Ahh sweet Northern Soul. There’s such an abundance of great songs from that it seems like I come across a song I deem as my new favorite on a bi-weekly basis. As I was driving home yesterday I tuned into the local ‘Superhits’ station 650 CISL and heard a gem of a song called ‘Soulful Strut’ by 60’s soul and jazz instrumental ensemble Young Holt Unlimited. The tune was stuck in my head the entire evening so I had to investigate further. Turns out this was a very popular song back in the day, hitting #3 on 1968’s Hot 100 and subsequently re-recorded (with vocals) by quite a few artists, some notable (Dusty Springfield) and others not so much (Joss Stone). I’ve posted 4 different versions at the break for your soulful strutting pleasure.

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I enjoy a good shuffle. Be it feet (and administering subsequent shock), paper or upper management. I especially like songs with a good shuffling beat. They always remind me of a train chugging along at a steady pace through rolling hills and lush meadows. I wish I could equate this to sitting on the Skytrain, watching Vancouver’s bland cityscape streak by…sigh.

 

 Gene - Still Can't Find The Phone: Play Now

 

 Camera Obscura - Marathon Not A Sprint: Play Now

 

 Belle & Sebastian - If You're Feeling Sinister: Play Now

 

 The Coral - Cobwebs: Play Now

Father’s Day is this weekend and what better way to celebrate this holiest of holy days than dedicate this week’s 4 for 4 to these artists who care about their Daddies so much they wrote these touching tributes.*

 

 Starsailor - Alcoholic: Play Now

 

 Glasvegas - Daddy's Gone: Play Now

 

 Suede - Daddy's Speeding: Play Now

 

 Cardigans - Daddy's Car: Play Now

If you’re struggling to find that special gift for dad, just send him a link to this post. It’s better than that ashtray you were going to make for him for the 20th year in the row.

*punctuation = bad