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I am a Canadian guy who loves music. I am fascinated by the songwriting process. I write about it at Ted Tocks Covers. Check it out on the link below.
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Ted Tocks Covers
My Sweet Lord
Originally posted on December 26, 2018
George Harrison released ‘My Sweet Lord 55 years ago today.
“I really want to see you
Really want to be with you
Really want to see you, Lord
But it takes so long, my Lord”
#georgeharrison #BillyPreston
My Sweet Lord
Originally posted on December 26, 2018
George Harrison released ‘My Sweet Lord 55 years ago today.
“I really want to see you
Really want to be with you
Really want to see you, Lord
But it takes so long, my Lord”
#georgeharrison #BillyPreston
My Sweet Lord – Really want to be with you. #MusicisLife #TedTocksCovers #GeorgeHarrison #BillyPreston #BoyGeorge #Megadeth #TheChiffons
Today’s feature is about a song written with the best of intentions that led to a mountain of litigation. ‘My Sweet Lord’ was George Harrison’s first release as a solo artist and it became a massiv…
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November 23, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Ted Tocks Covers
My Sweet Lord
Originally posted on December 26, 2018
George Harrison released ‘My Sweet Lord 55 years ago today.
“I really want to see you
Really want to be with you
Really want to see you, Lord
But it takes so long, my Lord”
#georgeharrison #BillyPreston
My Sweet Lord
Originally posted on December 26, 2018
George Harrison released ‘My Sweet Lord 55 years ago today.
“I really want to see you
Really want to be with you
Really want to see you, Lord
But it takes so long, my Lord”
#georgeharrison #BillyPreston
Ted Tocks Covers
I Am a Patriot
Originally posted on June 6, 2022
Happy 75th birthday to #StevieVanZandt
“I was walking with my brother
And he wondered what’s on my mind
I said what I believe in my soul
Ain’t what I see with my eyes
And we can’t turn our backs this time”
I Am a Patriot
Originally posted on June 6, 2022
Happy 75th birthday to #StevieVanZandt
“I was walking with my brother
And he wondered what’s on my mind
I said what I believe in my soul
Ain’t what I see with my eyes
And we can’t turn our backs this time”
I Am a Patriot – Let the river open for the righteous someday. #MusicisLife #TedTocksCovers #LittleStevenandtheDisciplesofSoul #StevenVanZandt #BruceSpringsteen #JacksonBrowne #KrisKristofferson #Eddi...
The word patriot is not the property of any political party. We gotta keep it that way. That’s what this song’s all about.” Steven Van Zandt Somewhere along the way the word patriot was commandeere…
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November 22, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Ted Tocks Covers
I Am a Patriot
Originally posted on June 6, 2022
Happy 75th birthday to #StevieVanZandt
“I was walking with my brother
And he wondered what’s on my mind
I said what I believe in my soul
Ain’t what I see with my eyes
And we can’t turn our backs this time”
I Am a Patriot
Originally posted on June 6, 2022
Happy 75th birthday to #StevieVanZandt
“I was walking with my brother
And he wondered what’s on my mind
I said what I believe in my soul
Ain’t what I see with my eyes
And we can’t turn our backs this time”
Ted Tocks Covers
Voodoo Chile (Slight Return)
Originally posted on Nov. 21/20
55 years ago, #JimiHendrix scored his first #1 hit. Two months after his death, this song went to the top of the U.K. charts.
“If I don't meet you no more in this world then uh
I'll meet ya on the next one.
Voodoo Chile (Slight Return)
Originally posted on Nov. 21/20
55 years ago, #JimiHendrix scored his first #1 hit. Two months after his death, this song went to the top of the U.K. charts.
“If I don't meet you no more in this world then uh
I'll meet ya on the next one.
Voodoo Child (Slight Return) – Jimi dabbles in a little black magic and goes to #1. #MusicisLife #TedTocksCovers #JimiHendrix #MuddyWaters #NoelRedding #MitchMitchell #JackCasady #SteveWinwood
Today’s feature song is the subject of some confusion. Follow along for a fun musical journey that has served to inspire a litany of endlessly talented performers. Once I clarify the evolution of ‘…
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November 21, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Ted Tocks Covers
Voodoo Chile (Slight Return)
Originally posted on Nov. 21/20
55 years ago, #JimiHendrix scored his first #1 hit. Two months after his death, this song went to the top of the U.K. charts.
“If I don't meet you no more in this world then uh
I'll meet ya on the next one.
Voodoo Chile (Slight Return)
Originally posted on Nov. 21/20
55 years ago, #JimiHendrix scored his first #1 hit. Two months after his death, this song went to the top of the U.K. charts.
“If I don't meet you no more in this world then uh
I'll meet ya on the next one.
Ted Tocks Covers
Rock Around the Clock
Originally posted on January 31, 2019.
On this day 70 years ago #BillHaleyandHisComets were at #1 on the Billboard Music Charts with this timeless hit.
“When the clock strikes two, three and four
If the band slows down we'll yell for more”
Rock Around the Clock
Originally posted on January 31, 2019.
On this day 70 years ago #BillHaleyandHisComets were at #1 on the Billboard Music Charts with this timeless hit.
“When the clock strikes two, three and four
If the band slows down we'll yell for more”
Rock Around the Clock – Perhaps the original song to symbolize rock and roll rebellion. #MusicisLife #TedTocksCovers #BillHaleyandtheComets #MaxCFreedman #JamesEMyers #LeroyAnderson #SonnyDaeandhisKni...
From yesterday’s post suggesting that we “rock and roll all night and party every day”, today’s post simply asks us to ‘Rock Around the Clock’. There are definite similarities though. To begin with…
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November 20, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Ted Tocks Covers
Rock Around the Clock
Originally posted on January 31, 2019.
On this day 70 years ago #BillHaleyandHisComets were at #1 on the Billboard Music Charts with this timeless hit.
“When the clock strikes two, three and four
If the band slows down we'll yell for more”
Rock Around the Clock
Originally posted on January 31, 2019.
On this day 70 years ago #BillHaleyandHisComets were at #1 on the Billboard Music Charts with this timeless hit.
“When the clock strikes two, three and four
If the band slows down we'll yell for more”
Ted Tocks Covers
Baby Love
Originally posted on November 19, 2023
On this day sixty years ago The Supremes became the first all female group to hit #1 on the U.K. singles charts.
#thesupremes #marywilson #dianaross #FlorenceBallard #BerryGordy #brianholland #LamontDozier #eddieholland
Baby Love
Originally posted on November 19, 2023
On this day sixty years ago The Supremes became the first all female group to hit #1 on the U.K. singles charts.
#thesupremes #marywilson #dianaross #FlorenceBallard #BerryGordy #brianholland #LamontDozier #eddieholland
Baby Love – Oh baby…Yet another Motown classic. #MusicisLife #TedTocksCovers
Let’s talk about the song writing process with a focus on one of the most prolific teams to ever have their creativity pressed to vinyl. I am talking about Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier and Eddie Ho…
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November 19, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Ted Tocks Covers
Baby Love
Originally posted on November 19, 2023
On this day sixty years ago The Supremes became the first all female group to hit #1 on the U.K. singles charts.
#thesupremes #marywilson #dianaross #FlorenceBallard #BerryGordy #brianholland #LamontDozier #eddieholland
Baby Love
Originally posted on November 19, 2023
On this day sixty years ago The Supremes became the first all female group to hit #1 on the U.K. singles charts.
#thesupremes #marywilson #dianaross #FlorenceBallard #BerryGordy #brianholland #LamontDozier #eddieholland
Ted Tocks Covers - Year 8 - Day 92
Rock of Ages
Happy 50th to my sister Sarah!
“Rise up! Gather 'round
Rock this place to the ground
Burn it up let's go for broke
Watch the night go up in smoke”
#defleppard #therollingstones #joanjett #theoffspring #traciiguns #TheIronCross #whitesnake
Rock of Ages
Happy 50th to my sister Sarah!
“Rise up! Gather 'round
Rock this place to the ground
Burn it up let's go for broke
Watch the night go up in smoke”
#defleppard #therollingstones #joanjett #theoffspring #traciiguns #TheIronCross #whitesnake
Rock of Ages – Rise up Gather Round for a Rock and Roll Call to Arms. #MusicisLife #TedTocksCovers #DefLeppard
Help me count this one in. Gunter Glieben Glauten Globen.” Today is my sister Sarah’s 50th birthday. I am nine years older than Sarah. To me, she is my youngest sister. To her, I am her big b…
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November 18, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Ted Tocks Covers - Year 8 - Day 92
Rock of Ages
Happy 50th to my sister Sarah!
“Rise up! Gather 'round
Rock this place to the ground
Burn it up let's go for broke
Watch the night go up in smoke”
#defleppard #therollingstones #joanjett #theoffspring #traciiguns #TheIronCross #whitesnake
Rock of Ages
Happy 50th to my sister Sarah!
“Rise up! Gather 'round
Rock this place to the ground
Burn it up let's go for broke
Watch the night go up in smoke”
#defleppard #therollingstones #joanjett #theoffspring #traciiguns #TheIronCross #whitesnake
Ted Tocks Covers
5:15
Originally posted on Oct. 26/23
This timeless album by The Who entered the U.K. album charts on this day in 1973.
“Magically bored
On a quiet street corner
Free frustration
In our minds and our toes”
#TheWho #PeteTownshend #RogerDaltrey #JohnEntwistle #KeithMoon #Phish
5:15
Originally posted on Oct. 26/23
This timeless album by The Who entered the U.K. album charts on this day in 1973.
“Magically bored
On a quiet street corner
Free frustration
In our minds and our toes”
#TheWho #PeteTownshend #RogerDaltrey #JohnEntwistle #KeithMoon #Phish
5:15 – Sadly ecstatic that your heroes are news. #MusicisLife #TedTocksCovers
Why should I care? A question so crucial to this album, the troubled character asked it in rapid succession as he took in his surroundings. Pete Townshend’s protagonist in ‘5:15’ was traveling to B…
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November 17, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Ted Tocks Covers
5:15
Originally posted on Oct. 26/23
This timeless album by The Who entered the U.K. album charts on this day in 1973.
“Magically bored
On a quiet street corner
Free frustration
In our minds and our toes”
#TheWho #PeteTownshend #RogerDaltrey #JohnEntwistle #KeithMoon #Phish
5:15
Originally posted on Oct. 26/23
This timeless album by The Who entered the U.K. album charts on this day in 1973.
“Magically bored
On a quiet street corner
Free frustration
In our minds and our toes”
#TheWho #PeteTownshend #RogerDaltrey #JohnEntwistle #KeithMoon #Phish
Ted Tocks Covers
Can’t Complain
Originally posted on November 4, 2024
Saddened by the loss of #ToddSnider. His unique approach brought us in to his circle, and there we remained.
“I gotta make my last stand
This time I can’t be bought
But then again on the other hand
How much have you got”
Can’t Complain
Originally posted on November 4, 2024
Saddened by the loss of #ToddSnider. His unique approach brought us in to his circle, and there we remained.
“I gotta make my last stand
This time I can’t be bought
But then again on the other hand
How much have you got”
Can’t Complain – We’re all waitin’ in the dugout wishin’ we could pitch. #MusicisLife #TedTocksCovers #ToddSnider
Every year on this day I devote my Ted Tocks Covers feature to the one person who has been with me for every minute of my 58 years. He is an okay companion most of the time. He’s my greatest critic…
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November 16, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Ted Tocks Covers
Can’t Complain
Originally posted on November 4, 2024
Saddened by the loss of #ToddSnider. His unique approach brought us in to his circle, and there we remained.
“I gotta make my last stand
This time I can’t be bought
But then again on the other hand
How much have you got”
Can’t Complain
Originally posted on November 4, 2024
Saddened by the loss of #ToddSnider. His unique approach brought us in to his circle, and there we remained.
“I gotta make my last stand
This time I can’t be bought
But then again on the other hand
How much have you got”
Ted Tocks Covers
Girl You Know It's True
Originally posted on November 15, 2024
On this day 35 years ago, #RobPilatus and #FabMorvan who performed as #MilliVanilli admitted that they did not sing on their popular recordings.
"The last two years of our lives have been a total nightmare."
Girl You Know It's True
Originally posted on November 15, 2024
On this day 35 years ago, #RobPilatus and #FabMorvan who performed as #MilliVanilli admitted that they did not sing on their popular recordings.
"The last two years of our lives have been a total nightmare."
Girl You Know It’s True – Truth is sacrificed for the almighty dollar. #MusicisLife #TedTocksCovers #MilliVanilli
It was on this day back in 1990 that the entertainment world was shocked by the news that Milli Vanilli had not sung any of the vocals for the tracks on their 1998 album ‘All or Nothing’. If that a…
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November 15, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Ted Tocks Covers
Girl You Know It's True
Originally posted on November 15, 2024
On this day 35 years ago, #RobPilatus and #FabMorvan who performed as #MilliVanilli admitted that they did not sing on their popular recordings.
"The last two years of our lives have been a total nightmare."
Girl You Know It's True
Originally posted on November 15, 2024
On this day 35 years ago, #RobPilatus and #FabMorvan who performed as #MilliVanilli admitted that they did not sing on their popular recordings.
"The last two years of our lives have been a total nightmare."
Ted Tocks Covers
21st Century Schizoid Man
Originally posted on June 11, 2018
Remembering #PeterSinfield. Best known as the primary lyricist for #KingCrimson.
“Death seed blind man’s greed
Poets’ starving children bleed
Nothing he’s got he really needs
Twenty first century schizoid man”
21st Century Schizoid Man
Originally posted on June 11, 2018
Remembering #PeterSinfield. Best known as the primary lyricist for #KingCrimson.
“Death seed blind man’s greed
Poets’ starving children bleed
Nothing he’s got he really needs
Twenty first century schizoid man”
21st Century Schizoid Man – 12 lines of abstract poetry magic opens our mind to a prog rock gem. #MusicisLife #TedTocksCovers #KingCrimson #PeterSinfield #AprilWine
Today’s post is a tribute to those songwriters who remain behind the scenes. Their role is crucial and their contributions to some of the best music is undeniable. Peter Sinfield is just one …
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November 14, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Ted Tocks Covers
21st Century Schizoid Man
Originally posted on June 11, 2018
Remembering #PeterSinfield. Best known as the primary lyricist for #KingCrimson.
“Death seed blind man’s greed
Poets’ starving children bleed
Nothing he’s got he really needs
Twenty first century schizoid man”
21st Century Schizoid Man
Originally posted on June 11, 2018
Remembering #PeterSinfield. Best known as the primary lyricist for #KingCrimson.
“Death seed blind man’s greed
Poets’ starving children bleed
Nothing he’s got he really needs
Twenty first century schizoid man”
Ted Tocks Covers
Well Respected Man
Originally posted on August 11. 2025
Remembering #ShelTalmy!
“‘Cause he gets up in the morning
And he goes to work at nine
And he comes back home at five-thirty
Gets the same train every time
‘Cause his world is built ’round punctuality
It never fails”
Well Respected Man
Originally posted on August 11. 2025
Remembering #ShelTalmy!
“‘Cause he gets up in the morning
And he goes to work at nine
And he comes back home at five-thirty
Gets the same train every time
‘Cause his world is built ’round punctuality
It never fails”
Well Respected Man – A Tribute to Shel Talmy Through Several Sacred Recordings He Produced. #MusicisLife #TedTocksCovers #TheKinks #RayDavies #ShelTalmy
What is respect? The Oxford Dictionary shares this definition. A feeling of deep admiration for someone or something elicited by their abilities, qualities, or achievements.” How does one earn resp…
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November 13, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Ted Tocks Covers
Well Respected Man
Originally posted on August 11. 2025
Remembering #ShelTalmy!
“‘Cause he gets up in the morning
And he goes to work at nine
And he comes back home at five-thirty
Gets the same train every time
‘Cause his world is built ’round punctuality
It never fails”
Well Respected Man
Originally posted on August 11. 2025
Remembering #ShelTalmy!
“‘Cause he gets up in the morning
And he goes to work at nine
And he comes back home at five-thirty
Gets the same train every time
‘Cause his world is built ’round punctuality
It never fails”
Ted Tocks Covers - Year 8 - Day 91
Cowgirl in the Sand
Celebrating Neil Young on His 80th Birthday
“Hello, ruby in the dust (Hello, ruby in the dust)
Has your band begun to rust?
After all the sin we’ve had
I was hoping that we’d turn bad”
#NeilYoung
Cowgirl in the Sand
Celebrating Neil Young on His 80th Birthday
“Hello, ruby in the dust (Hello, ruby in the dust)
Has your band begun to rust?
After all the sin we’ve had
I was hoping that we’d turn bad”
#NeilYoung
Cowgirl in the Sand – Purple Words On a Grey Background Hypnotized by the Sound of Finger Cymbals. #MusicisLife #TedTocksCovers #NeilYoung
Any of you who are 50 or older, let’s do an exercise. Close your eyes, and go back to the ‘80s. Tell me the three acts that got you through that decade? I was thinking about this on a cold November…
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November 12, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Ted Tocks Covers - Year 8 - Day 91
Cowgirl in the Sand
Celebrating Neil Young on His 80th Birthday
“Hello, ruby in the dust (Hello, ruby in the dust)
Has your band begun to rust?
After all the sin we’ve had
I was hoping that we’d turn bad”
#NeilYoung
Cowgirl in the Sand
Celebrating Neil Young on His 80th Birthday
“Hello, ruby in the dust (Hello, ruby in the dust)
Has your band begun to rust?
After all the sin we’ve had
I was hoping that we’d turn bad”
#NeilYoung
Ted Tocks Covers
Brothers in Arms
Originally posted on November 11, 2018
#LestWeForget
A Remembrance Day tradition from Dire Straits and Ted Tocks Covers.
“There's so many different worlds
So many different suns
And we have just one world
But we live in different ones”
#DireStraits #JoanBaez
Brothers in Arms
Originally posted on November 11, 2018
#LestWeForget
A Remembrance Day tradition from Dire Straits and Ted Tocks Covers.
“There's so many different worlds
So many different suns
And we have just one world
But we live in different ones”
#DireStraits #JoanBaez
Brothers in Arms – #LestWeForget. A #RemembranceDay tradition. #MusicisLife #TedTocksCovers #DireStraits #JoanBaez
Yet another song that has stood the test of time. This line could stand on its own. It is still true today as we witness gross atrocities worldwide. Certain people show no signs of being able to le…
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November 11, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Ted Tocks Covers
Brothers in Arms
Originally posted on November 11, 2018
#LestWeForget
A Remembrance Day tradition from Dire Straits and Ted Tocks Covers.
“There's so many different worlds
So many different suns
And we have just one world
But we live in different ones”
#DireStraits #JoanBaez
Brothers in Arms
Originally posted on November 11, 2018
#LestWeForget
A Remembrance Day tradition from Dire Straits and Ted Tocks Covers.
“There's so many different worlds
So many different suns
And we have just one world
But we live in different ones”
#DireStraits #JoanBaez
Ted Tocks Covers - Year 8 - Day 90
Gloria
Celebrating 50 years of ‘Horses’ by Patti Smith through her interpretation of this rock and roll classic.
“G-L-O-R-I-A”
#pattismith #vanmorrison #Them #theshadowsofknight #thedoors #johnleehooker #Prince #tompettyandtheheartbreakers #u2
Gloria
Celebrating 50 years of ‘Horses’ by Patti Smith through her interpretation of this rock and roll classic.
“G-L-O-R-I-A”
#pattismith #vanmorrison #Them #theshadowsofknight #thedoors #johnleehooker #Prince #tompettyandtheheartbreakers #u2
Gloria – A Misplaced Joan of Arc. #MusicisLife #TedTocksCovers #PattiSmith #VanMorrison
When an artist has the courage to broadcast their arrival with these words you just know something special is about to happen. Jesus died for somebody’s sins, but not mine.” Fifty years later…
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November 10, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Ted Tocks Covers - Year 8 - Day 90
Gloria
Celebrating 50 years of ‘Horses’ by Patti Smith through her interpretation of this rock and roll classic.
“G-L-O-R-I-A”
#pattismith #vanmorrison #Them #theshadowsofknight #thedoors #johnleehooker #Prince #tompettyandtheheartbreakers #u2
Gloria
Celebrating 50 years of ‘Horses’ by Patti Smith through her interpretation of this rock and roll classic.
“G-L-O-R-I-A”
#pattismith #vanmorrison #Them #theshadowsofknight #thedoors #johnleehooker #Prince #tompettyandtheheartbreakers #u2
Ted Tocks Covers
Fast Car
Originally posted on August 27, 2023
Two years ago today #lukecombs’s cover of this 1990 hit by #tracychapman was named the #1 song and single of the year at the Country Music Awards.
"Any place is better
Starting from zero got nothing to lose"
Fast Car
Originally posted on August 27, 2023
Two years ago today #lukecombs’s cover of this 1990 hit by #tracychapman was named the #1 song and single of the year at the Country Music Awards.
"Any place is better
Starting from zero got nothing to lose"
Fast Car – We gotta make a decision. #MusicisLife #TedTocksCovers
In a candid moment Tracy Chapman recalled her earliest performances of ‘Fast Car’. She played it to an audience of one. Her dog…a miniature dachshund took immediate notice. She seemed to be more pe…
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November 9, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Ted Tocks Covers
Fast Car
Originally posted on August 27, 2023
Two years ago today #lukecombs’s cover of this 1990 hit by #tracychapman was named the #1 song and single of the year at the Country Music Awards.
"Any place is better
Starting from zero got nothing to lose"
Fast Car
Originally posted on August 27, 2023
Two years ago today #lukecombs’s cover of this 1990 hit by #tracychapman was named the #1 song and single of the year at the Country Music Awards.
"Any place is better
Starting from zero got nothing to lose"
Ted Tocks Covers
Fame
Originally posted on March 7, 2025
On this day 50 years ago, #DavidBowie performed on American TV for the first time. It was the Cher Variety show.
“Fame, “Nein! It’s mine!” is just his line
To bind your time, it drives you to… crime
Fame”
Fame
Originally posted on March 7, 2025
On this day 50 years ago, #DavidBowie performed on American TV for the first time. It was the Cher Variety show.
“Fame, “Nein! It’s mine!” is just his line
To bind your time, it drives you to… crime
Fame”
Fame – Got to get a rain check on pain. #MusicisLife #TedTocksCovers #DavidBowie #JohnLennon #CarlosAlomar
David Bowie is on record as saying that John Lennon was the energy and the inspiration for the David Bowie song ‘Fame’. The pair worked together closely during studio sessions for ‘Young Americans’…
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November 8, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Ted Tocks Covers
Fame
Originally posted on March 7, 2025
On this day 50 years ago, #DavidBowie performed on American TV for the first time. It was the Cher Variety show.
“Fame, “Nein! It’s mine!” is just his line
To bind your time, it drives you to… crime
Fame”
Fame
Originally posted on March 7, 2025
On this day 50 years ago, #DavidBowie performed on American TV for the first time. It was the Cher Variety show.
“Fame, “Nein! It’s mine!” is just his line
To bind your time, it drives you to… crime
Fame”
Ted Tocks Covers
Everybody Knows
Originally posted on April 11/20
On November 7, 2016 we lost #LeonardCohen. Since that day, the world has not been the same.
“Everybody knows that the war is over
Everybody knows the good guys lost”
#concreteblonde #donhenley #rufuswainwright #norahjones
Everybody Knows
Originally posted on April 11/20
On November 7, 2016 we lost #LeonardCohen. Since that day, the world has not been the same.
“Everybody knows that the war is over
Everybody knows the good guys lost”
#concreteblonde #donhenley #rufuswainwright #norahjones
Everybody Knows – We could see the plague coming. #MusicisLife #TedTocksCovers #LeonardCohen #ConcreteBlonde #DonHenley #RufusWainwright #NorahJones #Sigrid
When Leonard Cohen passed away almost four years ago, he left us with a vast library of music and poetry that spanned parts of seven decades. Within that catalogue there resides some pieces of intr…
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November 7, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Ted Tocks Covers
Everybody Knows
Originally posted on April 11/20
On November 7, 2016 we lost #LeonardCohen. Since that day, the world has not been the same.
“Everybody knows that the war is over
Everybody knows the good guys lost”
#concreteblonde #donhenley #rufuswainwright #norahjones
Everybody Knows
Originally posted on April 11/20
On November 7, 2016 we lost #LeonardCohen. Since that day, the world has not been the same.
“Everybody knows that the war is over
Everybody knows the good guys lost”
#concreteblonde #donhenley #rufuswainwright #norahjones
Ted Tocks Covers
Get Of Of My Cloud
Originally posted on September 5, 2020
On this day 60 years ago, #TheRollingStones were at #1 with ‘Get Off Of My Cloud’.
“I live on an apartment on the ninety-ninth floor of my block
And I sit at home looking out the window
Imagining the world has stopped”
Get Of Of My Cloud
Originally posted on September 5, 2020
On this day 60 years ago, #TheRollingStones were at #1 with ‘Get Off Of My Cloud’.
“I live on an apartment on the ninety-ninth floor of my block
And I sit at home looking out the window
Imagining the world has stopped”
Get Off of My Cloud – The fine art of social distancing. #MusicisLife #TedTocksCovers #TheRollingStones #AlexisKorner #SteveMarriott #TheEyes #JoanJettandtheBlackhearts #TheMeteors
Today’s feature song was written as a follow up to ‘Satisfaction’. ‘Get Off of My Cloud’ was recorded fifty-five years ago today at the RCA studio in Hollywood, California and upon its release it b…
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November 6, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Ted Tocks Covers
Get Of Of My Cloud
Originally posted on September 5, 2020
On this day 60 years ago, #TheRollingStones were at #1 with ‘Get Off Of My Cloud’.
“I live on an apartment on the ninety-ninth floor of my block
And I sit at home looking out the window
Imagining the world has stopped”
Get Of Of My Cloud
Originally posted on September 5, 2020
On this day 60 years ago, #TheRollingStones were at #1 with ‘Get Off Of My Cloud’.
“I live on an apartment on the ninety-ninth floor of my block
And I sit at home looking out the window
Imagining the world has stopped”
Ted Tocks Covers - Year 8 - Day 89
Rumble
Celebrating the influence of Link Wray
#linkwray #linkwrayandthewraymen #ledzeppelin #TheWho #thekinks #TheDiamonds #TheDaveClarkFive #halblaine #duaneeddy #flamingroovies #thecramps #BillFrisell #pulpfiction #spongebobsquarepants #adamandtheants
Rumble
Celebrating the influence of Link Wray
#linkwray #linkwrayandthewraymen #ledzeppelin #TheWho #thekinks #TheDiamonds #TheDaveClarkFive #halblaine #duaneeddy #flamingroovies #thecramps #BillFrisell #pulpfiction #spongebobsquarepants #adamandtheants
Rumble – The Continued Influence of Link Wray. #MusicisLife #TedTocksCovers #LinkWray #LinkWrayandtheWraymen
Today, Ted Tocks Covers will go back to 1958 and celebrate one of the most definitive rock and roll instrumentals ever, ‘Rumble’ by Link Wray and his Wray Men. In the words of Stevie Van Zandt, thi…
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November 5, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Ted Tocks Covers - Year 8 - Day 89
Rumble
Celebrating the influence of Link Wray
#linkwray #linkwrayandthewraymen #ledzeppelin #TheWho #thekinks #TheDiamonds #TheDaveClarkFive #halblaine #duaneeddy #flamingroovies #thecramps #BillFrisell #pulpfiction #spongebobsquarepants #adamandtheants
Rumble
Celebrating the influence of Link Wray
#linkwray #linkwrayandthewraymen #ledzeppelin #TheWho #thekinks #TheDiamonds #TheDaveClarkFive #halblaine #duaneeddy #flamingroovies #thecramps #BillFrisell #pulpfiction #spongebobsquarepants #adamandtheants
Ted Tocks Covers - Year 8 - Day 88
Losing My Religion
Reflections on yet another trip around the sun.
“That's me in the corner
That's me in the spotlight
Losing my religion
Trying to keep up with you
And I don't know if I can do it
Oh no, I've said too much
I haven't said enough”
#REM
Losing My Religion
Reflections on yet another trip around the sun.
“That's me in the corner
That's me in the spotlight
Losing my religion
Trying to keep up with you
And I don't know if I can do it
Oh no, I've said too much
I haven't said enough”
#REM
Losing My Religion – That’s Me in the Corner, Vulnerable, Yearning and Trying to be Articulate. #MusicisLife #TedTocksCovers #REM
Here is the story about yet another unintentional hit. Early days fans of R.E.M. hated it. The record company was leery. Religious people despised it because, of course they took the lyrics l…
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November 4, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Ted Tocks Covers - Year 8 - Day 88
Losing My Religion
Reflections on yet another trip around the sun.
“That's me in the corner
That's me in the spotlight
Losing my religion
Trying to keep up with you
And I don't know if I can do it
Oh no, I've said too much
I haven't said enough”
#REM
Losing My Religion
Reflections on yet another trip around the sun.
“That's me in the corner
That's me in the spotlight
Losing my religion
Trying to keep up with you
And I don't know if I can do it
Oh no, I've said too much
I haven't said enough”
#REM
Ted Tocks Covers
Unchained Melody
Originally posted on May 16, 2018
On this day 35 years ago, The Righteous Brothers version of this song was at #1 for the second time after a stirring scene In the film, ‘Ghost’.
#righteousbrothers
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Unchained Melody
Originally posted on May 16, 2018
On this day 35 years ago, The Righteous Brothers version of this song was at #1 for the second time after a stirring scene In the film, ‘Ghost’.
#righteousbrothers
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Unchained Melody – I’ll be coming home, wait for me. #MusicisLife #TedTocksCovers #HyZaret #AlexNorth #ToddDuncan #Liberace #BobbyHatfield #BillMedley #RighteousBrothers #Ghost
Today’s feature is one of the most recorded songs of the 20th century. ‘Unchained Melody’ was written by Hy Zaret with music by Alex North. It was used as a theme song for a priso…
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November 3, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Ted Tocks Covers
Unchained Melody
Originally posted on May 16, 2018
On this day 35 years ago, The Righteous Brothers version of this song was at #1 for the second time after a stirring scene In the film, ‘Ghost’.
#righteousbrothers
tedtockscovers.wordpress.com/2018/05/16/u...
Unchained Melody
Originally posted on May 16, 2018
On this day 35 years ago, The Righteous Brothers version of this song was at #1 for the second time after a stirring scene In the film, ‘Ghost’.
#righteousbrothers
tedtockscovers.wordpress.com/2018/05/16/u...
Ted Tocks Covers
Fortunate Son
Originally posted on May 28, 2019
On this day in 1969, CCR released ‘Willy and the Poor Boys’.
"Some folks inherit star-spangled eyes
Hoo, they send you down to war, Lord"
#CreedenceClearwaterRevival #U2 #DropkickMurphys #PearlJam #FooFighters
Fortunate Son
Originally posted on May 28, 2019
On this day in 1969, CCR released ‘Willy and the Poor Boys’.
"Some folks inherit star-spangled eyes
Hoo, they send you down to war, Lord"
#CreedenceClearwaterRevival #U2 #DropkickMurphys #PearlJam #FooFighters
Fortunate Son – Some folks are born silver spoon in hand, Lord, don’t they help themselves. #MusicisLife #TedTocksCovers #CreedenceClearwaterRevival #U2 #DropkickMurphys #PearlJam #FooFighters
Happy 75th birthday to John Fogerty. In honour of this famed singer/songwriter and driving force behind the hit machine known as Creedence Clearwater Revival, today’s feature song is the anti-estab…
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November 2, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Ted Tocks Covers
Fortunate Son
Originally posted on May 28, 2019
On this day in 1969, CCR released ‘Willy and the Poor Boys’.
"Some folks inherit star-spangled eyes
Hoo, they send you down to war, Lord"
#CreedenceClearwaterRevival #U2 #DropkickMurphys #PearlJam #FooFighters
Fortunate Son
Originally posted on May 28, 2019
On this day in 1969, CCR released ‘Willy and the Poor Boys’.
"Some folks inherit star-spangled eyes
Hoo, they send you down to war, Lord"
#CreedenceClearwaterRevival #U2 #DropkickMurphys #PearlJam #FooFighters
Ted Tocks Covers
The Top Three Posts for October and a few bonus songs.
Enjoy some quality music from #TheWho, #BruceSpringsteen, #JohnPrine and a whole lot more.
Have a grateful day!
#AceFrehley #KISS #JohnLodge #TheMoodyBlues #DavidBall #SoftCell #GordonLightfoot #BlazeFoley
The Top Three Posts for October and a few bonus songs.
Enjoy some quality music from #TheWho, #BruceSpringsteen, #JohnPrine and a whole lot more.
Have a grateful day!
#AceFrehley #KISS #JohnLodge #TheMoodyBlues #DavidBall #SoftCell #GordonLightfoot #BlazeFoley
Top Three Posts for October and a Whole Lot More. #MusicisLife #TedTocksCovers
For some, these are hard times. October was a dark month. There is a cloud hanging over everything and it is difficult to look past the gloom. It’s fight, flight or freeze time and Heather and I to…
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November 1, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Ted Tocks Covers
The Top Three Posts for October and a few bonus songs.
Enjoy some quality music from #TheWho, #BruceSpringsteen, #JohnPrine and a whole lot more.
Have a grateful day!
#AceFrehley #KISS #JohnLodge #TheMoodyBlues #DavidBall #SoftCell #GordonLightfoot #BlazeFoley
The Top Three Posts for October and a few bonus songs.
Enjoy some quality music from #TheWho, #BruceSpringsteen, #JohnPrine and a whole lot more.
Have a grateful day!
#AceFrehley #KISS #JohnLodge #TheMoodyBlues #DavidBall #SoftCell #GordonLightfoot #BlazeFoley
Ted Tocks Covers
The River
Originally posted Nov. 1/20 on this day in 1980.
Bruce Springsteen’s first #1 album.
“I got a job working construction for the Johnstown Company
But lately there ain't been much work on account of the economy.
#BruceSpringsteen #MyMorningJacket #TheStringQuartet
The River
Originally posted Nov. 1/20 on this day in 1980.
Bruce Springsteen’s first #1 album.
“I got a job working construction for the Johnstown Company
But lately there ain't been much work on account of the economy.
#BruceSpringsteen #MyMorningJacket #TheStringQuartet
The River – Is a Dream a Lie if it Don’t Come True or is it Something Worse. #MusicisLife #TedTocksCovers #BruceSpringsteen #MyMorningJacket #TheStringQuartet
All hail Bruce Springsteen! It has been forty years since he released ‘The River’. It is as relevant today as the day it was released. The stories he tells and the themes he explores. This is…
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November 1, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Ted Tocks Covers
The River
Originally posted Nov. 1/20 on this day in 1980.
Bruce Springsteen’s first #1 album.
“I got a job working construction for the Johnstown Company
But lately there ain't been much work on account of the economy.
#BruceSpringsteen #MyMorningJacket #TheStringQuartet
The River
Originally posted Nov. 1/20 on this day in 1980.
Bruce Springsteen’s first #1 album.
“I got a job working construction for the Johnstown Company
But lately there ain't been much work on account of the economy.
#BruceSpringsteen #MyMorningJacket #TheStringQuartet
Ted Tocks Covers
Welcome to My Nightmare
Originally posted on Feb. 28, 2025
Happy Halloween from Alice!
“Welcome to my nightmare
I think you’re gonna like it
I think you’re gonna feel you belong
A nocturnal vacation
Unnecessary sedation
You want to feel at home ’cause you belong”
#AliceCooper
Welcome to My Nightmare
Originally posted on Feb. 28, 2025
Happy Halloween from Alice!
“Welcome to my nightmare
I think you’re gonna like it
I think you’re gonna feel you belong
A nocturnal vacation
Unnecessary sedation
You want to feel at home ’cause you belong”
#AliceCooper
Welcome to My Nightmare – Alice reveals his vulnerabilities. #MusicisLife #TedTocksCovers #AliceCooper
In many ways ‘Welcome to My Nightmare was Alice Cooper’s personal nightmare brought to life. It was a new phase that had seen him ascend to the upper echelon of the entertainment world but the fame…
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October 31, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Ted Tocks Covers
Welcome to My Nightmare
Originally posted on Feb. 28, 2025
Happy Halloween from Alice!
“Welcome to my nightmare
I think you’re gonna like it
I think you’re gonna feel you belong
A nocturnal vacation
Unnecessary sedation
You want to feel at home ’cause you belong”
#AliceCooper
Welcome to My Nightmare
Originally posted on Feb. 28, 2025
Happy Halloween from Alice!
“Welcome to my nightmare
I think you’re gonna like it
I think you’re gonna feel you belong
A nocturnal vacation
Unnecessary sedation
You want to feel at home ’cause you belong”
#AliceCooper