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And The Stiffs Just Keep On Comin'

qman said:
Ah yes the Parliment Lounge where The Todd Hobin Band used to rule!
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The Parliment Lounge! I'm getting old, and away from the Hometown! An icon in it's own right. And where is Todd Hobin now? Used to follow him around the state.
 
Yes, "blast-from-the-past" indeed! I had totally forgotten about Todd Hobin.

Actually, the initial WBBF live Sunday night broadcasts (including the Buoys event noted here) came from Maxwell's Silver Hammer in Henrietta.

How about: "The Thought of Loving You," by Johnny Caswell & The Crystal Mansion?
 
Here's a song that made a lot of people cry (not because it was SAD but because it was BAD): Something's Wrong With Me by Austin Roberts. And, yes, Tusk by Fleetwood Mac was a huge hit in the fall of '79.
 
Yes, "Tusk" went all the way to #8 on the Billboard Hot 100. It was certainly, er, unique. The USC Marching Band was featured. The video (actually it's film!) showed the production at Dodger Stadium. Many years later, I must admit that I'm still not exactly sure they're talking about in this song, or why a prominent piece of elephant anatomy has anything to do with it.

When Fleetwood Mac did their reunion concert "The Dance" (on CD and DVD) in 1997, the then-current version of the USC Marching Band was brought back for a cameo on "Tusk" and stuck around for "Don't Stop."

"Real savage like"...
(no connection to our "Savage" as far as I know)
 
Time to Pass The Dutchie kids! BTW How many have read the book 'Blinded By The Lyrics'? There have been a ton of songs that contained non-sensical lyrics. Great stuff!
 
John C said:
Looked up "Timothy" on You Tube. Apparently it was written by Rupert Holmes? ...Come with me and escape...? ;)
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Rupert Holmes has turned into quite the playwright (which is not surprising if you've ever heard "Psycho Drama" from his first LP, "Widescreen"), even winning a Tony for his first B'wy foray, "The Mystery of Edwin Drood." I say this because I'm going to see his latest, the Broadway-bound "Say Goodnight, Gracie" tomorrow.

BTW-whoever mentioned The Original Caste version of "One Tin Soldier," I absolutely agree that's the better version. Just try to find it, however.
 
It was me, encyclopedic cache of irrelevant Can-Con trivia. There is a pretty clean YouTube audio available:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7jHp7OchP0

If any of you guys haven't heard this version of "One Tin Soldier,' it's definitely worth a listen. I had a promo copy of the Original Caste LP (not the cover shown on YouTube, BTW) but it's apparently gotten lost in one of the numerous radio-career moves from market to market.
 
Coincidentally, I heard the Coven version just this morning on the local oldies station while running an errand.  Hard to figure how either version of the song made the charts.

By the way, points to Savage for knowing the lead singer of Crystal Mansion.  I had totally forgotten that little musical treasure and I surely never knew the name of the lead singer.
 
Thanks for the Hobin link!! Has memories of college days past - bars (Maxwell's per Savage), and small market local programming. Playing "New York Country Song" at WACK definately jump started my 20 year career! Not a bad song - but (cough)- ain't what I would call "mainstream" all these years later.
 
Hey, does anyone remember a blast from the past '69 style -
Something in the Air - Thunderclap Newman?

Pardon me if this one's been mentioned already.
This thread is getting about as big as the stimulus package
and I may have missed it..:)

Bill
 
A little intrigue and twist on the theme 'o the thread. Two songs:

The first of tonight's offerings has the great (although not successive) lyric lines, "I could never get the hang of ideology...." and "I could never whack a ball with such velocity..." The singer oncew played in The Rocky Horror Picture Show. The song would be _______ (go ahead, Google the lyrics.)

The second is a song I stumbled upon while going through the "N-O-P" section of my 45s trying to determine if I had The Original Caste version of One Tin Soldier. This truly is a stiff, but a good 'un. And so fitting for me: Painter, "West Coast Woman" on Elektra.
 
I loved "Something's in the air". Also liked...

"For you blue"...The Beatles

"Mr. Dieingly Sad"...The Critters

"Mr. Blue Sky"...ELO

"Simon Smith and his amazing dancing bear"...Alan Price Set

"What's your name?"...Don and Juan
 
Radknowski said:
A little intrigue and twist on the theme 'o the thread. Two songs:

The first of tonight's offerings has the great (although not successive) lyric lines, "I could never get the hang of ideology...." and "I could never whack a ball with such velocity..." The singer oncew played in The Rocky Horror Picture Show. The song would be _______ (go ahead, Google the lyrics.)

The second is a song I stumbled upon while going through the "N-O-P" section of my 45s trying to determine if I had The Original Caste version of One Tin Soldier. This truly is a stiff, but a good 'un. And so fitting for me: Painter, "West Coast Woman" on Elektra.
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I was stumped by the latest offerings so I did the homework and now I know "I Do The Rock". Nice reference to O.J. for this board as well. ;) All the references in the song reminded me of Billy Joel's "We Didn't Start The Fire".
 
jfc40ts said:
"What's your name?"...Don and Juan
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Ya mean, Don and Juan did that song originally? I thought Lynyrd Skynyrd did that? What's your name little girl what's your name....

Hahahahaha.
I know, I know. Just kiddin' everybody. At least Don and Juan knew it was either Mary or Sue - Skynyrd didn't know the chic's name period.
They must've been overtaken by 'That Smell'.

How 'bout Sonny Charles and his Checkmates - Black Pearl?
My Pledge of Love - Joe Jeffrey Group.

Bill
 
Since It Snowed AGAIN Last Night...

We're getting "stiffs" cross-pollinated with oldies and rarities.

As far as "I could never get the hang of ideology" is concerned, check out:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUsQj_ha0zU

The instrumental "Scorpio" was from Dennis Coffey and the Detroit Guitar Band. Dennis Coffey was a guitarist who worked with The Funk Brothers - Motown's studio band - and played on "It's Your Thing" by the Isley Brothers, and "Band of Gold" by Frieda Payne (among MANY others). "Scorpio" was a bona fide hit - #6 on the Billboard Pop Chart in '71. Here's an interesting, stripped-down live TV version:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8i_FBvw2BQ


As long as we're on rarities, here's one for your Christmas music rotation:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GX7o8IUAEZw
 


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