Albert Schweitzer said ...

"There are two means of refuge from the miseries of life: music and cats."

Fortunately, I have both.

I continue to be amazed and amused by what I can do with Itunes. I'm on vacation this week, so I've spent some time expanding my collection of music and filling in some holes. Today I added a nine-CD set of "British Invasion" music from the 1960s. I've been making playlists. ("The British Invasion - History Of British Rock" from Rhino.)

This reminds me of the 1960s, when "playlists" involved reel-to-reel recorders, real-time recording, vinyl albums, time, and frustration. If I wanted music for a party that I expected to last 4 hours, it took me at least 8 hours to create the tapes. Today I can schedule 18, 24,
or 36 hours worth of music in a few minutes. I can download the playlist to my (aging) Ipod for use at the office.

But today has been a time warp. I've heard music that I haven't heard in 35 years ...

• I'm A Man (Spencer Davis Group and The Yardbirds) - not the same tune.
• Black is Black (Los Bravos)
• Do Wah Diddy Diddy (Manfred Man, et al.)
• Fire (Arthur Brown) - OK, I've heard this one a lot over the years.
• Georgy Girl (Seekers)
• Ferry Across The Mersey (Gerry and the Pacemakers)

And a couple of Beatles selections I'd forgotten about ...

• Ain't She Sweet (is this the same group that did the White Album?)
• My Bonnie (with Tony Sheridan)

Geeze, I sound like an old fogey! But I may still have to rip my 45 of "I Love Onions" (Susan Christie) if I want that on my Ipod. ("Onion is a tuberous vegetable, and is a member of the genus Stinkus Delicioso. It was highly prized by the ancient Egyptian pharaohs and their friends and cousins. It causes watering of the eyes and rubifaction of the skin but it is very, very tasty.")

As for what I have from the 1960s ...

Name	Artist
A Groovy Kind Of Love	Mindbenders, The
A Man With Money	Wild Uncertainty
A Summer Song	Chad & Jeremy
A Well Respected Man	Kinks, The
A Whiter Shade Of Pale	Procol Harum
A World Without Love	Peter & Gordon
Ain't She Sweet	Beatles, The
All Day And All Of The Night	Kinks, The
All Night Stand	Thoughts, The
All Or Nothing	Small Faces, The
Atlantis	Donovan
Baby, Now That I've Found You	Foundations, The
Baby, Please Don't Go	Them
Bad Time	Roulettes, The
Bad To Me	Kramer, Billy J & the Dakotas
Before And After	Chad & Jeremy
Black Is Black	Los Bravos
Build Me Up Buttercup	Foundations, The
Bus Stop	Hollies, The
Carrie-Anne	Hollies, The
Catch The Wind	Donovan
Colours	Donovan
Come Tomorrow	Mann, Manfred's Earth Band
Concrete And Clay	Unit 4+2
Conquistador	Procol Harum
Dance In The Smoke	Argent
Dear Eloise	Hollies, The
Desdemona	John's Children
Diane	Bachelors, The
Do The Freddie	Freddie and the Dreamers
Do Wah Diddy Diddy	Mann, Manfred's Earth Band
Don't Throw Your Love Away	Searchers, The
Don't Let The Sun Catch You Crying	Gerry & the Pacemakers
Downtown	Clark, Petula
Everyone's Gone To The Moon	King, Jonathan
Everything's Alright	Mojos, The
Ferry Across The Mersey	Gerry & the Pacemakers
Fire	Brown, Arthur
Flowers In The Rain	Move, The
For Your Love	Yardbirds, The
Friday On My Mind	Easybeats, The
From A Window	Kramer, Billy J & the Dakotas
Funny How Love Can Be	Ivy League, The
Game Of Love	Fontana, Wayne, and the Mind Benders
Georgy Girl	Seekers, The
Gimme Some Lovin'	Spencer Davis Group, The
Girl On A Swing	Gerry & the Pacemakers
Gloria	Them
Go Now!	Moody Blues, The
Good Golly Miss Molly	Swinging Blue Jeans, The
Have I The Right?	Honeycombs, The
He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother	Hollies, The
Heart Full Of Soul	Yardbirds, The
Hello Little Girl	Fourmost, The
Here Comes My Baby	Tremeloes, The
Here Comes The Night	Them
He's In Town	Rockin' Berries, The
Hippy Hippy Shake	Swinging Blue Jeans
How Do You Do It?	Gerry & the Pacemakers
Hurdy Gurdy Man	Donovan
Hush	Deep Purple
I Don't Want Our Loving To Die	Herd, The
I Don't Want To See You Again	Peter & Gordon
I Go To Pieces	Peter & Gordon
I Know A Place	Clark, Petula
I Know I'm Losing You	Rod Stewart With The Faces
I Like It	Gerry & the Pacemakers
I Love You	Zombies, The
I Only Want To Be With You	Springfield, Dusty
I Remember When I Loved Her	Zombies, The
I Think Of You	Merseybeats, The
I'll Be There	Gerry & the Pacemakers
I'll Keep Holding On	Action, The
I'll Keep You Satisfied	Kramer, Billy J & the Dakotas
I'll Never Find Another You	Seekers, The
I'm A Man	Spencer Davis Group, The
I'm A Man	Yardbirds, The
I'm Alive	Hollies, The
I've Gotta Get A Message To You	Bee Gees, The
I'm Gonna Love You Too	Hullabaloos, The
I'm Telling You Now	Freddie and the Dreamers
In The Hall Of The Mountain King	Sounds Incorporated
It's Gonna Be All Right	Gerry & the Pacemakers
It's Just A Little Bit	Fontana, Wayne, and the Mind Benders
It's Not Unusual	Jones, Tom
It's All Right	Faith, Adam
Just Out Of Reach	Zombies, The
Keep On Running	Spencer Davis Group, The
Kites	Dupree, Simon & The Big Sound
Knight In Rusty Armour	Peter & Gordon
Lady Godiva	Peter & Gordon
Lalena	Donovan
Little Children	Kramer, Billy J & the Dakotas
Long Cool Woman (In A Black Dress)	Hollies, The
Look Through Any Window	Hollies, The
Love Is All Around	Troggs, The
Love Potion Number Nine	Searchers, The
Make It Easy On Yourself	Walker Brothers, The
Making Time	Creation, The
Marie	Bachelors, The
Matthew And Son	Stevens, Cat
Mellow Yellow	Donovan
My Bonnie	Beatles, The (with Tony Sheridan)
My Friend Jack	Smoke
My Love	Clark, Petula
My Mind's Eye	Small Faces, The
My White Bicycle	Tomorrow
Mystic Eyes	Them
Needles And Pins	Searchers, The
New York Mining Disaster 1941	Bee Gees, The
Nights In White Satin	Moody Blues, The
Nobody I Know	Peter & Gordon
On A Carousel	Hollies, The
Painter Man	Creation, The
Pamela, Pamela	Fontana, Wayne, and the Mind Benders
Pay You Back With Interest	Hollies, The
Pictures Of Matchstick Men	Status Quo
Poor Man's Son	Rockin' Berries, The
Pretty Flamingo	Mann, Manfred's Earth Band
Rainbow Chaser	Nirvana
Reflections Of My Life	Marmalade, The
Road Runner	Pretty Things, The
San Franciscan Nights	Animals, The
See See Rider	Animals, The
Sha La La	Mann, Manfred's Earth Band
Sha-La-La-La-Lee	Small Faces, The
Shapes Of Things	Yardbirds, The
She's Coming Home	Zombies, The
She's Not There	Zombies, The
Shout	Lulu & The Luvers
Silence Is Golden	Tremeloes, The
Sky Pilot - Pt. 1	Animals, The
Smashed! Blocked!	John's Children
Smile A Little Smile For Me	Flying Machine, The
Some Other Guy	Big Three, The
Something In The Air	Newman, Thunderclap
Sorrow	Merseys, The
Stop Stop Stop	Hollies, The
Sunshine Of Your Love	Cream
Sunshine Superman	Donovan
Take A Heart	Sorrows, The
Teenage Failure	Chad & Jeremy
Tell Her No	Zombies, The
Telstar	Tornados, The
That's Why I'm Crying	Ivy League, The
The Ballad Of Bonnie And Clyde	Fame, Georgie and the Blue Flames
The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine (Anymore)	Walker Brothers, The
This Strange Effect	Berry, Dave
Tip Of My Tongue	Quickly, Tommy
Tired Of Waiting For You	Kinks, The
To Know You Is To Love You	Peter & Gordon
To Love Somebody	Bee Gees, The
To Sir With Love	Lulu
Tossing And Turning	Ivy League, The
Trains And Boats And Planes	Kramer, Billy J & the Dakotas
True Love Ways	Peter & Gordon
Universal Soldier	Donovan
We Are The Moles	Moles, The
When I Was Young	Animals, The
When The Night Falls	Eyes, The
Whenever You're Ready	Zombies, The
White Room	Cream
Wild Thing	Troggs, The
Willow Weep For Me	Chad & Jeremy
Winchester Cathedral	New Vaudeville Band, The
Wishin' And Hopin'	Springfield, Dusty
With A Girl Like You	Troggs, The
With A Little Help From My Friends	Cocker, Joe
Woman	Peter & Gordon
Words	Bee Gees, The
Yeh, Yeh	Fame, Georgie and the Blue Flames
Yesterday's Gone	Chad & Jeremy
You Don't Have To Say You Love Me	Springfield, Dusty
You Really Got Me	Kinks, The
You Turn Me On	Whitcomb, Ian
You Were Made For Me	Freddie and the Dreamers
You're My World	Black, Cilla
You've Got To Hide Your Love Away	Silkie, The
You've Got Your Troubles	Fortunes, The
Zabadak	Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich