In my little world, there a number of people who just have a God given voice that just demands me to listen. From Dusty to Cathal I love them all but none more so though than Helen McCookerybook. Yes, she does sound a bit like Doris Day (Hey I love Doris almost as much as Dusty) but there is something so uplifting in her voice that I think she would genuinely struggle to sing a melancholic song.
I was a big CHEFS fan.. They always looked like they were having fun & just made me laugh. I defy anybody to listen to “Thrush” & not smile.. Post CHEFS on a slightly damp Friday night in South Kensington was my induction to the way of THE HORNS. Apparently the format, HELEN with a big semi acoustic & bigger voice & THE HORNS who looked like a slightly dishevelled OXFAN suited “Blues Brothers” tribute, came about by accident or more by the physical inability to hump drums across London to practices. Either which way, I’m glad they did. Like THE CHEFS, HELEN & THE HORNS just seemed great fun, whether it be, surprised eyebrows emerging from the top of THE HORNS’ raybans, the result of some unintentional jazz at the start of “Surrey With The Fringe On Top!” to Helen looking like she was fit to burst with the giggles whilst singing “The Boy From Ipanema” .. It looked like a fun group to be in…
- Oh Boy
- The Boy From Ipanema
- I'll Be Hoping For A Happy Ending
- Snakebite
- Twice Brewed
- Southern Belle
- Secret Love
- Footsteps At My Door
- Freight Train
- Take Five
1 comments:
Thanks a lot for this... Can't have too much McCookerybook!
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