the guy still isn’t famous. This is glorious.

Teenage Head – Flaming Groovies. Dodgy title aside, this is a suitably sleazy bit of 70s Stonesish rock.

When I’m Gone – Phil Ochs – I only heard this song a few months ago but I can’t recall where. I think it was in a film. Anyway, I like this because I’m a melancholy motherfucker.

Tomorrow, we have ten more….including one from birthday girl Susanna Hoffs.