edna Posted December 10, 2013 Report Share Posted December 10, 2013 Thank you, Zab... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted December 17, 2013 Report Share Posted December 17, 2013 The Songfactor's Top 10 #361 This week there is 6(six) songs needing facts. The Songfactor's Choice Top 10 #361 1. You Can Do Magic – America (1982) 2. Mean Woman Blues – Roy Orbison 3. Allison Road – Gin Blossoms (1994) 4. Goin Back – The Byrds (1967) 5. This Will Be Our Year – The Zombies (1968) 6. I Shall Be Released – Joe Cocker (1969) 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 December 17, 2013 Report Share Posted December 17, 2013 "You Can Do Magic" America Written by Russ Ballard A track of their 1982 album "View from the Ground", released on July 15th. The single, B-sided by "Even the Score" was also released in July 1982. It was a hit and made#8 on Billboard Hot 100. It also charted in other countries. Ballard wrote and produced the song. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted December 17, 2013 Report Share Posted December 17, 2013 "Mean Woman Blues" Roy Orbison Written by Claude Demetrius. Elvis Presley recorded the first version in 1957. In 1963, Roy Orbison recorded his version on a single B-sided by "Blue Bayou". It made #5 on Billboard Hot 100. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted December 17, 2013 Report Share Posted December 17, 2013 (edited) "Allison Road" Gin Blossoms Written by Robin Wilson. The song is a track from their 1994 album, "New Miserable Experience". The single was released as a cassete tape and made #39 on the Modern Rock Tracks Chart. Wilson and a friend were travelling in Texas in 1989 and had taken a picture of a sign that read "Next Exit Allison Road" (for Allison, his friend's sister) I walked to the other room, sat down in front of the television and turned on CNN. And the moment the TV turned on I heard that little melody in my head; 'On Allison Road.' And I was like, '*******!' So I turned off the TV, climbed over the couch and went back in my bedroom and the song was pretty much done 20 minutes later. Edited December 17, 2013 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zabadak Posted December 17, 2013 Report Share Posted December 17, 2013 "Mean Woman Blues" Roy Orbison Written by Claude Demetrius. Elvis Presley recorded the first version in 1957. In 1963, Roy Orbison recorded his version on a single B-sided by "Blue Bayou". It made #5 on Billboard Hot 100. This single was released in September 1963 in the UK and reached #3. :guitar: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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edna Posted December 17, 2013 Report Share Posted December 17, 2013 (edited) "Goin Back" The Byrds Written by Gerry Goffin and Carole King in 1966. Dusty Springfield recorded the first version in 1966. The Byrds included their version in their album "The Notorious Byrd Brothers", from January 1968. The single, B-sided by "Change Is Now" was released in October 20, 1967. It made #89 on the Billboard Hot 100 and didn't chart in the UK. The band didn't fully agree about this recording. David Crosby didn't like it and wanted to release his song, "Triad". Evetually, he was fired from the group and "Going Back" won. The songs is about losing innocence and starting to deal with adult life. It tries to capture that moment in life. There's a long list of performers who recorded the song, Marianne Faithfull, Carole King or The Move, among many others. Edited December 17, 2013 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted December 18, 2013 Report Share Posted December 18, 2013 "This Will Be Our Year" The Zombies Written by Chris White. A track of "Odessey and Oracle", their second album, released in April 1968. The single was released in June the same year as the B-side of "Butcher's Tale (Western Front 1914)" but only in the US and in Canada. It didn't chart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted December 18, 2013 Report Share Posted December 18, 2013 "I Shall Be Released" Joe Cocker Written by Bob Dylan in 1967. The Band recorded it for their album " Music from Big Pink" in 1968. Dylan also recorded the song and it's on "The Basement Tapes" album. Joe Cocker included his version in his first album, "With A Little Help From My Friends", released in April 1969. He performed the song live at the Woodstock festival in 1969. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted December 24, 2013 Report Share Posted December 24, 2013 (edited) The Songfactor's Top 10 #362 This week there is 4(four) songs needing facts. The Songfactor's Choice Top 10 #362 1. Rock Me – Great White (1987) 2. Cool Jerk – The Capitols (1966) 3. Enough Is Enough – April Wine (1982) 4. Can You Do It? – The Contours (1964) 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 December 24, 2013 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted December 25, 2013 Report Share Posted December 25, 2013 "Rock Me" Great White Written by Mark Kendall, Jack Russell, Alan Niven, Michael Lardie A track of their 1987 album, "One Bitten...". Also a single, released in June 1987 B-sided by "Fast Road". The song was a hit, it made#9 on the Mainstream Rock charts and #60 on Billoboard Hot 100 in the US. It had lot of airplay on classic rock stations but it had to be cut from 7 to 3 minutes for the radio and video versions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted December 25, 2013 Report Share Posted December 25, 2013 "Cool Jerks" The Capitols Written by Donald Storball. The Capitols recorded the original version as a track of their album "Dance The Cool Jerk", released in 1966. The single, B-sided by "Hello Stranger", made #2 on the R&B charts, #7 on the pop charts and #9 on the Canadian Singles Chart. The Funk Brothers (though not credited)recorded the backing track. ...the song was originally to be called "Pimp Jerk." This was taken from watching neighborhood pimps, who would dance in the clubs, but were too "cool" to do the jerk like regular folks. Their version was subsequently named "the Pimp Jerk." The producer was afraid that a song with the word pimp in the title would be banned or not receive much positive attention, and had the title changed to its current form. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted December 26, 2013 Report Share Posted December 26, 2013 "Enough Is Enough" April Wine Written by Myles Goodwyn A track of their album "Power Play", from 1982. The single made # 50 on Billboard Hot 100 in the US and #8 in the Canadian charts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted December 26, 2013 Report Share Posted December 26, 2013 "Can You Do It?" The Contours Written by Thelma Coleman Gordy and Richard Stree A single by The Contours released in 1964. It made#16 in the R&B charts and #41 on Billboard list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad_M Posted December 26, 2013 Report Share Posted December 26, 2013 "Enough Is Enough" April Wine Written by Myles Goodwyn A track of their album "Power Play", from 1982. The single made # 50 on Billboard Hot 100 in the US and #8 in the Canadian charts. It also peaked at #9 in the U.S. on Billboard Top Tracks chart (now known as Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Zabadak Posted December 27, 2013 Report Share Posted December 27, 2013 "Can You Do It?" The Contours Written by Thelma Coleman Gordy and Richard Stree A single by The Contours released in 1964. It made#16 in the R&B charts and #41 on Billboard list. Was released in the UK on 29 May 1964 on the Stateside label, backed by "I'll Stand By You" - did not chart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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edna Posted January 16, 2014 Report Share Posted January 16, 2014 The Songfactor's Top 10 #363 This week there is 4(four) songs needing facts. The Songfactor's Choice Top 10 #363 1. Come On Down To My Boat – Every Mother's Son (1967) 2. I Feel Lucky – Mary Chapin Carpenter (1992) 3. Hold Me – P.J.Proby (1967) 4. Chicken Shack Boogie – Amos Milburn (1948) 5. Blue Tarp Blues – Sonny Landreth and Mark Knopfler (2008) 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 16, 2014 Report Share Posted January 16, 2014 "Come On Down To My Boat" Every Mother's Son Written by the Larden Brothers. The song was a track of their debut album "Every Motehr's Son", from 1967. The single was released in July 1967 and made #6 on Billboard charts and #3 in Canada. It was a one-hit wonder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted January 16, 2014 Report Share Posted January 16, 2014 I Feel Lucky Mary Chapin Carpenter Written by Mary Chapin Carpenter. A track of the album "Come On,Come On", released in 1992. The song was the first single from the album and it was reñeased on May 18th. It made#4 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles. It was also a hit in Canada, reaching #16 on Canada Adult Contemporary Tracks and #3 on Canada Country Tracks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted January 16, 2014 Report Share Posted January 16, 2014 "Hold Me" P.J.Proby Written by Little Jack Little and Ira Schuster "Hold Me" was recorded and released in 1964 as a single, B-sided by "The Tip Of My Fingers" and it made #3 in the UK and #5 in Canada. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted January 16, 2014 Report Share Posted January 16, 2014 "Chicken Shack Boogie" Amos Milburn Written by Amos Milburn and Lola Cullum (aka Anne Cullum) The song was recorded in November 19, 1947, and released in September 1948 as 78 rpm record, B-sided by "It Took a Long, Long Time". It made the R&B chart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted January 16, 2014 Report Share Posted January 16, 2014 "Blue Tarp Blues" Sonny Landreth and Mark Knopfler Written by Sonny Landreth. A track of "From The Reach", Landreth' s 9th studio album. It was released on May 20th, 2008. Mark Knopfler plays guitar and sings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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