Narcissus "Thalia" positively glows in the Spring light.
All the gloomy, rainy weather that was forecast for today came to naught, and heavens! Did we take advantage of the sunshine...
I spent a few happy hours doing the usual Spring ritual of "moving on" plants from small pots to bigger ones, splitting some out from troughs they were sharing with others into their own pots, pruning back old growth, pinching-out, and generally having a bit of a potter. Madam A, meanwhile, tackled the job of getting the over-wintering begonias out of their hibernation into trays and pots ready to bring them on indoors for a few weeks.
The whole garden's growing before our eyes! Lovely...
It's the 70th birthday today of a man who played a major part in the 1970s Punk and "post-Punk" scenes, Mr Nick Lowe. Already a producer - he produced the Damned's first single, often cited as the first Punk song to hit the UK charts, New Rose - he became a mainstay of the legendary Stiff Records; his hits included I Love The Sound of Breaking Glass and Crackin' Up, he wrote Milk and Alcohol for Doctor Feelgod and (What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love, and Understanding for Elvis Costello [the very best ever version of which I posted here over the Festering Season], and when he married Country singer Carlene Carter, some of his songs were recorded by her dad Johnny Cash!
His biggest international hit, however - the video for which features "snippets from" his marriage to Carlene - is this one. So good to hear this again...
Fuck. That song is 45 years old this year!
Many happy returns, Nicholas Drain Lowe (born 24th March 1949).
The Narcisuss is beautiful!
ReplyDeleteGreat to hear this song again!
"Thalia" is a stunning Narcissus. Far too lovely to be called a "daffodil" or "daff" 😜!
Delete'Tis funny how, on hearing a song you haven't heard for years, you are transported instantly to a different time and place entirely - in my case, fifteen years old, avidly following the charts every week, being thrilled by new discoveries and rushing off on the bus to Woolworths on Saturday morning to buy the latest 7" singles... A very different world. Jx
I think I knew all the words to Cruel to be Kind - and you’re right, it takes me right back to my mum and dad’s living room in the late 70’s, and the music centre from which we could record the top 20. Sundays used to be exciting!
ReplyDeleteI’m glad you got to potter in the garden.
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Ah, yes - the dulcet tones of Simon Bates counting down the Top 40 - one really had to hit the "Play+Record" buttons just at the right moment to cut him off the intro and hit "stop" at the closing bars of a track! Happy days. Jx
DeleteI'm not familiar with the song....I guess my parent were playing to much Herb Albert and the Tijuana Brass. But the Narcissus is stunning!
ReplyDeleteLove Herb Alpert, too! Jx
DeleteLove the Thalia!
ReplyDeleteAren't they just divine? Those are last year's - we have second batch planted last autumn that are sprouting and should be flowering next month, along with black tulips. Jx
DeleteI love his music and that video but I didn't know all of that stuff.
ReplyDeleteYet another "unsung talent" - so much more than a one- or two-hit wonder... Jx
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