Fantastic First Time For Fujiyama
Apologies dear reader for this belated post.
Now just who is/are Fujiyama? This is a fusion band, a fusion of The Graeme Stanton Band plus Kandis and what a fusion it is too performing not only some great classic tracks that no one else has done at The Kings but also several of Graeme’s own songs, consequently we had a night probably 90% of songs never done here before however it was the choice of some of the covers the regulars found so entertaining.
Try Bob Dylan’s “Tonight I’ll Be Staying Here With You”. “The Tracks of My Tears” from The Miracles with Smokey Robinson, “The Ballad of John and Yoko”, “These Boots Are Made for Walkin’” by Nancy, Sinatra, Simon and Garfunkel’s “Mrs. Robinson”, “Mr. E’s Beautiful Blues” by American rock band Eels, The Cure’s “Boys Don’t Cry”, “Bad Moon Rising” from Creedence Clearwater Revival, Arthur Crudup’s “That’s All Right, Mama” probably better known by Elvis Presley and without doubt my favourite of the night, the 1967 Procul Harum classic “A Whiter Shade of Pale”.
But there’s more, “Suffragette City” from David Bowie, The Rolling Stones “Tumbling Dice”, “Green Onions” from Booker T. & the M.G.s and Graeme’s closing signature song, “Oh, I could hide ‘neath the wings Of the bluebird as she sings. The six o’clock alarm would never…”, are you there yet…”Daydream Believer” from The Monkees.
What a great finish to a fantastic night superbly sound-engineered by Balding Bloke, whatever you do missing them next time is not an option!