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Other music forums => Various Artists, Lyrics, Discographies => Topic started by: nimrod on June 21, 2015, 01:06:14 AM
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Here is one
Calling Occupants Of Interplanetary Craft
Made famous by The Carpenters of course but written and originally an album track by 70's prog band Klaatu
Now come on oldbrownshoe, how can you say this is 70's crap, its an exquisite song is it not ?
ignore the first 40 seconds..
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9URM_5R-vWk#)
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I remember Klaatu. They were inexplicably thought to be the Beatles reformed in secret. For about five minutes. Probably until someone listened to the record.
That is a nice song btw Nim
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Here is one
Calling Occupants Of Interplanetary Craft
Made famous by The Carpenters of course but written and originally an album track by 70's prog band Klaatu
Oh yeah! I heard this on Breakfast with the Beatles a while back, done by Klaatu, and I was kind of puzzling over the fact that I remembered the song but not the band.
I remember Klaatu. They were inexplicably thought to be the Beatles reformed in secret. For about five minutes. Probably until someone listened to the record.
That's why it was played on BWTB. I wondered at the time if I was alone in not getting how people thought it could be The Beatles.
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I remember Klaatu. They were inexplicably thought to be the Beatles reformed in secret. For about five minutes. Probably until someone listened to the record.
Their biggest hit "Sub-Rosa Subway" was definitely a Wings knockoff. You'd swear it was Paul & the misses straight from the Ram LP! :o
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tiRUOzJ-FrE (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tiRUOzJ-FrE)
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Their biggest hit "Sub-Rosa Subway" was definitely a Wings knockoff. You'd swear it was Paul & the misses straight from the Ram LP! :o
[url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tiRUOzJ-FrE[/url] ([url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tiRUOzJ-FrE[/url])
That pretty much defines failure. Wanting to come across as a secretly reformed Beatles and instead coming across as a secretly reformed Wings ha2ha
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There's a lot of information on Klaatu elsewhere on this forum.
I don't believe that Sub-Rosa Subway was their biggest hit tho.
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My favorite has always been 'True Life Hero'. The epitome of good rock and roll song.
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdWHsaly-XU#)
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"Blinded By The Light" was a huge hit written by Bruce Bedspring and his version sucks (in my opinion) glassesslip
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I just found out that "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes" was originally from a 1933 Broadway production called "Roberta"; I always thought it was an original Platters song. I can't locate a video clip of the 1933 version but will do more searching when I get a sec.
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Found it:
http://youtu.be/HPQxSUHtJww (http://youtu.be/HPQxSUHtJww)
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All right! I know that there isn't a recording of Tamara Drasin, who sang it in Roberta, but this is great. Man, I love this song! It about does me in every time I hear it. It all started when I heard it here in 1973...
http://youtu.be/j1q-QWHUU0g (http://youtu.be/j1q-QWHUU0g)
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I was surprised when I found out Chubby Checker didn't do it first; it was Hank Ballard & The Midnighters.
http://youtu.be/2qoY93CkwlA (http://youtu.be/2qoY93CkwlA)
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Right. Written by Hank Ballard too and very R&B. Chubby can thank Dick Clark for his hit cover of The Twist.
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Another Chubby checker cover...
http://youtu.be/L7Q_dTbP3KA (http://youtu.be/L7Q_dTbP3KA)
http://youtu.be/06rp1qE_mOY (http://youtu.be/06rp1qE_mOY)
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Right. Written by Hank Ballard too and very R&B. Chubby can thank Dick Clark for his hit cover of The Twist.
Now Lawson Smith of The Midnighters is claiming that Hank Ballard stole "The Twist" from someone named Nathaniel Bills. I can't find any other reference to a singer by that name though. There's a video on YouTube of Smith talking to some guy about it but I haven't watched it. It's too long. LOL
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55 years plays tricks on one's memory, I reckon...
http://youtu.be/fXW1iI5dC0k (http://youtu.be/fXW1iI5dC0k)
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;D
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The jump starting of this thread reminded me of this one. One of those songs most people would have forgotten had an original version.
http://youtu.be/moVC2cgUNaU (http://youtu.be/moVC2cgUNaU)
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I have to admit that Harry Nilsson's version is what comes to mind first for me. It's the one I would vote most likely to make me sob. LOL And Paul McCartney voted it "the killer song of all time." Not sure if he was referring to a particular version when he said that but in general it really is a fantastic song.
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It's one of those songs that I probably appreciate more now than when I was younger. It does show what talents Ham and Evans were. It's a sad story all round. It'd make a compelling movie
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It's one of those songs that I probably appreciate more now than when I was younger. It does show what talents Ham and Evans were. It's a sad story all round. It'd make a compelling movie
It would. And I would certainly cry when I watched it. Speaking of being younger, I remember staying overnight at my friend Jill's house when I was about 8 years old. Jill's parents were having a party and I was, as usual, homesick and unable to fall asleep. Some "old people's singer" was crooning this song over and over on an 8-track tape and consistently singing: "I can't live; I can't live anymore". I knew this was wrong and it really annoyed me.
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I have to admit that Harry Nilsson's version is what comes to mind first for me. It's the one I would vote most likely to make me sob. LOL And Paul McCartney voted it "the killer song of all time." Not sure if he was referring to a particular version when he said that but in general it really is a fantastic song.
This is the way I first heard Without You...
http://youtu.be/PPco24LS31A (http://youtu.be/PPco24LS31A)
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This often-covered song was originally done by Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs in 1960. This is by far my favorite version.
http://youtu.be/z1d4nb9JpYk (http://youtu.be/z1d4nb9JpYk)
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Tainted Love
http://youtu.be/OJKe2j9Wjh4 (http://youtu.be/OJKe2j9Wjh4)
Gloria Jones 1964
http://youtu.be/UARn9GLnhow (http://youtu.be/UARn9GLnhow)
Soft Cell 1981
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Time Is On My Side
http://youtu.be/zRBJyfsEEIk (http://youtu.be/zRBJyfsEEIk)
Irma Thomas 1963
http://youtu.be/XzcWwmwChVE (http://youtu.be/XzcWwmwChVE)
The Rolling Stones 1964
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This Diamond Ring
http://youtu.be/C0f_Q88v4j8 (http://youtu.be/C0f_Q88v4j8)
Sammy Ambrose 1964
http://youtu.be/ZeuYdkxS7DA (http://youtu.be/ZeuYdkxS7DA)
Gary Lewis & the Playboys 1965
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A Groovy Kind Of Love
http://youtu.be/C7BkmmPMu3Y (http://youtu.be/C7BkmmPMu3Y)
III. Rondo: Allegro di Molto 5:49
Sonatina for Piano Op.36 No. 5, in G-Major Muzio Clementi 1797
http://youtu.be/EUZhytfGQpw (http://youtu.be/EUZhytfGQpw)
Diane and Annita 1965
http://youtu.be/ddcIunulJi4 (http://youtu.be/ddcIunulJi4)
The Mindbenders 1965
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http://youtu.be/FwWL8Y-qsJg (http://youtu.be/FwWL8Y-qsJg)
http://youtu.be/Pzd4D9ndtok (http://youtu.be/Pzd4D9ndtok)
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Right, mate. Al Jardine and Ron Altbach took credit for writing that one. Toni Wine and Carole Bayer Sager took credit for A Groovy Kind Of Love...
(http://images.45cat.com/the-beach-boys-lady-linda-1979.jpg)
(http://images.45cat.com/the-mindbenders-a-groovy-kind-of-love-fontana-3.jpg)
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The songwriter:
http://youtu.be/AJ0JgqoF2W4 (http://youtu.be/AJ0JgqoF2W4)
Arlo Guthrie had a hit with it in 1972:
http://youtu.be/CF8fWFeyc-A (http://youtu.be/CF8fWFeyc-A)
Willie Nelson had an even bigger hit on the country charts in 1984 and helped Steve Goodman win a posthumous Grammy for best songwriter in 1985.
http://youtu.be/6XyRdJr4LSc (http://youtu.be/6XyRdJr4LSc)
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Martin Rainwater The Palefaced Indian (1959)
http://youtu.be/aIpRJlWV0AM (http://youtu.be/aIpRJlWV0AM)
It was renamed (The Lament Of The Cherokee) Indian Reservation and released by Don Fardon in 1968
https://youtu.be/wWVEM1idBj0 (https://youtu.be/wWVEM1idBj0)
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Land of 1,000 Dances
Chris Kenner, 1962
https://youtu.be/NH9cc13G9RI (https://youtu.be/NH9cc13G9RI)
Cannibal and the Headhunters gave it the "na na na na na" hook in 1965
https://youtu.be/7uQcHlxy9pc (https://youtu.be/7uQcHlxy9pc)
Wilson Pickett livened it up and had the big hit with it in 1966.
https://youtu.be/NKAf84TuuRo (https://youtu.be/NKAf84TuuRo)
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Never heard that before Kelley
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Never heard that before Kelley
It wasn't as popular in the U.K., Kev. It only went to number 22. Here in the U.S. it got to number 6 on the Billboard hot 100 and number 1 on their r & b chart. That's the third version, by Wilson Pickett. I remember hearing it on the radio as a little kid and it's always seemed to be a staple of the oldies stations I've listened to over the years. I've heard that second version a few times on Sirius XM radio and it struck me as odd!
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I like Wilsons version best
I'm a fan of his
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Me too.
Wicked Wilson Pickett explains soul...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbRiM26hyms# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbRiM26hyms#)
Lord have mercy!
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I like Wilsons version best
I'm a fan of his
He definitely transformed it into a hit didn't he. The first version was pretty dull really. Sounds like the guy was trying to lull people to sleep rather than get them dancing.
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He definitely transformed it into a hit didn't he. The first version was pretty dull really. Sounds like the guy was trying to lull people to sleep rather than get them dancing.
"Dull" was also the word that came to mind for the second version but when I heard the first I realized the second wasn't that bad! These kids on Hollywood a Go-Go did quite well with it.
https://youtu.be/ZiZ6KhlkKrY (https://youtu.be/ZiZ6KhlkKrY)
I still don't really like it though. It sounds kind of creepy and I thought that before I knew the group's name. ;D