Dok (![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} cyberinsekt) wrote,@ 2009-06-22 00:12:00 |
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Donovan - Sunny Goodge Street
Donovan has had a bad reputation, much of it deserved. Hyped as the British answer to Bob Dylan, there was always something tremendously inauthentic about his folky psychedelic pop. To me, it always seemed as if he was a product of the record companies. It's probably unfair, but hey, what are you going to do?
Still, for all his faults - not least his lyric-writing - I've always loved Sunny Goodge Street, a track from his 1965 album Fairytale. Its warm orchestration and jazz rhythms seem completely at odds with the music of the times. Yes, the words are complete pants, but it's a truly gorgeous bit of sound. In many ways, I've always considered this the precursor to Van Morrison's seminal Astral Weeks album. It doesn't have the artistic depth, but it certainly has the sound.
Donovan - Sunny Goodge Street
(alternate download)
Donovan has had a bad reputation, much of it deserved. Hyped as the British answer to Bob Dylan, there was always something tremendously inauthentic about his folky psychedelic pop. To me, it always seemed as if he was a product of the record companies. It's probably unfair, but hey, what are you going to do?
Still, for all his faults - not least his lyric-writing - I've always loved Sunny Goodge Street, a track from his 1965 album Fairytale. Its warm orchestration and jazz rhythms seem completely at odds with the music of the times. Yes, the words are complete pants, but it's a truly gorgeous bit of sound. In many ways, I've always considered this the precursor to Van Morrison's seminal Astral Weeks album. It doesn't have the artistic depth, but it certainly has the sound.
Donovan - Sunny Goodge Street
(alternate download)
