edna Posted November 14, 2004 Report Share Posted November 14, 2004 I remember a hit of the late 60s, lyrics were "Babe I got news for you, I think I got news for you... if you should find somebody new... I´ll set you free, yeah, free, yeah, free... or "Girl I got news for you"... anybody knows the name of the singer/band? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earth-Angel Posted November 14, 2004 Report Share Posted November 14, 2004 This is the closest I can find Edna, I'm afraid I've never heard the song (I don't believe)! :: "I May Be Wrong, But I Won't Be Wrong Always" 1968 Chrys-A-Lee Music Ltd. Tell me baby, tell what's on your mind Tell me babe, tell what's on your mind Love you babe, I hate your hurtin' kind Baby, baby, I got news for you Baby, baby, I got news for you Love you babe, I don't know what to do Baby, baby, what's on your worried mind ? Baby, baby, what's on your worried mind ? Love you darlin', I hate your hurtin' kind Well look lonesome shinin' through the trees shinin' through those trees happens that babe thats up Baby, baby, what's on your worried mind ? I said, baby, baby, what's on your worried mind ? Gonna take you baby, I love you - seem so kind Love to hear my baby call my name Love to hear my baby call my name Don't know how - oh man, but she cause me pain Tell me baby, tell what's on your mind Tell me babe, tell what's on your mind Love you babe, I hate your hurtin' kind Baby, baby, what's gone wrong with you ? Baby, baby, what's wrong - gone wrong with you ? Love you babe, I don't know what to do I may be wrong, but I won't be wrong always Well I may be wrong, but I won't be wrong always Gonna love you baby, love you in my own sweet way ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted November 14, 2004 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2004 No,it´s not the one, but thanks anyway, Sue! You´re always lending a hand!! This is from the 60s, sure Uncle, jr, Muzik, sammy or Daniel know it... not to mention SuperBluesBoy or XXX the connoisseur! By the way, MC___ is not posting for a while... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted November 15, 2004 Author Report Share Posted November 15, 2004 Someone suggested it mght be Tommy James and the Shondells... I don´t think so... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy1104 Posted November 16, 2004 Report Share Posted November 16, 2004 Edna, the title of the song was "Girl, I've Got News For You" and I believe the name of the group was Aesop's Fables. I think the song came out in 1967 or 1968. Though I do remember the song, I do not remember all of the lyrics. I did try finding it on the internet but was unable to. I hope this info helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Joe Posted November 16, 2004 Report Share Posted November 16, 2004 I remember a hit of the late 60s, lyrics were "Babe I got news for you, I think I got news for you... if you should find somebody new... I´ll set you free, yeah, free, yeah, free... or "Girl I got news for you"... anybody knows the name of the singer/band? edna....this is what I found at AMG All Music Guide. There is one of those compilation albums and it contains a song titled, "Girl, I've Got News For You" by a group called Cherokee. The time-frame fits your description. Here's that link: Nuggets, Vol 5 And here's a brief bio on The Cherokees... Cherokees Sorry, I haven't been able to find the lyrics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy1104 Posted November 16, 2004 Report Share Posted November 16, 2004 Joe....I have to believe the Cherokees did a cover of that song. Aesops Fables were the original group to do this song. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earth-Angel Posted November 16, 2004 Report Share Posted November 16, 2004 Sorry to say, but those both could be covers! This seems to be a reliable source: > Girl I've Got News For You (Shapiro/Puccetti) - The Mardi > Gras, Map City MC 303: 1970, Produced by Loupop > Productions) - Don't know anything about this other than > it being written by Brad Shapiro and Robert Puccetti; > Puccetti also wrote the transcendent "Heard You Went Away" > by Proctor Amusement Co. on Scott 168 from June 1967 (and > picked up as Laurie 3346 two months later). Bobby Puccetti was the organ player and leader of the Birdwatchers from South Florida. The Birdwatchers hit #1 on the local Miami charts with the original version of "Girl I Got News For You" in 1966. It first came out on Henry Stone's Scott label, and then was picked up by Mala. Some of the Birdwatchers were backing Benny Latimore in the studio when he covered "Girl I Got News For You" for Dade in 1967. It was that version (Latimore's) that inspired covers by Aesop's Fables (Atco), Cherokee (ABC), and Iron Brigade Quickstep (Decca). The Mardi Gras version came out four years after the Birdwatchers' original, but was the best-selling version, reaching the national top ten in France. The Birdwatchers' producers, Steve Alaimo & Bradley Shapiro, resurrected "Heard You Went Away" in 1969 while recording Mercy's Warner Bros. album. That group's third single is a soft pop version of the Proctor Amusement Company tune, done very much in the style of their better-known "Love Can Make You Happy". I'm still hunting down those lyrics for you Edna! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earth-Angel Posted November 16, 2004 Report Share Posted November 16, 2004 The Birdwatchers - Girl, I got news for you "I don't care what you do! Go and find someone new! You're out of your tree! Girl I got news for you, Won't take abuse from you! Someday you're gonna find some guy, He won't care if you live or die, yeah!" Yes, apparently it's quite a melodic song.... :: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted November 16, 2004 Author Report Share Posted November 16, 2004 Jimmy, Joe and Sue, I love you! You´re always doing a great job! Now I´ll be able to find that record in the radio files! Thanks again! It´s probably Cherokee´s version, Aesop Fables must be the first but as for the time I see Cherokee fits. Merci otra vez! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Joe Posted November 16, 2004 Report Share Posted November 16, 2004 Jimmy, Joe and Sue, I love you! You´re always doing a great job! Now I´ll be able to find that record in the radio files! Thanks again! It´s probably Cherokee´s version, Aesop Fables must be the first but as for the time I see Cherokee fits. Merci otra vez! edna...that Sue is something else isn't she? By the way, "Otra Vez" is one of my favorite songs performed by Vince Guaraldi. Usted es agradable, como siempre! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted November 16, 2004 Author Report Share Posted November 16, 2004 tanti grazzie! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FER Posted December 2, 2004 Report Share Posted December 2, 2004 Hello guys! You all seem very knowledgable on older rock songs. I´m looking for a song called something like what you just found, "Baby I got news for you" or "I got news for you". Ir was a hit around 1969 and the lyrics start with: "He's my friend why do you lie You don't care You don't even try You're there With another guy Laughing at him Baby I got news for you..." (and so on. I don't remember more) Anyone knows any info on this song? I'll really appreciate any info or ideas you have. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earth-Angel Posted December 2, 2004 Report Share Posted December 2, 2004 FER, I believe it's this one, but I cannot track down the complete set of lyrics online. I hope this will suffice for now There was also a nice B-side on this LP called If I can't have you. Mardi Gras - Girl, I've got news for you (unfinished) It?s not fair.............lead/live/leave your life You don?t care, you don?t even try You said that there?s another guy Laughing at me It?s not fair I?ve been through I don?t care what you do If you should find somebody to love you I?ll set you free Yeah, girl I?ve got news for you I think I got news for you ?kind??.. ?? Girl, I?ve got news for you I think I got news for you ?.will find some guy ??. La, la, la, la, la It?s not fair I?ve been through I don?t care what you do You should find somebody to love you I?ll set you free Oh girl, Girl, I?ve got news I think I?ll love you for good? ??..some guy ?.leave your life for me ?.. Oh baby ,I think?? I think you?re part of me I?ll give you my love Oh my love??.. Why don?t you keep it all Sorry that there isn't a complete set, but I'm sure if you find the song, you'll be able to fill in the gaps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted December 2, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2004 SUZIE, SUPERSUZIE, YOU´RE BACK!!!!!!!!!!!! And yes, of course and as usual, THIS IS THE SONG! Oh, God, what are we going to do without you, Angel???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted December 2, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2004 The Mardi Gras version came out four years after the Birdwatchers' original, but was the best-selling version, reaching the national top ten in France. This is why the version I was looking for was Mardi Gras... Thanks again all the gang... and welcome FER, seems we were looking for the same one... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mja22 Posted July 19, 2005 Report Share Posted July 19, 2005 Hi, all, This thread may be long-dead, so I don't know if anyone will get it. My dad was in The Mardi Gras - that is one of their singles, of course... The song is long out of print, though you can usually find 45rpm 7" singles on eBay and elsewhere on the net - usually in Europe. I'm actually looking for the album, which seems to be impossible to find. :: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earth-Angel Posted July 19, 2005 Report Share Posted July 19, 2005 Wow, thanks for that mja22! Really cool to know Songfacts is so "connected"! :: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mja22 Posted July 19, 2005 Report Share Posted July 19, 2005 My pleasure - good to know someone still remembers that song!! (BTW - they also did a cover of "Too Busy Thinking 'Bout My Baby" that did well in Europe...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted July 20, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 20, 2005 mja22, welcome!! Mardi Gras is a collector´s item now. That song was a huge hit in France and in South America, I have been trying to get it since 1969... there is still a spanish DJ playing it on his radio show. A great song and a great band! I am still listening to the singer´s voice in my head... and I know many people who loved this band. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mja22 Posted July 27, 2005 Report Share Posted July 27, 2005 mja22, welcome!! Mardi Gras is a collector´s item now. That song was a huge hit in France and in South America, I have been trying to get it since 1969... there is still a spanish DJ playing it on his radio show. A great song and a great band! I am still listening to the singer´s voice in my head... and I know many people who loved this band. Interestingly, I just picked up a Spanish copy of the single! I haven't seen the LP anywhere, though I have a copy of a copy on tape. I think I'm going to see if I can get hold of the singer/drummer or the guitar player to ask if they have an extra copy (I haven't spoken to either of them for a while). My father was the keyboardist/backup vocalist and sang lead on one of the album tracks. He passed away long ago ('83), and somehow any albums he had were lost...though I do have his keyboard and some other of his musical items. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mja22 Posted July 27, 2005 Report Share Posted July 27, 2005 I think this is close to the lyrics - I've actually never seen them written down... Mardi Gras - Girl, I've got news for you It's not fair, I need your light(?) You don't care, you don't even try You said that there's another guy Laughing at me It's not fair, I've been true I don't care what you do If you should find somebody new I'll set you free Oh, yeah... Girl I've got news for you I'll take no abuse from you Someday you'll find some guy, He won't care if you live or die, yeah.. Girl, I've got news for you I'll take no abuse from you Someday you'll find some guy, He won't care if you live or die, yeah.. La, la, la, la, la, la It's not fair I've been true I don't care what you do If you should find somebody new I'll set you free Girl, I've got news for you I'll take no abuse from you Someday you'll find some guy, He won't care if you live or die, yeah.. (Close, I hope!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted July 28, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 28, 2005 A Spanish copy of the single... Congrats, mja! I found a European site where I could download it... unfortunately, the song can´t be found anymore so I will make a tour among the record collectors. If ever I find the album of course I´ll let you know... well, that band was really good, I still remember that song... Good to know you, mja!!! It´s a honour! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earth-Angel Posted July 28, 2005 Report Share Posted July 28, 2005 Thank you for posting mja, it's great when someone who knew the musician is a guest on the site as well as the information for our beloved Edna who is a fan! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Joe Posted July 28, 2005 Report Share Posted July 28, 2005 Songfacts is just awesome! Welcome to the fold, mja. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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