tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13248979.post3549179875112993099..comments2024-03-26T22:40:26.729-04:00Comments on Music You (Possibly) Won't Hear Anyplace Else: Top 30 Tunes, or, Pickwick strikes again! Lee Hartsfeldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15378950382643333359noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13248979.post-81395184713129386262021-07-08T13:36:39.379-04:002021-07-08T13:36:39.379-04:00Bryan--
Glad you enjoyed these--I found them high...Bryan--<br /><br />Glad you enjoyed these--I found them highly entertaining, too. And I'm guessing the span of years is 1961 to 1962. I noticed the same thing with the lyrics (the failure to change the pronoun), and I guess that was all part of their get-them-out-there-quick policy! Thanks for sharing your thoughts.<br /><br />krobigraubart,<br /><br />My pleasure--hope you enjoy. I just now got another request for a re-up, so apparently other files were lost, too. Workupload was down for "maintenance" on Sunday, and apparently the site messed up its program(s). Oh, well...Lee Hartsfeldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15378950382643333359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13248979.post-1955913915716276372021-07-08T10:11:50.045-04:002021-07-08T10:11:50.045-04:00Thank you Lee, it's working now!Thank you Lee, it's working now!krobigraubarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06697418361921951803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13248979.post-76760518140554875782021-07-08T07:09:30.175-04:002021-07-08T07:09:30.175-04:00Hi Lee, Sorry for this late, really late thank you...Hi Lee, Sorry for this late, really late thank you.<br />Just saying thanks for this collection. I really love this version of "Your Nose Is Gonna Grow". I put it on repeat for over an hour. One of my favorites.<br />I also love how they forget to change the pronoun when the opposite sex covers the original. I love this period of oldies. Not sure 1961-1964? Some of the pop songs had violins in them. You can make me feel really special with a violin pop song from this period. Bryan<br />Bryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18308264392226573056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13248979.post-76066897360409004772021-07-07T14:42:45.280-04:002021-07-07T14:42:45.280-04:00krobigraubart,
I just re-uploaded, and it's w...krobigraubart,<br /><br />I just re-uploaded, and it's working now. I thought the problem was with the entire site, but then I realized the problem was with this specific link. Let me know if it's working for you now. Sorry about that!Lee Hartsfeldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15378950382643333359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13248979.post-55893268459439539902021-07-07T04:30:14.663-04:002021-07-07T04:30:14.663-04:00There's a problem with Workupload.
Any chance ...There's a problem with Workupload.<br />Any chance for a re-upload please?krobigraubarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06697418361921951803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13248979.post-40155184332624770072021-06-18T14:10:30.970-04:002021-06-18T14:10:30.970-04:00RobGems68: I have that Cookies single, but I forgo...RobGems68: I have that Cookies single, but I forgot the group's name and didn't feel like digging through my Carole King/Burt B. 45 crate to find it. (Everything in this small room is hemmed in!) Yes, the Beatles' version was the first I ever heard--it was a long time before I knew Carole King had penned it. King's demos are all great, and I agree with her that her voice is not Grade-A, but her superb musicality makes up for that fact. Plus, there are way worse vocalists. "Johnny Get Angry" can be looked at in an innocent, teen sort of light, I think--the singer just wishes her boyfriend would be more assertive. Nowadays, we hear it as an ode to male dominance, but... that was 1962 and, as you know, the going theme was that women wanted take-charge men. And I was going to sarcastically refer to "Happy" as a feminist anthem. I hadn't looked up "Your Nose...," so I didn't know it was Johnny Crawford. Thanks for the stats.<br /><br />Bob: I just played the melody, and it doesn't sound like much of anything. Plus, the note values don't make any sense (eighth note rest followed by a whole note rest, for ex.). I think they were just filling notes for effect. But thanks for alerting me to that "melody"--I hadn't noticed that the notes were on a regular staff. Too bad it's not a real melody.<br /><br />Ernie: I see a decent amount of vinyl in flea markets and shows, but not to the degree I used to. I reckon there is less of it these days. I think there's as much second-hand vinyl as ever, but lots of it is going on eBay. And, yes, extracting 30 tracks from this haul (less than half the tracks on the EPs) was a lot of work. Some tracks were too hammered to save, but overall these were in surprisingly not-bad shape. They were in a box of 45s, and for once most of the 45s had sleeves. Well, many did, anyway. That's unusual.Lee Hartsfeldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15378950382643333359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13248979.post-79423580185685493332021-06-18T07:01:52.456-04:002021-06-18T07:01:52.456-04:00Whew, that's quite a workout. I so rarely see ...Whew, that's quite a workout. I so rarely see vinyl at the flea markets, I rarely bother to look. Had some good luck at an antique mall last weekend, but it's still very hit or miss.Erniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02589056878160272070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13248979.post-40387443882821540332021-06-18T05:28:27.370-04:002021-06-18T05:28:27.370-04:00There is a musical notation printed on label. Any ...There is a musical notation printed on label. Any idea of the tune, if played?Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06396174436667598286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13248979.post-89353106714881206872021-06-18T01:58:50.980-04:002021-06-18T01:58:50.980-04:006/18/21
RobGems68 Wrote:
"Don't Say Nothi...6/18/21<br />RobGems68 Wrote:<br />"Don't Say Nothing Bad About My Baby" was originally done by The Cookies as the follow-up to their "Chains" (covered by The Beatles) hit from 1963. It was originally issued on Don Kirshner's Dimension label, a subsidiary of Colpix Records and distribution by Screen Gems/Columbia TV Productions (yeah, that company known for their infamous "S From Hell" film sprocket logo from 1965 that supposedly frightened a lot of child viewers, but is considered an urban legend.) Don Kirshner was the man that thought Carole King's "It Might As Well Rain Until September" was good enough to issue internationally as a single, and he was right about it, despite Carole's claims she "wasn't a professional singer", and wanted to give to give the song to Bobby Vee at the time; fortunately for us, Vee didn't get to do the song. Still, it took her until 1971 with the "Tapestry" album to really prove she can be a superstar as a singer as well as a songwriter. Three songs I noticed on this list would be very un-PC today, and would probably have protests if played on Oldies stations: :Johnny Get Angry" (about dealing with Johnny's partiachry! Uh-Oh..), "Speedy Gonzales" (Mel Blanc's voice on the original was the best thing about that record, though I know that certainly isn't him on this fake-hit version.), which the Mexican-American community will no doubt complain about. The "If You Wanna Be Happy" record to me is one of the most obnoxious #1 hit records in the history of Billboard/Cash Box's ratings. It was an old calypso standard that was catchy in it's beat, but the misogyny is baffling in it's lyrics. If played on today's oldies stations, this song would get a lot of flack from the so-called "woke" crowd. One more song is notable: "You're Nose Is Gonna Grow" was a Top 20 hit at the time (1962) for the now-deceased TV Star (of "The Rifleman") and then-Teen Idol for Bob Keene's Del-Fi Records, the late Johnny Crawford. For your Information about these records:<br /><br />1.) "It Might As Well Rain Until September" (Carole King) (Dimension Records # 2000) (Billboard Chart # 22, September 22, 1962.)<br />2.)"Johnny Get Angry" (Joannie Sommers) (Warner Brothers Records # 5275) (Billboard Chart #7, June 6, 1962.)<br />3.) "Speedy Gonzales" (Pat Boone with Mel Blanc) (Dot Records # 16368) (Billboard Chart #6, June 30, 1962.)<br /> 4.) "If You Wanna Be Happy" (Jimmy Soul) (S.P.Q.R. Records # 3305) (Billboard Chart # 1, April 20, 1963) (How it got to #1 for two weeks, your guess is as good as mine.)<br />5.) "Your Nose Is Gonna Grow" (Del-Fi Records # 4181) (Billboard Chart# 14, August 25, 1962.)<br />Thank You.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com