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DTITLE=Richard & Linda Thompson / Hokey Pokey (Remastered + Expanded)
DYEAR=1975
DGENRE=Rock
TTITLE0=Hokey Pokey (The Ice Cream Song)
TTITLE1=I'll Regret It All In The Morning
TTITLE2=Smiffy's Glass Eye
TTITLE3=The Egypt Room
TTITLE4=Never Again
TTITLE5=Georgie On A Spree
TTITLE6=Old Man Inside A Young Man
TTITLE7=The Sun Never Shines On The Poor
TTITLE8=A Heart Needs A Home
TTITLE9=Mole In A Hole
TTITLE10=Wishing (Previously Unissued BBC Session 1975)
TTITLE11=I'm Turning Off A Memory (Previously Unissued BBC Session 197
TTITLE11=5)
TTITLE12=A Heart Needs A Home (Previously Unissued BBC Session 1975)
TTITLE13=Hokey Pokey (Previously Unissued - Live at The Roundhouse 197
TTITLE13=5)
TTITLE14=It'll Be Me (Live at Oxford 1975)
EXTD=Hokey Pokey (Remastered + Expanded)\n2004 Universal Island Record
EXTD=s Ltd.\nRichard Thompson & Linda Thompson\n\nOriginally Released 
EXTD=March 1975\nCD Edition Released July 1, 1991\nRemastered + Expand
EXTD=ed CD Edition Released November 23, 2004\n\nAMG EXPERT REVIEW: Wi
EXTD=th the release of their classic 1974 debut, I Want to See the Bri
EXTD=ght Lights Tonight, Richard & Linda Thompson set an unbelievably 
EXTD=high standard for themselves. Although containing many of the sam
EXTD=e attributes, their follow-up, Hokey Pokey, doesn't quite reach t
EXTD=he lofty heights of its predecessor, but then again, not many rec
EXTD=ords do. The Thompsons, from the opening Irish fiddle derivation 
EXTD=of a Chuck Berry riff, through Linda's exquisite performance of "
EXTD=A Heart Needs a Home," to their cover of Mike Waterson's "Mole in
EXTD= a Hole" which closes the record, once again create a timeless am
EXTD=algam of folk and rock. Recorded at the time of the Thompsons' co
EXTD=nversion to Islam, Hokey Pokey comes across a bit lighter than Br
EXTD=ight Lights. Songs such as the playfully suggestive title track, 
EXTD=the jaunty "Georgie on a Spree" and the quirky tale of "Smiffy's 
EXTD=Glass Eye" make Hokey Pokey seem downright cheery for Richard Tho
EXTD=mpson, although even at its sunniest, themes of sex, cruelty and 
EXTD=avarice linger just below the surface. For those more accustomed 
EXTD=to the usual straightforward doom and gloom from the Thompsons, t
EXTD=here's the rueful "I'll Regret It All in the Morning," the sullen
EXTD=, traditional tone of "The Sun Never Shines on the Poor" and the 
EXTD=mournful ballad "Never Again." Hokey Pokey is an often overlooked
EXTD= gem in the Thompsons' luminous catalog. [The deluxe bonus-tracks
EXTD= edition of Hokey Pokey included live material, unreleased John P
EXTD=eel sessions, expanded packaging, and a full lyric sheet.]  -- Br
EXTD=ett Hartenbach\n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\nSongs of Innocence 
EXTD=and Experience, April 9, 2003\nReviewer: Greg Cleary (Marquette, 
EXTD=MI United States)\n"Hokey Pokey" is generally regarded as the wea
EXTD=kest of Richard and Linda's early albums, but I regard it as only
EXTD= slightly less great than "I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonigh
EXTD=t," which is their best. In fact, I like it better in a way becau
EXTD=se it's more fun. Richard has said that he and Linda made a consc
EXTD=ious attempt to be more upbeat with "Hokey Pokey," and that he's 
EXTD=not sure if it was successful. Well, I'm here to say that it WAS 
EXTD=successful, although in an odd way because even the most upbeat s
EXTD=ongs here have dark undercurrents. \nRichard and Linda's music ha
EXTD=s never sold well in the U.S., and that may be partly due to the 
EXTD=fact that it is so British. And their England has more in common 
EXTD=with the England of William Blake than that of the Beatles. An ex
EXTD=ception here is "Georgie on a Spree," which sounds like "Maxwell'
EXTD=s Silver Hammer." But this sort of material sounds much more natu
EXTD=ral coming from Richard and Linda than it does from the Beatles. 
EXTD=(I think John Lennon would have agreed.) The final song, "Mole in
EXTD= a Hole," is another music hall-style number, but with a very odd
EXTD= chorus: "I want to be a mole in a hole digging low and slow/I wa
EXTD=nt to be a fly flying high in the sky." It was not written by Ric
EXTD=hard (or Linda), but it is the perfect album closer, summing up t
EXTD=he sardonic worldview of everything that comes before it. \n\nThe
EXTD= first track, "Hokey Pokey (The Ice Cream Song)" features great i
EXTD=nterplay between Linda's voice and Richard's guitar. The lyrics m
EXTD=ix images of innocence and sexual suggestion in a way that would 
EXTD=be very difficult for most singers to put across without it turni
EXTD=ng into low comedy, but Linda nails it. The very next track, Rich
EXTD=ard's "I'll Regret It All in the Morning," is an ironic answer to
EXTD= the song about innocence and ice cream, with lyrics like, "Whisk
EXTD=ey helps to clear my head/Bring it with me into bed/If I wake up 
EXTD=nearly dead/I'll regret it all in the morning." Another highlight
EXTD= (lowlight?) is "The Egypt Room," with its images of sleaze and g
EXTD=uilt punctuated by a tantalizingly brief guitar solo at the end. 
EXTD=\n\n"Smiffy's Glass Eye" and "The Sun Never Shines on the Poor" c
EXTD=ontinue themes that were introduced in "The Little Beggar Girl" f
EXTD=rom the previous album. The idea seems to be to contemplate the v
EXTD=ery worst that humanity has to offer, and Richard and Linda even 
EXTD=drag us listeners into the muck by making a cheap (but funny!) jo
EXTD=ke at poor Smiffy's expense. \n\n"A Heart Needs a Home," sung by 
EXTD=Linda, is a surprisingly melodic ballad, and at the risk of turni
EXTD=ng a few people off, I will say that it reminds me a little bit o
EXTD=f The Carpenters. It is one of the most beautiful ballads the Tho
EXTD=mpsons ever recorded. \n\nThis album, quite simply, is a knockout
EXTD=. Do not be fooled by its seemingly uneven tone. It all makes sen
EXTD=se if you keep listening. I have it on LP, and my copy has a gate
EXTD=fold sleeve with all the lyrics printed inside, so hopefully the 
EXTD=CD copies include this. "Hokey Pokey" is a must-have for fans of 
EXTD=the Thompsons, and it deserves to be more widely available than i
EXTD=t currently is.\n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\nThompsons' second 
EXTD=record a worthy follow-up., March 3, 2005\nReviewer: Mostly Harml
EXTD=ess "George" (Mountain Home, AR)\nDuring the two short years 1974
EXTD=-75, and a decade before the monolithic "Shoot Out the Lights," R
EXTD=ichard and Linda Thompson crafted three magnificant records. "Hok
EXTD=ey Pokey" had the misfortune of following their stunning debut, "
EXTD=I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight," and in comparison seems
EXTD= a lesser work of art. The sweeping beauty of its predecessor is 
EXTD=glimpsed only in spots, as in the oft-recorded "A Heart Needs a H
EXTD=ome." The album never establishes a comfortable tone, and instead
EXTD= ping-pongs between comical, hard Celtic romps like "Smitty's Gla
EXTD=ss Eye" and "Georgie on a Spree," and evocative lamentations like
EXTD= "I'll Regret it All in the Morning" and "Old Man Inside a Young 
EXTD=Man." Still, there is very little to be disappointed in, for each
EXTD= song stands up well on its own, and a few are classics. Richard'
EXTD=s guitar work, always unique in the way it engages the vocals in 
EXTD=a dialogue, is plentiful and of course fascinating. If your const
EXTD=itution can handle the up-and-down sequencing of these brilliant 
EXTD=songs, you'll find yourself playing this short disc frequently. \n
EXTD=\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\nFolk Rock Ice Cream Parlor, May 13,
EXTD= 2003\nReviewer: Cory E Anderson (Corona, CA United States)\nSome
EXTD= radio broadcast about Fairport Convention led me to purchase Lie
EXTD=ge & Lief. From there I picked up Hokey Pokey on a whim. I Could'
EXTD=ve gotten Shoot Out The Lights, but the album (CD) cover was more
EXTD= interesting on this one. I wasn't disappointed. The subject matt
EXTD=er jumps from deadly serious to deadly humorous, but the music an
EXTD=d especially the harmonies are amazing. This release is one of th
EXTD=e treats in my collection. It reminds me on one level of Peter Pa
EXTD=ul and Mary being played to my puff-the-magic-dragon kindergarten
EXTD= classroom. At the same time, there's a deeper and darker side to
EXTD= it ( as to everything, no?). I highly recomend this addition to 
EXTD=your collection. I also suggest you play it for the parents and k
EXTD=ids (and crank it up for the neighbors if you're of the mind...)\n
EXTD=\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\nLaughter and tears, August 30, 1999
EXTD=\nReviewer: A music fan\nNearly half of this album is as happy an
EXTD=d upbeat as anything Richard (and, of course, Linda) Thompson has
EXTD= ever done, but true to form, he balances it with two or three of
EXTD= the bleakest songs in his catalog. The resulting album lacks the
EXTD= consistency of the best R&L albums, but is still full of classic
EXTD=s.\nThe funny and/or happy songs ("Hokey Pokey," "Smiffy's Glass 
EXTD=Eye," "Georgie on a Spree," etc.) tap into the English musical ha
EXTD=ll style that was in vogue among early '70s rockers (the Kinks es
EXTD=pecially). Of course, Linda sings all of these. Her real highligh
EXTD=t on this album, however, is the achingly beautiful "A Heart Need
EXTD=s A Home," which is very good here but an even better take can be
EXTD= found on the "(guitar, vocal)" album.\n\nLeave it to Richard to 
EXTD=add the gloom with the dark, dark "I'll Regret It All In The Morn
EXTD=ing" and "Old Man Inside A Young Man." He also sings the intrigui
EXTD=ng, slightly sinister "The Egypt Room."\n\nAll in all, "Hokey Pok
EXTD=ey" is a fine album, but it helps if you're in a schizophrenic mo
EXTD=od to fully appreciate it.\n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\nAnother
EXTD= gem from the first Thompson Twins, February 16, 2006\nReviewer: 
EXTD=Wayne Klein "Wayne Klein" (Fairfield, CA United States)\nOK, so t
EXTD=hey weren't really twins but Linda often said they sounded like s
EXTD=iblings when they harmonized. Don't dwell on it too much it could
EXTD= get creepy if you do. Anyhow, another great album from the duo, 
EXTD="Hokey Pokey" features Thompson's brilliant double entendre compa
EXTD=ring ice cream to sex. According to Thompson, "A little poke is a
EXTD=ll you'll need" although you'll get greedy after hearing this son
EXTD=g and want to hear every single track. AMG rates this as four sta
EXTD=rs stating that it doesn't reach the "lofty heights" of "Lights".
EXTD= I disagree. It remains a stunning album that might be a bit sunn
EXTD=ier than "Lights" but every bit as captivating. \n\nThe reissue h
EXTD=as 5 bonus tracks four of them from John Peel BBC sessions that h
EXTD=ave never been released. Linda's beautiful vocal on the remake of
EXTD= "Wishing" and the remake of Merle Haggard's "I'm Turning Off a M
EXTD=emory" both only enrich an already great album. "A Heart Needs A 
EXTD=Home" sounds terrific here as well with We also get the title tra
EXTD=ck from the album played live at the Roundhouse. The sonics on th
EXTD=e BBC sessions aren't quite as stellar as those on the album but 
EXTD=that's not a surprise. The album is rounded out by "It'll Be Me" 
EXTD=recorded live (and previously released) live at Oxford is taken f
EXTD=rom "Guitar, Vocal". \n\nFeaturing the lyrics to the songs and so
EXTD=me brief liner notes this is worthwhile picking up if you have th
EXTD=e previous edition primarily for the previously unreleased tracks
EXTD= although the sound is extremely good as well. \n\nAMAZON.COM CUS
EXTD=TOMER REVIEW\nThis is *really* what it's all about..., December 1
EXTD=2, 2005\nReviewer: William M. Feagin (Upstate New York, USA)\n...
EXTD=not sticking your leg in and shaking it all about, thank you. A l
EXTD=ittle historical perspective: "Hokey Pokey" here, subtitled "The 
EXTD=Ice Cream Song," refers to a bastardised version of the Italian f
EXTD=or "Ice cream--I have some," a frequent cry of ice cream sellers 
EXTD=on the streets of New York City and elsewhere early in the 20th C
EXTD=entury. Trust Richard Thompson to come up with the most double en
EXTD=tendre-laden song to ever come from something so innocent! \n\nTh
EXTD=is, the second album Richard and Linda made together (from a tota
EXTD=l of six), tends to get rather short shrift in Thompson's catalog
EXTD=ue--more's the pity, as this is quite a fine album. Linda's vocal
EXTD=s are as good as ever, and she sings lead on more than half of th
EXTD=e tracks here. Aly Bain's fiddle drives the title cut along with 
EXTD=some searing leads from RT, and Richard's darkly humourous (and s
EXTD=ometimes just plain dark) lyrics take quite the twist here--note 
EXTD=the punning "turn a blind eye" lyric in "Smiffy's Glass Eye," whi
EXTD=ch is about a young boy who is the perennial school bully's victi
EXTD=m for having a prosthetic orb; or his rather backhanded paean to 
EXTD=whiskey in "I'll Regret it All in the Morning." And how about his
EXTD= ode to the many kinds of poverty in "The Sun Never Shines on the
EXTD= Poor"? \n\nOf the original 10 tracks, there is but one cover, th
EXTD=e wryly humourous closer "Mole in a Hole," written by Mike Waters
EXTD=on. Then we come to the five bonus tracks included on the remaste
EXTD=r; of these, three are covers, the best being Merle Haggard's "I'
EXTD=m Turning Off a Memory" (to whose drinking-to-forget lyrics Linda
EXTD= does full justice--one might be tempted to say she missed her ca
EXTD=lling by not making a career singing country music, but then when
EXTD= was the last time you heard of a British C&W singer?) and the ro
EXTD=llicking "It'll Be Me." This is unquestionably a must-have.\n\nHa
EXTD=lf.com Details \nProducer: John Wood, Simon Nicol \n\nAlbum Notes
EXTD=\nPersonnel: Richard Thompson, Linda Thompson (vocals, guitar); S
EXTD=imon Nicol (6- & 12-string electric guitars, piano, organ, backgr
EXTD=ound vocals); Aly Bain (fiddle); Ian Whiteman (piano, flute organ
EXTD=); John Kirkpatrick (accordion); Pat Donaldson (bass); Timi Donal
EXTD=d (drums, percussion).\n\nRecorded at Sound Techniques, Ltd, Lond
EXTD=on, England.\n\nDigitally remastered, "Hokey Pokey" was originall
EXTD=y released in March 1975 on Island. \n\nThis album, along with "I
EXTD= Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight" and "Pour Down Like Silve
EXTD=r" form a trio of definitive English folk-rock classics of incred
EXTD=ible beauty and stellar musicianship. This edition also includes 
EXTD=a pair of previously unreleased live performances captured at the
EXTD= Roundhouse, London on September 7, 1975 and a BBC Radio One sess
EXTD=ion recorded in London on February 11, 1975 for the John Peel Sho
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