TOOTS THIELEMANS AND MIDNIGHT COWBOY – The Vampire's Wife

Toots Thielemans

This lovely message came through from Roseanna from Colorado. Yes, I love this footage from the great Toots Thielemans. My husband says he had the honour of playing with Toots on a version of Hey Joe back in 1990 on our beloved Hal Willner’s TV show Night Music. Thank you so much Roseanna. Love, Susie x

Hi Susie,

Thank you so much for your weekly sends that are so inspiring and which give me peace and hope in these crazy times.

I don’t know if this is appropriate for “stuff” but I hope you and Nick will enjoy it. The harmonica is one of my favourite instruments and this cover of the theme song from Midnight Cowboy is just beautiful. Enjoy!

Love, Roseanna from Colorado

THERE IS A LIGHT THAT NEVER GOES OUT

What a brilliant piece of pop magic! There is a Light that Never Goes Out by The Smiths. A gorgeous lunatic lyric with a swooningly joyful melody. I love this song. I love this band. We adore The Smiths here at The Vampire’s Wife.

SOMETHING ON YOUR MIND BY ANGEL OLSEN

I just stumbled on to this extraordinary tribute to the great Karen Dalton by the ferociously talented Angel Olsen. A brave thing to attempt, this is a truly spine chilling version. I am truly awed! I just stumbled on to this extraordinary tribute to the great Karen Dalton by the ferociously talented Angel Olsen. A brave thing to attempt, this is a truly spine chilling version. I am truly awed!

SOMETHING ON YOUR MIND BY KAREN DALTON

I woke up this morning with this amazing song going around in my head. Karen Dalton is one of the truly great singers of all time, and this stark and sorrowful rendition of Something On Your Mind is as beautiful as anything I have ever heard.