Forgotten Songs

That Atlantic Ocean sure gets in the way sometimes. The recent passing of singer & songwriter John Martyn got me thinking about the lack of true musical depth on this side of the pond. A beloved performer in the U.K., only real music enthusiasts over here, would've heard of John Martyn. Strange because Eric Clapton, a friend of Martyn's from way back, cites him as one of the biggest influences on his career. Same goes for Phil Collins and many others. Martyn always wore his heart on his sleeve, giving us some of the sweetest songs of all time. Shame his stuff was seldom heard in North American while he was with us.

It's a fact of life; there's just songs that don't see the light of day on these shores. Maybe these songs got scurvy on the way over, but it would sure be nice to hear these tracks on mainstream media over here. Sure, some of these may not be your fancy, but still, ya gotta love the idea of these songs just being 'around' rather than 'forgotten' or passed over.

Photo Credit: Debra Ahearn Photography

Allow me to start the funfest. Here, off the top of my head, totally random and with no sequence, order or alphabetical listing are songs well worth a listen, many times over. Feel free to add your own titles and accompanying blather, as and when...

Gabriella Cilmi - Sweet About Me

Mary's Prayer - Danny Wilson

Hue and Cry - Ordinary Angel

Dodgy - Good Enough

Everything But the Girl - Each and Every One

Frazier Chorus - Typical

Sniff 'n the Tears - Drivers' Seat

Gerry Rafferty - Right Down The Line

Will Young - Light My Fire

Amy MacDonald - This is the Life

Hard Fi - Hard to Beat

Jamiroquai - 7 Days in Sunny June

Womack and Womack - Teardrops

Corrs - Breathless

David Gray - Please Forgive Me

Declan O'Rourke - Gallileo (someone like you)

Guillemots - Get Over It

Joan Armatrading - Show Some Emotion

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John Martyn - May You Never

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