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Post by inger on Jan 2, 2024 20:45:58 GMT -5
Almost in its own category: “Tear jerkers”… "Daddy Don't Walk So Fast" - Wayne Newton Patches: Clarence Carter… |
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Post by azbob643 on Jan 2, 2024 20:46:40 GMT -5
Almost in its own category: “Tear jerkers”… "Daddy Don't You Walk So Fast" - Wayne Newton |
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Post by azbob643 on Jan 2, 2024 20:48:13 GMT -5
"Daddy Don't Walk So Fast" - Wayne Newton Patches: Clarence Carter… "Tell Laura I Love Her"... |
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Post by pippsheadache on Jan 2, 2024 20:51:20 GMT -5
Good stuff. Bruce Woodley of The Seekers co-wrote "Red Rubber Ball" with Paul Simon. Two of the guys from The Cyrkle (managed by Brian Epstein) went on to make a fortune doing jingles for commercials. I know one of them was the "Plop Plop Fizz Fizz" for Alka-Seltzer and another was one of the Uncola ads for 7Up. I liked their follow up to RRB "Turn Down Day." The Critters were a wonderful band of the softer-rock genre, from north Jersey. Their lead singer, Don Ciccone, later went on to do a lot of vocals for Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons in the seventies. I saw them in concert at Villanova in 1967. They had one other hit besides "Younger Girl" called "Mr. Dieingly Sad," which was a beautifully-constructed ballad with great chord changes. They were favorites of Dick Clark on his show "Where The Action Is." Along those same lines, Gene Pitney had hits for The Crystals ("He's A Rebel") and Rick Nelson ("Hello Mary Lou.") There was all that Lennon-McCartney stuff for Peter and Gordon and Billy J. Kramer. McCartney wrote P&G's hit song "Woman" under the nom de plume Bernard Webb. The Cyrcle opened for The Beatles at Shea (I was there), and did both "Red Rubber Ball" and "Turn Down Day", along with Bobby Hebb (Sunny). Re "The Critters"..."Mr. Dieingly Sad" was a beautiful song. Loved Gene Pitney's "It Hurts To Be In Love". Used to sing it in the stairways (great acoustics) with my bassist...great harmonies. You have good taste, Bob. I never saw The Beatles, to my chagrin. Could you actually hear them at Shea? A lot of eardrums were destroyed that evening. Yep, that was the final tour for The Fab Four, closing I believe in San Francisco (Candlestick? Not counting the rooftop business.) The Cyrkle were formed in nearby (for me) Lafayette University and I got to see them early on when they played a gig at West Chester State College. They were a good live band. Bobby Hebb was tremendous. Should have been a lot bigger than he was. And Gene Pitney, what an incredible voice. "I'm Gonna Be Strong" probably demonstrates his most incredible vocal range, but yeah "It Hurts To Be In Love" from 1964 was a good one. It was originally written and recorded by Neil Sedaka, but some kind of record company dispute kept his version from being released. Pitney simply recorded over the backing track, in which you can still hear Sedaka singing the responses "to be in love." Was that organ in the break out of tune or was my hearing off? Nothing like belting it out in the stairwell to think how good we sound!! Since we're on the subject, The Critters actually did have one other minor Top 40 entry called "Don't Let The Rain Fall Down On Me." Their lead guitarist Jimmy Ryan pops up on YouTube now and then to interact with people who comment on their records. Really good guy. Don Ciccone died a few years ago. |
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Post by pippsheadache on Jan 2, 2024 20:53:44 GMT -5
"Honey" - Bobby Goldsboro Almost in its own category: “Tear jerkers”… "Honey" makes all of these lists, usually coming in at Number One. Under the "They Should Have Known Better" category of bad songs, I offer up "Ebony and Ivory" by Paul and Stevie and "The Girl Is Mine" by Paul and Michael. How can so much talent produce such drivel? |
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Post by pippsheadache on Jan 2, 2024 20:55:28 GMT -5
Patches: Clarence Carter… "Tell Laura I Love Her"... Teen tragedy stuff -- Mark Dinning "Teen Angel." "Patches" by Clarence Carter I thought was okay. Sure you're not thinking of a completely different "Patches" by Dicky Lee about his dead girlfriend? |
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Post by Renfield on Jan 2, 2024 20:57:42 GMT -5
Oh God, this is cruel. I hope you won't object if I don't click on that link. "Playground Of My Mind" by Clint Holmes. Makes you embarrassed to be part of the human race. "Telephone Man" by Merri Wilson. "Eres Tu" by Mocedades. "Honey" - Bobby Goldsboro Let's not forget the sequel to "Honey" which was "Watching Scotty Grow." Another sappy Goldsboro "classic." |
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Post by inger on Jan 2, 2024 20:58:57 GMT -5
"Tell Laura I Love Her"... Teen tragedy stuff -- Mark Dinning "Teen Angel." "Patches" by Clarence Carter I thought was okay. Sure you're not thinking of a completely different "Patches" by Dicky Lee about his dead girlfriend? No, I was thinking of the Clarence Carter My papa was a greater man I can see him with a shovel in his hand Education he never had He did wonders when the times got bad… |
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Post by azbob643 on Jan 2, 2024 20:59:22 GMT -5
The Cyrcle opened for The Beatles at Shea (I was there), and did both "Red Rubber Ball" and "Turn Down Day", along with Bobby Hebb (Sunny). Re "The Critters"..."Mr. Dieingly Sad" was a beautiful song. Loved Gene Pitney's "It Hurts To Be In Love". Used to sing it in the stairways (great acoustics) with my bassist...great harmonies. You have good taste, Bob. I never saw The Beatles, to my chagrin. Could you actually hear them at Shea? A lot of eardrums were destroyed that evening. Yep, that was the final tour for The Fab Four, closing I believe in San Francisco (Candlestick? Not counting the rooftop business.) The Cyrkle were formed in nearby (for me) Lafayette University and I got to see them early on when they played a gig at West Chester State College. They were a good live band. If we plugged our ears we could hear the low end. We were sitting right behind 3B dugout...stage was at 2B. Actually, just seeing them come out of the dugout, that close, was worth the price of admission. |
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Post by inger on Jan 2, 2024 20:59:54 GMT -5
"Honey" - Bobby Goldsboro Let's not forget the sequel to "Honey" which was "Watching Scotty Grow." Another sappy Goldsboro "classic." Not sad though. Unless your thinking about how sappy it was… 🤓 |
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Post by pippsheadache on Jan 2, 2024 21:01:30 GMT -5
Patches: Clarence Carter… "Tell Laura I Love Her"... Ray Peterson is to blame for "Tell Laura I Love Her." He also had hits with "Corinna Corinna" and "The Wonder Of You" which was later famously covered by Elvis in one of his lesser moments. Elvis was of course great, but he made more than his share of bad records. Of course he probably recorded a billion or so songs, so the odds are he was going to have his share of clunkers. |
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Post by pippsheadache on Jan 2, 2024 21:02:50 GMT -5
Teen tragedy stuff -- Mark Dinning "Teen Angel." "Patches" by Clarence Carter I thought was okay. Sure you're not thinking of a completely different "Patches" by Dicky Lee about his dead girlfriend? No, I was thinking of the Clarence Carter My papa was a greater man I can see him with a shovel in his hand Education he never had He did wonders when the times got bad… Oh man, I like that one. He also did "Slip Away" and had a few other hits. He was blind, cut him some slack.  |
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Post by inger on Jan 2, 2024 21:04:23 GMT -5
“All By Myself”. The Eric Carmen version. Celine Dion did a remake but Carmen is a much better singer in my opinion. There’s something in Dion’s voice that just… I do t know. The voice, the death not quite achieved yet skeletal appearance. That damned “Titanic” song that drove me up a wall and made me shut off the radio so many times…
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Post by pippsheadache on Jan 2, 2024 21:05:22 GMT -5
"Honey" - Bobby Goldsboro Let's not forget the sequel to "Honey" which was "Watching Scotty Grow." Another sappy Goldsboro "classic." I was actually going to mention that one, and then figured, nah, nobody will remember it. But you did!! He did a really horrible song called "Me Japanese Boy, I Love You." Don't look for that one on your favorite oldies station. Bobby Goldsboro did do the most uncanny imitation of a cricket noise. I saw him do it several times when he was on with Carson. |
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Post by azbob643 on Jan 2, 2024 21:05:38 GMT -5
"Honey" - Bobby Goldsboro Let's not forget the sequel to "Honey" which was "Watching Scotty Grow." Another sappy Goldsboro "classic." Yep...I was trying to remember "Scotty". Guess my brain thankfully sent that off to oblivion. "There he sits with a pen and a yellow pad..." |
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