Eats, Drinks & Leaves

Redbone – Witch Queen Of New Orleans

20th August 1971 · 1970s, 1971, Glam, Music

This sultry steamy concoction, with its spooky intro, voodoo chants and twangy guitars, gave Redbone their one and only UK hit when it reached No.2 in 1971.
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The Who – Won’t Get Fooled Again

14th August 1971 · 1970s, 1971, Music

One of the greatest live bands of all time, The Who rarely captured that excitement on record. This was the one exception.

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Atomic Rooster – The Devil’s Answer

7th August 1971 · 1970s, 1971, Music

Vincent Crane’s organ-led Atomic Rooster had the bigger of their two 1971 hit singles when The Devil’s Answer took them to number 4 in the chart. (more…)

The New Seekers – Never Ending Song Of Love

7th August 1971 · 1970s, 1971, Music

Here’s another of those songs that’s been lodged in my ears and brain for half a century – the first hit for squeaky-clean boy-girl harmony group The New Seekers.

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Lobo – Me And You And A Dog Named Boo

24th July 1971 · 1970s, 1971, Music

Here’s another soft rock song that reminds me of long summer holidays that seemed to go on for ever: the first hit by the strangely named – and even more strangely coiffured – Lobo. (more…)

T. Rex – Get It On

24th July 1971 · 1970s, 1971, Glam, Music

By the the summer of 1971 T.Rex were churning out singles every four months and Bolan – by now a superstar – had gone full Glam, with face glitter and everything.

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Greyhound – Black And White

17th July 1971 · 1970s, 1971, Music

A Black Lives Matter anthem half a century before #BLM, this was a No.6 hit for Greyhound, but its history goes back farther than that. (more…)

The Temptations – Just My Imagination

10th July 1971 · 1970s, 1971, Music

Not just a great song but a poignant performance by The Temptations – their final TV appearance with Eddie Kendricks and Paul Williams, and their last on The Ed Sullivan Show.

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John Kongos – He’s Gonna Step On You Again

3rd July 1971 · 1970s, 1971, Music

Here’s a pop trivia gem: this song by John Kongos is the first to use a sample. It would be sampled itself nearly 20 years later by The Happy Mondays.

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Middle Of The Road – Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep

19th June 1971 · 1970s, 1971, Music

The quintessential novelty hit and definition of a “song you love to hate”, Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep earned Middle Of The Road their first number one in June 1971. (more…)