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There are 13 messages in this issue.
Topics in this digest:
1. Re: The Groop/Midnight Cowboy
From: P. A. Ferra
2. Seven Teeny Little Bikinis
From: Paul Evans
3. "Surprising" original versions
From: Hugu M.
4. Dating Issues
From: Mike Rashkow
5. Re: Midnight Cowboy -- what's the real story?
From: Jeff Lemlich
6. Re: Felice & Boudleaux Bryant Rarities
From: Dan Nowicki
7. Re: "Here My Dear"
From: Joe Nelson
8. Bikini Back Seat Mash-up
From: Paul Evans
9. Re: Kenny O'Dell to Musica
From: Bob Celli
10. Our New Home Page
From: David Bell
11. Another Ron Dante commercial
From: Laura Pinto
12. Eye magazine
From: Kingsley Abbott
13. Re: "Here My Dear"
From: Scott
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Message: 1
Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2004 20:58:10 -0000
From: P. A. Ferra
Subject: Re: The Groop/Midnight Cowboy
Hi Art,
Thanks for the information. I guess that means there is a third
Groop, and I loved hearing about the Avante Garde - esp. re: Chuck
Woolery! I guess you could say the world is still full of aspiring
game show hosts...
The answer to whether Aileen sang with the Groop of "Midnight Cowboy"
fame is "yes". Here is the link to the website she shares with Elkin -
check out the press release pages for more info:
http://www.aethomas.com/
This site (recordsbymail.com) has two entries for Aileen's version of
The Groop ("A Famous Myth" and "The Jet Song", and a couple for the
Aussie edition of The Groop on Jamie records ("Woman You're Breaking
Me" and "Such A Lovely Way").
Bryan – here's the link to that Midnight Cowboy review found back in
February. The Groop is mentioned here, and a track listing is
provided:
http://www.mfiles.co.uk/Reviews/john-barry-midnight-cowboy.htm
Hope this has helped…
p.a. ferra
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Message: 2
Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2004 21:20:12 -0000
From: Paul Evans
Subject: Seven Teeny Little Bikinis
Hey, Country Paul,
I'm afraid you've given me credit for something I didn't do. For
some reason, "Seven Little Girls (Sitting in the Back Seat)" - my
recording - often gets mixed up with "Teeny Weeny........" - Brian
Hyland's song. I guess because they're two novelty songs released
at around the same time and one of the writers is the same on both
songs (Lee Pockriss).
I didn't know that was Ronnie warbling on the yogurt commercial.
Thanks for letting me know. And a "well done" to Ronnie.
Paul Evans
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Message: 3
Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2004 22:03:17 -0000
From: Hugu M.
Subject: "Surprising" original versions
Re Phil M's quest for "surprising" originals:
Gotta have Bo Diddley's "Pills" on there, Phil, you just got to. Heard
it for the first time fairly recently and it was my favorite song in
the whole universe for maybe two or three consecutive DAYS! Very
different from the NY Dolls version, of course... and different from
what I would have expected it to sound like... and more delightful
than I could have imagined ahead of time.
But I thought 'coupled with' was a precursor to 'begat'.
chim chim cheree...
Hugo M.
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Message: 4
Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2004 18:03:53 EST
From: Mike Rashkow
Subject: Dating Issues
...who can I share this with except youse guys?
Going through some old sheet music, I came across "Forget Him"
the Bobby Vee hit--which I discovered was written by a Brit--and
written on the front of it was Henry Glover's phone number.
Get this: LA 7-1568.
Those were the days my friend.
Talk about getting a reminder of how old one is--that'll do it for
today.
Di la,
Rashkovsky
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Message: 5
Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2004 00:05:16 -0000
From: Jeff Lemlich
Subject: Re: Midnight Cowboy -- what's the real story?
Bryan wrote:
> I've heard so many stories over the years about songs that were
> supposed to be used in this movie, and bands that were supposed
> to appear in it.
I'm wondering if anyone has a vocal version of the song "Midnight
Cowboy" they could post to musica? I'm not referring to
"Everybody's Talkin'", but the melody that was made famous by
Vinnie Bell with Ferrante & Teicher.
Jeff Lemlich
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Message: 6
Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2004 21:24:52 EST
From: Dan Nowicki
Subject: Re: Felice & Boudleaux Bryant Rarities
> Felice and Boudleaux Bryant, now there's a Bear Family project
> in the making. Check out "Still In Love" ("look at Papa lookin'
> at Mama, they're still in love"). I've got it on a CD by The Wicked
> Picketts. They are like an alt-country band from the NW, I think.
> Great tune, but I don't know who did it originally.
The Collins Kids did a great version of "They're Still in Love" in the
mid-1950s.
Dan N.
Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.A.
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Message: 7
Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2004 22:30:20 -0500
From: Joe Nelson
Subject: Re: "Here My Dear"
For "Here, My Dear" info, try this:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000001AKC/inktomi-musicasin-20/ref%3Dnosim/102-4291247-6093749
Joe Nelson
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Message: 8
Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2004 21:25:09 -0000
From: Paul Evans
Subject: Bikini Back Seat Mash-up
Country Paul:
> ...working on a mash-up to be called "Seven Itsy Bitsy Teenwie
> Weenie Girls in Polka-Dot Bikinis Sittin' In The Back Seat"
That's GOT to be a smash! :-)
Hey Dave, Thanks for the good birthday wishes.
Have a great day,
Paul Evans
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Message: 9
Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2004 11:23:51 -0000
From: Bob Celli
Subject: Re: Kenny O'Dell to Musica
Clark Besch wrote:
> "No Obligations" is not all that much different vocally from the
> John Beland song I posted last month. There were so many good
> writers and singers that never got their just dues. Luckily,
> Spectropop gives us the chance to present some of our faves of
> these to people who appreciate the underappreciated.
Clark,
The only time I ever heard this song was on the flip side of a Bobby
Vee 45 from the same time period Woman In My Life/No Obligations.
This record was produced by Snuff Garrett and was one of a few
recordings the pair worked on together after their initial split.
"Woman In My Life" did nothing but "No Obligations" did chart
regionally in the north east I believe, but Liberty did nothing to
promote it and it died. Kenny did a great record on it for sure. I
really like it and I can see why Bobby covered it. "No Obligations"
made a cd appearance on The Essential and Collectable Bobby Vee a
few years ago.
Bob Celli
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Message: 10
Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2004 13:50:57 -0000
From: David Bell
Subject: Our New Home Page
I'd just like to add my congratulations to the Team for the fab
Home Page that has been revealed in all its glory. It made me go
immediately to the drawer in my filing cabinet, which is marked
"Mostly Unused" to dig out my old copies of Pop Weekly. I had a
lovely, nostalgic hour flicking through those magazines and was
misty eyed, revelling in pure pop trash, which is my favourite
sort of popular music information. The publicity machine was
just so excellent in those long gone days.
As Mr Grace used to say, "You've all done very well."
David.
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Message: 11
Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2004 13:21:52 -0000
From: Laura Pinto
Subject: Another Ron Dante commercial
Hi S'poppers,
If you live in the States, be on the lookout (or on the listen-out)
for Ron Dante's latest TV commercial, for the Applebees restaurant
chain. That's Ron singing a variation on "Happy Together."
You might recall that Ron was featured in a couple of Applebees
commercials last year as well; he was singing the "Honey Honey"
refrain from "Sugar Sugar." Links to video clips from that ad
campaign can be found at the bottom of Ron's homepage at
http://www.rondante.com/ .
Da doo Ron Ron,
Laura :)
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Message: 12
Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2004 13:34:26 -0000
From: Kingsley Abbott
Subject: Eye magazine
Orion wrote:
> Does anyone remember "eye" magazine? It lasted 15 issues, I think.
> I own a copy of all of them, they have some interesting articles,
> pictures and sniplets about singers, groups, etc. from the era of
> 1968. Although it was aimed at the psychedelic crowd, it does have
> some other music stuff in it.
Yes, I remember it ...I think. Wasn't it put together as a follow
up to the old Capitol funded Teenset mag, and run by some of the
same folk?? Editor Judy Sims and photographer Nancy Chester may have
had something to do with setting it up I think. I have a copy
somewhere I think. I certainly enjoyed Teenset as they covered many
bands I was into then (eg Merry Go Round and Buffalo Springfield)...
and there is even a pic of me in one issue. For details of how that
came about, send plain brown envelope and $1.95 for handling and
hilarity to your usual therapist's address!!!!
Kingsley
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Message: 13
Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2004 06:01:29 EST
From: Scott
Subject: Re: "Here My Dear"
Eddy:
> IIRC Marvin Gaye recorded this album as a "reply" to the divorce
> settlement with his wife. I'm not sure, but I believe she was
> entitled to all the rights to his next album. But I'd love to hear
> confirmation/elaboration on this myself !
That's pretty much the story. Anna Gordy Gaye sued him for divorce
(probably not without grounds) and as part of the settlement she was
entitled to a large chunk of the profits from his next LP. Gaye
supposedly planned to record a sub-par effort, but at the last minute
decided to use the new album as a platform to express his side of the
story, which he does with quite a bit of not-too-subtle detail. I
haven't listened to the LP in a long time, but I remember that was at
least a couple of tracks that were quite wicked in the way they
attacked his ex. In a way it kind of backfired on him in that the LP
actually sold pretty well, so Anna probably walked away with a nice
paycheck.
Scott
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