Author Archives: Jo Weeks

Suzanne Leonard Cohen I never used to like Leonard Cohen. I thought he was rather too dreary and that he didn’t really sing his songs. Now though, I find they speak to me in a way that few others do. Suzanne is probably his most famous song, although the same album it appears on containsContinue reading “Number 7”

Have I Told You Lately Van Morrison This is possibly my most favourite song, but it might not be, because my favourites change with the days, months, seasons. I love Van Morrison’s voice and particularly his slower softer songs, including this one and the absolutely wonderful Into the Mystic, but I also like his moreContinue reading “Number 6”

A Man I’ll Never Be Boston I don’t rate Boston that much. I can see the rock appeal, but I think their songs are overproduced and there are too many clashy bangy guitar sounds. It’s all like an over-rich meal that you long to get to the end of. However, this song has been goingContinue reading “Number 5”

Walking on Sunshine Katrina and the Waves I defy anyone to listen to this song and not at least jiggle a bit along with the music. I particularly love the beginning “owh”. I bet everyone listens out for that and for the wind instruments coming in (the video doesn’t show them; I’m assuming they’re trumpetsContinue reading “Number 4”

Posted byJo WeeksNovember 18, 2019Posted inUncategorizedEdit Number One Old Town Road Lil Nas X featuring Billy Ray Cyrus I just love this song, particularly the syncopation that occurs throughout. I love the video too. That Lil Nas dude is so cool. I heard this song driving home from dog walking one evening in the dark afterContinue reading “Number 3”

Barbados Typically Tropical Imagine a kid used to living in a warm easy climate surrounded by friends of all colours and without any awareness of racism being transported to the bleak wet west country of the 1970s. The children in my new school actually asked me if we’d lived in mud huts in Kenya, suchContinue reading “Number 2”

On a bus to St. Cloud Trisha Yearwood When I decided to write a blog, this was the first song that came into my head. It’s odd, because although I like it, it’s not up there with my very great favourites. But it’s been going through my head a lot recently and I just wantedContinue reading “Number 1”

For those of you old enough to remember the 1970s, the talented voice mimic Mike Yarwood used to finish his tv programmes with a song sung in his own voice, introducing it with the words “And this is me.” Don’t worry. I’m not going to sing you any songs. Well not in the foreseeable future.Continue reading “This is Me”