Music Break

I believe that it's time for another set of musical numbers.  To start, this is Easy Listening by the Rutles, from their second album Archaeology.  The song's style is reminiscent of the Beatles version of the country song Act Naturally, but the accordion solo makes it sound like a polka.

Many comments on Rutles videos on YouTube talk about the Rutles as if they were a real-live band, of which the Beatles were a parody.  Such an idea has become a widespread inside joke.

In 1979, the Bay City Rollers dropped the "Bay City" from their name and their original lead singer Les McKeown, replacing him with Duncan Faure, formerly of the South African band Rabbitt.  The Rollers then released Elevator, the first of three albums with Faure, which included Turn On The Radio.  The video shows Faure on vocals and rhythm guitar, Eric Faulker on lead guitar, Stuart Wood on bass, Alan Longmuir on keyboards and Derek Longmuir on drums.   Rabbitt also had included another singer-guitarist named Trevor Rabin, who joined Yes during the early 1980s.

When I was a Littlefoot, I would hear two versions of Let It Be on the radio, the Beatles original and a cover by Joan Baez.  She sings the "there will be no sorrow" lyric that Paul McCartney used on some of his alternate takes.

Speaking of songs by Paul McCartney covered by women, and including the word "let" in the title, this is Heart's 2014 live version of Let Me Roll It, with Nancy Wilson on lead vocals.  The song originally appeared on his 1973 album Band On The Run.

To finish, here is another song from someone who didn't normally sing lead vocals, Blue Condition by Cream, from their Disreali Gears album, written and sung by drummer Peter "Ginger" Baker.  Eric Clapton plays guitar and Jack Bruce plays bass and piano.