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There are 6 messages in this issue.
Topics in this digest:
1. Re: The Old Rag Man
From: Al Kooper
2. Oh Carole!
From: Mike Carter
3. Re: Everlys
From: Al Kooper
4. Buffy Come Back - Angel and the Reruns
From: Mark Hill
5. Melanie
From: Tony Gerber
6. Re: S'pop home page photo
From: Steve Harvey
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Message: 1
Date: Mon, 28 Jun 2004 18:42:59 EDT
From: Al Kooper
Subject: Re: The Old Rag Man
Martin Roberts
> A two part Eddie Hodges ROTW kicks off (naturally) with Part 2,
> "The Old Rag Man": http://www.spectropop.com/JackNitzsche/index.htm
> Very Four-Seasonsish from this team. Interesting; thank you, Martin.
well disc-overed
We wrote it originally for The Four Seasons but it got recorded
by Hodges, Freddie Cannon, and The Rascals (unreleased)
Good ears, you.....
Al Kooper
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Message: 2
Date: Tue, 29 Jun 2004 00:45:05 -0000
From: Mike Carter
Subject: Oh Carole!
Frank Young wrote:
> Goffin/Keller collaborations are significantly different from
> Goffin/King. It's mostly in the melodies and phrasing. King's
> waaaaaaaay more subtle a composer. IMHO, everything Keller wrote
> tended to sound overly bouncy, cutesy and rather like a TV show
> theme. Carole King's melodies, even something as aggressive as
> "The Loco-motion," always invite the listener without coercion.
> They seem so relaxed in comparison. They have nothing to prove;
> they just are, and are more beguiling minus the hard-sell.
What wonderful kind words about Carole King and her melodies.
They do act as if they've been "present" forever, huh?
Interestingly, Carole King and Gerry Goffin DID write the theme
song to the first season of "I Dream Of Jeannie". A clever little
ditty in 3/4 time that apparently didn't coerce the listener enough
because come season two, poof, it was gone! Always wondered if Gerry
wrote words to the melody and if the song "Jeannie" had ever been
recorded somewhere else. Anybody know?
Mike C.
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Message: 3
Date: Mon, 28 Jun 2004 18:46:54 EDT
From: Al Kooper
Subject: Re: Everlys
previously:
> Anybody else out there mesmerized by the single Lord Of The Manor
> by the EB's ???
What an amazing record/song. Warner Brothers early 70's. One of my
fave singles of all time. Do I Stand Alone here?
Al Kooper
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Message: 4
Date: Mon, 28 Jun 2004 15:44:45 -0400
From: Mark Hill
Subject: Buffy Come Back - Angel and the Reruns
Bill George asks:
> Can anybody help me locate an obscure early-80s girl group song
> called "Buffy Come Back" by Angel and the Reruns? I've been
> looking for it for twenty years and no luck.
Is that the one they used to play on "Dr. Demento"? Lead singer
sounds like fingernails on a chalkboard. "Come back Buffy. Where
are you?, where are you?, WHERE ARE YOU?" It was on the 2nd Demento
LP (Brown cover) ("Dr. Demento's Delights"?) I have it somewhere in
the archives here if you're interested.
"Dr. Mark" Hill
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Message: 5
Date: Mon, 28 Jun 2004 20:50:20 -0000
From: Tony Gerber
Subject: Melanie
Greetings...
I just wanted to let any Melanie fans know about her newest
album of all new material entitled, "Paled by Dimmer Light"...
Her voice sounds better than ever and this new collection of
songs are very inspired and also includes the masterful guitar
work of her son, Beau Jarrad.
More about this album can be found at:
http://spaceformusic.com/melanie
Melanie's Official Website is:
http://melaniemusic.net/
In peace,
TG
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Message: 6
Date: Mon, 28 Jun 2004 14:37:29 -0700 (PDT)
From: Steve Harvey
Subject: Re: S'pop home page photo
Say, isn't that Artie Wayne's "fiance" Dee Dee Sharp sitting next to
his "jogging buddy" Cassius Clay? (see Artie's post from last year
for an explanation).
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