Life Sounds Better To Music in February 2021
Life Sounds Better To Music in February 2021 – once again, another testing month for everyone everywhere I’d imagine. Thank goodness for music – new and old. This month a couple of old ones got stuck in my head, both of them because they feature in TV adverts. There have also been more than a few new ones. So let’s get started …
Ace ~ “How Long”
An old song that features in an Amazon Prime advert and brings back lots of memories. Back to 1975 and Ace were booked to play at my school/college but canceled so they could play on Top Of The Pops. The singer and co-writer of the song is Paul Carrack. The song went on to reach number 20 over, and did even better in the States where it made number 3 on the Hot 100. It still sounds great almost 50 years later!
The Zombies ~ “This Will Be Our Year”
If you think “How Long” is an oldie, wait until you get your head around “This Will Be Our Year” which came out in 1968!! In fairness, it wasn’t really on my radar back then but it’s a song I’ve come to love this Century. It comes from the Zombies “Odessey & Oracle” album. An album which is championed by all kinds of people as being a huge influence on them. This includes Dave Grohl of Foo Fighters fame – they even covered it CLICK HERE.
I could go on about The Zombies, Rod Argent, Colin Blunstone etc, etc, for hours. Suffice it to say I’ve seen them several times in recent years and they are always brilliant – I actually have tickets to see them again if the booking ever happens.
“This Will Be Our Year” is being used in the adverts for the National Census which takes place on 21st March this year.
Will Downing ~ “Stand Up”
You may remember the name Will Downing from his 1988 version of John Coltrane’s “A Love Supreme”. Thirty-three years later he’s back with “Stand Up”, a really strong single with a great message. I’ve seen this described as “a strong note of encouragement for a lot of folks who are living in a yearlong personal funk, reminding us of our value and our ability to shine”. I’ll drink to that.
Crowded House ~ “To The Island”
I’m a huge Crowded House fan. They are another band I have tickets to see – again the concert needs to be rescheduled from last year. Anyway, they have new music ready now and here’s their latest release. At first I was cautious but by the end of my first listen I was ready to hear it again. It’s taken from their forthcoming album “Dreamers Are Waiting”. Crowded House are now original founding members Neil Finn and Nick Seymour, Mitchell Froom, and Neil’s sons Liam and Elroy Finn.
You’l find plenty of posts about Neil Finn, Crowded House in my blog going back over the years. CLICK HERE for one I did in my “8 Days of 80’s series in 2016.
Raquel Rodriguez ~ “Undone”
OMG! And then there was THIS!!!
I’ve recently discovered the UK Soul chart and have been listening to find tracks for the radio show I do with Gary on Real FM. Raquel Rodriguez released a three-track package this month and every song is brilliant. AND she’s been brilliant for quite some time, so there’s more to discover in her back catalogue. She also does an occasional on-line thing called “Sweet Side Show”. Episode 29 was this week (please note there is a fair amount of “language” – NSFW) CLICK HERE.
I can confirm Life Sounds Better To Music in February 2021. There is plenty of great music out there – old and new. I’m so excited about getting into March and finding more new stuff. If you want to tell me about new stuff please get in touch.
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Stay safe, take care and count your blessings x
