Johnnie Walker, pop’s golden year and what’s wrecking rock documentaries.

It’s perishing cold in our frostbitten London HQ but we warmed our toes around a blazing conversational fire and roasted the following chestnuts …   … “the job of pop records is to be better than the year before”.   … the real reason new music tends to sound the same.   … Johnnie Walker – “his voice was his instrument”.   … The Kinks, The Shangri-Las, the Beach Boys, the Supremes, the Four Tops, the Righteous Brothers and the relentless change and variety of “the annus mirabilis” of the pop single.   … “Netflix rock documentaries are just there to stop the male member of the family cancelling their subscription”.   … the Byrds’ Mr Tambourine Man, a cornerstone of psychedelia and indie rock.   … the drum sound that “kicked open the door to your mind”.   … when novelty was 70 per cent of the appeal.   … the key moment in the career of Peter Waters Dingley was the day he changed his name.   … making records defensively.   … the only current match for the thrill and daily drama of the mid-‘60s pop charts is the Premiere League.   … plus a Lego record-player and birthday guest Andrew Slattery. Tickets for Word In Your Ear live here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/bowie-in-london-and-hollywood-tickets-1118845138929?aff=oddtdtcreator Find out more about how to help us to keep the conversation going: https://www.patreon.com/wordinyourear Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.