January 26 ~ Delightful
My Mom was always fond of saying, "Never delay a
kindness". Words to live by.
Someone who takes that maxim to heart, and print, is the mysterious
Dr. Heck Guy - blogger behind the highly erudite and even
more entertaining Heck of a Guy:
"A pastiche of posts, featuring song, dance, snappy chatter plus notes
on prose, poesy, love, lust, life, and beyond".
With a new album creation on the home stretch, I've been in the
position of pulling together items from past and present, in the
process gaining new perspective and, further, a deepened appreciation
of Allison Crowe's immense artistry and integrity.
It buoys my spirits to know that the music she creates inspires people
all over this world, and, as one example, here's the latest from that
online articulator song and dance, DrHGuy:
Must-hear Allison Crowe Cover Of John Sebastian's Darling Be Home
Soon
I happened onto this video of Allison Crowe, the Canadian
singer-songwriter and icon-in-training, performing her uniquely
gorgeous version of "Darling Be Home Soon," a classic pop –
in the best sense of “pop” – tune and couldn’t go to sleep without
posting it first.
Written by John Sebastian (as were ” “Do You Believe in Magic”,
“Summer in the City”, “Daydream,” “Nashville
Cats,” “Did You Ever Have to Make Up Your Mind,” “Six
O’Clock,” “You Didn’t Have to Be So Nice,” and “Younger
Girl”), "Darling Be Home Soon" was popularized by
The Lovin' Spoonful, Sebastian’s band, in 1967. I hereby proudly
confess to being a long-time admirer (since before 1967) of Mr.
Sebastian and The Lovin' Spoonful.1
Crowe’s luscious, sometimes almost lascivious vocalizations match up
surprisingly well with the delightfulness, a Sebastian trademark
(nobody does delightful like John Sebastian), that pervades "Darling
Be Home Soon" to produce an irresistibly enjoyable, profoundly
satisfying performance.
1 See Confessions Of A Pop Music Junkie
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