John

Thanks for this and for establishing that it's the same John Simon. I'll keep digging!

Bhasi

OK, stretching the category 'News' somewhat ... but: Did I imagine it or did the BBC4 Sounds of the Sixties prog last Friday (5 Nov) end with an on-screen snippet to the effect that Manfred Mann's 1968 song 'My Name's Jack' ( 'and I live in the back / of the Greta Garbo Home / for Wayward Boys and G...

Take This Longing always stops me dead in my tracks, sensuality-wise (which is why I hardly ever listen to it, I suppose, not wanting to go blind or anything just yet!). Then there's The Master Song, with its 'golden string' imagery, but the 'ape with angel glands' soon puts a stop to that. And fina...