Love Is In Control (Finger On The Trigger) Extended Version - Donna Summer

Gave this 80s utter banger a few spins last night. The sharp eyed will spot that it was co-written by Quincy Jones and Rod Temperton who, amongst other tracks, penned a little ditty called Thriller for some bloke called Michael Jackson. Given that Rod had homes in LA, the south of France, Fiji, Switzerland and Kent I suspect he did pretty well out of that one. 

 

Dollar Bill - Jack White

Jack White's back with another scuzzed up blues belter, possibly one of the best of his career so far. It's always puzzled me that the blues (and jazz too, but that's a whole different box of brass) ain't more popular than it is when it can be as glorious as this, but that's people for you eh? 

PS: If Dollar Bill floats your boat why not go all the way back to Robert Johnson, a mere 90 years ago, and work forward from there...there's enough great blues to keep your ears entertained until the end of time. 

Chairlift - Bruises

Heard this track on 6Music this morning for the first time in ages and, despite it's slightly dark undercurrent, it has a bit of a summertime vibe too. I've only just found out that the lead singer's Caroline Polachek who's done some great solo stuff over the past few years, like this...

The Rainbow Connection - Kermit The Frog and Debbie Harry

What better track to celebrate Debbie Harry's 81st birthday than her legendary duet with Kermit The Frog...