Originally Posted by Barney06:
“Great soulful record, If you mention Etta James you think of "I'd Rather Go Blind" but Barbara Lynn (again) also does an excellent version of the same song.
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As did Chicken Shack, featuring Christine Perfect (later McVie) on lead vocal:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eiwgzNKSj-E
Originally Posted by
Tadpole:
“Would like to offer "Follow me follow", also by The Idle Race, from 1968. This pre-dates the launch of ELO three years later.
http://watch2video.net/follow-me-fol...eAkQPpDQf.html”
I LOVED the Idle Race! Here's my favourite track of theirs - gotta love the Brummie accent
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUfMre3-Kg0
[quote=Barney06;46003030]Hope it has not been posted before, but the Aretha Franklin version of Try A Little Tenderness from 1962, before the more famous
Wilson Pickett offering. Sure sounds different with the string arrangement
Wasn't that Otis Redding?
Originally Posted by JohnnyForget:
“Sorry, but I'm one of the "Percy Faith's Theme From A Summer Place is bland elevator music" brigade, and although I have my fair share of guilty pleasures "Sucu Sucu" wouldn't be one of them.
The other 4 tracks are really good though. I particularly like the John Barry one.”
For me, that piece is forever associated with the little old bearded man on the Simpsons auditioning for the B Sharps:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ymQ8E89-Ao
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don spencer 'fireball'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3Ktk...eature=related
This was the b-side, sappy or what?? HAHA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWoLqvAoF3s
Originally Posted by
brian91:
“I used to like this song version by Nazareth in the mid '70's, then I discovered the original '60's version. This sounds like early Pink Floyd.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62yWU...eature=related
Tomorrow - My White Bicycle (1967)”
I used to know a bloke who thought they were singing "My white-thighed vicar"
Originally Posted by Randy Gibbons:
“
'Boyband' in it's current usage is such a nonsensical term. A 'band' indictates instruments are being played. Take That and all their sappy brethren are Male Vocal Groups. I have my own definition for them also, but that's neither important or suitable for a family forum like this.”
Amen!!
Originally Posted by
Capablanca:
“
Dave Dee always puts me in mind of wacky trousers. This lot made a gimmick of their strides as well:
The Koobas - You'd Better Make Up Your Mind (1966)”
And finally tonight, this is my favourite Koobas song:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4WcWSckAH4
Sorry for the convoluted post but I love this thread as much as the 70's one - great memories on here. Goodnight fellow music lovers xxx