WTSCF Podcast #14-"Morning Dew"

A barely-known Canadian folk singer wrote this cautionary post-apocalyptic song (her first song) in 1962. In 1967 a somewhat obscure folk rocker rearranged it, wrote an additional verse and sneakily claimed co-authorship; an injustice that often goes unnoticed in the history books. Cruelly, most covers are based on this arrangement. The same year, the leader of a not-yet legendary band more radically rearranged it on his band's debut album, and added a key final line, but knew enough to claim no credit. This episode sorts out the song's meaning, its origins, its various paths and twists and turns and the many cover versions that range from folk to disco to industrial/goth. Enjoy. 



Listen on Podomatic.com or iTunes...

http://wheresthatsoundcomingfrom.podomatic.com/entry/2015-05-03T15_25_28-07_00

https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-.14-morning-dew/id665759667?i=341332587&mt=2

WTSCF Podcast Episode 13--Moon River

Sorry for the long time between episodes, but in the interim, I became a father. Audrey Ruth was born Dec 15, and so I wanted to celebrate by featuring a song first made famous by another lovely Audrey. I skipped over many of the biggest versions of this song and went right for the most interesting (for the most part).

Listen on Podomatic.com or iTunes

http://wheresthatsoundcomingfrom.podomatic.com/entry/2015-02-09T13_49_53-08_00

https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ep.13-moon-river/id665759667?i=335211818&mt=2

WTSCF Episode 12--"She Thinks I Still Care"

New podcast episode is up!

A cry-in-your-beer classic told with a healthy dose of irony, "She Thinks I Still Care" has been covered in a wide range of styles since its initial release in 1962, has gender-role-flipped a few times, but never fails to deliver a sentiment that most of us has felt at one time or another. Enjoy! 

Listen on Podomatic

http://wheresthatsoundcomingfrom.podomatic.com/entry/2014-11-01T18_58_06-07_00

or iTunes

https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ep.-12-she-thinks-i-still-care/id665759667?i=321789224&mt=2

WTSCF Podcast Episode 11--Harry Nilsson's "Without Her"

From Harry Nilsson's RCA debut LP, Pandemonium Shadow Show (1967), "Without Her" is a perfectly written, perfectly sung and perfectly arranged and produced (by Rick Jarrard) song that perfectly evokes the empty, lonely feeling in the wake of a breakup. Did I mention how perfect it is? Several of the cover versions you'll hear aren't too shabby either. Enjoy the show! 

Listen on Podomatic.com

http://wheresthatsoundcomingfrom.podomatic.com/entry/2014-09-04T17_02_26-07_00

or iTunes

https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-11.-without-her/id665759667?i=318539361&mt=2

WTSCF Podcast Episode # 10!!!! (And the First Anniversary!) "It's All Over Now, Baby Blue"

It's the TENTH episode of WTSCF, the first of the summer, and the first one to feature a song by Bob Dylan. And thus, it's by far the longest and most self-indulgent. But what amazing versions you'll be turned on to! Marianne Faithfull! Echo and the Bunnymen!! Falco!!! 
Dylan is known for his verbose songs, and so I thought it only appropriate to make this a long-winded episode. And so I will completely understand if you listen to it in a couple/three installments...installments...installments. 

Listen on Podomatic.com
http://wheresthatsoundcomingfrom.podomatic.com/entry/2014-07-28T21_59_57-07_00

or iTunes
https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ep.-10-its-all-over-now-baby/id665759667?i=317006913&mt=2

WTSCF Ep.9--I Saw Her/Him Standing There

A bit late to cash in on the 50th Anniversary of The Beatles arriving in the USA, but better late than never. "I Saw Her Standing There" is unquestionably a timeless classic pop-rocker, and unquestionably much more McCartney than Lennon. Lennon even chose to cover it at what would be his final big concert appearance. You can hear that version, and the story behind it, as well as many other versions and the stories behind those (by everyone from Bob Welch to Mary Wells to Daniel Johnson...) Enjoy!

Listen on Podomatic.com
http://wheresthatsoundcomingfrom.podomatic.com/entry/2014-05-21T05_25_32-07_00

or iTunes
https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ep.9-i-saw-her-him-standing/id665759667?i=313310578&mt=2

WTSCF Podcast Episode # 8--Dirty Old Town

Peggy Seeger and Ewan MacColl

A folk song written by an Englishman for a play about his hometown (Salford), but which has become most popular in the hands of a couple of Irish artists. And yet, all the featured versions from the last decade or so come from American acts. This underscores the song's timeless, universal appeal, especially at the end of winter, as many of us look out the window at our own dirty old towns.
Enjoy.
And "like" me on Facebook if you're so inclined.

Listen and/or subscribe on Podomatic.com

http://wheresthatsoundcomingfrom.podomatic.com/entry/2014-03-13T09_13_12-07_00

or iTunes

https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ep.8-dirty-old-town/id665759667?i=277844774&mt=2