Welcome to the musical diary

Welcome to yet another superfluous blog. In this blog my trusty sidekick and I will be putting up cover versions of great songs of the 60's, 70's, 80's and 90's and the best of today. The collaboration however is entirely virtual.
The name perrywinkle wasn't chosen for any particular reason but I do like the meaning.

Sunday, 29 April 2012

John Gorka - You're on your Way

Der Herr Kollege Sidekick hat ja neulich ein Stück über Coming-Of-Age und so gepostet. Dazu passt dieses wunderbare Lied von dem unterschätzten amerikanischen Singer/Songwriter Herrn John Gorka. Das Kind ist jetzt groß und verlässt recht bald Haus. Sein Koffer ist reichlich vollgepackt mit allen Versprechungen, die ein Leben bereithält, und seine Ausstrahlung ist helles Licht. Wir wünschen ihm alles Glück, bleiben zurück und hören das Lied bittersüß verklingen. John Gorka - You're on your Way by wamaser

Thursday, 19 April 2012

Leo Sayer - Raining in my Heart

I know, I know Buddy Holly originally performed this song, but I much prefer Leo Sayer's version. When I was young, Sunday drives were obligatory for the whole family. We had a silver Austin Allegro like the one in the photo. A number of cassettes always stayed in the car and one of them was Leo Sayer's Stormy Weather. This is a great album albeit a bit corny in places.
Whenever I play this, I see Muckross House and its gardens on an overcast Sunday and remember the relief of getting back to a warm car and listening to Leo Sayer on the way home.
Buddy Holly - Raining in my heart by skinnymalinkmallogenlegs