Thursday, August 02, 2012

The Genius (No Kidding!!!) of Dave Davies: Special "Perhaps the Whole Genius Thing May Be Slightly Overstated" Edition

From some time in the late 60s -- and, more specifically, that wonderful Dave Davies comp I mentioned yesterday -- please enjoy (if that is the right word) the titular auteur and his rather unusual ode to "Creeping Jean." Whoever she might be.

I haven't a clue why this song has always tickled me so much, but there you have it.

I should add that there was an interview with Terry Gross of NPR in the Times last week, and she mentioned how excited she was that Dave Davies had just come on board as her part-time guest host. Imagine my disappointment when a Google search revealed that the Dave Davies in question was some reporter from Boston.

4 comments:

Tom said...

So glad this comp came out. Several are from the 'great lost kinks album' (or whatever it was called). 'This Man He Weeps Tonight', that tune gets me every time...

Anonymous said...

Okay this has absolutely nothing to do with Dave Davies but since you mentioned Terry Gross...I swear that woman could interview a corpse and make it interesting

Anonymous said...

Always dug "Wicked Annabella" too..

JZ said...

I've long been partial to "Lincoln County". I'd love to hear a good stereo mix of that single. "Creeping Jean" and "Funny Face" are good as well, it's a shame the solo LP never came out on Pye.