Noticing "El condor pasa"(Simon & Garfunkel) and ""Put Your Hand In The Hand" (Ocean) popping up a alot when checking out '70s Easy Listening albums on Spotify.
― an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Wednesday, 19 July 2023 00:38 (nine months ago) link
Hoyt Axton, "Greenback Dollar"
― c u (crüt), Wednesday, 19 July 2023 00:44 (nine months ago) link
XP On that tip, practically ever Johnny Mathis album from the late '60s and early '70s is named for someone else's big contemporary hit: "Those Were The Days"; "Song Sung Blue"; "Me & Mrs. Jones"; "Close To You" etc.
― an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Wednesday, 19 July 2023 00:47 (nine months ago) link
Of course:
Johnny Mathis's late 60s/early 70s albums are a good place to look for these sorts of songs: Bacharach, Beatles, bossa nova.― jaymc, Monday, December 22, 2014 10:49 PM (eight years ago) bookmarkflaglink
― jaymc, Monday, December 22, 2014 10:49 PM (eight years ago) bookmarkflaglink
― an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Wednesday, 19 July 2023 00:53 (nine months ago) link
The Ventures always throw one or two of these on their albums too.
― Elvis Telecom, Wednesday, 19 July 2023 23:48 (nine months ago) link
"Feeling Good" from the musical The Roar of The Greasepaint - The Smell of The Crowd
― an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Tuesday, 3 October 2023 17:45 (six months ago) link
I am currently obsessed with "By the Time it Gets Dark." Lotsa great versions out there but as far as I can tell the sole writer is Sandy Denny herself, right?
Astonishing that she did that alongside everything else, and also collaborated on the best version of "When Will I Be Loved," and her whole career lasted barely ten years before she died tragically.
― The Royal House of Hangover (Ye Mad Puffin), Tuesday, 3 October 2023 18:44 (six months ago) link
Lawrence Reynolds: "Jesus Is A Soul Man"
― an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Saturday, 14 October 2023 18:30 (six months ago) link
Paul Siebels' "Louise" was a fairly familiar, dependable folkie staple---here's Bonnie Raitt's studio version:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wut4Tn7GcBY
later live:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTxunDKrAM8
― dow, Saturday, 14 October 2023 19:06 (six months ago) link