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Other music forums => Various Artists, Lyrics, Discographies => Topic started by: Kevin on December 10, 2007, 01:45:05 PM
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I know many people decry todays modern "manufactured" music, but the genre was alive and kicking in the sixties. Most of the songs I remember from that decade fall in to the catagory of Bubblegum. Sugar Sugar is probably my favourite.
A million dollars to anyone who can identify this fallen early 70's bubblegum star.
(http://img206.imageshack.us/img206/8220/leifgarrettmugshotfr1.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)
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Easy. That's Leif Garret. He sunk quite deep after the success of I Was Made For Dancin'. I will sent you the details of my bankaccount.
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Bastard. How the f*ck did you know that?
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8)
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In his better days: (http://www.ximnet.com.my/thelab/images/upload/Leif_garrett_9.jpg)
To be serious: the exact same question was asked on the website of a radioshow over here, not too long ago. I must admit that only one or two people knew the anwer.
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I know many people decry todays modern "manufactured" music, but the genre was alive and kicking in the sixties. Most of the songs I remember from that decade fall in to the catagory of Bubblegum. Sugar Sugar is probably my favourite.
Sugar, Sugar is great!
To my ears, there was also a large overlap between Bubblegum and One-Hit-Wonders. What do you think?
60's: Green Tambourine (Lemon Pipers), Judy In Disguise (John Fred and his Playboy Band), I Had Too Much to Dream Last Night (Electric Prunes), Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye (Steam), More Today than Yesterday (Spiral Staircase), Smile a Little Smile for Me (Flying Machine), In the Year 2525 (Zager and Evans), Israelites (Desmond Decker and the Aces), Love Can Make You Happy (Mercy)
70's: TIghter, Tighter (Alive and Kicking), Ride Captain Ride (Blues Image), Montego Bay (Bobby Bloom), Love Grows Where my Rosemary Goes (Edison Lighthouse), Spirit in the Sky (Norman Greenbaum), Reflections of My Life (Marmalade), In the Summertime (Mungo Jerry), Venus (Shocking Blue), My Baby Loves Lovin (White Plains), All Right Now (Free), Oo-ooh Child (The Five Stairsteps), My Belle Amie (The Tea Set), Indiana Wants Me (R. Dean Taylor), Rose Garden (Lynn Anderson), Hey There Lonely Girl (Eddie Holman), Smiling Faces Sometimes (The Undisputed Truth), Mr. Big Stuff (Jean Knight), Chick-A-Boom (Daddy Dewdrop), Put Your Hand (Ocean), One Toke Over the Line (Brewer and Shipley), Precious and Few (Climax), Oh Babe What Would You Say (Hurricane Smith - our very own Norman from Abbey Road ... Beatles first engineer!), My Maria (B.W. Stevenson), Brother Louie (Stories), Dancing in the Moonlight (King Harvest), The Night the Lights Went out in Georgia (Vickie Lawrence), Smokin' in the Boys Room (Brownsville Station), Rock On (David Essex), Eres Tu (Mocedades), I Can Help (Billy Swan), The Night Chicago Died (Paper Lace), Hooked on a Feeling (Blue Swede), Shaving Cream (Bennie Bell), The Hustle (Van McCoy and the Soul City Symphony), Chevy Van (Sammy Johns), Feelings (Morris Albert), Fooled Around and Fell in Love (Elvin Bishop), Play that Funky Music (Wild Cherry), Afternoon Delight (Starland Vocal Band), Smoke from a Distant Fire (Sanford-Townshend band), Black Betty (Ram Jam), You Light Up My Life (Debbie Boone), Hot Child in the City (Nick Gilder), Undercover Angel (Alan O'Day), Because the Night (Pattie Smith), Just When I Needed You Most (Randy VanWarmer), I Don't Like Mondays (Boomtown Rats), Video Killed the Radio Star (the Buggles), Drivers Seat (Sniff'n the Tears), Cruel to be Kind (Nick Lowe).
I got these one hit wonders off this http://www.onehitwondercentral.com/70s.cfm?start=161&sortby=song_year&orderby=ASC site. I skipped a lot that I hadn't heard of, and left some off because I know they had other hits in other genres.
THey're not ALL bubblegum, but (especially in the early to mid-70s), there sure was a lot of overlap!
The soundtrack of my life! (WABC 770 AM in NYC in my case).
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In his better days: ([url]http://www.ximnet.com.my/thelab/images/upload/Leif_garrett_9.jpg[/url])
To be serious: the exact same question was asked on the website of a radioshow over here, not too long ago. I must admit that only one or two people knew the anwer.
Blimey, you can show pictures on the radio over there? ;D
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Blimey, you can show pictures on the radio over there? ;D
Sure. It's called internet radio. ;D
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By the way, I forgot to mention the prize is in Zimbabwean dollars, so right now I owe you 23 Euros. God knows what it will be tomorrow.
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By the way, I forgot to mention the prize is in Zimbabwean dollars, so right now I owe you 23 Euros. God knows what it will be tomorrow.
Very wise. If you delay payment for a day or two Bobber will owe YOU money!
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Great list Alexis. 2525 is another lost favourite. When I was in a band I wanted to beef it up and do a cover, but the others wouldn't have it. Was it only yesterday......?
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By the way, I forgot to mention the prize is in Zimbabwean dollars, so right now I owe you 23 Euros. God knows what it will be tomorrow.
Thank God it isn't in old Italian lires. I'll settle for 23 Euros. Or a beer or two whenever I'm in London again.
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Interesting list Alexis, but I wouldn't call any of these Bubblegum:
Reflections of My Life (Marmalade)
All Right Now (Free)
Rock On (David Essex)
I Don't Like Mondays (Boomtown Rats)
Cruel to be Kind (Nick Lowe)
or one-hit wonders. Unless you're in the US that is. Most of the above had quite a few hits in GB/Europe.
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Interesting list Alexis, but I wouldn't call any of these Bubblegum:
Reflections of My Life (Marmalade)
All Right Now (Free)
Rock On (David Essex)
I Don't Like Mondays (Boomtown Rats)
Cruel to be Kind (Nick Lowe) I agree, that's why I wrote "THey're not ALL bubblegum, but (especially in the early to mid-70s), there sure was a lot of overlap!"
or one-hit wonders . Unless you're in the US that is. Well, that's why I wrote "NYC" in my post :-) I'd guess it goes both ways as well. Most of the above had quite a few hits in GB/Europe.
Hey BlueMeanie, for us Yanks, how about a list of British 1-hit wonders!
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A few i like are ,
girl privatecat " Mississippi "
Peter Sarstedt , Where Do you Go To ( My Lovely )
Fox " Only You Can "
Rubettes " Sugar Baby Love "
Jackie Lee " White Horses "
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Hey BlueMeanie, for us Yanks, how about a list of British 1-hit wonders!
You're on. There's a lot as you can imagine. We Brits have a long reputation for sending 'novelty' records to No. 1, so most of theses end up being one hit wonders. But I think I'll open a new thread for those. Here's a selection of British one hit wonders:
1960's: Concrete And Clay - Unit Four Plus Two, Elusive Butterfly" - Bob Lind, Fire - Crazy World of Arthur Brown, Gimme Gimme Good Lovin' - Crazy Elephant, Harlem Shuffle - Bob and Earl, I'm the Urban Spaceman - Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band, Je t'aime... moi non plus - Serge Gainsbourg and Jane Birkin, Judy in Disguise (With Glasses) - John Fred and the Playboy Band, San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Some Flowers in Your Hair - Scott McKenzie, Shotgun Wedding - Roy C, Something in the Air - Thunderclap Newman.
1970's: Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now - McFadden and Whitehead, All By Myself - Eric Carmen, Car 67 - Driver 67, Convoy - C.W. McCall, Couldn't Get It Right - Climax Blues Band, East River - Brecker Brothers, I Want You To Want Me - Cheap Trick, The Lone Ranger - Quantum Jump, More Than A Feeling - Boston, Resurrection Shuffle - Ashton, Gardner and Dyke, Standing in the Road - Blackfoot Sue.
And many, many more!
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Peter Sarstedt , Where Do you Go To ( My Lovely )
Haven't heard that in years. Great song. Though BM is right. One hit wonder doesn't equal bubblegum. It generally requires a severe banality of lyric and more hooks than a Japanese fishing boat.
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What a great list! Interesting to see that our 1-hit wonders may have had lots of success over there, and vice versa. I've annotated your list of British 1-hit wonders with a few that had more success over here.
You're on. There's a lot as you can imagine. We Brits have a long reputation for sending 'novelty' records to No. 1, so most of theses end up being one hit wonders. But I think I'll open a new thread for those. Here's a selection of British one hit wonders:
1960's: Concrete And Clay - Unit Four Plus Two, Elusive Butterfly" - Bob Lind, Fire - Crazy World of Arthur Brown, Gimme Gimme Good Lovin' - Crazy Elephant, Harlem Shuffle - Bob and Earl, I'm the Urban Spaceman - Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band, Je t'aime... moi non plus - Serge Gainsbourg and Jane Birkin, Judy in Disguise (With Glasses) - John Fred and the Playboy Band, San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Some Flowers in Your Hair - Scott McKenzie, Shotgun Wedding - Roy C, Something in the Air - Thunderclap Newman.
1970's: Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now - McFadden and Whitehead, All By Myself - Eric Carmen These guys had a few hits in the States, one big one called "Please Go All The Way", with the Raspberry's , Car 67 - Driver 67, Convoy - C.W. McCall, Couldn't Get It Right - Climax Blues Band, East River - Brecker Brothers, I Want You To Want Me - Cheap Trick, Cheap Trick had a few hits on this side of the pond, they were always on the radio for some time The Lone Ranger - Quantum Jump, More Than A Feeling - Boston Now these guys were megastars here, they had one or two albums where almost every song was an FM radio hit! , Resurrection Shuffle - Ashton, Gardner and Dyke, Standing in the Road - Blackfoot Sue.
And many, many more!
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Haven't heard that in years. Great song. Though BM is right. One hit wonder doesn't equal bubblegum. It generally requires a severe banality of lyric and more hooks than a Japanese fishing boat.
As I said in my initial post, not all of the 1-hit wonders are bubble gum, but there is a large degree of overlap. So I agree!
Though I must admit I am sadly lacking in knowledge of the intricate details of Japanese fishing craft.
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Thinking back, I'm surprised these two songs weren't on the 1-hit wonder list:
1) Blue, Blue, My World is Blue (mid 1960's, some guy with a French name wrote it)
2) Billy, Don't be a Hero ("The soldier blues were trapped on a hillside ..." , mid 1970's, BIG on NYC AM radio)
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2) Billy, Don't be a Hero ("The soldier blues were trapped on a hillside ..." , mid 1970's, BIG on NYC AM radio)
Paper Lace had another hit - The Night Chicago Died
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Paper Lace had another hit - The Night Chicago Died
Great tune!!!
What about Rare Earth - Get Ready, cause here I come! (1-hitter, maybe not sugary enough for bubblegum).
Hey, here's a great bubble gum song, actually Tommy Roe had a few!
- Dizzy
- Sheila
And for bubblegum, Tommy James and the Shondells did pretty well I think, what about you?
- Crimson and Clover
- Moany Moany (spelling?)
- A million more?
More bubblegum, The Partridge Family!
- I Think I Love You! (Great Beatles wannabee harpsichord solo ... definitely NOT George Martin!).
And here's a 1-hit wonder that is also bubblegum (IMO, what do you think?)
- The DeFranco Family - Heartbeat (Listen ... lub dub... lub dub ... lub dub ....)
Thanks for the thread Kevin, I love thinking about these songs!!
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Brother Louie (Stories), I love that song and actually it is in my iPod.
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Let's not forget The 1910 Fruitgum Company
Simon Says
1-2-3 Red Light
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it's amazing that Thunderclap Newman is a one hit wonder. Their album "Hollywood Dream" is full of classics such as "The Reason" "Accidents" etc
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it's amazing that Thunderclap Newman is a one hit wonder. Their album "Hollywood Dream" is full of classics such as "The Reason" "Accidents" etc
Erm...hardly 'bubblegum'?
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^^ I mentioned TN because I saw you mentioned them in your one hit wonders thing and I was kind of thinking out loud :P
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Jimi Hendrix only had one hit on Billboard " All Along The Watchtower " # 20 1968 which always supprises me ? likewise T.rex only managed the one hit with " Get it On ( Bang A Gong ) # 10 1972.
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^^ I mentioned TN because I saw you mentioned them in your one hit wonders thing and I was kind of thinking out loud :P
It's a fair cop! ;D
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1, 2, 3 Red Light
1910 Fruitgum Co. - 1, 2, 3, Redlight [Very Good(-) quality / No mpg4 resolution] (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOZqSk784Cc#)
1910 Fruitgum Company 1968
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Sugar, Sugar
The Archies - Sugar, Sugar (Original 1969 Music Video) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9nE2spOw_o#)
The Archies 1969
The Archies -- Sugar, Sugar (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VwMH0Xzs0IU#)
Ron Dante 1969
This was the 1969 number one single of the year
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Sugar, Sugar was written by Jeff Barry and Andy Kim.
Andy Kim took Bubblegum into the 1970s with this...
Rock Me Gently
Andy Kim - Rock Me Gently (HQ) |TOTP 4-10-1974| (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-8iHlGZ1FI#)
1974
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Simon Says
1910 Fruitgum Company - Simon Says (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7oNyjkR6wmo#)
1910 Fruitgum Company 1968
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Chewy, Chewy
Ohio Express - Chewy Chewy (1968) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2V-FYolawTw#)
Ohio Express 1968
Yummy, Yummy, Yummy
Ohio Express - Yummy Yummy Yummy [Very Good(-) quality / No mpg4 resolution] (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DkoT0Me2sRU#)
Ohio Express 1968
I was listening to The Beatles and The Moody Blues at the time. I knew this stuff existed because kids would play it on the jukebox at the pizza place. I was convinced they were all just one group.
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The older kids listened to this...
Crimson And Clover
Crimson and Clover - Tommy James & The Shondells (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GpGEeneO-t0#)
Tommy James & The Shondells 1968
It was Hippie indoctrination music. Not bad, really. But they got tagged with being Bubblegum.
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Tommy James & The Shondells 1968
It was Hippie indoctrination music. Not bad, really. But they got tagged with being Bubblegum.
Funny, I never thought of them as bubblegum. In that case I guess I like some bubblegum music after all. I've always liked their song "Hanky Panky". It reminds me of the day I decided to venture out of the driveway on my tricycle. Of course my mom freaked when she looked out the window and saw me disappearing down the road. When my dad got home she said, "Tell your father what you did today." I told him that I did the hanky panky on the road.
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Funny, I never thought of them as bubblegum. In that case I guess I like some bubblegum music after all. I've always liked their song "Hanky Panky".
Hanky Panky was written by Jeff Barry and Ellie Greenwich in 1963. Their group called The Raindrops recorded it that year as the B-side to That Boy John.
The Summits covered it in 1963...
The Summits - Hanky Panky (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GwXx1tB2Mlg#)
Tommy James recorded it in early 1964 for Snap! Records, but it had limited distribution in The Midwest. In 1966, Tommy James brought the master recording to Roulette Records who released it the second time. It went to #1 in the summer of 1966...
Tommy James - Hanky Panky (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RH1tzDqy-8s#)
Hanky Panky is best described as "Garage Rock." But Tommy James & The Shondells became involved with Bubblegum with records like I Think We're Alone Now, Mirage and Mony Mony. They started writing their own songs in late 1968 turning to psychedelic rock with Crimson And Clover, Sweet Cherry Wine and Crystal Blue Persuasion. They were invited to perform at Woodstock but declined.
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Neil Diamond recorded Hanky Panky in 1966...
Neil Diamond- Hanky Panky (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WzYNKxY0Pk0#)
So did Sam The Sham and The Pharaohs
Sam The Sham and The Pharaohs - Hanky Panky (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvaM3zB30c8#)
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There sure was a lot of Hanky Panky going on in the 60's...but I guess I already knew that!
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It also means mischievious activity.
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"Psych-Garage-Bubblegum" Mony Mony...
Mony Mony by Tommy James & The Shondells (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkMgs3lFwkQ#)
Tommy James & The Shondells were trying to find themselves in 1968. ;D
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It also means mischievious activity.
I know what it means! :P
Tommy James & The Shondells were trying to find themselves in 1968. ;D
They look pretty far out here so they did alright. This is another song that ended up covered in 1981.
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Nehru jackets were the rage, that's for sure!
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Nehru jackets were the rage, that's for sure!
Even Johnny Carson had one. I heard him tell Judy Garland...on YouTube.
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Tommy Roe had a whole bunch of bubblegum hits in the 60s...
Hooray For Hazel
Tommy Roe - Hooray For Hazel, Nov '66 - HQ Stereo Dub (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OfgyGtJyMA4#)
1966
Sweet Pea
Tommy Roe - Sweet Pea (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCKXxJRgVgc#)
1967
Dizzy
Tommy Roe - Dizzy (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odv_d6LJcnY#ws)
1969
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Tommy Roe had a whole bunch of bubblegum hits in the 60s...
Sweet Pea
Now that was just adorable!
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Tommy Roe came very close to sounding like Buddy Holly here...
Sheila
Tommy Roe - Sheila (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mR1EWIM81Vs#)
1962
So did Bobby Vee...
Rubber Ball
BOBBY VEE- "RUBBER BALL" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6GRuzaMwvrA#)
1960
Buddy Holly was missed.
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Now that was just adorable!
That was the whole purpose of bubblegum!
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Maybe it was staged but it's still awfully cute.
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Young kids weren't quite ready for Sgt. Pepper in 1967. ;D
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I Think We're Alone Now
I Think We`re Alone Now - Tommy James & The Shondells (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IkMFLUXTEwM#)
Tommy James & The Shondells 1967
I Think We're Alone Now
Tiffany - I Think We're Alone Now (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6Q3mHyzn78#)
Tiffany 1987
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Crimson And Clover
Tommy James & The Shondells - Crimson And Clover (LIVE) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cz8BCLNHREI#)
Tommy James Live at The Bitter End 2006
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I Think We're Alone Now
Tommy James & The Shondells - I Think We're Alone Now (LIVE) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIeRqPFJvXM#)
Tommy James Live at The Bitter End 2006
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Maybe it was staged but it's still awfully cute.
It wasn't staged...
http://thevailspot.blogspot.com/2010/06/tommy-roe-sweet-pea.html (http://thevailspot.blogspot.com/2010/06/tommy-roe-sweet-pea.html)
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It wasn't staged...
[url]http://thevailspot.blogspot.com/2010/06/tommy-roe-sweet-pea.html[/url] ([url]http://thevailspot.blogspot.com/2010/06/tommy-roe-sweet-pea.html[/url])
Aww..that is such a sweet story. I'm glad to know it really happened just the way it appears in the video. Thanks for posting that Barry!
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Aww..that is such a sweet story. I'm glad to know it really happened just the way it appears in the video. Thanks for posting that Barry!
It was the 60s...a simpler time.
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Bubblegum Beatles...
Sheila / The Beatles Live at Star Club (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yv7z60LKLJM#)
;D
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Bubblegum Beatles...
Sheila / The Beatles Live at Star Club
;D
Right! I like this one but under that bubblegum exterior there lurks some rather sinister lyrics...maybe:
Fish all day, sleep all night.
Father never lets her out of sight.
Soon I'm gonna have to get my knife and cut that rope, cut that rope.Every Mother's Son - Come On Down To My Boat (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50b-Q-Z1bF0#)
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Crimson And Clover
The perennial slow-dance song. Only we had this version in college:
joan jett - crimson and clover 1983.avi (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTfHhNg1iII#)
No one was ever quite sure what to do when the tempo got faster though. ;D
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Right! I like this one but under that bubblegum exterior there lurks some rather sinister lyrics...maybe:
Fish all day, sleep all night.
Father never lets her out of sight.
Soon I'm gonna have to get my knife and cut that rope, cut that rope.Every Mother's Son - Come On Down To My Boat ([url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50b-Q-Z1bF0#[/url])
The original version of that song was called Come And Take A Ride In My Boat and was released in 1966 by the "Garage Band" Rare Breed...
Rare Breed - Come And Take A ride In My Boat ~ Garage Original Version! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TcoNoPikPNs#)
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The original version of that song was called Come And Take A Ride In My Boat and was released in 1966 by the "Garage Band" Rare Breed...
I like that!
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I like that!
Just like Bob Dylan, there was another side of Wes Farrell...
(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-SkjOQoPc_4M/TcrRzeaV4BI/AAAAAAAADzU/8eMw_YQeHwI/s1600/recs%2B23.jpeg)
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Just like Bob Dylan, there was another side of Wes Farrell...
Thread synchronicity!
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Hang On Sloopy (Wes Farrell and Bert Russell)
The McCoys Hang On Sloopy (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DO2Y2sGZ1dk#)
The McCoys 1965
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Wes Farrell...
When We're Singin'
The Partridge Family Opening (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HiXibEiY_zM#)
The Partridge Family Season 1
C'mon Get Happy
Theme Song to The Partridge Family (Come on Get Happy) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NvgzNEPhYQA#)
The Partridge Family Seasons 2-4
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Wes Farrell...
When We're Singin'
The Partridge Family Season 1
Oh my gosh, I forgot there was a different song the first season. I guess they had to have a new song to go along with the new Chris.
Anyway, it doesn't get much gummier than this....
The Partridge Family - I Think I Love You (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PFwZqE7AS_s#ws)
Keith really worked his magic on that little feminist! ;D
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Keith really worked his magic on that little feminist! ;D
Women's Glib
;D
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Tommy Roe was the King of Bubblegum. From 1962 to 1971 he had eleven songs in the Top 40, six of which were in the Top 10 and two of those were #1s.
He even covered other bubblegum hits like Ohio Express'
Yummy, Yummy, Yummy
TOMMY ROE- " YUMMY YUMMY YUMMY " (W/LYRICS) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bcvDXB_1iuc#)
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Anyway, it doesn't get much gummier than this....
The Partridge Family - I Think I Love You ([url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PFwZqE7AS_s#ws[/url])
Keith really worked his magic on that little feminist! ;D
I have to give that tune a pass because Hal Blaine played the drums on it. My wife and I sing that song to each other practically every day as we pass each other in the hall, so its kind of a joke tune for us.
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the partridge family was based on the cowsills...and the show was written with them in mind as well..but for some reason they decided not to do it...
The Cowsils_ The Rain, The Park, & Other Things (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yi0CqIeLjkQ#)
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the partridge family was based on the cowsills...and the show was written with them in mind as well..but for some reason they decided not to do it...
Must of had the Pretty Things management.
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It's been written that The Cowsills turned down the TV show offer because Shirley Jones was to star as the mother. The Cowsill family collectively declined the offer. They wanted their own mother to play their mother.
They certainly had the looks and talent for their own TV show. They were immensely popular at the time and their four and five part harmonies were flawless.
They were humble too. I remember taking my sister to a local department store where The Cowsills were doing a record-signing. My sister struck up a conversation with Susan that went on for over twenty minutes. They were good friends by the time I had to take my sister home. They were all genuinely friendly to all their fans that day.
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I'm pretty sure my sister still has that autographed Cowsills LP. I'll see if I can get her to scan it for me.
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I'm pretty sure my sister still has that autographed Cowsills LP. I'll see if I can get her to scan it for me.
Sounds like she has a nice autograph collection. I've always liked The Cowsills, especially "The Rain, the Park and Other Things". It's neat that it wasn't just called "The Flower Girl". :)
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I don't think The Cowsills should be classified as Bubblegum though. They started out in the mid-60s singing Beatles songs. Their late 60s hits were soft-rock genre.
I enjoyed their version of Hair and Susan's "and spaghetti!"
Family Band: The Cowsills Story - Hair (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qBdk42S2Uc#ws)
Hair by The Cowsills (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAk8z2PLOmc#)
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Paperback Writer
The Cowsills Paperback Writer (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vYsE-SRHeI#)
1969
When I'm Sixty-Four
When I'm 64-The Cowsills (featuring Susan Cowsill) HD (Best Upload Online) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BsMTqyiGl88#)
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Paperback Writer
The Cowsills Paperback Writer ([url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vYsE-SRHeI#[/url])
1969
I think The Cowsills nailed that live performance of Paperback Writer. Paul admitted in Anthology that they had a bit of trouble performing it live. George said it was all right though...
The Beatles - Paperback Writer (Live In Japan) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8AoeM3V0LDg#)
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Paul had a bit of trouble with that microphone too! ;D
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I think The Cowsills nailed that live performance of Paperback Writer. Paul admitted in Anthology that they had a bit of trouble performing it live. George said it was all right though...
That was a perfect song for The Cowsills. They even did the Frère Jacques bit. :) Nobody could probably hear The Beatle when they performed it live anyway.
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Paul had a bit of trouble with that microphone too! ;D
Yeah, that didn't help matters.
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Yeah, that didn't help matters.
Ringo rushed it. It would have been better if it was slowed down some.
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Goody Goody Gumdrops
1910 Fruitgum Co. - Goody Goody Gumdrops [Excellent quality] (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8Egk9E3oYE#)
1910 Fruitgum Company 1968
(http://i41.tinypic.com/acsk02.jpg)
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^^^
That poor little blue guy can't seem to hold anything down. ;D
Does he like this or is it too sugary?
Boyce & Hart - I Wonder What She's Doing Tonight (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RW7NDdq5Es4#)
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Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart were cool. Borderline bubblegum, but cool anyway. They wrote good songs for The Monkees as did Neil Diamond. I like him too.
No, I don't experience retroperistalsis and emesis when I hear I Wonder What She's Doing Tonight.
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No, I don't experience retroperistalsis and emesis when I hear I Wonder What She's Doing Tonight.
There certainly are a lot of names for it. I agree that "Goody Goody Gumdrops" could bring it on, though. That band is the reason I didn't think I liked bubblegum music.
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The Train
1910 Fruitgum Co. - The Train (Rare clip) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aH7NwqhGNm4#)
(http://i42.tinypic.com/f9pd8w.jpg)
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Even this didn't help...
MIGHTY QUINN - 1910 FRUITGUM CO. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nv3mYlR8OQQ#)
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^^^
Enough! Are you trying to get back at me for The Davis Sisters? ;)
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From the group that gave us Yummy Yummy Yummy and Chewy Chewy...
Gimme Gimme
OHIO EXPRESS- "GIMME GIMME " (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-X2E0Arghmc#)
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From the group that gave us Yummy Yummy Yummy and Chewy Chewy...
Gimme Gimme
Can I borrow your little blue guy?
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The Ohio Express stole the intro for Gimme Gimme from...
I Think We`re Alone Now - Tommy James & The Shondells (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IkMFLUXTEwM#)
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One of my favorites. Had the 45 when I was young.
Kasenetz Katz Singing Orchestral Circus - Quick Joey Small (1968) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CAi3TpG1oJY#)
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Hang On Sloopy...this time with an intro to the band by Rick Derringer. I'd really like to find this album!
The McCoys - Hang On Sloopy - HOT Mono Mix Vinyl LP - With Cool Intro of Band (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cp0M0dtf8Ms#ws)
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INCENSE AND PEPPERMINT ~ THE STRAWBERRY ALARM CLOCK ~ (Lyrics) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOk2T6Uweao#)
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Hang On Sloopy...this time with an intro to the band by Rick Derringer. I'd really like to find this album!
The McCoys - Hang On Sloopy - HOT Mono Mix Vinyl LP - With Cool Intro of Band ([url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cp0M0dtf8Ms#ws[/url])
Kelley, you can find that album at Music Stack: http://www.musicstack.com/listings.cgi?find=hang+on+sloopy&search_type=title&media=vinyllp (http://www.musicstack.com/listings.cgi?find=hang+on+sloopy&search_type=title&media=vinyllp)
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Interesting story with Hang On Sloopy. Originally titled My Girl Sloopy, it was written by Wes Farrell and Bert Russell for a jazz singer/pianist named Dorothy Sloop who's stage name was Sloopy...
(http://www.streamingoldies.com/content-images/pso16/dorothy-sloop.jpg)
It was first recorded by The Vibrations in 1964...
Vibrations - "My Girl Sloopy" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fh0hHm-ckQw#)
A lot of calypso in there!
The Yardbirds recorded My Girl Sloopy in early 1965...
The Yardbirds - My Girl Sloopy - 1965 45rpm (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVa3sRoq4Mk#)
The Yardbirds - Hang On Sloopy (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5mvXW8s-zE#)
A bit of calypso in there.
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I remember The McCoy's Hang On Sloopy being a big hit in the Fall of 1965. It predated Bubblegum though. Rick Derringer and The McCoy's recorded the vocals to the instrumental track recorded by an Australian group called The Strangeloves (who were really from New York). The lyrics were a bit provocative and not aimed at kids just like those of Gloria recorded by Van Morrison and Them a year before. Gloria was banned on some radio stations...
Them - Gloria (Live) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_j7i_ZVfxw#)
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The McCoys recorded Hang On Sloopy with three verses, but it was edited down to two verses for the single and the LP.
Here's the full version...
The McCoys, Hang on Sloopy, unedited, stereo (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGuPc01Dn7c#)
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Whew! No way is that bubblegum!!
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Sugar, Sugar is great!
To my ears, there was also a large overlap between Bubblegum and One-Hit-Wonders. What do you think?
60's: Green Tambourine (Lemon Pipers), Judy In Disguise (John Fred and his Playboy Band), I Had Too Much to Dream Last Night (Electric Prunes), Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye (Steam), More Today than Yesterday (Spiral Staircase), Smile a Little Smile for Me (Flying Machine), In the Year 2525 (Zager and Evans), Israelites (Desmond Decker and the Aces), Love Can Make You Happy (Mercy)
70's: TIghter, Tighter (Alive and Kicking), Ride Captain Ride (Blues Image), Montego Bay (Bobby Bloom), Love Grows Where my Rosemary Goes (Edison Lighthouse), Spirit in the Sky (Norman Greenbaum), Reflections of My Life (Marmalade), In the Summertime (Mungo Jerry), Venus (Shocking Blue), My Baby Loves Lovin (White Plains), All Right Now (Free), Oo-ooh Child (The Five Stairsteps), My Belle Amie (The Tea Set), Indiana Wants Me (R. Dean Taylor), Rose Garden (Lynn Anderson), Hey There Lonely Girl (Eddie Holman), Smiling Faces Sometimes (The Undisputed Truth), Mr. Big Stuff (Jean Knight), Chick-A-Boom (Daddy Dewdrop), Put Your Hand (Ocean), One Toke Over the Line (Brewer and Shipley), Precious and Few (Climax), Oh Babe What Would You Say (Hurricane Smith - our very own Norman from Abbey Road ... Beatles first engineer!), My Maria (B.W. Stevenson), Brother Louie (Stories), Dancing in the Moonlight (King Harvest), The Night the Lights Went out in Georgia (Vickie Lawrence), Smokin' in the Boys Room (Brownsville Station), Rock On (David Essex), Eres Tu (Mocedades), I Can Help (Billy Swan), The Night Chicago Died (Paper Lace), Hooked on a Feeling (Blue Swede), Shaving Cream (Bennie Bell), The Hustle (Van McCoy and the Soul City Symphony), Chevy Van (Sammy Johns), Feelings (Morris Albert), Fooled Around and Fell in Love (Elvin Bishop), Play that Funky Music (Wild Cherry), Afternoon Delight (Starland Vocal Band), Smoke from a Distant Fire (Sanford-Townshend band), Black Betty (Ram Jam), You Light Up My Life (Debbie Boone), Hot Child in the City (Nick Gilder), Undercover Angel (Alan O'Day), Because the Night (Pattie Smith), Just When I Needed You Most (Randy VanWarmer), I Don't Like Mondays (Boomtown Rats), Video Killed the Radio Star (the Buggles), Drivers Seat (Sniff'n the Tears), Cruel to be Kind (Nick Lowe).
I got these one hit wonders off this [url]http://www.onehitwondercentral.com/70s.cfm?start=161&sortby=song_year&orderby=ASC[/url] ([url]http://www.onehitwondercentral.com/70s.cfm?start=161&sortby=song_year&orderby=ASC[/url]) site. I skipped a lot that I hadn't heard of, and left some off because I know they had other hits in other genres.
THey're not ALL bubblegum, but (especially in the early to mid-70s), there sure was a lot of overlap!
The soundtrack of my life! (WABC 770 AM in NYC in my case).
Great list of songs Alexis, We used to listen to every one of them on the radio back in the day.
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Hang On Sloopy...The McCoys, 1970 or so...
The McCoys - Hang On Sloopy (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zoZ5JL3gmHo#)
Some reggae there!!
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INCENSE AND PEPPERMINT ~ THE STRAWBERRY ALARM CLOCK ~ (Lyrics) ([url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOk2T6Uweao#[/url])
Ed King, ten years after...
Strawberry Alarm Clock - Incense And Peppermints (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhYLz63csS0#)
Sweet Home Alabama ~ Live 1974 ~ HD (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sDz2rVgv0uM#ws)
(http://edroman.com/guitars/mosrite/images/EdKing.jpg) (http://swampland.com/img/Image/gritz/A%2520-%2520Scrapbook%252020/ed2.jpg)
Well, seven years anyway. ;)
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Kelley, you can find that album at Music Stack: http://www.musicstack.com/listings.cgi?find=hang+on+sloopy&search_type=title&media=vinyllp (http://www.musicstack.com/listings.cgi?find=hang+on+sloopy&search_type=title&media=vinyllp)
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Thanks Barry.
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The McCoys recorded Hang On Sloopy with three verses, but it was edited down to two verses for the single and the LP.
I started out college at Ohio State University, and that song is HUGE there. I never did figure out why....I should probably just Google it LOL
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I started out college at Ohio State University, and that song is HUGE there. I never did figure out why....I should probably just Google it LOL
It's the official rock song of Ohio State and the state of Ohio. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hang_On_Sloopy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hang_On_Sloopy)
That got me wondering if your home state and my adopted state had an official rock song. It doesn't but not many do. We need to think of one and start a campaign to get it adopted!
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Been liking this one lately...
Captain Groovy And His Bubblegum Army (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBsJduMyjb8#)
8)
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Another one by Strawberry Alarm Clock that I've always liked:
Strawberry Alarm Clock - Starting out the day (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IY4-iGj4ChA#)
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Thats a cool tune Klang.
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Been liking this one lately...
Captain Groovy And His Bubblegum Army ([url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBsJduMyjb8#[/url])
8)
That's a very fun song!
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Innit? Found it in a Bubblegum collection I picked up recently. Never knew it before, but this was a standout.
:)
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1910 Fruitgum Company were pretty pleasant
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Yes, some good tunes. I think 'Indian Giver' is the best.
:)
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Been liking this one lately...
Captain Groovy And His Bubblegum Army ([url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBsJduMyjb8#[/url])
8)
Thats pretty good!
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Been doing a little research. This "group" was intended to be depicted in a TV cartoon series, but that deal fell through. It was a project of the Jerry Kasenetz/Jeff Katz's Super K production company which, among other things, brought us the Kasenetz-Katz Singing Orchestral Circus, Shadows of Knight, Crazy Elephant, The Music Explosion, The Ohio Express, and 1910 Fruitgum Company.
Like practically all persons, places, and things in the known universe, it does indeed have a Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Captain-Groovy-and-his-Bubblegum-Army/119300368093235 (https://www.facebook.com/pages/Captain-Groovy-and-his-Bubblegum-Army/119300368093235)
Yep. Cool tune.
:)
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It's the official rock song of Ohio State and the state of Ohio.
Ohio State Marching Band performing Hang On Sloopy (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZbI8FmotweM#)
;D
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Some things don't change...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4i39cru0DI# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4i39cru0DI#)
1969
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6b_q2vXe2g# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6b_q2vXe2g#)
2008
;D
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^^^
Oh, dear!
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Da, do-do, do
Da, do-do, do
Da, do-do, do
Da, do-do, do
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I think that says it all. ;D
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I wonder if the lead singer ever said I'm not going to be singing Chewy Chewy when I'm 60 years old.
If not he should have.
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I wonder if the lead singer ever said I'm not going to be singing Chewy Chewy when I'm 60 years old.
If not he should have.
I reckon he didn't think he'd be singing Yummy, Yummy, Yummy either...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4aQiFaCod8# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4aQiFaCod8#)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Na7eNRD2Ebw# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Na7eNRD2Ebw#)
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I was just the right age to like Ohio Express but their songs got on my last nerve. Go figure.
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The Ohio Express.
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The Ohio Express.
Them as well. :)
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;D
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Well, since you were the right age, Kelley, groove on this one by The 1910 Fruitgum Company...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACHBnbktFJs# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACHBnbktFJs#)
;D
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Advanced Bubblegum...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tkXtMnSi64# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tkXtMnSi64#)
1968
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The LP version was pretty good...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2fI3-f1IbE# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2fI3-f1IbE#)
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=93zZ8_KO4pA# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=93zZ8_KO4pA#)
Bah, bah, bah, bah!
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That was a favorite when I taught preschool. I'm glad it was just a tape; that one guy is kind of disturbing! I like the advanced bubblegum you posted better though.
This one is not advanced but I did hear it today:
https://youtu.be/PdAwIDFkt1o (https://youtu.be/PdAwIDFkt1o)
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Yes, Tommy Roe. He certainly found his niche...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OjvjhE5Oh9U# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OjvjhE5Oh9U#)
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But pretty neat in his own way...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RaHYvRyPI2U# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RaHYvRyPI2U#)
1966
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More 1966 Bubblegum from Tommy James and The Shondells...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uCeCHe5sH2w# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uCeCHe5sH2w#)
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I never realised bubblegum had such depth to its repertoire ;)
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Great depth, Moog. For the young'uns who couldn't understand Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds, they had this...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvQkzQart08# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvQkzQart08#)
As a 17 year-old when this song was released, I had absolutely no idea what the lyrics meant. I wonder if it made sense to the younger kids.
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Tommy James and The Shondells leading kids into the next phase...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKMdJEiS5qo# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKMdJEiS5qo#)
1968
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Watch how it was done, Moog...
A Little Bit O' Soul
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDORKigyoxY# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDORKigyoxY#)
The Music Explosion 1967
Over And Over
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hp8ZtWELzm4# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hp8ZtWELzm4#)
The Archies 1969
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Time Has Come Today
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CsBwBct0_5U# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CsBwBct0_5U#)
The Chambers Brothers 1966
Bang-Shang-A-Lang
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KahQ9436WU8# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KahQ9436WU8#)
The Archies 1969
Kids needed something to groove on in the 60s.
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Here's a nice slice of UK Bubblegum which I recall being a very popular hit way back in 1970...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJ5-FoiBuVc# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJ5-FoiBuVc#)
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Yeah. The Tremeloes originally recorded Yellow River but decided not to release it. Their instrumental track was used for the Christie version...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2S1zT7fCVI# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2S1zT7fCVI#)
1970
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I remember "Yellow River"!
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It's in your mind, and in your eyes.
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Right. :)
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I remember that one too. It inspired lots of crude jokes in Oz on how it got yellow.
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ha2ha
I'm sure people said that over here, too.
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There's certainly a lot of boy bands in this topic.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3O5qpq07-ac# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3O5qpq07-ac#)
(https://beatlesfacts.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/yellow-submarine-cameo-beatles.jpg)
:)
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(http://media.gettyimages.com/photos/paul-mccartney-sticks-his-fingers-in-his-ears-after-the-loud-during-picture-id102544952)
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The intro of "Yellow River" is very similar to the Beach Boys' "You're So Good To Me".
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhMfS-vTEPA# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhMfS-vTEPA#)
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It was a good Bubblegum riff...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QnjwW9aUn08# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QnjwW9aUn08#)
1968
Go Susan!!
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There's certainly a lot of boy bands in this topic.
Hmmm. No sign of Fanoffabfourz.
Let's try this:
BOY BANDS
;D
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Bubblegum lives...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8CEdkNtD2qU# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8CEdkNtD2qU#)
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Hmmm. No sign of Fanoffabfourz.
Let's try this:
BOY BANDS
;D
Still nothing. I think the word "Beatles" has to be in there too.
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Still nothing. I think the word "Beatles" has to be in there too.
You mean like The Beatles were a Boy Band?
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Will You Be Staying After Sunday
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNg7arOQoVA# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNg7arOQoVA#)
The Peppermint Rainbow 1969
Ummm...If they go home on Monday, haven't they already stayed after Sunday? ???
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Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCURaKwwRh8# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCURaKwwRh8#)
Edison Lighthouse 1970
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It's time for a break from Bubblegum with Booker T. & The MG's...
Time Is Tight
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cOYZ_Ms9PZg# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cOYZ_Ms9PZg#)
1968
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Okay. Break over. Back to Bubblegum...
Love (Can Make You Happy)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_s0EiER24Y# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_s0EiER24Y#)
Mercy 1969
Yes, keep those beers coming! ;D
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Nice To Be With You
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7B04p0oAHE# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7B04p0oAHE#)
Gallery 1972
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And there were The Jackson 5 Wannabes...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3Iw2qYtN8A# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3Iw2qYtN8A#)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5yrx9pezxF8# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5yrx9pezxF8#)
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But no one came close to The Jackson 5...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3Q80mk7bxE# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3Q80mk7bxE#)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6tlZzkqfHw# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6tlZzkqfHw#)
No one.
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Point of order HG. Is the Jackson 5 really Bubblegum? To me, a big part of the bubblegumness of Bubblegum acts is that they're adults singing simple catchy songs with naive lyrics. You expect kids singing to sound childish. True Bubblegum is grown men and women singing about yummy love in their tummies and chewy chewy things of uncertain origin.
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Other than the pitch of his voice, Michael Jackson did not sound childish at all. His phrasing was polished and his dance moves were synchronized perfectly. He learned a lot by watching these Temptations films....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=leD9kTMWS9M# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=leD9kTMWS9M#)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrjJeP1GGxY# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrjJeP1GGxY#)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aASwsMOy-pA# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aASwsMOy-pA#)
But The Jackson 5's songs were aimed at pre- and young teens. At the time we considered that to be bubblegum music.
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Young kids weren't ready for stuff like this...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCR3GSXGFc4# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCR3GSXGFc4#)
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But The Jackson 5's songs were aimed at pre- and young teens. At the time we considered that to be bubblegum music.
Fair enough. I won't be a Bubblegum Fundamentalist
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Time for some Aussie Bubblegum!
https://youtu.be/BQ-45XG7n4k (https://youtu.be/BQ-45XG7n4k)
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwx8Voq373A# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwx8Voq373A#)
The Foundations 1968
Made in the U.K.
Bubblegum was a world-wide epidemic in the late 60s and early 70s.
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And there were The Jackson 5 Wannabes...
Tony DiFranco made it onto my bedroom wall, for a while anyway. I sure did buy a lot of 16 and Tiger Beat magazines. And those lyric magazines.
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(http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x9/blackcanary2000/TBF1173.jpg)
I always wondered who bought those magazines. ;D
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And there was this here feller...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJOuTr0BXb4# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJOuTr0BXb4#)
Things were falling apart after The Beatles broke up. ;D
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I always wondered who bought those magazines. ;D
There were a few of us! I forgot about Andy and David. They were Andy Williams' nephews. They didn't do a thing for me. Apparently they were on an episode of the Partridge Family but they could never have competed with you-know-who.
This must have been a really low budget teen magazine. How the heck does something like this even happen?!
(http://i63.tinypic.com/15cjyup.jpg)
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Paul caught on fire? Who's Paul P.? I guess I missed those things.
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And there was this here feller...
I thought he was pleasant enough but my friend Connie and her older sister played this record so much it developed a skip. But then we kept playing it because it sounded like he was saying, "I'm taking a sh*t". We thought that was hilarious. roll:)
Things were falling apart after The Beatles broke up. ;D
I did what I could. Oddly enough, while we were listening to records that day, I brought up The Beatles. Connie's sister told me in that older kid voice that The Beatles were just an old band. I was p*ssed about that for a long time. But she was usually quite nice to me so I got over it. I ran into their younger sister a few years ago and she told me that she never hears a Beatles song without thinking of me. She remembers listening to my sister's records when she was at my house. That made my day.
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Paul caught on fire? Who's Paul P.? I guess I missed those things.
If Paul M. really did catch on fire it may have been because he was possessed. He certainly looks like it in this picture. I think Paul P. was Paul Peterson from the Donna Reed Show.
https://youtu.be/MQGYC5ouXzc (https://youtu.be/MQGYC5ouXzc)
That's kind of an insulting start! Did you make it through the whole thing? LOL
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I thought he was pleasant enough but my friend Connie and her older sister played this record so much it developed a skip. But then we kept playing it because it sounded like he was saying, "I'm taking a sh*t". We thought that was hilarious. roll:)
Well, I guess you all had your fun with that Bobby Sherman record.
Five years before that, we had fun playing this 45...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMBgFQvli4Q# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMBgFQvli4Q#)
When I'm ridin' round the world
And I'm doin' this and I'm signin' that
And I'm tryin' to make some girl pregnant
Baby, better come back maybe next week
Can't you see I'm on a losing streak
Yeah, that's what they said alright!
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If Paul M. really did catch on fire it may have been because he was possessed. He certainly looks like it in this picture.
They all look weird on that cover.
I think Paul P. was Paul Peterson from the Donna Reed Show.
youtu.be/MQGYC5ouXzc]https://youtu.be/MQGYC5ouXzc
That's kind of an insulting start! Did you make it through the whole thing? LOL
No, I couldn't take anymore after the first minute. It was like reading a bad greeting card.
I forgot he was on The Donna Reed Show. I was too busy looking at Shelley Fabares. :)
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I figured you might trot out your vomiting guy for that one! And I also knew you were gonna say that about Shelley Fabares. :)
That's a funny misheard lyric. That would actually be a must to avoid or, as I thought the song went, a mess to avoid. I always think of the opening of the movie Not Fade Away when I hear Satisfaction. I figured I'd like that movie but right from that opening I loved it.
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We were convinced that one of The Stones said "pregnant" while the others said "who tells me." We wore out a few records doing that. We did the same with Louie, Louie. This is what 15 year old boys did when they weren't watching The Donna Reed Show. ;D
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wt7UYKepRLU# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wt7UYKepRLU#)
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We did the same with Louie, Louie.
My sister told me all about that song! She said their high school principal would stop in to their dances to remind them not to play the record. Of course, as soon as they figured he had left the building that's just what they'd play. I heard a similar story from my neighbor about The Twist.
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I heard a similar story from my neighbor about The Twist.
What's the rap with The Twist?
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I don't know, Barry. There were a lot of uptight adults there in the boonies. And this guy was about the worst. From what I used to hear, he'd slam guys against lockers first and ask questions later. Between him and Miss Baker the math teacher, I was aftraid to grow up and go to high school!
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High school is supposed to be fun.
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Yeah, but it was better by the time I got there. Our principal was a sweetheart. But my brother managed to have fun; a lot of fun, even with the stricter atmosphere. He was the challenging kid in the family!
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The only odd thing I saw in high school was during a student talent show, a Mississippi jazz band ended their set with a jazz version of the school alma mater. The teacher in charge of the stage crew came out and told them to stop. Everyone in the auditorium started booing.
That teacher had no appreciation of musical genius.
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Some people are just plain puzzling. One thing I've always wondered about was why our elementary music teacher got fired. She was just there one year, when I was in fourth grade. She formed a fourth grade chorus and and let us sing in the 5th and 6th graders' spring concert. It was a big deal and just a lot of fun. But then, all of a sudden she was gone. I always have wondered if it had anything to do with the way she changed the lyrics to "The Battle Hymn of the Republic". She taught us "As He died to make men holy, let us liveto make men free." She explained the difference and why she did it. We performed it that way, emphasizing "live" the way she taught us. I'm going to have to ask my friends what they remember.
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She should have instructed you all not to emphasize "live." Sneaking it in that way is much more effective.
Maybe she was scolded and she flipped 'em off and quit.
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Could be. It was weird because we all knew the adults were mad that she was fired but they didn't talk about it. We were still young enough to just move on to the next big thing, summer vacation.
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Back to the 1910 Fruitgum Company. To refresh your memories...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKZ1ey-HBqg# (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKZ1ey-HBqg#)
In all fairness to them, they did redeem themselves with...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnyLZwQ-QJQ# (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnyLZwQ-QJQ#)
...and...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICDyHplajSU# (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICDyHplajSU#)
...the B side of Simon Says.