This week's Memory Tape comes from Rachel Henderson, who writes...
"Back in the late 80s my friend Hugh did me a mixed tape of songs he liked, that he called 'Now that's what I call wimpy'. Being rather forthright at times, I had scathingly referred to his foppish liking for bands like Prefab Sprout & Steely Dan as wimpy."
"It still looks a wimpy list to me, but it's also a reflection of his very good musical ear, and has some tunes that I now love, so thank you Hugh!"
The playlist is:
Year of the Cat - Al Stewart
Every day is like Sunday - Morrissey
I can see - Martin Stephenson & the Dainties
Talkin Bout a Revolution - Tracy Chapman
Heartland - The The
Luka - Suzanne Vega
Cars & Girls - Prefab Sprout
True Faith - New Order
Doctor Wu - Steely Dan
Goodbye Sunday - Everything but the Girl
Turn Turn Turn - The Byrds
Fast Car - Tracy Chapman
Cities - Talking Heads
Ocean Blue - ABC
Motortown - The Kane Gang
Each & Every One - Everything but the girl
Appetite - Prefab Sprout
Dubvulture (Dub version of subculture) - New Order
Don't Fall Apart On Me Tonight - Bob Dylan
Plain Sailing - Tracy Thorn
Hey! Why not send Lauren your Memory Tape. You know it makes sense....
