A disappointing fact

Categories: annals-of-a-rock-nerd

Tags: music

Date: 26 October 2007 19:58:30

Currently playing in my car, though not with much enjoyment from me, is 'No Regrets: The Best of Scott Walker and the Walker Brothers' which I bought solely because of the title track (one of the best songs ever) and because I had a duplicate album*, which I'd bought by mistake, to exchange. Apart from No Regrets itself, it does also have 'Jackie', that wonderful Jacques Brel song, which is worth a second listen.

Anyway on perusing the not very informative sleeve notes the other day I was shocked to discover that not only were the Walker Brothers not brothers, but nor was any of them called Walker. In fact Scott Walker's real name is Scott Engel, though he doesn't look Jewish to me. Another cherished illusion shattered. Next they'll be telling me the Beverley Sisters weren't sisters...

*('Best of Captain Beefheart', which proves my musical tastes are catholic, if nothing else)