Month: August 2023

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The Top 40 Fantasies: No. 26

  1. She Wears My Ring (1968) Solomon King
  2. La Golondria (The Swallow) (1928) Paul Whiteman and his Orchestra
  3. Linda (1947) Ray Noble and his Orchestra; vocalist: Buddy Clark
  4. Sweet Dreams (1956) Faron Young
  5. Chain Of Fools (1967) Aretha Franklin
  6. Father And Son (1971) Cat Stevens
  7. Bread And Butter (1964) The Newbeats
  8. Everybody Knows (1967) The Dave Clark Five
  9. It’s My Party (1963) Lesley Gore
  10. Love Is Strange (1957) Mickey and Sylvia
  11. Judy’s Turn To Cry (1963) Lesley Gore
  12. She Wears My Ring (1964) Johnny O’Keefe
  13. The Lonely Surfer (1963) Jack Nitzsche
  14. Devil Gate Drive (1974) Suzi Quatro
  15. Come On Eileen (1982) Dexy’s Midnight Runners
  16. Cole Slaw (1949) Frank Culley
  17. Love Makes The World Go Round (1958) Perry Como
  18. I Waited Too Long (1959) LaVern Baker
  19. Stares And Whispers (1979) Renee Geyer
  20. Portuguese Washerwomen (1956) Joe “Fingers” Carr
  21. Ivory Tower (1956) Cathy Carr
  22. Walking The Floor Over You (1941) Ernest Tubb
  23. Pride (1965) Ray Brown and The Whispers
  24. Susie-Q (1938) Sonny Boy Williamson
  25. Howzat (1976) Sherbet
  26. You Won’t Be Leaving (1966) Herman’s Hermits
  27. Soul Sister, Brown Sugar (1968) Sam and Dave
  28. (I’m A) Road Runner (1966) Jr. Walker and The All Stars
  29. Never Going Back (1968) The Lovin’ Spoonful
  30. Sparkling Blue Eyes (1939) Bill Carlisle and his Kentucky Boys
  31. Someone Like You (1984) Emmylou Harris
  32. Plastic Man (1969) The Kinks
  33. My Empty Room (1960) Little Anthony and The Imperials
  34. But Not For Me (1962) Ketty Lester
  35. Abracadabra (1982) The Steve Miller Band
  36. Tell Daddy (1963) Ben E. King
  37. I’m A Fool For You (1967) James Carr
  38. Nothing Breaks Like A Heart (2018) Mark Ronson and Miley Cyrus
  39. Ally-Oop (1960) The Hollywood Argyles
  40. Smells Like Teen Spirit (1991) Nirvana
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Oxy’s Brother?!

“Don’t under exaggerate!” Tiki once instructed me.

“That’s an oxymoron!” I replied.

“What’s an oxymoron? Isn’t it the opposite of a moron?”

“No, That’s Oxy’s brother!” I quipped.

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Tainted Index Finger

I had just finished assisting Tiki to hang out the washing on our rotary clothesline and had just begun to ascend the steps in our tiered backyard, when she playfully decided to probe my bottom.

As I turned around, I questioned, “Are you auditioning for James Bond’s next film…’Brownfinger’?”