SatchmoDistel @satchmodistel.bsky.social · 1hCricket Et Al www.cricketetal.com?r=tyem&utm_c...cricketetal.comCricket Et Al | SubstackGideon Haigh, Peter Lalor, Sam Perry, cricket and miscellany. Click to read Cricket Et Al, a Substack publication with tens of thousands of subscribers. 000
SatchmoDistel @satchmodistel.bsky.social · 19/08/2026@andrewhickey.500songs.com Hard to categorize Karen Dalton but I think her mastery was of the blues. She references Bessie Smith as her influence but to me she seems to have the feel of the great male singers www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTxE...youtube.comKaren Dalton: In My Own Time | Official TrailerYouTube video by Greenwich Entertainment 010
SatchmoDistel @satchmodistel.bsky.social · 21/07/2026@andrewhickey.500songs.com The melody of Alice Cooper's "Reflected" was later recycled as "Elected". 051
SatchmoDistel @satchmodistel.bsky.social · 17/05/2026A critical application of Norbert Elias to racialization in the USA #NorbertElias #Figurations #FigurationalSociology #DuBois #Racialization www.academia.edu/167255785/A_...academia.eduA Critical Appraisal of Norbert Elias's Established-Outsiders Model When Applied to the USAThis paper is based on two premises, which will be justified in the evidence presented. Firstly, the figurational approach of Norbert Elias, also known as processual sociology, is potentially very fru... 020
SatchmoDistel @satchmodistel.bsky.social · 17/05/2026@andrewhickey.500songs.com Elvis and Keith Moon both fatally overdosed on drugs that were legally, but unethically, prescribed. Daltrey and Townshend both seem to have been rather too public in their relief that they no longer had to work with Moon, whose decline was permanent. 210
SatchmoDistel @satchmodistel.bsky.social · 16/05/2026@andrewhickey.500songs.com Episode 136 refers to Generation X and the Marlon Brando film The Wild One. An interesting follow-up is that Billy Idol later covered Johnny O'Keefe's 'The Wild One', which I assume derives from that same film. The Who loved Eddie Cochran, who's along the same lines. 231
SatchmoDistel @satchmodistel.bsky.social · 15/05/2026@andrewhickey.500songs.com Revisiting your bonus episode on The Pretty Things, I went back to the album and it truly is an extraordinary work of art, and I would say outsider art: www.youtube.com/watch?v=_PyK...youtube.comPrivate SorrowYouTube video by The Pretty Things - Topic 011
SatchmoDistel @satchmodistel.bsky.social · 13/05/2026@andrewhickey.500songs.com I think Quadrophenia is The Who's best album. More thematically cohesive than Tommy or Who's Next and with phenomenal tracks like this one: www.youtube.com/watch?v=pohh...youtube.comThe Who - The Real MeYouTube video by rockwithmod 010
SatchmoDistel @satchmodistel.bsky.social · 09/05/2026It's an import from the US, where "holiday" only refers to events like Xmas. 110
SatchmoDistel @satchmodistel.bsky.social · 07/05/2026@andrewhickey.500songs.com Japanese quartet performing Our Prayer/Gee/Heroes and Villains www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWwR...youtube.comsalyu × salyu | Our Prayer ～ Heroes And VillainsYouTube video by oblate austral 010
SatchmoDistel @satchmodistel.bsky.social · 05/05/2026@andrewhickey.500songs.com Choral arrangement Of Hammond Song www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-Yg...youtube.comThe Hammond SongYouTube video by Whim 'n Rhythm 010
SatchmoDistel @satchmodistel.bsky.social · 05/05/2026@andrewhickey.500songs.com An absolutely gem of a track: Hammond Song - The Roches www.youtube.com/watch?v=EA-U...youtube.comThe Roches - Hammond SongYouTube video by RochesFan 010
SatchmoDistel @satchmodistel.bsky.social · 04/05/2026@andrewhickey.500songs.com The Overture to Tommy seems to quote the opening riff of "Three Steps To Heaven" (from 0:59). This is then modified perhaps in "Go To The Mirror". 011
SatchmoDistel @satchmodistel.bsky.social · 02/05/2026@andrewhickey.500songs.com "Nancy's Minuet" by The Everley Brothers has an amazing sound for 1963, like a Lee Hazlewood track. But totally non-commercial for that era: www.youtube.com/watch?v=APv1...youtube.comNancy's MinuetYouTube video by The Everly Brothers - Topic 062
SatchmoDistel @satchmodistel.bsky.social · 29/04/2026@andrewhickey.500songs.com I had a brainwave that the two-episode day might be Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway; 'First Take' being the all-time great album. I only recently found out that Hathaway co-arranged "Choice Of Colours", so twofer could also be Mayfield and Hathaway. Am I warm? 000
SatchmoDistel @satchmodistel.bsky.social · 26/04/2026@andrewhickey.500songs.com I had previously guessed that two simultaneous episodes would be Supremes and Temptations but your latest description suggests I'm way off. I suppose you could do their collaboration as one episode, discussing both groups (and presumably taking The Supremes to their end). 010
SatchmoDistel @satchmodistel.bsky.social · 03/04/2026@andrewhickey.500songs.com Did your opinion about Pete Townshend's character or Keith Moon's drumming (pros and cons) change in the course of researching the latest episode? 100
SatchmoDistel @satchmodistel.bsky.social · 03/04/2026The fucking ghoul on the right is straight out of the USSR in 1983: a walking corpse who can't muster a smile at this charade of bullshit. 000
SatchmoDistel @satchmodistel.bsky.social · 30/03/2026They might have to find some contestants who are actual celebrities. 000
SatchmoDistel @satchmodistel.bsky.social · 28/03/2026@andrewhickey.500songs.com "Mr. Buria told Mr. Driscoll that President Trump would not want to stand next to a Black female officer at military events, the officials said." www.nytimes.com/2026/03/27/u...nytimes.comHegseth Strikes Two Black and Two Female Officers From Promotion List 010
SatchmoDistel @satchmodistel.bsky.social · 26/03/2026@andrewhickey.500songs.com Nyabinghi soul jazz: Count Ossie cover of Jr. Walker & The All-Stars track written by Wilson Felder: www.youtube.com/watch?v=kliy...youtube.comCOUNT OSSIE & MYSTIC REVELATION ♦ Way Back Home {NEW DIMENSION 7"}YouTube video by Studio Seventeen 010
SatchmoDistel @satchmodistel.bsky.social · 23/03/2026@andrewhickey.500songs.com The Guardian's rock critic from 1968-72 was Geoffrey Cannon. Cohn was their critic in the 1990s. He wrote columns for the New York Times in 1969, such as a review of Abbey Road. 000
SatchmoDistel @satchmodistel.bsky.social · 20/03/2026@andrewhickey.500songs.com We Got To Have Peace (Curtis Mayfield) - Mavis Staples www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4FG...youtube.comWe Got to Have PeaceYouTube video by Mavis Staples - Topic 011
SatchmoDistel @satchmodistel.bsky.social · 13/03/2026@andrewhickey.500songs.com Mongo Santamaria's version of Cloud Nine signposts the crossover between soul and Afro-Cuban rhythm and perhaps their shared contribution to acid jazz (remembering also that Santamaria covered Watermelon Man by Herbie Hancock in 1963): www.youtube.com/watch?v=UOXF...youtube.comCloud NineYouTube video by Mongo Santamaria - Topic 010
SatchmoDistel @satchmodistel.bsky.social · 26/02/2026@andrewhickey.500songs.com re. Georgie Fame bonus episode: The Skatalites covered Mongo Santamaria's "Yeh Yeh" under the title "President Kennedy". Fame is rumoured to have played on "Wash Wash" by Prince Buster (recorded 1963 in London). Can anyone confirm that?: www.youtube.com/watch?v=LtBF...youtube.comPresident KennedyYouTube video by The Skatalites - Topic 195
SatchmoDistel @satchmodistel.bsky.social · 24/02/2026@andrewhickey.500songs.com This very nice instrumental cover of Je T'aime reached No. 18 in October 1969 www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUpk...youtube.comSounds Nice - Love At First Sight 1969YouTube video by LostJukeboxVolumes 3 000
SatchmoDistel @satchmodistel.bsky.social · 24/02/2026@andrewhickey.500songs.com This extraordinary track from 1967, with its Middle Eastern melody, may have influenced the composition of "Ghost Town" by The Specials: www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_2C...youtube.comPrince Buster All Stars - Seven Wonders Of The WorldYouTube video by V. ROCKET 020
SatchmoDistel @satchmodistel.bsky.social · 23/02/2026@andrewhickey.500songs.com Blue Beat released a single by trans artist Brigitte Bond in 1964, just after she was photographed in London with Prince Buster: www.45cat.com/record/bb21245cat.com 021
SatchmoDistel @satchmodistel.bsky.social · 22/02/2026@andrewhickey.500songs.com Annette Funicello and Bob Hope performing "Jamaica Ska", 14.11.64. www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCLY...youtube.comAnnette Funicello and Bob Hope - Jamaica SkaYouTube video by John1948OneB 000
SatchmoDistel @satchmodistel.bsky.social · 22/02/2026Apologies. Found it: Dec 2, 2024. Excellent as always, especially how you overcame the problem of scant sources. Something I'd add is that neither Pyramid nor Trojan credited The Aces on Dekker's LPs. Dekker and his brother are also on Tougher Than Tough by Derrick Morgan, playing the defendants. 010
SatchmoDistel @satchmodistel.bsky.social · 21/02/2026@andrewhickey.500songs.com 15.4.64 Jamaican delegates preparing to fly to New York, including Jimmy Cliff, Byron Lee and Prince Buster. Spent 3 days promoting ska: www.facebook.com/largeupdotco...facebook.comFacebook 000
SatchmoDistel @satchmodistel.bsky.social · 21/02/2026@andrewhickey.500songs.com If you plan to do a bonus episode on Desmond Dekker, I have done some research showing that his mother was born in 1927 (making her 13 or 14 when he was born) and died in May 1947, when he was 5. His dad cut sugar cane in Florida in 1946. Can supply. 100
SatchmoDistel @satchmodistel.bsky.social · 20/02/2026@andrewhickey.500songs.com Zoot Sims, aka Noel Simms, was in a duo in 1960 called Bonnie [Bunny] and Skitter, doing backing vocals on "Oh Carolina". Coxsone then got them another session with Count Ossie which produced this African nationalist tribute to Lumumba: www.youtube.com/watch?v=esgV...youtube.comLumumba - Bonnie & SkitterYouTube video by magic_star.h 020
SatchmoDistel @satchmodistel.bsky.social · 20/02/2026@andrewhickey.500songs.com Prince Buster's "Rum And Coca Cola", from his eclectic LP 'Ska-Lip-Soul' (1965), is extraordinary because he seems to be parodying The Andrews Sisters' cultural appropriation and mock pronunciations rather than Lord Invader's original www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1Xr...youtube.comRum and Coca ColaYouTube video by Prince Buster - Topic 021
SatchmoDistel @satchmodistel.bsky.social · 14/02/2026@andrewhickey.500songs.com Another Nyabingi track, recorded by Prince Buster in 1961, not long after Oh Carolina www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHH0...youtube.comBUNNY AND SKITTER PRINCE BUSTER GROUP - CHUBBYYouTube video by Prince Buster Music Inc.® 000
SatchmoDistel @satchmodistel.bsky.social · 13/02/2026@andrewhickey.500songs.com Treating Me Bad by the Maytals, produced by Prince Buster, has terrific Nyabingi drumming on it. www.youtube.com/watch?v=tO9O...youtube.comthe maytals - treating me bad - prince buster recordsYouTube video by Kingstoned - soundzz 041
SatchmoDistel @satchmodistel.bsky.social · 13/02/2026@andrewhickey.500songs.com I have doubts about the Ivor The Engine connection. The earliest broadcast I have found was 28.12.59, when Townshend was 14. He'd have been aware of the cartoon from the listings, maybe, but he was too old for the target demographic. 100
SatchmoDistel @satchmodistel.bsky.social · 12/02/2026@andrewhickey.500songs.com Nyabingi album from 1983. As I understand it, it's a sacred ritual of chant and drumming where the whole is more important than the sum of the parts: www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Txk... 101
SatchmoDistel @satchmodistel.bsky.social · 12/02/2026@andrewhickey.500songs.com Prince Buster's 'Hey Jude' cover - the rocksteady bass stands out www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7id...youtube.comPrince Buster - Hey Jude (1969) FAB 94 AYouTube video by DON DIEGO 010
SatchmoDistel @satchmodistel.bsky.social · 31/01/2026@andrewhickey.500songs.com Charlie Parker and Don Drummond both recorded compositions named after mental institutions in which they spent time: Relaxin' at Camarillo and Bellevue Special, although I'm not sure whether they or the labels chose the titles. www.youtube.com/watch?v=524m...youtube.comDon Drummond - Bellevue SpecialYouTube video by Rich Hill 010
SatchmoDistel @satchmodistel.bsky.social · 28/01/2026@andrewhickey.500songs.com Don Drummond track that features Burru drumming from Lloyd Knibb (Smiling is another but this one is more polyphonic to my ears, as a non-expert) www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NwC...youtube.comGreen Island - OriginalYouTube video by Don Drummond - Topic 020
SatchmoDistel @satchmodistel.bsky.social · 28/01/2026@andrewhickey.500songs.com "(Remember the Days of the) Old Schoolyard" was one of the tracks used by the BBC to accompany the Test card from 1979-83. Starts here from 5:45 www.youtube.com/watch?v=8zxW...youtube.comBaby, I'm Want You (BBC2 1979-1983 and BBC North-West and Midlands trade opt-out)YouTube video by cwilliams1976 020
SatchmoDistel @satchmodistel.bsky.social · 27/01/2026@andrewhickey.500songs.com If I had one criticism of The Temptations' catalogue, it would be 'Running Away (Ain't Gonna Help You)' from Puzzle People. It quotes "I'm gonna get'cha" from 'I'm Gonna Make You Love Me' but in a much more threatening way. One of Motown's most misogynistic compositions. 020
SatchmoDistel @satchmodistel.bsky.social · 27/01/2026@andrewhickey.500songs.com Compare the bass intros to I'm Gonna Make You Love Me and What Becomes Of The Brokenhearted. They both have a heart-beat sound interspersed with a single drumbeat but the Ruffin intro is at a slower tempo. Both obviously just genius arrangements. 001
SatchmoDistel @satchmodistel.bsky.social · 26/01/2026@andrewhickey.500songs.com There's a lot of vibrato in that P.J. Proby performance in the Cat Stevens episode. 100
SatchmoDistel @satchmodistel.bsky.social · 24/01/2026@andrewhickey.500songs.com One of Otis Redding's last recordings, released posthumously on The Immortal Redding, June 68. The horns in the middle 8 are particularly moving. Also interesting to compare with his older ballads, when his voice had a different texture www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ooqq...youtube.comOtis Redding - I Got Dreams To RememberYouTube video by 6hillsway 051
SatchmoDistel @satchmodistel.bsky.social · 24/01/2026@andrewhickey.500songs.com Al Green's arrangement of Unchained Melody is stunning www.youtube.com/watch?v=QkeE...youtube.comAl Green - Unchained Melody (Official Audio)YouTube video by Al Green 1225
SatchmoDistel @satchmodistel.bsky.social · 23/01/2026en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sin...en.wikipedia.orgThe Singles Collection 1962–1970 - Wikipedia 010
