Thursday, 16 October 2025

Well, well

I was speaking to a friend of mine last night. We talked about all the trouble and strife in the world: Trump. Gaza. The Middle East. Ukraine. Putin. Trump. Trump. Trump. He said whenever he feels down he imagines himself deep underground. In a hole. Surrounded by water. I think he means well.

I'm here all week.

 

When Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac released Oh Well as a single they were, at the time, understandably, limited by the number of grooves you could fit onto one side of a 7" single. So here's what they did: they put the three minute raucous barnstormer segment of the song (Pt.1) on the A side - where it then slows down at the 'end' and segues into/gets you ready for the slower orchestral/cinematic segment (Pt. 2) which, yep, they bunged on the B side. It goes without saying I love both pieces. Here they are on TOTP giving you a taster of both.

Fleetwood Mac - Oh Well (1969) 

And here's Peter Green's beautiful arrangement that is Oh Well (Part 2); heavily influenced by Ennio Morricone it could easily be mistaken for a Spaghetti Western soundtrack. Enjoy. 

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