Saturday Night at the Oldies: Solitary, Alone, Lonely, Lonesome

Neil Diamond, Solitary Man.  His first song, his best song. The only one of his I really like. Johnny Cash does it better.  There is nothing better than the sound of an acoustic guitar, well-made, well-played, steel-stringed, with fresh strings. This one goes out to Dave Bagwill, Oregon luthier. 

Calexico, Alone Again Or. 

Original (1967) by Love, an underrated '60s psychedelic band.

Roy Orbison, Only the Lonely

Roy's last recorded tune: You Got It.

Bob Dylan, I am a Lonesome Hobo

Stay free from petty jealousy
Live by no man's code
Save your judgment for yourself
Lest you wind up on this road.

Bob Dylan, The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll.  Young Bob from his topical days. Whatever happened to William Zantzinger?  Well, he died at 69 in 2009.  NYT obituary here.

A couple of bonus cuts for a NYC friend:

Lovin' Spoonful, Summer in the City. Great song, great video.

Barrett Strong, Money (1959)  There won't be much left there after madman Mandami, the Islamo-Commie, become mayor. New Yorkers have shown themselves stupid enough to vote for the worthless and incompetent. The smart money is already heading south.  Florida has a great governor in Ron DeSantis, unlike the incompetent leftards 'governing' California and New York, Newsom and Hochul.