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This week--12 "walking songs" ending with a tender, heartfelt traditional Mother's Day song.
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2vaW8tafI5gpD3w3SZTxFO?si=rks11-__RGKxvHkevSb9xw The list: 1. "Walk Don't Run" The Ventures: Jangling surf guitars from that surf city, Seattle, circa 1960 2. "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)" The Proclaimers: Scottish twins the Reid brothers sing the most contagious walking song ever. Uh, sorry. 3. "I'm Walkin'" Fats Domino: Antoine Domino, Jr. puts on his sneakers in 1957. Yeah, I love the Fat Man. |
4. "Walk Away Renee" The Four Tops: Motown dynamos. Fun fact: lead singer Levi Stubbs was the voice of the killer plant in "Little Shop of Horrors."
5. "Walk On By" Dionne Warwick. That voice. Nobody sings Bacharach/David better.
6. "The Stroll" Chubby Checker: Not to brag but I was the Stroll champion two years straight at the Holyoke JCC.
7. "Walk Like A Man" Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons: Rock's most famous falsetto.
8. "Walking Man" James Taylor: From album of same name. Supposed to be a smash single. Wasn't. Still, good song, and that voice...
9. "Walking On Sunshine" Katrina & the Waves. Their one hit. Great walking song. Defy you to stay seated.
10. "I Walk The Line" Johnny Cash: The Man in Black's baritone still kills me.
11. "Walk On The Wild Side" Lou Reed: King of NY underground/alt rock scene. Cover the kids' ears.
12. "Walk This Way" Aerosmith: Boston's own, but I associate this phrase as the gag made famous by Mel Brooks in "The Producers" & "Young Frankenstein.
13. "Mother-In-Law" Ernie K-Doe: Heartwarming Mother's Day song, written by Allen Toussaint, topped the charts in 1961.
That's it for this week. Happy Mother's Day (seriously) to all my dear friends. You are the best. Oh. One more thing about this playlist, if you don't mind... PLAY IT LOUD
5. "Walk On By" Dionne Warwick. That voice. Nobody sings Bacharach/David better.
6. "The Stroll" Chubby Checker: Not to brag but I was the Stroll champion two years straight at the Holyoke JCC.
7. "Walk Like A Man" Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons: Rock's most famous falsetto.
8. "Walking Man" James Taylor: From album of same name. Supposed to be a smash single. Wasn't. Still, good song, and that voice...
9. "Walking On Sunshine" Katrina & the Waves. Their one hit. Great walking song. Defy you to stay seated.
10. "I Walk The Line" Johnny Cash: The Man in Black's baritone still kills me.
11. "Walk On The Wild Side" Lou Reed: King of NY underground/alt rock scene. Cover the kids' ears.
12. "Walk This Way" Aerosmith: Boston's own, but I associate this phrase as the gag made famous by Mel Brooks in "The Producers" & "Young Frankenstein.
13. "Mother-In-Law" Ernie K-Doe: Heartwarming Mother's Day song, written by Allen Toussaint, topped the charts in 1961.
That's it for this week. Happy Mother's Day (seriously) to all my dear friends. You are the best. Oh. One more thing about this playlist, if you don't mind... PLAY IT LOUD