Footnotes to Plato from the foothills of the Superstition Mountains

Saturday Night at the Oldies: Street Songs

Rolling Stones, Street Fighting Man

Gerry Rafferty, Baker Street. From the far-off and fabulous summer of '78. 

Bob Dylan, Positively 4th Street. This isn't Dylan, but a creditable cover. Johnny Rivers' version, endorsed by Dylan in his Chronicles, vol. I.

Simon and Garfunkel, 59th Street Bridge Song

Martha and the Vandellas, Dancing in the Street

Buck Owens, Streets of Bakersfield. This one goes out to Jean H.

And now a couple from the Great American Songbook:

Dean Martin, On the Street Where You Live

Rod Stewart, On the Sunny Side of the Street

You guessed it:

James Carr, The Dark End of the Street. Eva Cassidy's effort. Ry Cooder's inimitable instrumental version.

Johnny Cash, Streets of Laredo

Bob Seger, Main Street

Patsy Cline, Lonely Street

Patsy Cline, "Today I passed you on the street . . . ."


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