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From Verse 1:

Sure enough, they'll be selling you stuff
For when the moon begins to rise
Pretty bad when you're dealing with the man
And the light shines in your eyes

Dave Stephens @dangerousdave.bsky.social · Jun 22

Come on, baby, let's go downtown ...

Crazy Horse
#CrazyHorse (1971)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1dl...
Also written by Danny Whitten, "possibly with Neil Young" (Wiki) - upbeat intro makes way for acid message - Whitten is the solo voice

Crazy Horse - Downtown (1971)

YouTube video by Benoit Achten - DEEP CUTS

www.youtube.com

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Dave Stephens @dangerousdave.bsky.social · Jun 22

Correct!

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Irene Fraser @boozybluesy.bsky.social · Jun 22

youtu.be/9hR2VGTkrTQ?...

TAJ MAHAL
&
KEB' MO'

'My Darling My Dear'

My Darling My Dear

YouTube video by Taj Mahal - Topic

youtu.be

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Dave Stephens @dangerousdave.bsky.social · Jun 22

Some readers may know the song via the version from Rod Stewart which was a big UK hit for him in '77

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Dave Stephens @dangerousdave.bsky.social · Jun 22

“Danny Whitten was the focal point of Crazy Horse, but he was also the fault line that ran through it.” (Source: Neil Young)

Dave Stephens @dangerousdave.bsky.social · Jun 22

I can tell by your eyes
That you've probably been crying forever ...

Crazy Horse
#CrazyHorse (1971)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBz_...

Danny Whitten, Nils Lofgren, Ry Cooder & Billy Talbot

Song written and sung by Whitten (and IMHO the best thing he ever did)

Whitten died in November 1972

I Don't Want to Talk About It

YouTube video by Crazy Horse - Topic

www.youtube.com

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Beatghoul ⑆⑇⑈⑉ @beatgrrrl.bsky.social · Jun 18

‘His music documented an America that no longer exists’: Brian Wilson’s brilliance, by key collaborator Van Dyke Parks

Wilson bought Parks a Volvo when he’d barely met him – and together they brought sublime poetry to pop. He remembers the making of Smile, Surf’s Up and more

www.theguardian.com

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Michael Daly @michaeldaly64.bsky.social · Jun 19

Nicholas Rodney Drake. Born OTD in 1948, Rangoon, Burma (now Yangon, Myanmar)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=idca...

Nick Drake - River Man (Video)

YouTube video by NickDrakeVEVO

www.youtube.com

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Irene Fraser @boozybluesy.bsky.social · Jun 18

youtu.be/hC3Yra2nMy4?...

LUCINDA WILLIAMS

'Drunken Angel'

LUCINDA WILLIAMS- Drunken Angel (1998)

YouTube video by TheEZ010

youtu.be

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Dave Stephens @dangerousdave.bsky.social · Jun 18

Joe and a #gee-tararmy pay tribute to #Buddy - #TexasToons

Joe Ely @therealjoeely.bsky.social · Jun 18

Joe Ely - "Oh Boy"

YouTube video by incongra

youtu.be

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T. Tex Edwards @ttexed.bsky.social · Jun 18

The World Keeps Going Round - The Kinks - 1965
youtu.be/jx0m9I6XGmY
"The Kinks.Darn What A Band.Ray Davies Just A Genius.Only 20 Years Old And He Wrote This Little Gem.As Witty As Any Philosopher.That Opening Chord.What A Band.The Kinks Forever"

The World Keeps Going Round - The Kinks - 1965

YouTube video by 74sodapop

youtu.be

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T. Tex Edwards @ttexed.bsky.social · Jun 18

Leona Williams - I'm Almost Ready
youtu.be/lMkUPXcc8PY
1981 - Elektra Records

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Dave Stephens @dangerousdave.bsky.social · Jun 18

We've all got wheels to take ourselves away
We've got telephones to say what we can't say ...

The Flying Burrito Brothers
#TheGildedPalaceOfSin (1969)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kF_j...
Superb early #CountryRock from #GramParsons, #ChrisHillman, #"Sneaky"PeteKleinow & #ChrisEthridge

Wheels

YouTube video by The Flying Burrito Brothers - Topic

www.youtube.com

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Irene Fraser @boozybluesy.bsky.social · Jun 12

youtu.be/AN-6EPkuP_U?...

JOHN HIATT
With
THE JERRY DOUGLAS BAND

'Mississippi Phone Booth'

Love this! 👌

John Hiatt with The Jerry Douglas Band - "Mississippi Phone Booth" [Official Video]

YouTube video by New West Records

youtu.be

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Dave Stephens @dangerousdave.bsky.social · Jun 12

Never heard of them but gather they're from Oz - nice track though

Irene Fraser @boozybluesy.bsky.social · Jun 12

youtu.be/EVK_mZgiQAw?...

THE TESKEY BROTHERS

'Forever You And Me'

The Teskey Brothers - Forever You And Me (Official Audio)

YouTube video by The Teskey Brothers

youtu.be

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Robert Wilonsky @robertwilonsky.bsky.social · Jun 11

Thirty-four years later, I still talk, probably way too often, about the hour I spent with one of my musical heroes, Brian Wilson, at the Crescent for the Dallas Times Herald.

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Dave Stephens @dangerousdave.bsky.social · Jun 12

A diamond necklace played the pawn
Hand in hand, some drummed along ...

Brian Wilson
From #BrianWilsonPresentsSmileLive (2004)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9DRt...
How he handled the song as opposed to the (much) earlier #BeachBoys cut

Brian Wilson - Surfs Up Live.mpg

YouTube video by Rusty Morris

www.youtube.com

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Dave Stephens @dangerousdave.bsky.social · Jun 11

Note the first song out of the 21 selected (in chronological order)

Toppermost @toppermost.bsky.social · Jun 11

The Beach Boys. RIP Brian, you survived www.toppermost.co.uk/beach-boys-t...

The Beach Boys - Toppermost

Beginning their career as the most popular surf band in the nation, the Beach Boys finally emerged by 1966 as America's pre-eminent pop group, the only act able to challenge (for a brief time) the ove...

www.toppermost.co.uk

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Ray Padgett @raypadgett.bsky.social · Jun 11

"Once I was in the Malibu emergency room getting a weigh-in and this guy walked up to me. He had curly hair and was on the short side. 'Are you Brian Wilson?' he asked. 'Yeah,' I said. 'Hi,' he said. 'I’m Bob Dylan.'"

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