From 2012, and an episode of Live From Daryl's House, please enjoy the charming host and the great Nick Lowe in a quite gorgeous performance of Nick's greatest hit.
Pretty remarkable (and apparently the rest of the show isn't archived for some reason, which is too bad.)
In any event, has anybody else noticed that as Nick has aged he's started to look more and more like one of those expat 30s actors who showed up in Hollywood epics about the British in India? Seriously -- I can easily imagine him hanging out with the likes of C. Aubrey Smith.
Thanks for posting Steve. This is one of my favorite versions of my favorite pop songs. I love the new urgency and angles that Daryl Hall and T-Bone bring to it. You can see they are loving playing it. And Nick Lowe is brilliant and classy, as usual.
ReplyDeleteI love playing this myself on guitar. The only problem is it really requires a trio like these three to nail the chorus harmonies.
nice post. I'm reading the CCR book by Hank Bordovich (sp?) and your reviews are cited three times. Awright!!
ReplyDeleteI had no idea. Thanks for the heads up.
ReplyDeleteThis was a very good LFDH episode.
ReplyDeleteHello all...no, please remain seated,
ReplyDeleteBoy, that's a feel-good 4 minutes right there.
Rgeards,
RichD
Don’t forget Nick co-composed the song with Ian Gomm.
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I just got (Valentine's Day present from my wife!) the Brinsley Schwarz album, "It's All Over Now" which has the first recording of "Cruel to be Kind". You can hear it here: https://megadodo.bandcamp.com/album/its-all-over-now
ReplyDeleteSwitchboard Susan is my favorite tune from Nick.
ReplyDeleteThey turned it into a soul song.
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