Published on 12, July, 2020
Been listening to The Travelling Wilburys today, they were 5 male musicians who formed a group, non needed fame or fortune. There wasn’t the normal in-house fighting as none had anything to prove. They were the cream of the crop.
The original group was 5 members, it got me thinking as to a female Willburys, Who would sit at the top table?
My group would start with….
If a backing group was allowed then
I could add many more, what would your female Wilburys be? No particular genre, any style of music that would become the ultimate female band of music goddesses.
I think my fantasy female Travelling Wilbury's group would consist of (in no particular order):
1. Kate Bush
2. Annie Lennox
3. Toyah Wilcox
4. Suzi Quattro
5. Heather Small (M People)
Backing singers (if allowed):
1. Sharleen Spiteri (Texas)
2. Cerys Matthews (Catatonia)
Very good, I did think about Suzi, I love, ‘ If you can’t give me love’. First saw her doing a cameo on ‘Happy Days” The Fonz!
I have seen Texas as a warm up band, they stole the night, and rightly so.
Loved Toyah in Quadrophenia, Monkey.
Did think about Yoko Ono, personally, Room 101.
Saw ‘Beaches’ recently, Bette Midler, wow,. Another candidate for the group.
I do think the reason why I liked 'I Want To Be Free' was precisely due to the lyrics, "I don't want to go to school".
Thank you for mentioning Hazel O'Connor. She's another blast from my past.
‘I Want To Be Free’ is an autistic shoutout, it was basically nobody understands, need to be heard. I don’t want to go to school, don’t want to be a fool, I want to be free. Another person I really liked was Hazel O’Connor, Breaking Glass.
My dad was a fan of Suzi's stuff, and also Toyah's. I grew up listening to a lot of the music he liked, and I guess it rubbed off on me.
The only songs of Suzi's that are lodged in my memory are 'Devil Gate Drive' and 'Can the Can'. As for Toyah, 'I Want To Be Free' has always been a favourite, along with 'It's A Mystery'.