SOUL SURMISE

A RINGO STARR PLAYLIST FOR HIS 80TH BIRTHDAY

July 7th. Ringo Starr's birthday. The oldest Beatle, he is 80 today. I have had my old vinyl out and been listening to albums right across his collection. Here is a Playlist of 25 top quality Ringo Starr solo recordings. Enjoy and celebrate his 80th.

 

Bye Bye Blackbird

(from Sentimental Journey)

 

Snookeroo

(from Goodnight Vienna)

 

It Don’t Come Easy (live)

(from The Concert For Bangladesh) 

 

Photograph

(from Ringo)

 

Back Off Boogaloo 

(from Blast From Your Past)

 

Only You

(from Goodnight Vienna)

 

Grow Old With Me

(from What’s My Name)

 

A Dose Of Rock N Roll

(from Ringo’s Rotogravure)

 

Thank God For Music

(from Give More Love)

 

Oh My Lord

(from Choose Love)

 

You’re Sixteen

(from Ringo)

 

Drift Away

(from Vertical Man)

 

Weight Of The World 

(from Time Takes Time)

 

Give More Love

(from Give More Love)

 

Let Love Lead

(from Postcards From Paradise)

 

I Wouldn’t Have You Any Other Way

(from Beaucoup Of Blues)

 

Goodnight Vienna

(from Goodnight Vienna)

 

Hey Baby

(from Ringo’s Rotogravure)

 

Wrack My Brain

(from Stop and Smell The Roses)

 

I’m The Greatest 

(from Ringo)

 

In Liverpool

(from Ringo 2012)

 

I Still Love You

(from Ringo Rotogravure)

 

In A Heartbeat

(from Time takes Time)

 

Peace Dream

(from Y Not)

 

Let the Rest Of The World Go By

(from Sentimental Journey)

GIVE ME MY RAPTURE - PLAYLIST OF 20 VAN MORRISON'S MOST SPIRITUAL SONGS

Van Morrison music has been full of the spiritual and transcendent since the very beginning. As I speak about it in my new series on Fitzroy TV - Light From Rock Music - here is one of two Playlists of 20 songs I have compiled to accompany that blog.

 

Hymns To The Silence

(from Hymns To the Silence)

 

In The Garden

(from No Guru, No Method, No Teacher)

 

Full Force Gale

(from Into The Music)

 

Give Me My Rapture

(from Poetic Champions Compose)

 

When Will I Ever Learn To Live In God

(from Avalon Sunset)

 

See Me Through

(from Enlightenment)

 

See Me Through Pt 2/Closer Walk With Thee

(from Hymns To The Silence)

 

When The Saints Go Marching In

(from Avalon Sunset deluxe edition)

 

Beyond The Ritual

(from Keep It Simple)

 

Haunts Of Ancient Peace

(from Common One)

 

Ancient Of Days

(from A Sense of Wonder)

 

These Are The Days

(from Avalon Sunset)

 

Beautiful Vision

(from Beautiful Vision)

 

By His Grace

(from Hymns To The Silence)

 

The Spirit Will Provide

(from The Prophet Speaks)

 

Transformation

(from Roll With The Punches)

 

If I Ever Needed Someone

(from His Band And The Street Choir)

 

When Ever God Shines His Light On Me

(from Avalon Sunset)

 

The Master’s Eyes

(from A Sense Of Wonder)

 

Dweller By The Threshold

(from Beautiful Vision)

SONGS OF HOME - PLAYLIST OF 20 VAN MORRISON SONGS BAOUT BELFAST AND IRELAND

"There are no unsacred places; there are only sacred places & desecrated places." Wendell Berry

Van Morrison has given a sacredness to the streets of Belfast and places all across Ireland. As I speak about it in my new series on Fitzroy TV - Light From Rock Music - here is one of two Playlists of 20 songs I have compiled to accompany that blog.

 

A Sense Of Wonder 

(from A Sense of Wonder)

 

Brown Eyed Girl

(from It’s Too Late To Stop Now)

 

On Hyndford Street

(from Hymns to The Silence)

 

Cyprus Avenue

(from Astral Weeks)

 

Into The Mystic

(from Moondance)

 

Cleaning Windows

(from Beautiful Vision)

 

Coney Island

(from Avalon Sunset)

 

Going Down To Bangor

(from Keep Me Singing)

 

Northern Muse (Solid Ground)

(from Beautiful Vision)

 

Madame George

(from Astral Weeks)

 

One Irish Rover

(from No Guru, No Method, No Teacher)

 

Song Of Home

(from Keep It Simple)

 

Irish Heartbeat

(from Inarticulate Speech of the Heart)

 

Streets Or Arklow

(from Veedon Fleece)

 

Choppin’ Wood

(from Down the Road)

 

Gotta To  Go Back

(fron No Guru, No Method, No Teacher)

 

Cry For Home

(from Inarticulate Speech of the Heart)

 

And It Stoned Me

(from Moondance)

 

Orangefield

(from Avalon Sunset)

 

Mystic Of The East

(from Born To Sing: No Plan B)

STOCKI'S BONO'S 60TH BIRTHDAY PLAYLIST

A playlist of Bono solo... to celebrate his 60th Birthday...

 

IN A LIFETIME - with Clannad

(from Macalla)

 

FALLING AT YOUR FEET - with Daniel Lanois

(from Million Dollar Hotel)

 

DREAMING WITH TEARS IN MY EYES

(from The Songs Of Jimmie Rogers; A Tribute)

 

THE STARS GO BLUE - THE CORRS

(from VH1 Presents The Corrs (Live In Dublin)

 

CAN’T FALLING AT YOUR FEET 

(from Honeymoon In Vegas)

 

I AM THE WALRUS

(from Across The Universe)

 

CHILDREN OF THE REVOLUTION

(from Moulin Rouge)

 

HALLELUJAH

(from Tower Of Song)

 

SILVER AND GOLD - with Keith Richards and Ron Wood

(From Sun City)

 

IN THE NAME IF THE FATHER 

(from In The Name Of The Father soundtrack)

 

JOY - with Michael Jagger

(from Goddess In the Doorway)

 

AMERICAN PRAYER

(from 46664 Concerts)

 

STAY AWAY (FAR AWAY, SO CLOSE) - with Craig Armstrong

(from As If To Nothing)

 

TOMORROW

(from Common Ground)

 

SUMMER WINE - with The Corrs

(from VH1 Presents The Corrs (Live In Dublin

 

I’VE GOT YOU UNDER MY SKIN - with Frank Sinatra

(from Duet; 20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)

 

I WANNA BE AROUND - with Tony Bennett

(from Tony Bennett Duets)

 

LUCY IN THE SKY WITH DIAMONDS

(from Across The Universe)

 

NEVER LET ME GO 

(from Million Dollar Hotel)

 

IF YOU WEAR THAT VELVET DRESS - with Jools Holland

(from More Friends: Small World Big Band Vol 2)

 

46664 (Long Walk To Freedom)

(from 46664)

 

AMANDLA - with Edge, Anastasia, Beyonce, Dave Stewart

(from 46664)

 

ONE - with Soweto Gospel Choir

(from African Spirit)

 

MISS SARAJEVO - with Luciano Pavarotti 

(Luciano Pavarotti and Friends Together For The Children Of Bosnia)

A BRUCE COCKBURN COVERS PLAYLIST

a fascinating collection of Bruce Cockburn songs, covered by a wide array of brilliant artists...

 

PACING THE CAGE - JUDY COLLINS

(from Portrait Of An American Girl

 

ALL THE DIAMONDS IN THE WORLD - ALI MATTHEWS

(from Carry Me Home)

 

SOUTHLANDS OF THE HEART - MARIA MULDAUR

(Southlands Of The Heart)

 

LOVERS IN A DANGEROUS TIME - HAZEY FORD

(from Obadiah - Added Tracks Version)

 

LIVE ON MY MIND - ELBOW

(from Not A Job single)

 

THE WHOLE NIGHT SKY - CHRISTINE COLLISTER

(from Dark Gift Of Time)

 

THE COMING RAINS - STEVE BELL

(from Dinner With Bruce - The Songs Of Bruce Cockburn)

 

BLUES GOT THE WORLD - MARY COUGHLAN

(from Long Honeymoon)

 

ANYTHING, ANYTIME, ANYWHERE - COLIN LINDEN

(from Raised By Wolves)

 

WAITING FOR A MIRACLE (live) ) JERRY GARCIA

(from Jerry Garcia Band Live)

 

TIE ME AT THE CROSSROADS - BLACKIE & THE RODEO KINGS

(from BARK)

 

WONDERING WHERE THE LIONS ARE? - LEO SAYER

(from Just a Box - The Complete Studio Recordings 1971-2006)

 

LORD OF THE STARFIELDS - JOE PAULIK

(from Zaspalo Ji Siroce)

 

THOUGHTS ON A RAINY AFTERNOON - STEVE BELL

(from Dinner With Bruce - The Songs Of Bruce Cockburn)

 

FREE TO BE - KEN HADDOCK

(from Almost)

 

LIFE SHORT CALL NOW - JIMMY BUFFETT

(from Buffett Hotel)

 

MAMA JUST WANTS TO BARRELHOUSE ALL NIGHT LONG - MARY COUGHLAN

(from Tired and Emotional)

 

YOU DON’T HAVE TO PLAY THE HORSES - BLACKIE & THE RODEO KINGS

(from Kings Of Love)

 

IF I HAD A ROCKET LAUNCHER - MAGGIE HOLLAND

(from Bones)

 

DWELLER BY A DARK STREAM - KEITH KITCHEN

(from Restless)

 

ONE DAY I WALK - K.D. LANG

(from Hymns of The 49th Parallel)

 

TO RAISE THE MORNING STAR - HOLLY NEAR

(from And Still We Sing: The Outspoken Collection)

 

GOING DOWN THE ROAD - THE BARRA MCNEILLS

(from The Question)

 

CHILD OF THE WIND - SALAMANDAR CROSSING

(from Henry St)

 

ALL THE WAYS I WANT YOU - JIMMY BUFFETT

(from Far Side Of The World)

STOCKI'S BEST OF 2019 PLAYLIST

(not just a list of songs but quite a few links and themes going on... enjoy)

 

MY ISLAND (feat. Stephen James Smith) - RYAN VEIL & ELMA ORKESTRA

(from Borders)

 

I THINK OF HOME - SNOW PATROL

(from Reworked)

 

DANCE WITH ME TO THE EDGE OF THE WORLD - THE ORPHAN BRIGADE

(from To Edge Of the World)

 

UNDERNEATH THE SKY - BUDDY & JULIE MILLER

(from Breakdown On 20th Ave. South)

 

EVERYTHING IS BROKEN (Feat. Jason Isbell) - SHERYL CROW

(from Threads)

 

BROKEN - COLDPLAY

(from Everyday Life)

 

LET LOVE REIGN - ROBBIE ROBERTSON

(from Sinematic)

 

THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO WATER - JOE HENRY

(from The Gospel According To Water)

 

LOVE AND REVELATION - OVER THE RHINE

(from Love And Revelation)

 

SILVER THUNDERBIRD - MARC COHN & THE BLIND BOYS OF ALABAMA

(from Work To Do)

 

AHIMSA - U2 and A. R. RAHMAN

(from single)

 

CITY OF LOVE - DEACON BLUE

(from the forthcoming City Of Love)

 

THE LAST DAY - LUKE SITAL-SINGH

(from Golden State)

 

THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO MARY - JOSH RITTER & THE MILK CARTON KIDS

(from single)

 

AFRICA (WAVING AT YOU) (feat. Onialeku Primary School) - JONNY FITCH

(from single)

 

BLIND LEADING THE BLIND - MUMFORD & SONS

(from single)

 

LAND OF THE FREE - THE KILLERS

(from single)

 

HUMAN (Live) - JACK SAVORETTI & WARD THOMAS

(from Singing To Strangers (Special Edition)

 

HUMAN - KITT PHILIPPA

(from Human)

 

THERE GOES MY MIRACLE (Film Version) - BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN

(from Western Stars - Songs From The Film)

 

CHANCE - KARINE POLWART

(from Karine Polwart's Scottish Songbook)

 

WAITING FOR YOU - NICK CAVE & THE BAD SEEDS

(from Ghosteen)

 

JUST A CLOSER WALK WITH THEE (Take 1) - BOB DYLAN & JOHNNY CASH

(from The Bootleg Series Vol 15; Talking Through 1967-69)

 

SOLID GROUND - MICHAEL KIWANUKA

(from Kiwanuka)

 

SHAKE THE DUST - KATHLEEN TURNER

(from Like A lion)

 

COYOTE (live) - GLEN HANSARD

(from Joni 75)

 

THAT KIND OF LOVE - ANTHONY TONER

(from Our Lady Of The Wind and Rain)

 

YOU I KNOW - RUNABAY

(from Between the Lines)

 

HEAL - ALLISON MOORER

(from Blood)

 

INSTRUMENT - PIERCE PETTIS

(from Father's Son)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

STOCKI'S REM RARITIES PLAYLIST

(My REM Rarities Playlist includes b-sides, live versions, covers, soundtracks, a couple of Stipe solo things and even an Iain Archer song that Peter Buck plays on... just because that would have been unbelievable when we dreamed Iain into a music career back when Monster was released in 1994) 

9 DREAM 

(from Instant Karma: The Campaign To Save Darfur)

 

LOSING MY RELIGION (Chris Martin Feat Michael Stipe)

(from 12-12-12 The Concert For Sandy Relief)

 

MAN ON THE MOON (live)

(from What’s The Frequency Kenneth single)

 

WICHITA LINEMAN (live in Houston)

(from the Bittersweet Me single)

 

ALL THE RIGHT FRIENDS  

(from Vanilla Sky soundtrack)

 

AT MY MOST BEAUTIFUL (live at the BBC)

(from the Japanese mini single)

 

TO THE ONE I LOVE (live from Glastonbury)

(from The Great Beyond single)

 

WALL OF DEATH  

(from Beat The Retreat: Songs By Richard Thompson)

 

NEW TEST LEPER (acoustic/Seattle Studio)

(from Bittersweet Me single)

 

EVERYBODY HURTS (live from Glastonbury)

(from The Great Beyond single)

 

IN THE SUN (Joseph Arthur cover - Michael Stipe and Chris Martin)

(from Gulf Coast Relief EP)

 

DRIVE (live)

(from Strange Currencies single)

 

SUSPICION (live from Ealing Studios)

(from the Japanese mini single)

 

FIRST WE TAKE MANHATTAN 

(from I Am Your Fan; The Songs Of Leonard Cohen)

 

PHOTOGRAPH (feat Natalie Merchant) 

(from Born To Choose)

 

SO, CENTRAL RAIN (Performed on BBC’s ‘Later’ With Jools Holland)

(from At My Most Beautiful Japanese mini single)

 

WAKE UP (live version) (Atlanta)

(from Electrolite single)

 

INJURED BIRD (Michael Stipe & Vic Chestnutt)

(from The End Of Violence soundtrack)

 

MUNICH

(from Radio 1’s Live Lounge Volume 3)

 

E-BOW THE LETTER (Seattle Studio)

(from E-Bow The Letter single)

 

PERFECT CIRCLE (Performed on BBC’s ‘Later’ With Jools Holland)

(from Suspicion Japanese mini single)

 

I AM A LANDSLIDE (Tired Pony - including Peter Buck)

(from The Place We Ran From)

STOCKI'S SINEAD O'CONNOR PLAYLIST

I BELIEVE IN YOU

(from Bob Dylan: The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration)

 

REDEMPTION SONG (live)

(from This Is A Rebel Song Part 2)

 

ODE TO BILLIE JOE

(from Help: A Charity Project For The Children of Bosnia)

 

YOU DO SOMETHING TO ME

(from Red, Hot and Blue: A Tribute To Cole Porter)

 

DANNY BOY

(from Sea Of Dreams - Davy Spillane)

 

HEROINE

(From Captive - Edge and Sinead O'Connor)

 

HAUNTED

(from The Snake - Shane MacGowan and the Popes)

 

STREETS OF LONDON

(from Thank You for Hearing Me EP)

 

YOU MAKE ME FEEL SO FREE

(from No Prima Donna: The Songs Of Van Morrison)

 

HAVE I TOLD YOU LATELY THAT I LOVE YOU (with Van Morrison and The Chieftains)

(From Live On Letterman)

 

SACRIFICE

(from Two Rooms: The Songs Of Elton John and Bernie Taupin)

 

THIS IS A REBEL SONG

(from This Is A Rebel Song EP)

 

IRISH WAYS & IRISH LAWS

(from Silent Night single)

 

MAKE ME A CHANNEL OF YOUR PEACE

(from Diana Princess of Wales Tribute)

 

PROPERTY OF JESUS

(from Chimes Of Freedom: The Songs Of Bob Dylan Honouring 50 Years of Amnesty International)

 

LAY YOUR HEAD DOWN

(from Albert Nobbs soundtrack)

 

FACTORY GIRL (The Chieftains)

(from Tears of Stone)

 

FOGGY DEW (The Chieftains)

(from The Long Black Veil)

 

MIND GAMES

(from I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got Deluxe edition)

 

HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN

(from Thank You For Hearing Me)

 

TROUBLE WILL SOON BE OVER

(from God Don't Never Change: The Songs Of Blind Willie Johnson)

 

LULLABY FOR CAIN

(from The Talented Mr Ripley soundtrack)

 

CHIQUITITA

(from Across The Bridge Of Hope)

 

WOE TO THE HOLY VOW (with Don Baker and Damian Dempsey)

(from Wow To The Holy Vow single)

 

WHEN A CHILD IS BORN 

(from the single)

 

SILENT NIGHT

(from the single)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

STOCKI'S TOM ODELL RARITIES PLAYLIST

As a fan of 70s songwriters like Jackson Browne, Joni Mitchell and James Taylor I should be a fan of Tom Odell... and I sort of am... but I do prefer his covers and acoustic versions.

 

PIANO MAN (Billy Joel cover)

(from Jubilee Road Deluxe Edition)

 

I THINK IT'S GOING TO RAIN TODAY (Randy Newman cover)

(from Dermot O'Leary Presents The Saturday Session 2015)

 

GO TELL HER NOW

(from the single)

 

TINY DANCER (Elton John cover)

(from BBC Radio 2; The Piano Room 2019)

 

GROW OLD WITH ME (KCRW MBE Session)

(from Grow Old With Me EP)

 

REAL LOVE (Beatles' cover)

(from the single)

 

ANOTHER LOVE

(from The Saturday Sessions From The Dermot O'Leary Show)

 

TRUE COLOURS (Cyndi Lauper cover)

(from the single)

 

DANCING IN THE DARK (Bruce Springsteen cover)

(from BBC Radio 2's Sounds of the 80s Vol 2)

 

HOLD ME (acoustic)

(from The Artist Lounge)

 

MAGNETISED (acoustic)

(from the single)

 

I KNEW YOU WERE TROUBLE (Taylor Swift cover)

(from BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge 2013)

 

ROAR (Katy Perry cover)

(from BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge 2014)

 

SUMMER DAY

(from Moominvalley Soundtrack)

 

LITTLE DARLING

(from Grow Old With Me EP)

 

THE SOUND (1975's cover)

(from BBC Live Lounge 2016)

 

BEHIND THE ROSE

(from The Artist's Lounge)

 

IF YOU WANNA LOVE SOMEBODY (acoustic)

(from Heartstrings)

 

SILHOUETTE (piano version)

(from Wrong Crowd (East 1st Street Piano Tapes)

 

ELIZABETH (live)

(from Artist's Lounge)

 

HONKY TONK WOMAN (Rolling Stones cover)

(from iTunes Festival: London 2013 -EP)

 

SILENT NIGHT 

(from Spending All My Christmas With You EP)

 

 

 

 

STOCKI'S FLORENCE & THE MACHINE RARITIES PLAYLIST

I would like to be a Florence & The Machine fan but her work is a little overpowering for me but when she does radio sessions, acoustic versions and covers the I can listen... 

 

SHIP TO WRECK

(from BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge)

 

NOT FADE AWAY (Buddy Holly cover)

(from Rave On Buddy Holly)

 

OH DARLING (LIVE AT ABBEY ROAD) (Beatles's cover)

(from Lungs 10th Anniversary Edition)

 

NEVER LET ME GO

(from BBC Radio 2: The Piano Room 2019)

 

WHAT KIND OF MAN

(from Dermot O'Leary Presents The Saturday Sessions 2016)

 

TINY DANCER (Elton John cover)

(from Revamp: The Songs oF Elton John & Bernie Taupin)

 

STAND BY ME (Ben E King cover)

(from Songs From Final Fantasy XV single)

 

YOU'VE GOT THE LOVE (Little Noise Sessions)

(from Dog Days Are Over EP)

 

JENNY OF OLDSTONES (Game Of Thrones)

(from the single)

 

HALO (Beyonce cover)

(from The Best Of Radio 1's Live Lounge)

 

PATRICIA (acoustic)

(from the single)

 

BREATH OF LIFE

(from Snow White and The Huntsman Soundtrack)

 

JACKSON (feat. Josh Home)  (Johnny Cash cover)

(from MTV Presents Unplugged: Florence and The Machine)

 

MY BABY JUST CARES FOR ME (from The Hootenany 2009 - with JOOLS HOLLAND

(from The Golden Age Of Song - Jools Holland and His Rhythm and Blues Orchestra)

 

MODERATION

(from the single)

 

I LOVE YOU ALL THE TIME (PLAY IT FORWARD CAMPAIGN) (feat. The Maccabees)

From I Love You All The Time (Play It Forward Campaign)

 

ARE YOU HURTING THE ONE YOU LOVE

(from Rabbit Heart; Raise It Up EP)

 

TRY A LITTLE TENDERNESS (Otis Redding cover)

(from MTV Presents Unplugged: Florence and The Machine)

 

DRUMMING SONG (acoustic)

from Drumming Song EP)

 

MY BOY BUILDS COFFINS (acoustic)

(from Lungs 10th Anniversary Edition)