I started my day with Black Coffee. If you read last week’s blog (or viewed my last post to Gotham’s RockRap Music listserve), you already know why.

One word (or title or name).  Squeeze.

We took in one of my fave bands last night at The Rooftop at Pier 17 at the South Street Seaport. I viewed some set lists for shows the band led by Glenn Tilbrook (lead guitar and vocals) and Chris Difford (guitar and vocals). Each one varied so one could only guess what song(s) might get played or not at the pier show.

This iteration of the band, the largest ensemble I ever attended, included a pedal steel player, Melvin Duffy.  With Pedal Steel integral to the original sound of my long time fave Poco, I welcomed the “flavor” Melvin added to a host of songs Squeeze performed.  Stephen Smith on backing vocals and percussion, Yolanda Charles on bass and backing vocals, Stephen Large on Keyboards and Simon Hanson on Drums round out Squeeze.

Squeeze 2019-08-24 Setlist

1-Footprints (from Babylon and On)

2-Big Beng (from 1985’s Cosi Fan Tutti Frutti)

3-Hourglass

4-Pulling Mussels (From the Shell)

5-Up the Junction

6-King George Street (from 1985’s Cosi Fan Tutti Frutti)

7-Someone Else's Heart

8-Third Rail (from 1993’s Some Fantastic Place)

9-In Quintessence

10-The Day I Get Home (from 1991’s “Play”)

11-Please Be Upstanding

12-Annie Get Your Gun

13-Cool for Cats

14-Cradle to the Grave

15-Slap and Tickle

16-Love's Crashing Waves (Difford & Tilbrook cover)

17-Tempted

18-Another Nail In My Heart

19-Goodbye Girl

20-If I Didn't Love You

ENCORES:

21-Take Me I'm Yours

22- Is That Love

23-Black Coffee in Bed

Listen!

“No milk and sugar!”‬‪