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Fantastic Oldies Game!

Which reminds me of one of my screwball intro's, "Here's the musical answer to the question: Where does that suntan lotion go? , it's The Angels and My Boyfriends' Back.
 
Mayberry said:
Which reminds me of one of my screwball intro's, "Here's the musical answer to the question: Where does that suntan lotion go? , it's The Angels and My Boyfriends' Back.
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During the early 60s- before their biggest hit - the Angels had a gem called 'Till .
 
OK. Take "Till" on the original Caprice label and flip it over and play "A Moment Ago." Slow it down to 33 1/3 but turn up the pitch to maximum. (Obviously you need a professional DJ style turntable like a Technics 1200, etc.) We used to do this and bill it as "the male group version." (For that unusual time period in which you only have about another five minutes and are filing your records, this makes for a great "Two in a row" if you play it correctly the first time, throw in a quick spot and than re-cue it on slow speed) The beginning drags a tad but the chorus and lyric sound like an actual male group singing and it sounds really cool!

Now pass me some more.
 
Very Clever. Yes, it was you. Marvin and Johnny recorded "Cherry Pie" but Skip & Flip had a very good version of it, and I would compare the two versions sort of like this: Marvin & Johnny are to Skip & Flip (Cherry Pie) as Little Willie John is to Sunny & The Sunglows (Talk To Me, Talk To Me).
 
I hate to go into the 70's like we said earlier....but I'm just about to get out of work and I don't have time to think about a good oldie, so here it is...

I Haven't Got Time For The Pain. Yes, Carly makes her debut on the Fantastic Oldies Game. My apologies. Throw me a bone and I promise to do better later on tonight.
 
FantasticJohnny C, will help you Boogaloo down Broadway toward home, be careful, and remember, if you're driving around we hope you have a car with ya'.
 
I can still see that yellow "Phil-L.A." record label spinnin' on the turntable!

"Baby Oh Baby Look What Love Can Make You Do" was the name of the original flipside of Johnny's record from '67, and it was to the exact same music track of Boogaloo Down Broadway. The only thing that changed were the words. Boogaloo Down Broadway, by the way, is not to be confused with Tom & Jerrio's "Boogaloo," which by the way also contained a song on the flipside called "Boomerang" that was to the exact same music as "Boogaloo."
 
My Boomerang Won't Come Back, 1962 I think, two versions of the song the latter to make it politically correct. Charlie something, was on U A. You never hear that kind of stuff on the radio.
 
I can honestly say that I don't ever remember seeing a black U.A. label with "My Boomerang Won't Come Back" spinning on any turntable. But if I had seen that Charlie Drake one hit wonder spinning on my turntable, I would have tossed it like a boomerang and prayed that it smashed on the ground before it came back.
 
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You handed me that one on a silver platter! (Now for some chatter from the platter...since you like that old radio jive)

One of the great Northern Soul sides that just missed the Top 10 was called "Not Me." But I'm thinking more specifically of "His love was like a Spinning Top, that I knew one day would stop," a tune that didn't chart, but both were gems from Philadelphia's Orlons!

(When I say 'didn't chart' I mean Top 40)
 
Somehow the title got ripped out of the last post so I'll throw in this one. While I want this game to remain 100% free of anyone's political views, it's worth noting that The Orlons had a great song called "The Conservative." It was the flip of "Don't Hang Up" on Cameo Parkway.
 
So many possibilities: SOUL and Inspiration by the blue eyed soul boys, JIVE Five if we were doing artists, or SINCE I met You Baby by Ivory Joe, all from your first reply.

(I just re-read the rules, so I have a better idea of what you are after, this is fun.)
 
The Blue Eyed Soul Boys of course in this instance are "The Righteous Brothers," but how about another Blue Eyed Soul act known as "The Walker Brothers," who covered "Make It Easy On Yourself," which was done by "The Ice Man" Jerry Butler, and of course the classic "The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore" in the spring of '66.
 
JERRY BUTLER's Moon River, was one of his best, I always wondered if that was Duane Eddy doing the guitar. Gotta hand it to Mancini, he could write those movie themes.
 
"Moody River your muddy water took my baby's life" is the lyric from Mr. Boone's number one Tune from '61, and it's not to be confused with any of Pat Boone's "pop" versions of Rock N Roll records like "Blueberry Hill" "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow" or Otis Williams and The Charms' "Two Hearts," which was fun to go into after playing and finally 'blowing up' Boone's version of 'Hearts" after about 10 seconds.
 
Johnny Rivers recorded several hit songs "live" at the Whisky A Go-Go on Sunset Strip in West Hollywood, including "Memphis," "Maybelline," "Midnight Special," "Seventh Son," and "(I Washed My Hands In) Muddy Water."
 
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