#1028. Lineage of Song: “Istanbul (Not Constantinople)”

 

The Four Lads

They Might Be Giants

A playful way to end the Lineage of Song. A few years ago I realized I hadn’t posted here in a year, and that made me a little sad. Then I started posting again, and it led to this, a weekly revisit and two and a half years of regular posts. I had a lot of fun with it.

#1027. Lineage of Song: “Hard to Handle”

 

Otis Redding

The Commitments

The Black Crowes

I adore the film The Commitments. I didn’t learn classic rock from it, but I certainly learned how vital it can still be. It might’ve been the secret origin of the Lineage of Song.

#1026. Lineage of Song: Red Red Wine”

 

Neil Diamond

UB40

Two more left after this. Loved the UB40, another I had no clue was a cover.

#1025. Lineage of Song: “I Heard It Through the Grapevine”

Gladys Knight and the Pips

Smokey Robinson and the Miracles

Creedence Clearwater Revival

Marvin Gaye

Classic song. Classic covering.