Just say you tried (Eclectic Playlist Series 6.02)

Did you like me associate "Wild is the Wind" with the late, great Mr. Bowie? He does astonish, with his version on <em>Station to Station</em>. But it was my friend George, from over at <a href="https://www.mixcloud.com/betweentwoislands/">Between Two Islands</a>, who alerted me a few years ago to the fact that the song is an old one---from a 1957 movie of the same name---and was originally sung by none other than Johnny Mathis. I should have known this but then again one can't know everything when it comes to music (unless you're George). Bowie by the way was inspired by Nina Simone's version, which she recorded live in 1959, and then on a studio album in 1966. It isn't necessarily the easiest thing to mix Johnny Mathis into a playlist that also includes Björk, Taj Mahal, and Warren Zevon but that's my job---easing out into Jane Siberry's majestic "The Valley" certainly gave it a smooth landing.

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