Carole King Klein (born Carol Joan Klein; February 9, 1942) is an American singer-songwriter who has been active since 1958, initially as one of the staff songwriters at the Brill Building and later as a solo artist. She is the most successful female songwriter of the latter half of the 20th century in the US, having written or co-writtenContinue reading “FCS Daily Music Video – ‘Home Again’ Carole King (1973)”
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FCS Music Video – ‘Southern Nights’ Glenn Campbell (1977)
The lyrics of “Southern Nights” were inspired by childhood memories writer Allen Toussaint had of visiting relatives in the Louisiana backwoods, which often entailed storytelling under star-filled nighttime skies. When Campbell heard Toussaint’s version, he immediately identified with the lyrics which reminded him of his own youth growing up on an Arkansas farm. In October 1976, Campbell recorded the song with slightlyContinue reading “FCS Music Video – ‘Southern Nights’ Glenn Campbell (1977)”
FCS Music Video – ”Take the Long Way Home’ Supertramp (1979)
Supertramp were an English rock band formed in London in 1970. Marked by the individual songwriting of founders Roger Hodgson (vocals, keyboards, guitar) and Rick Davies (vocals, keyboards), they are distinguished for blending progressive rock and pop styles, and for a sound that relied heavily on Wurlitzer electric piano Way ahead of their time Don MatthewsJanuary 2021
FCS Music Video – ‘I Love the Nightlife’ Alicia Bridges (1978)
Born in Charlotte, North Carolina and raised in the small Cleveland County town of Lawndale, Alicia Bridges sang from a very young age, learning to play guitar at the age of 10. At the age of 12 she had her own radio program: The Alicia Bridges Show, broadcast every Saturday on station WADA in Shelby, North Carolina. Occasionally she would sing on the showContinue reading “FCS Music Video – ‘I Love the Nightlife’ Alicia Bridges (1978)”
Skip’s Saturday MercyMe Tune Grab – ‘Eye of the Tiger’
My drinking buddy Skip’s a great fan of MercyMe. So much so I’ve put him in charge of this department Don MatthewsDecember 2020
Remembering Donna Summer – Queen of Disco
LaDonna Adrian Gaines, known professionally as Donna Summer, was an American singer/songwriter/actress She died on 17 May 2011 of lung cancer Lyrics at end Ooh it’s so good, it’s so goodIt’s so good, it’s so goodIt’s so goodOoh I’m in love, I’m in loveI’m in love, I’m in loveI’m in loveOoh I feel love, IContinue reading “Remembering Donna Summer – Queen of Disco”
Flashback – ‘Let Your Love Grow’ Bellamy Brothers (1976)
The Bellamy Brothers are an American pop and country music duo consisting of brothers David Milton Bellamy (born September 16, 1950) and Homer Howard Bellamy (born February 2, 1946) from Darby, Florida. The duo had considerable musical success in the 1970s and 1980s, starting with the release of their hit “Let Your Love Flow” in 1976 Lyrics at end There’s a reason for the sunshine skyAndContinue reading “Flashback – ‘Let Your Love Grow’ Bellamy Brothers (1976)”
Flashback – ‘Let’s Work Together’ Canned Heat (1970) (feat. Ingrid)
Greetings FCS music lovers. I have a treat for you today. I was digging around in our FCS Archives and came on this – Ingrid in her heyday (pre-colour). I must admit I got bit of a shock. Didn’t know she was such a groover in her youth. She is the blonde in the mini-skirt.Continue reading “Flashback – ‘Let’s Work Together’ Canned Heat (1970) (feat. Ingrid)”
Flashback – ‘Let’s Stick Together’ Bryan Ferry
Lyrics at end And now the marriage vow is very sacredThe man has put us together nowYou ought to make it stick togetherCome on, come on, let’s stick togetherYou know we made a vow not to leave one another never But now you never miss your water till your well runs dryCome on now babyContinue reading “Flashback – ‘Let’s Stick Together’ Bryan Ferry”
Earth Wind and Fire Then and Now – ‘September’ (1979)
Earth, Wind & Fire is an American band that has spanned the musical genres of R&B, soul, funk, jazz, disco, pop, dance, Latin, and Afro pop. They have been described as one of the most innovative and commercially successful acts of all time. Rolling Stone called them “innovative, precise yet sensual, calculated yet galvanizing” and declared that the band “changed the sound of black pop”. The bandContinue reading “Earth Wind and Fire Then and Now – ‘September’ (1979)”
Flippant, Comic, and Serious 