Shaggy

Any song can of course be covered, but IMHO there’s a handful that never should be, as the original is so definitive - Jolene, Stairway to heaven, and any Queen song come to mind. I stand to be corrected, mind; many years ago my old blues band decided to cover Dolly Parton’s “9 to 5”, which I was dubious about but it turned out to be one the biggest crowd-pleasers of the set.......

Nobody’s diary - Yazoo

Splendid isolation- Warren Zevon

Slipping through my fingers - ABBA

Robin the hooded man - Clannad

Endless flight - Leo Sayer

The secret life of Arabia - David Bowie / Billy McKenzie

She’s lost control - Joy Division

Lol - it honestly brightened an otherwise dull New Years Maude, and anyway; I get unfeasibly excited about bitsa bass projects (as Mrs Shaggy knows to her cost.....) The Hofner is really coming together - at the end you’ll have a bass better and more usable than the original, but definitely with that magic vintage vibe.

That’s an outrageously lovely bit of koa there.......

Stay with me till dawn - Judie Tzuke

Overground - Siouxsie & the Banshees

Hit me with your best shot - Pat Benetar

Hot in the city - Billy Idol

Quiet men - Ultravox

Shut up and dance - Walk the moon

Likewise. Unfortunately, it inspired an entire generation of wannabe warblers. A few years ago we had to audition for a female singer for our Soul band - an experience I wouldn’t want to go through again........ (luckily we found a good one ) I’m sure Aretha will show tonight how it should be done

Dumb blonde - Dolly Parton

Behind blue eyes - The Who

The light pours out of me - Magazine

Heads up also for “Amazing Grace” at 8:30pm on BBC2 tonight - “never before seen” footage of Aretha Franklin recording “the greatest gospel album of all time” in 1972 - should be watchable

Night porter - Japan

.......fixed it for you........ The hedgehog’s song - Incredible String Band

I see I’d posted Kramer on page 1, but left out the Daddy.......... (Travis Bean, of course)

A saucerful of secrets - Pink Floyd