I was living in a little town when this came out. I def got the lyrics.
― in an arrangement that mimics idiocy (Michael White), Wednesday, 15 June 2011 16:10 (twelve years ago) link
my mother lived across the street from woody herman in queens as a girl.
― James & Bobby Quantify (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 15 June 2011 16:54 (twelve years ago) link
yes!
― scott seward, Wednesday, 15 June 2011 17:00 (twelve years ago) link
oh i should also mention that this song kinda reminded me of SOS by Abba in a weird way when i was younger.
― scott seward, Wednesday, 15 June 2011 17:02 (twelve years ago) link
the title of this song could have been SOS as well.
its meanspirited in a way that a lot of post-dylan lyrics were - and post-simon&garfunkel lyrics were - but it does feel heartfelt in a way.
otm. this kind of meanspirited is one of my favorite things tbh.
― horseshoe, Wednesday, 15 June 2011 17:03 (twelve years ago) link
and both this song and SOS were hit singles from 1975, so, i probably heard them both a lot that year. and the choruses remind me of each other.
― scott seward, Wednesday, 15 June 2011 17:06 (twelve years ago) link
the big difference between the two songs would be that SOS is the greatest pop song of the 70's and My Little Town isn't.
― scott seward, Wednesday, 15 June 2011 17:24 (twelve years ago) link
Interesting comparison! Funny thing about ABBA, when I was a kid ABBA were unrock and not to be listened to. Wow, 1975 is such a late year for such an evocative song! I liked ABBA but I had to go on vacation to hear their music.
― So Folkloric (u s steel), Wednesday, 15 June 2011 17:27 (twelve years ago) link
Besides Woody, I believe you once mentioned that Waddy Watchel was also in the neighborhood at the time.
― James & Bobby Quantify (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 15 June 2011 17:29 (twelve years ago) link
i don't remember that about waddy. was he really from queens? i guess he had to come from somewhere. though part of me just thinks that he was born and raised in some dark dank recording studio somewhere in hollywood.
― scott seward, Wednesday, 15 June 2011 18:04 (twelve years ago) link