Here are some truly insulting lyrics, sung very sweetly. Is this where the Damned went Goth, or was that just the album cover? Not sure, but we’ve moved quite a bit forward from New Rose with a jazzy trumpet solo.

Loads of bands covered this song, including the Damned, but I had other plans for them. It’s loose, the hand-claps give it kind of a flamenco vibe, and the trumpet solo is perfect. Speaking of which, here’s a version of the lead track from Forever Changes. I read someplace that the band included the trumpet because they were inspired by Love‘s 1967 psychedelic classic, Forever Changes. You wouldn’t know it’s coming from the beginning of the tune, and then–bam! Magnificent music.īless my cotton socks, it’s the arch-druid and his band’s biggest hit, a non-album single from 1981.

I have it on a playlist and was driving around (that’s what we do in LA) and all of a sudden the trumpet solo erupted out of the speakers. The idea for this post comes from this song, incidentally. Beulah were from San Francisco and released four great albums to no acclaim whatsoever. Kind of the equivalent of Clearlake, whom I thought were genius and no one ever heard of (see ICA #279). It’s a fun track played in a lovably amateurish way that I still like to listen to almost 40 years on.Īnyone remember Beulah? They’re a forgotten favourite of mine. This one’s the only song I know by this band, which was included on some anorak- Postcard-Creation compilation or other. This is a single from the band’s fourth album, Comfort Eagle, released way back in 2001. If you’re okay with John McCrea‘s vocals, you’ll probably like the band, too. Groovy bassist, solid drummer, ace guitarists, and Vince DeFiore on trumpet. (So our host will have to do without ‘Penny Lane’ this time out.)Ĭake are sort of an acquired taste, but I acquired it. Otherwise, there’d be way too many to list. All the tunes are by bands that would typically show up over here at JC’s place. So here’s an imaginary compilation of my favourite songs with a trumpet. I mean just a trumpet, either as part of the instrumentation of a song, or as the featured lead instrument. Yes, there are plenty of songs and bands we all love that feature a full brass section, or at least a trumpet accompanied by a sax or whatnot. I love the sound of a trumpet in rock music. A GUEST POSTING (and Invitation) from JONNY THE FRIENDLY LAWYER

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