“Don’t Turn Your Back on Me” | Brenda Holloway | Motown 1965

Written by Henry Cosby, Sylvia Moy, & William “Mickey” Stevenson.

Recorded on 27th April 1965.

The Panic in Needle Park

This evening I watched the 1971 film, The Panic in Needle Park, starring Kitty Winn and Al Pacino in his breakout role.  The film, based on Bill Eppridge’s 1965 photo essay for LIFE Magazine, tells the tale of Helen and Bobby’s descent into the murky world of heroin addiction.

Photo courtesy of rogerebert.com

Edie Edie Edie!

“Her eyes are the color of twice-frozen Hershey bars.”

Un bacio é troppo poco

I woke up today with this song on my mind and have been watching Mina’s 1965 performance…