DEWEY'S RECORD PARTY!

[Dewey1960]

Faboo five-fer, DJ-ChiO!! Let's pull out another staple of Latin rock:
LAND OF 1000 DANCES!! (although it was first made popular by the
great Chris Kenner; sorry, no vid) but immortalized by the afore-
mentioned Latino superstars...
CANNIBAL & THE HEADHUNTERS
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THE WALKER BROTHERS
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WILSON PICKETT
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MAJOR LANCE
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[ChiO]

No Chris Kenner?!?! Where's the justice in this world? But we do have the
arch-rival of Cannibal & the Headhunters as the kings of Chicano
Rock in L.A. with a version that was recorded earlier, but charted two weeks
later. Here’s…

THEE MIDNITERS “Land of 1000 Dances”
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[Dewey1960]

Wow, thanks for that; looked for it but couldn't find it!
And to stave off any further disappointment, here's a pair
of other poundin' platters from CHRIS KENNER...
“Sick and Tired”
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“I Like It Like That”
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[Dewey1960]

Here's a little somethin' to cap off your Wednesday afternoon
at the Record Party...
JOHN LENNON and HARRY NILSSON "Many Rivers To Cross"
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GEORGE HARRISON and BOB DYLAN "If Not For You"
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PAUL McCARTNEY and STEVIE WONDER "What's That You're Doing"
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RINGO STARR and BUCK OWENS "Act Naturally"
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[jdb1]

Did you see Sir Paul prancing around in front of the cameras at the ceremony for George Harrison's Hollywood Walk of Fame star? Can't he give the guy a break? First, he wouldn't play George's songs on Beatles albums, and now he acts like the star is his great honor. The headline and limelight grabbing Sir Paul ("It's all about me") McCartney is surely the Oprah of the music scene, and not in a good way. I couldn't find anything on YouTube for George's song "It's You That Decides," which is his ungrammatical explication of his relationship with Sir P. But then there's this one which seems to capture the McCartney ethic. When he's not actually making music, that McCartney really gets up my nose sometimes.

George Harrison -- I, Me, Mine
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[jdb1]

Well, I'm glad I got the above posting off my chest.

Now, on a much happier note, let's celebrate a significant birthday. When I was about 10 years old, my father took me to see Modern Times at some Greenwich Village arthouse. Here is the scene I remember best, and the song I still haven't stopped singing after all these decades (although my words are different, every time):

Charles Chaplin -- A nonsense cabaret song from Modern Times
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[feaito]

May I step in your Record Party, Dewey?

I want to post one of the most amazing moments I've witnessed in my life: Susan Boyle singing I dreamed a dream from Andrew Lloyd Webber's "Les Misérables"



There was no way I could embed it, because it was disabled.

[Dewey1960]

‘Nando: Thanks so much for putting Susan Boyle’s incredible
video up here at the Record Party! Mrs. Dewey and I watched it
earlier that day and were taken completely by surprise! It’s one
of the most remarkable performances of the year!!
Here now (in an altogether unrelated way) is a slab of 70s Motown
Monsters…
UNDISPUTED TRUTH “Smiling Faces Sometimes”
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STEVIE WONDER “Too High”
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THE TEMPTATIONS “Papa Was A Rolling Stone”
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EDWIN STARR “War!”
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[klondike]

Some tunes for the jazzed & jaded:

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[Dewey1960]

Tripling your pleasure and your fun here at the
Record Party on a gloriously sunny springtime
Saturday...
SHUGGIE OTIS "Strawberry Letter 23"
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BROTHERS JOHNSON "Strawberry Letter 23"
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TEVIN CAMPBELL "Strawberry Letter 23"
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[Dewey1960]

Nice to see everyone bright and early at the Record Party this
fine and fancy Sunday mornin’. Are you ready?
NINA SIMONE “Sinner Man”
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CYNTHIA JONES “Gotta Soul”
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JENNIFER HUDSON “We Gon’ Fight”
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[ChiO]

We love Power Pop in Chicago, especially when it’s homegrown. So,
in honor of this week’s International Pop Overthrow festival, named
after the greatest (with apologies to Big Star and Cheap Trick)
Power Pop record of all-time, by our hometown Material Issue, here are
some local Power Poppers.

OFF BROADWAY “Stay in Time”
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The PEZBAND “It’s All Love”
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MATERIAL ISSUE “What Girls Want”
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FRISBIE “Lather”
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SHOES “Too Late”
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[Dewey1960]

Hey DJ-ChiO – thanks for a great gaggle of stuff I’ve never heard before
and are now part of the permanent li-berry! Here’s backatcha with a trio
of old school power pop, circa 1975 from former Turtles FLO & EDDIE…
“Let Me Make Love To You”
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“Keep It Warm”
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“Livin’ in the Jungle”
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[ChiO]

Good ol’ Flo & Eddie. I’d like to clean you boys up a bit and mold
you. I believe I could make you as big as the Turtles. (L.A. DJ to
Frank Zappa) Some Old School Power Pop for some Old School DJs…

The RASPBERRIES “Go All the Way”
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BIG STAR “In the Street”
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CHEAP TRICK “Voices”
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BADFINGER “Without You”
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The ZOMBIES “A Rose for Emily”
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[jdb1]

Hey! Dewey! Who are those two fat old guys on your last post?