Virtual Jukebox

While at Cambridge University in the 1960s, Clive James met up with Pete Atkin and they began writing songs together - Clive writing most of the words and Pete writing the music.  Originally they intended to be songwriters and had visions of others recording them - and one of the early artists to record their songs was a very young Judy Covington who was on the original 'Evita' album and also Jeff Wayne's 'War of the Worlds'.  But I digress.

Their first album was a record which they intended to showcase their versatility.  The arrangements were to emphasise the lyrics.  And what lyrics they were!  And combined with Pete's music, delivery, and arrangements, how could it go wrong?  Well it didn't sell, despite Kenny Everitt going crazy over one track 'Master of the Revels'.  After another four albums which appealed mainly to college students, they called it a day until twenty five years later when a fan promoted their material on the internet and a tour followed together with new material.

Their are many good tracks on the first album, 'Beware of the Beautiful Stranger'  I choose this one, the title track for the Jukebox:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Butt2hVdyzg

While at Cambridge University in the 1960s, Clive James met up with Pete Atkin and they began writing songs together - Clive writing most of the words and Pete writing the music.  Originally they intended to be songwriters and had visions of others recording them - and one of the early artists to record their songs was a very young Judy Covington who was on the original 'Evita' album and also Jeff Wayne's 'War of the Worlds'.  But I digress.

Their first album was a record which they intended to showcase their versatility.  The arrangements were to emphasise the lyrics.  And what lyrics they were!  And combined with Pete's music, delivery, and arrangements, how could it go wrong?  Well it didn't sell, despite Kenny Everitt going crazy over one track 'Master of the Revels'.  After another four albums which appealed mainly to college students, they called it a day until twenty five years later when a fan promoted their material on the internet and a tour followed together with new material.

Their are many good tracks on the first album, 'Beware of the Beautiful Stranger'  I choose this one, the title track for the Jukebox:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Butt2hVdyzg

What's a lovely song - I got gripped by the story. Great ending too. While I was following a tangential musical thread I stumbled across this Joan Baez song, Diamonds and Rust, about her relationship with Bob Dylan. I haven't listened to Joan Baez's music much, although as a child of the 1960s I heard her quite often. 

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1ST9TZBb9v8