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hammondo
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Neil Diamond sang "Red Red Wine" which peaked at #62 on the Bilboard Chart in 1968.
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Anyacat
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Neil Diamond and his glittery shirts is a darling of the aging suburban housewife set.
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hammondo
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Nat King Cole sang Darling, Je Vous Aime Boucoup.
On one Capitol recording, you can hear the producer "prompting" Nat about his French.
Au revoir!
On one Capitol recording, you can hear the producer "prompting" Nat about his French.
Au revoir!
Probably the most successful song sung entirely in French during the rock era was the #1 hit "Dominique" by The Singing Nun (Soeur Sourire), who was known in person as Sister Luc-Gabrielle (her real name was Jeanine Deckers); Soueur Sourire is translated as Sister Smile, but her end was not a happy one -- she committed suicide at the age of 52.
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Probably the most successful song sung entirely in Italian would be Volare (Nel Blu Di Pnto Di Blu) by Domenico Modugno from 1958, and also charted by Bobby Rydell, Dean Martin, and Al Martino.
What I heard was that Dean thought Domenico's pronunciation was not good (though Modugno was an Italian native) who had many other Italian hits in Italy.
Probably the most successful song sung entirely in German was Morgen by Ivo Robic, a Yugoslavian. The most successful song sung some in German, some in English was Sailor (your home is the Sea) by Lolita, an Austrian.
What I heard was that Dean thought Domenico's pronunciation was not good (though Modugno was an Italian native) who had many other Italian hits in Italy.
Probably the most successful song sung entirely in German was Morgen by Ivo Robic, a Yugoslavian. The most successful song sung some in German, some in English was Sailor (your home is the Sea) by Lolita, an Austrian.
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Probably the most successful song sung entirely in Japanese was Sukiyaki by Kyu Sakamoto. Mr. S was killed in a plane crash in 1985.
"Sukiyaki" by Kyu Sakamoto was the #1 hit in America for three weeks in June 1965; it was replaced as #1 in July by "Easier Said Than Done," a nice single by The Essex, five members of the U.S. Marine Corps stationed at Camp LeJeune, North Carolina.
Let's see if I can tie some of this up. As for the British Invasion, the release of the album "Beatles '65" was not really the death of rock 'n roll. The album contained Chuck Berry's "Rock And Roll Music", and Carl Perkins' "Honey Don't" and "Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby."
Barnaby...you're correct. But I think you misread my poor choice of grammar, my fault.
I agree with you're comments about "Beatles '65". My thought was that U.S. Top 40 Radio had to surrender to the British Invasion groups, because if it didn't, Rock would dry up like a tumbleweed. It would have just been a musical phase, like Big Band or Disco. The turn of music in '64 was necessary to sustain the genre. Rock Music in '63 had definitely lost it's way, despite some excellent releases. Check out the #1 songs of the year for '63. They're dreadful.
I agree with you're comments about "Beatles '65". My thought was that U.S. Top 40 Radio had to surrender to the British Invasion groups, because if it didn't, Rock would dry up like a tumbleweed. It would have just been a musical phase, like Big Band or Disco. The turn of music in '64 was necessary to sustain the genre. Rock Music in '63 had definitely lost it's way, despite some excellent releases. Check out the #1 songs of the year for '63. They're dreadful.
Here are some #1 songs of the year for '63 that aren't so dreadful (in my humble opinion -- you may differ): "Walk Like A Man" by The 4 Seasons; "Our Day Will Come" by Ruby & The Romantics; "He's So Fine" by The Chiffons; "It's My Party" by Lesley Gore; "Surf City" by Jan & Dean; "So Much In Love" by The Tymes; and "Fingertips - Pt. 2" by Little Stevie Wonder.
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Wow! '63 was the summer of my 14th birthday. I visited MacLendon owned WYNR, 1390, a wls competitor (for a couple of seasons) in Chicago. It was in a RAT-infested building at 2708 W. Washington near Western Ave.
NO A/C in the station. It must have been a thousand degrees in the studio, where the announcer played RECORDS and a VOICE OF THE THEATER speaker was the monitor speaker and VERY OFTEN, the loudness of the "doo lang's" (music eventually stolen by John Lennon for My Sweet Lord) and little Stevie's "snapping fingers" and the "bird noises" at the beginning of "So Much in Love" would VIBRATE the tone arm OFF the 45.
The songs I really remember there were the Orlons, Don't Hang Up, and "Pop Pop Popeye (it's the dance of the day! - the dance of the day, pop pop popeye, We're gionna show you the way, show you the way")by the Sherrys.
NO A/C in the station. It must have been a thousand degrees in the studio, where the announcer played RECORDS and a VOICE OF THE THEATER speaker was the monitor speaker and VERY OFTEN, the loudness of the "doo lang's" (music eventually stolen by John Lennon for My Sweet Lord) and little Stevie's "snapping fingers" and the "bird noises" at the beginning of "So Much in Love" would VIBRATE the tone arm OFF the 45.
The songs I really remember there were the Orlons, Don't Hang Up, and "Pop Pop Popeye (it's the dance of the day! - the dance of the day, pop pop popeye, We're gionna show you the way, show you the way")by the Sherrys.
There have been lots of great songs over the years that have evoked summer including "Summer In The City" by The Lovin' Spoonful, "Summer Nights" by John Travolta, Olivia Newton-John & Cast, "The Theme From 'A Summer Place'" by Percy Faith and his Orchestra, "Summer Rain" by Johnny Rivers, "Summer Samba (So Nice)" by Walter Wanderley, "A Summer Song" by Chad & Jeremy, "Summer Wind" by Frank Sinatra, "Summertime" by Billy Stewart, "Summertime Blues" by Eddie Cochran, "Summertime, Summertime" by The Jamies, "In The Summertime" by Mungo Jerry, not to mention "Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polkadot Bikini" and "Sealed With A Kiss" by Brian Hyland, "Under The Boardwalk" by The Drifters, and "See You In September" by The Happenings!!
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You forgot Summertime by Sam Cook.
"Summertime " and the livin is easy. The more traditional George Gershwin version of what Billy Stewart bopped up.
"Summertime " and the livin is easy. The more traditional George Gershwin version of what Billy Stewart bopped up.
One of the greatest of the country crossover artists was Marty Robbins, a regular on the Grand Ole Opry, who had big hits with "A White Sport Coat (And A Pink Carnation)" in 1957, and "El Paso," a #1 song in 1959.
Last year, my son, a music major, was sat down by me to "listen" to "El Paso" with his eyes closed. I wanted to teach him about music imagery that "we" grew up with. I got a true stereo version, I turned up the tube Marantz, and let him drink in the classical Spanish Guitar, the sweeping of the scales, and the fabulous storyline and storyteller. Another with awesome imagery is Eddie Rabbits "Kentucky Rain" by Elvis.
I told him this is why my generation didn't need videos to explain the songs we liked. We just wanted to see the artists perform on Sullivan or Bandstand.
Try listening to the song again this way. See if you agree. He went out and bought a copy of Marty Robin's classic "Devil Woman" CD!
I told him this is why my generation didn't need videos to explain the songs we liked. We just wanted to see the artists perform on Sullivan or Bandstand.
Try listening to the song again this way. See if you agree. He went out and bought a copy of Marty Robin's classic "Devil Woman" CD!
Curtis Mayfield not only wrote most of the hits for The Impressions and Jerry Butler, but also those for soul singer Major Lance who hit it big with "The Monkey Time" and "Um, Um, Um, Um, Um, Um," both on the legendary Okeh label.
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Didn't need videos to explain the songs dept.
Try Jerry Butler and "Only the Strong Survive." Sounds just like my dad (though it's a mom in the song). I get tears whenever I liste to that!
Try Jerry Butler and "Only the Strong Survive." Sounds just like my dad (though it's a mom in the song). I get tears whenever I liste to that!
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Sure, some of the music wasn't great, much like the Kingsmen's follow-up to Louis Louie- The Golly Green Giant.amfmsw said:1963, not 65. It was just before the British Invasion. The music sucked, searching for a groove. There were mostly "dance" records, and 2 foreign language #1's! It was the Brits, or the death of rock 'n roll.
Plus, the Beach Boys started having hits in '63 and the Four Seasons were big then as well.
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But overall, I'd stack 1955-1963 up against 1967-1969, all of the 1970s, 80s and 90s. I love that era.
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