Here’s what you’ll hear on this show:
Title (with link to iTunes, if available) | Artist | Album (with link to Amazon.com, if available) | Original Artist |
Fourth of July | Robert Earl Keen | Picnic | X |
Indoor Fireworks | Kev Russell’s Junker | Almost You: The Songs of Elvis Costello | Elvis Costello |
Fourth of July, Asbury Park | Richard Shindell | Courier | Bruce Springsteen |
Freedom | Dick Brave & the Backbeats | Dick This | George Michael |
Little Red Corvette | Paul Kelly | Andrew Denton’s Musical Challenge | Prince |
White Wedding | Herman’s Hermits starring Peter Noone | When Pigs Fly | Billy Idol |
Still Feeling Blue | Elvis Costello | Kojak Variety | Gram Parsons |
Freedom, or Freedom 1990 was from “Listen Without Prejudice”, George Michael’s 2nd album, not the first.
The song is actually all about him “coming out”
http://www.lyrics007.com/George%20Michael%20Lyrics/Freedom%20'90%20Lyrics.html
It was covered too by Robbie Williams.
I expected to hear Hendrix’s “star spangled banner”, but maybe that would be too obvious!
Great show, Brian. This one is definitely a “keeper.” Will listen over and over.