Just noticed something on the prior poll being Motown-inflected as well.
― And Nobody POLLS Like Me (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 7 June 2018 01:07 (five years ago) link
Little Green Bag has that slinky bass line and laid back vocals on the verses then it busts out into a Tom Jones number in the chorus.
― earlnash, Thursday, 7 June 2018 01:15 (five years ago) link
Although now I can’t remember. Unless it was this poll. The riff on “Love Grows...” may be reminiscent of “I Was Made To Love Her.”
― And Nobody POLLS Like Me (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 7 June 2018 01:16 (five years ago) link
Hey, there is also a good cover of that one by Freedy Johnston and also a version by Frida, in Swedish! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qboon-IQdIk
― And Nobody POLLS Like Me (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 7 June 2018 01:42 (five years ago) link
Along with more than one version by Sonny & Cher
― And Nobody POLLS Like Me (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 7 June 2018 01:51 (five years ago) link
"More Today Than Yesterday" pops up on some Northern Soul comps.
― Making Plans For Sturgill (C. Grisso/McCain), Thursday, 7 June 2018 01:53 (five years ago) link
gotta go with the dutch again on this one! not overall a fan of dutch pop but they sure could put together some good singles.
― Arch Bacon (rushomancy), Thursday, 7 June 2018 02:03 (five years ago) link
It is amazing how so many of these songs have just totally faded into obscurity.
― Mr. Snrub, Thursday, 7 June 2018 02:19 (five years ago) link
for you maybe :D
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 7 June 2018 02:24 (five years ago) link
I think one of the problems is that when it came time for a lot of these to become oldies was around the same time that oldies stations started leaning harder on Classic Rock stuff.
― Making Plans For Sturgill (C. Grisso/McCain), Thursday, 7 June 2018 02:37 (five years ago) link
Poppy Family! Not their best song but they’re underrated.
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Thursday, 7 June 2018 04:18 (five years ago) link
The lowest circle of hell is reserved for whoever came up with the idea of the re-record.haha otm
― niels, Thursday, 7 June 2018 09:09 (five years ago) link
may be my headphones but most of these sound like rerecordings to me right now
― niels, Thursday, 7 June 2018 09:15 (five years ago) link
Isn't basically a way for the bands to make some money? Let's face it, a lot of whom were probably ripped off first time round. It's also possible they didn't play on the original recordings and therefore made no money at all.
― We can be herpes (Tom D.), Thursday, 7 June 2018 09:48 (five years ago) link
rosemary likes to go around *ahem* fertilizing
― andrew m., Thursday, 7 June 2018 14:00 (five years ago) link
and then love grows there
Never realized that was a song about an illicit-shitting fetish before now.
― Buttholt Brecht (Old Lunch), Thursday, 7 June 2018 14:04 (five years ago) link
:(
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 7 June 2018 14:27 (five years ago) link
having read that i voted for the song
― YouTube_-_funy_cats.flv (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Thursday, 7 June 2018 14:30 (five years ago) link
Fun fact: Vol 2 has 3 songs all sung by the same session singer Tony Burrows: Love Grows, My Baby Loves Lovin & United We Standhttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Burrows
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 7 June 2018 14:34 (five years ago) link
Yesssssss, Tony Burrows! That's the guy! I know that there's a dude who had a multitude of '70s hits with different bands but I can never remember the songs in question (also 'Gimme Dat Ding' and 'Beach Baby'!).
― This Bobo Isn't Going to Honk Itself (Old Lunch), Thursday, 7 June 2018 14:39 (five years ago) link
4yo MVB once threw a shopping-mall tantrum bc "Spirit" was playing over the PA and mom wanted to leave before it ended :(
― Scape: Goat-fired like a dog! (Myonga Vön Bontee), Thursday, 7 June 2018 15:07 (five years ago) link
gotta go greenbaum. that fried guitar crunch groove. so satisfying.
― andrew m., Thursday, 7 June 2018 15:10 (five years ago) link
― And Nobody POLLS Like Me (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 7 June 2018 15:12 (five years ago) link
A bit later in the game, but I only recently connected the dots of Paul Carrack's pop hit career.
― This Bobo Isn't Going to Honk Itself (Old Lunch), Thursday, 7 June 2018 15:15 (five years ago) link
"Spirit in the Sky" is good but pretty much exhausted for me at this point.
Was there some big thing in the early 70s about trying to make Christianity cool?
― Police, Academy (cryptosicko), Thursday, 7 June 2018 15:21 (five years ago) link
yes
― andrew m., Thursday, 7 June 2018 15:24 (five years ago) link
adopting the look, language, music, etc. of youth movements has always been a strategy/feature.
― andrew m., Thursday, 7 June 2018 15:25 (five years ago) link
Yeah, I'm aware that that was a thing but I'm still unclear on why it was a thing.
― This Bobo Isn't Going to Honk Itself (Old Lunch), Thursday, 7 June 2018 15:27 (five years ago) link
I mean, the more I read about that era the more I understand why people might've been seeking religion, but I feel like there's more to the explanation.
― This Bobo Isn't Going to Honk Itself (Old Lunch), Thursday, 7 June 2018 15:28 (five years ago) link
There used to be this thing called The Folk Mass, iirc.
― And Nobody POLLS Like Me (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 7 June 2018 15:31 (five years ago) link
not sure a dude named Norman Greenbaum was trying to evangelize people with that song.
― paul mccartney & whinge (voodoo chili), Thursday, 7 June 2018 15:33 (five years ago) link
Interesting topic. Jesus Christ Superstar, Godspell, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat... Good News for Modern Man was first published in 1966.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesus_movement
― even in your onion (Dan Peterson), Thursday, 7 June 2018 15:34 (five years ago) link
took a tour through spirit producer erik jacobsen's credits. lots of lovin' spoonful, tim hardin, etc., early on. but then he went on to produce peak-era chris isaak. cool.
― andrew m., Thursday, 7 June 2018 15:39 (five years ago) link
Art direction by Jerry Lewis and Jean-Luc Godard.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bioah3q7JOk
― clemenza, Friday, 8 June 2018 15:06 (five years ago) link
^Been chuckling all day at this.
― And Nobody POLLS Like Me (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 9 June 2018 00:34 (five years ago) link
Haven’t listened to that one for an eternity and had forgotten almost all of it apart from the singing of the title line.
― And Nobody POLLS Like Me (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 9 June 2018 01:21 (five years ago) link
I think I'm taking a stand against cool in these polls. 'Spirit in the Sky' and 'Little Green Bag' are both great but they just aren't quite square enough to suit what I look for from this genre. Like, I need to be able to picture my mom groovin' to it while she's driving around. I think I have to go with 'Hitchin' a Ride' and probably 'Lay a Little Lovin' on Me' in second.
― This Bobo Isn't Going to Honk Itself (Old Lunch), Saturday, 9 June 2018 01:46 (five years ago) link
I have probably heard a lot of these songs but Spirit in the Sky is the only one I recognize by name?? That song fucking owns though
― cr.ht (crüt), Saturday, 9 June 2018 03:01 (five years ago) link
Super Hits of The 70s: Have A Nice Day, Vol. 2 [Started by Making Plans For Sturgill (C. Grisso/McCain) in June 2018, last updated thirty minutes ago by cr.ht (crüt) on I Love Music] 69 new answers POLL closes: June 13 (in 3 days)
nice
― you bet, nancy (map), Saturday, 9 June 2018 03:35 (five years ago) link
Indeed. Here's the really good B-side to "Which way…", a cover of the Jody Reynolds death disc:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CyC6wDPmkns
and everyone needs the A Good Thing Lost compilation in their lives.
― Jeff W, Saturday, 9 June 2018 12:40 (five years ago) link
But voting Vanity Fare this time.
― Jeff W, Saturday, 9 June 2018 12:57 (five years ago) link
went with Edison LighthouseRosemary really is a pretty perfect one-off pop song
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Saturday, 9 June 2018 20:56 (five years ago) link
Like half of these are stone classics of the era.
― This Bobo Isn't Going to Honk Itself (Old Lunch), Saturday, 9 June 2018 22:43 (five years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.
― System, Tuesday, 12 June 2018 00:01 (five years ago) link
― andrew m., Thursday, 7 June 2018 15:39 (five days ago) Permalink
Erik Jacobsen is such an underrated producer; I love his work with all three of those acts. Had no idea he produced Norman Greenbaum.
I'll probably vote "Reflections" from this installment. "Hitchin' a Ride" gets earworm points but those recorder licks grate at my ears. I do like Vanity Fare's single from a year earlier "Early in the Morning" though.
― Lee626, Tuesday, 12 June 2018 13:33 (five years ago) link
Bump for last minute votes!
― Making Plans For Sturgill (C. Grisso/McCain), Tuesday, 12 June 2018 23:20 (five years ago) link
Thanks!
― And Nobody POLLS Like Me (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 12 June 2018 23:46 (five years ago) link
Edison Lighthouse will not be going into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Winning this poll will be as good as it ever gets for them (short of unforgettable use in a movie or TV show, which I don't think has happened yet--I had it pegged as a possible last Mad Men song).
― clemenza, Tuesday, 12 June 2018 23:54 (five years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.
― System, Wednesday, 13 June 2018 00:01 (five years ago) link
I had it pegged as a possible last Mad Men song
We get the real thing in a later installment!
― Making Plans For Sturgill (C. Grisso/McCain), Wednesday, 13 June 2018 00:15 (five years ago) link
Top 4 in this also my Top 4.
― Making Plans For Sturgill (C. Grisso/McCain), Wednesday, 13 June 2018 00:18 (five years ago) link
Rosemary robbed!
― We can be herpes (Tom D.), Wednesday, 13 June 2018 00:38 (five years ago) link
Zero vote for 'Lay a Little Lovin' on Me' is just unconscionable.
― Not with a bang but a MAGA (Old Lunch), Wednesday, 13 June 2018 00:48 (five years ago) link
(xposts) "the real thing"--multi-layered reference.
― clemenza, Wednesday, 13 June 2018 00:51 (five years ago) link
― And Nobody POLLS Like Me (James Redd and the Blecchs)
my mom's still into rev. carey landry. saw him perform. i thought it was the most awful, square thing imaginable when i was a kid.
― Arch Bacon (rushomancy), Wednesday, 13 June 2018 01:11 (five years ago) link
Yeah, it's been my favorite kinda-sorta discovery* of these so far. The whole Jeff Barry-Steed Records interzone (familiar to me only through it, The Monkees Changes lp, and the long in the vault final Atlantic Dusty Springfield sessions) is a subject for further research methinks.
*I man or may not have heard it on Dick Bartley back in the day.
― Making Plans For Sturgill (C. Grisso/McCain), Wednesday, 13 June 2018 03:44 (five years ago) link
Super Hits of The 70s: Have A Nice Day, Vol. 3
― Making Plans For Sturgill (C. Grisso/McCain), Wednesday, 13 June 2018 14:45 (five years ago) link
One more thing: "My Baby Loves Lovin'" is a Supreme Earworm. Had it in my head multiple times a day since this thread opened.
― Making Plans For Sturgill (C. Grisso/McCain), Wednesday, 13 June 2018 20:57 (five years ago) link
Almost voted for that but didn’t want to dilute the Tony B vote.
― And Nobody POLLS Like Me (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 13 June 2018 23:52 (five years ago) link
And yeah, the annoying recorder made me not vote for the one I liked the most when it came out.