Creeque Alley

A brilliant performance of a great song, even if the chorus is rather harsh on Cass. And why on earth is she holding the microphone like that?

They don't make 'em like this anymore...

Enough respect and a sizeable mention to Spike for pointing me in the direction of this rather wonderful clip, taken from Mama Cass's television programme in 1969. Cass, Joni Mitchell and Mary Travers perform I Shall Be Released.



By the way, in case you're not sure who Mary Travers is, she was one of Mary, Mungo and Midge.

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Three of a kind #30

In a society with so much pressure to conform, it's always refreshing to hear a lyric that stresses the importance of individuality, of not running with the pack, of doing your own thing, so to speak. And today we're featuring three fine examples of such songs. (the fact that I've had to go back 30 and 40 years here may or may not be entirely coincidental. Do people even still write songs with lyrics like these?)

Eddie and the Hot Rods - Do Anything You Wanna Do mp3

The Kinks - I'm Not Like Everybody Else mp3

Mama Cass - Make Your Own Kind Of Music mp3

(mp3s available for 7 days)