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Lost Gem: "The Gospel According To Luke" - Skip Ewing (1988)

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"...but I was the one there  who felt out of place." --> Skip Ewing <-- Skip Ewing ...is a highly respected songwriter...mostly hidden in the shadows, while great artists f rom George Jones to George Strait record one song of his after another. But sometimes an original songwriter's interpretation cuts close to the elusive truth. When this happens... best to just stand out of the way. On this one... this clever rascal  captured a genie. Lost Gem:-->   "The Gospel According To Luke" ... Skip Ewing's strength is seeing great things in small moments.   And making them great, too. A sweeter, gentler song...you'll be hard-pressed to find. And it's okay to occasionally push the RnR aside. When it feels this good. Have you heard this gem? He was an old hand at livin' and makin' his way He smelled like old whiskey and he needed a shave His home was an alley off 8th Avenue If you had a minute or an hour or two He'd

Lost Gem: "One More Time" - Joe Jackson (1979)

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"Tell me one more time  that love was only my illusion." --> Joe Jackson <-- In 1979, Joe Jackson hit the States with one of the best albums of the year. Filled with venom and attitude... Jackson was quickly labeled... along with Costello and Parker as being "The Angry Singer-Songwriters" . Joe Jackson would later evolve into much broader musical stylings than one single label could define. But Jackson's ... "Look Sharp" ...is the CD I reach for when I need a heavy dose of familiar frustration. Lost Gem:-->   "One More Time" ...and the ground rules are set. Gary Sanford' s guitar jumps out from the speakers like a runaway town-crier.    G raham Maby catches up with some wicked talented bass-bombs. Both clear the way for the deliciously pissed-off Joe Jackson and his cynical...sarcastic vocals .  This was new-wave-rock at its finest. Aggressive...catchy...with a stinging left hook and a point! Have you h