Thanks, DJ Boss Man - 'cause startin' a dark & rainy day with Diana & Natalie is almost better than anything I could think of!
Posted: October 16th, 2008, 7:50 am
by Dewey1960
Hope no one minds a little pop-infested doo wop for their
Thursday Record Party morning wake-up call… THE FOUR EVERS “Be My Girl”
[youtube][/youtube] THE PASSIONS “I Only Want You”
[youtube][/youtube] THE CRESTS “Step By Step”
[youtube][/youtube] THE ECHOES “Baby Blue”
[youtube][/youtube] BILLY & THE ESSENTIALS “Maybe You’ll Be There”
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Posted: October 16th, 2008, 8:25 am
by jdb1
A change of pace: A songster I've always liked who's pretty much forgotten now. A great way with words and an engaging performer,
Roger Miller - with "Dang Me"
[youtube][/youtube]
An even more facile lyric - "Chug-A-Lug" (there are other songs on this one, not Miller's)
[youtube][/youtube]
A little more roadhouse-bluesy with "Engine Engine No. 9"
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Deeper country angst with "Husbands and Wives"
[youtube][/youtube]
Posted: October 16th, 2008, 2:38 pm
by mookryan
Starting the day with doo-wop and Roger Miller ... a combination
that can't be beat! Thanks you guys!!!!
Here's a really peculiar 1960 version of "Little Darlin" I stumbled upon
in my Youtube wanderings ... performed by the Rocky Fellers on
the Dinah Shore Show. The Rocky Fellers start performing about 40
seconds into the video.
[youtube][/youtube]
Posted: October 16th, 2008, 4:51 pm
by Dewey1960
Hey Chris (movieman1957), this one goes out to you
from the gang here at the Record Party... THE PIXIES THREE "Birthday Party"
[youtube][/youtube]
Posted: October 17th, 2008, 8:14 am
by jdb1
Lisa, despite their name, I always assumed the Rocky Fellers were girls, never having seen them perform. (I mean, come on - just listen to them.) If you look back on this thread a bit, you'll see an entry I posted of "Killer Joe," their biggest hit. Oh, boy -- just typing that name has started that song playing in my head, and I probably won't get rid of it all day.
Posted: October 17th, 2008, 9:26 am
by Dewey1960
Judith, yesterday you spun some Roger Miller tunes—he’s always been
a big favorite of this here DJ. And whenever I hear Roger it puts me in
the mood for another great favorite…RAY STEVENS!!! “Ahab the Arab”
[youtube][/youtube] “Furthermore”
[youtube][/youtube] “Unwind”
[youtube][/youtube] “Mr. Businessman”
[youtube][/youtube] "Gitarzan"
[youtube][/youtube] “Misty”
[youtube][/youtube]
Posted: October 17th, 2008, 9:30 am
by mookryan
I didn't make the connection, having always assumed
that "Killer Joe" was sung by an early 60's girl group!
(who I never heard of) ...
Just listened to Killer Joe again. It will now be lodged in
my head for the rest of the day!
Into The Tent He Went
Posted: October 17th, 2008, 9:41 am
by mookryan
Killer Joe has now been displaced, in my head, by Ahab The Arab!
And that strange, fabulous version of Misty ... was that a hit?
I've never heard it before ... Ray Stevens rules!!!
Posted: October 17th, 2008, 10:00 am
by Dewey1960
Hey, DJ Mook - MISTY was a huge radio hit back in the Spring of 1975...
kind of a comeback song for him. And now, since you've become such
a big RAY STEVENS fan... "Harry The Hairy Ape"
[youtube][/youtube]
Posted: October 17th, 2008, 12:43 pm
by ChiO
We must not forget RAY STEVENS’ first hit, which I believe holds
the record for the longest title to make the national charts…
“Jeremiah Peabody’s Poly Unsaturated Quick Dissolving Fast Acting
Pleasant Tasting Green and Purple Pills”
[youtube][/youtube]
”God” Hilliard in ’08 and beyond!
Posted: October 17th, 2008, 1:46 pm
by Dewey1960
DJ ChiO - thanks for dropping Jeremiah Peabody into the mix!
I searched for it this morning but it was apparently hiding in plain
sight! One of my most favorite Ray Stevens tunes was his first
"serious" song, "Funny Man" from early 1963. I couldn't find Ray
doing it, but I uncovered this version by a group called PASTIME
and they really nail it. Check it out!
[youtube][/youtube]
Posted: October 17th, 2008, 2:27 pm
by jdb1
I always enjoy a walk on the lighter side, as with Roger Miller or Ray Stevens. But when I think of Ray, I think of this one:
Everything is Beautiful (Who is it he's reminding of, with that beard? I can't place it.)
[youtube][/youtube]
Posted: October 17th, 2008, 2:52 pm
by ChiO
DJ Judith: George Carlin with pudgier cheeks?
Posted: October 17th, 2008, 3:10 pm
by Dewey1960
Last year you couldn't turn on your radio without hearing that little
ditty "Hey There Delilah" by THE PLAIN WHITE T's. This year's model
is a little bit different. And a lot funnier. The new version is somewhat
"R" rated, so be advised! THE PLAIN WHITE T's "Hey There Delilah"
[youtube][/youtube] UNKNOWN YOU-TUBE COUPLE "Hey Sarah Palin"
[youtube][/youtube]
