Don’t go overboard says Blair Parkes. But today we did, with a sneaky threesome from his new album “over bored”. We can never say no to perfect pop music.
Both open with The Chamber Brothers’ “Uptown” and the climaxes are identical (because we ripped the last 5 minutes directly from the soundtrack).
That ending does feature a snippet from a ripping Sly & The Family Stone performance and some wistful, tearful, bemused and resigned reminiscences as to why the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival was forgotten whilst other (lesser) festivals from the same period stole the limelight.
We’ve not seen a better music documentary for years but don’t just take it from us, watch BBC Radio 5 Live’s Mark Kermode sing it’s praises.
And for those who are counting – that’s two versions of “Gloria” that have made their way onto the The Joint playlist in just over a month. When we gave an outing to the 1979 Umberto Tozzi original 6 weeks ago we didn’t know Angel Olsen was planning to release her own cover in July. You can’t keep a good tune down.
THE JOINT RADIO SHOW 