edna Posted January 22, 2013 Report Share Posted January 22, 2013 "But It's Alright" J.J. Jackson Written by J.J.Jackson and Pierre Tubbs. Recorded in the UK. Released as a single in 1966, it went up to #22 on Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. It was re-released in 1969, this time reaching #45. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted January 22, 2013 Report Share Posted January 22, 2013 " Rockaria!" Electric Light Orchestra (1976) Written by Jeff Lynne. Recorded in Munich, in 1976 at Musicland Studios. Released as a track of their sixth studio album "A New World Record" in September 1976. Also a single released in February 1977 in the UK with "Poker" as the B-side. Mary Thomas sings vocals in the intro and starts to sing before the band. The take was kept by Lynne, even keeping the "Ooops" she said when she realised. The song itself is a unique fusion of rocking blues, glam rock, opera and power pop. According to the lyrics, a woman is obsessed with the operatic masterworks of Wagner, Beethoven, Puccini and Verdi and the singer's intent is to show her how to rock and roll. By the end of the song, however, the twist becomes that the opera singer has proven that she actually can rock 'n' roll with the best of them and that she has a few tricks to teach to the singer. When Beethoven is mentioned the iconic opening of his fifth Symphony is heard on the piano. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted January 22, 2013 Report Share Posted January 22, 2013 (edited) "Things I'd Like to Say" New Colony Six Written by Les(Stewart)Kummel & Ronnie Rice. A track from their 1968 album "Revelations". Also a single, B-sided by "Come and give Your Love To Me", that reached #2 on 30 December 1968, #16 on Billboard Hot 100 on 22-29 March 1969 and #6 in Canada. One of Chicago's legendary '60s pop/rock bands, New Colony Six was originally a rock band, and built its reputation as just that. In 1967, however, after a change in personnel, its sound changed to a more subtle flavor, resulting in this, its only Top 40 hit. Crossing pop with a slight soul edge, "Things I'd Like to Say" anticipated the soft soul sound that would soon permeate the pop/soul charts at the dawn of the 1970s. A fine orchestral arrangement and production by Pete Wright adds a sheen to the overall record, which has aged rather well. Edited January 24, 2013 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted January 24, 2013 Report Share Posted January 24, 2013 "Goo Goo Barabajagal (Love Is Hot)" Donovan with The Jeff Beck Group (1969) Written by Donovan. A single recorded in May 1969, backed by the Jeff Beck Group, released in June 1969 in the UK and in August 1969 in the US. B-sided by "Trudi" aka "Bed With Me". Also a track of the album "Barabajagal", released in 1969, with JB's band playing on many songs. It made #12 in the UK and # 36 in the US charts. In his autobiography, Donovan relates how Jeff Beck's guitar had not been delivered to the studio, so they had to borrow one for him to play on the track (at Beck's request, it was a Fender, his preferred instrument). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted January 28, 2013 Report Share Posted January 28, 2013 The Songfactors' Choice Top Ten #317 This week there is 5 (five ) songs needing facts. The Songfactors' Choice Top Ten #317 1. Cracked Actor - David Bowie (1973) 2. Panic In Detroit - David Bowie (1973) 3. Mr. Bojangles - Jerry Jeff Walker (1970) 4. Two Tickets To Paradise - Eddie Money (1978) 5. You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling - Hall & Oates (1980) If you have any info on any of the songs mentioned anywhere in this thread, please feel free to post your knowledge here. Submissions on songs will be collated and sent to the main site and you will receive credit for your contribution. As always the Songfish thanks you :guitar: :rock: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted January 28, 2013 Report Share Posted January 28, 2013 (edited) "You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling" Hall & Oates Written by Phil Spector, Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil A very famous song released in 1964 sung by The Righteous Brothers. It was #1 hit and it's one of the typical "wall of sound" Spector songs. The BMI listed it as "the most played song in the 20th Century on TV and radio". Darryl Hall and John Oates recorded their version in 1980. It was released on September 27th, B-sided by "Diddy Doo Wop (I Hear The Voices)" It went #12 in the US charts by November. It's the second song by Hall & Oates that's not written by them. Edited January 28, 2013 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted January 28, 2013 Report Share Posted January 28, 2013 "Two Tickets To Paradise" Eddie Money (1978) Written by Eddie Money. A track of his debut album "Eddie Money" released in 1977. Also released as a single. It was recorded in 1977 and released on June 24th one year later, B-sided by "Don't Worry". The lyrics talk about a womman whose mother refuses to see her daughter marrying a musician. It was Eddie Money's case as her girlfriend's mother wanted her to marry a rich and serious man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonJonSurfer Posted January 28, 2013 Report Share Posted January 28, 2013 Cracked Actor - Bowie '73 From the Aladdin Sane album, Bowie wrote the songs for this album as he toured the US in 1972 on the Ziggy Stardust Tour. Each song represented a US city and Cracked Actor represented the down and dirty decadence of Los Angeles. While driving down Hollywood Blvd. Bowie noted that it was impossible to tell the stars and would be stars from the runaways and hookers on the streets. Bowie paints dark images of over the hill actors and degrading sex to the thunderous guitar work of Mick Ronson. Cracked Actor is three minutes of distorted, feedback laced fury which includes Bowie on the harmonica (a rare treat even when played at a base level). A centerpiece of many Bowie live shows, Cracked Actor, in a way, defines the dirty glam rock idol that we know as David Bowie. A 1974 documentary also entitled Cracked Actor is a must watch for fans to get an inside glimpse of the era and genre that was defined if not created by David Bowie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonJonSurfer Posted January 28, 2013 Report Share Posted January 28, 2013 Panic in Detroit Bowie '73 Bowie wrote the songs for the Aladdin Sane album during the Ziggy Stardust tour of '72 and each song was about a city in the US. Although you would assume Panic in Detroit was written in the Motor City, it was actually written in Los Angeles. Bowie had spent the entire evening talking with Iggy Pop and he was fascinated with him and his stories of being back home in The Motor City. Bowie artistically rendered Iggy into a political radical throwing in some paranoia for good measure. Musically you'll hear the riffs of Bo Diddley in Mick Ronson's choppy guitar work, but you'll be forced to forget about Bo as Ronson climbs the scales culminating in a screaming guitar outro. The song fittingly leads into Cracked Actor which provides us with a powerful one two punch not heard by Bowie since The Man Who Sold the World album. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLizard Posted January 28, 2013 Report Share Posted January 28, 2013 Mr. Bojangles (from Wikipedia): Walker has said he was inspired to write the song after an encounter with a street performer in a New Orleans jail and that the song does not refer to the famous stage and movie personality Bill "Bojangles" Robinson. Walker said while in jail for public intoxication in 1965, he met a homeless white man who called himself "Mr. Bojangles" to conceal his true identity from the police. He had been arrested as part of a police sweep of indigent people that was carried out following a high-profile murder. The two men and others in the cell chatted about all manner of things, but when Mr. Bojangles told a story about his dog, the mood in the room turned heavy. Someone else in the cell asked for something to lighten the mood, and Mr. Bojangles obliged with a tap dance. The song is notated in two time signatures, 3/4 and 6/8. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad_M Posted January 28, 2013 Report Share Posted January 28, 2013 "You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling" Hall & Oates ...A very famous song released in 1964 sung by The isley brothers. I think you meant to say The Righteous Brothers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted January 28, 2013 Report Share Posted January 28, 2013 I think you meant to say The Righteous Brothers. Yes, Brad, of course I meant the Righteous Brothers... sorry... I'll fix it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted January 28, 2013 Report Share Posted January 28, 2013 (edited) Oh, thank you, thank you so much RonJon and Tim!!! I love you, chicos!!! Thank you Brad too... RonJon, not only you're always right but you're also a very good writer. Bravo. Edited January 28, 2013 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonJonSurfer Posted January 29, 2013 Report Share Posted January 29, 2013 Oh, thank you, thank you so much RonJon and Tim!!! I love you, chicos!!! Thank you Brad too... RonJon, not only you're always right but you're also a very good writer. Bravo. Edna, How could I give anything but my literary best for you and Songfacts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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edna Posted February 5, 2013 Report Share Posted February 5, 2013 The Songfactors' Choice Top Ten #318 This week there is 4(four ) songs needing facts. The Songfactors' Choice Top Ten #318 1. (Wish I Could Fly Like) Superman - The Kinks (1979) 2. I'm Gonna Crawl - Led Zeppelin (1979) 3. Show Must Go On, The - Three Dog Night (1974) 4. Can't Get Enough Of You Baby - ? & The Mysterians (1967) If you have any info on any of the songs mentioned anywhere in this thread, please feel free to post your knowledge here. Submissions on songs will be collated and sent to the main site and you will receive credit for your contribution. As always the Songfish thanks you :guitar: :rock: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonJonSurfer Posted February 5, 2013 Report Share Posted February 5, 2013 The Show Must Go On - Three Dog Night 1974 Three Dog Night's cover of Leo Sayer's first hit single (Reaching #2 for Sayer in 1973) was the bands last Top Ten hit. Sayer became one of the many songwriters to lend songs to Three Dog Night (Nilsson, Nyro, Hiatt, Axton, Ballard, Taupin, Newman, Williams)and have it become a hit due to the Three Dog Night sound and style. The song uses a circus theme with full blown circus music as a metaphor for life's difficulties, the music business and the choices that must be made. Reportedly Sayer wasn't happy that Three Dog Night changes the last verse from "I won't let the show go on" to "I must let the show go on". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinkstones Posted February 5, 2013 Report Share Posted February 5, 2013 I'm Gonna Crawl Led Zeppelin It's the final track on the band's final studio album (of new original material), In Through The Out Door. It was written by John Paul Jones, Jimmy Page, and Robert Plant, but mostly composed by Jones. The verses are interestingly, in 12/8 time. It's heavily influenced by 1960s soul and blues, and while the song is about a woman, Plant's vocal delivery and the line "every little bit of my love" were actually inspired by the death of his son two years earlier. It was never performed live by the band, but John Bonham said it was one of Plant's best vocal deliveries. Information taken from Wikipedia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad_M Posted February 5, 2013 Report Share Posted February 5, 2013 The Show Must Go On - Three Dog Night 1974 Three Dog Night's cover of Leo Sayer's first hit single (Reaching #2 for Sayer in 1973) was the bands last Top Ten hit. Songfacts lists both U.S. Hot 100 chart positions and UK Singles chart positions for each Songfacts page, so it is important to list what country and chart when showing a chart position. Leo Sayer hit #2 with this song in the UK on the UK Singles chart in 1973. Three Dog Night peaked at #4 in the U.S. on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1974. The single was certified "gold" in the U.S. by the RIAA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted February 6, 2013 Report Share Posted February 6, 2013 "(Wish I Could Fly Like) Superman" The Kinks Written by Ray davies. A track from their studio album "Low Budget" released in 1979. The song was recorded at Konk Studios, London, in January 1979. The song was released both as a single and also as an extended version. It reached #41 on the Billboard Hot 100. Coming in two distinct flavors, ”(Wish I Could Fly Like) Superman” contains some of Kinks front man Ray Davies’ most sharp-edged lyrics. Told from the viewpoint of a powerless schlep, the song recites an amusing list of real-life annoyances while fantasizing about how these problems could be solved by having the powers of Superman. Released in 1979 on the surprise hit Low Budget album, the studio version of ”(Wish I Could Fly Like) Superman” is disco friendly and eminently danceable. The hard-rock version that the Kinks often performed in concert is musically less interesting, though it does provide a better opportunity for Davies to exploit his more theatrical inclinations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted February 6, 2013 Report Share Posted February 6, 2013 Thank you so much, RonJon And Pinkstones and Brad as well... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted February 6, 2013 Report Share Posted February 6, 2013 "Can't Get Enough Of You Baby" ? & the Mysterians Written by Denny Randell/Sandy Linzer. Qustion mark and the Mysterians released their version as a single, B-sided by "Smokes", on March 1967. It was also a track of their album "Action" released later, in June of the same year. It reached #56 on the Billboard Hot 100. The single, B-sided by "Smokes" was released on March same year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad_M Posted February 6, 2013 Report Share Posted February 6, 2013 "Can't Get Enough Of You Baby" ? & the Mysterians Some additional info: This song was covered by the band Smash Mouth. Their version peaked at #27 on the U.S. Billboard Airplay chart in 1998 and was used in the 1998 movie Can't Hardly Wait starring Jennifer Love Hewitt and is included on the movie soundtrack. This cover also peaked at #30 on the U.S. Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart in 1998. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted February 11, 2013 Report Share Posted February 11, 2013 (edited) The Songfactors' Choice Top Ten #319 This week there is 4(four) songs needing facts. The Songfactors' Choice Top Ten #318 1. Walk - Pantera (1992) 2. Don't Bother Me - The Beatles (1962) 3. Superman - The Clique(1969) 4. Strawberry Letter 23 - Shuggie Otis (1971) If you have any info on any of the songs mentioned anywhere in this thread, please feel free to post your knowledge here. Submissions on songs will be collated and sent to the main site and you will receive credit for your contribution. As always the Songfish thanks you :guitar: :rock: Edited February 12, 2013 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted February 11, 2013 Report Share Posted February 11, 2013 ...and thank you, Brad! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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