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Notice rob has been banned again..
The ban must've still been in effect in 1963 when The Cougars hit Saturday Night At The Duckpond based on Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake was banned. They recorded two follow-up singles also based on the great composer's works, one of which is this rocking number. The Cougars - Red Square http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...ned_by_the_BBC |
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Here's a list - the Cougars were banned! Shame, it's a great record.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...ned_by_the_BBC "Mack The Knife" by Bobby Darin "Johnny Remember Me" by John Leyton "Ebony Eyes" by the Everly Brothers "I Am the Walrus" by the Beatles "Lola" by the Kinks "Sailing" by Rod Stewart I had no idea they were banned by the BBC. All massive hits, so it looks like even back then you really didn't need Auntie to sell your music to the masses. |
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i can understand the others, (drugs/murder/death/sex references) but why was Sailing banned?
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i can understand the others, (drugs/murder/death/sex references) but why was Sailing banned?
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Not every sixties music fan’s cup of tea, but certainly mine, here are the Doors. The Alabama Song (1967) Jim Morrison meets Brecht and Weill, with a magnificent outcome. Love Me Two Times (1967) People Are Strange (1967) The End (1967) An eleven and a half minute masterpiece Cut off at ten minutes to fit Youtube's ten minute limit. Follow the link provided on Youtube for the last 1'46". Unfortunately, I couldn’t include the brilliant “Light My Fire” as that track is far too well known for this thread. A pity really, because it’s one of my Top Ten favourite tracks of all time (i.e. the long album version is, I’m not so keen on the abridged single version). Many people who share my enthusiasm for the Doors’ version of “Light My Fire” tend to loathe the more MOR cover versions by Jose Feliciano and Will Young. Not me. I actually like those versions. I also like the cover by Shirley Bassey. I think the song lends itself well to interpretation in styles other than Rock. Well most other styles, anyway, I absolutely detest the hit seventies Disco version by Amii Stewart, but then I absolutely detest all seventies Disco, so no surprise there. Quote:
^^ Another Doors fan here! ![]() Whilst not a rare song the original mono 45 edit is pretty much forgotten - quite a bit of additional compression too. I love it. The Doors - Light My Fire - 45 RPM - ORIGINAL MONO MIX Three more very good tracks from the Doors:- The Doors - Soul Kitchen (1967) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58ceB8U9N3w The Doors - Take It As It Comes (1967) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zesUGSFsjk The Doors - Strange Days (1967) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FmPi8ePDmcg |
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Three more very good tracks from the Doors:-
The Doors - Soul Kitchen (1967) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58ceB8U9N3w The Doors - Take It As It Comes (1967) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zesUGSFsjk The Doors - Strange Days (1967) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FmPi8ePDmcg |
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hi guys...im still here after another enforced break which i extended ... man there are some touchy guys in this place, apparently you have to respect someone who swears black is white, and if you dont they can get you for either 'disrespect' or 'winding them up'.... jeez...i wish this site was run by ex rockers/punks/skins... at least we wouldnt have to leave bullshit unchallenged!
![]() i have yet again requested a pinned retro forum, but i guess dispite decent threads like this, and the intelligent contributions made by adults here the bosses would sooner kids talk about cheryl cole, rihanna, madonna or kylie then utilise the potential there is here to create the nets best retro forum. tbh i think we ought to keep a look out for a better site, why should music forums cater for kids only? thanks for keeping the thread running, its still very interesting to hear/read contributions
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Welcome back Rob.
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How about a Facebook Retro Music group?
I'd be in, as this and the 60s Classics and Rare 70s threads are the only reason I keep coming here. Frankly the rest of the music forum makes me want to slash my wrists. Any other votes? |
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How about a Facebook Retro Music group?
I'd be in, as this and the 60s Classics and Rare 70s threads are the only reason I keep coming here. Frankly the rest of the music forum makes me want to slash my wrists. Any other votes? |
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Not exactly the same I know but there's a Pick Of The Pops FB group where we discuss old tracks, but mainly chart stuff.
http://www.facebook.com/groups/13653...group_activity |
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Another Bob Dylan cover this time time from 1969 Marion Williams with an excellent soulful , Gospel , version of I Shall Be Released .
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AX9_5...eature=related |
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Another Bob Dylan cover this time time from 1969 Marion Williams with an excellent soulful , Gospel , version of I Shall Be Released .
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AX9_5...eature=related ![]() Three very different versions of the same song. Anita Carter - Ring Of Fire (1962) This song was written by Merle Kilgore and June Carter, and this is the original version, sung by Anita Carter, sister of the aforementioned June Carter. Johnny Cash - Ring Of Fire (1963) This is the definitive version of the song, sung by the legendary Johnny Cash, husband of the aforementioned June Carter. Eric Burdon and the Animals - Ring of Fire (1968) Of the three versions in my post this was the only one that was a hit in the UK, albeit a minor one. |
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Time for another Dusty Springfield , a track which has a Northern Soul feel to it .
Live It Up - Dusty Springfield http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aY3Wcnlbit4 |
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Just a bit of a housekeeping post this week from me - no theme or common thread, just three good tracks I found and wanted to share.
The Coasters - Run Red Run (1959) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RdVMQbZwP-0 Nancy Sinatra - In Our Time (1966) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8de_rtc8gbw Kay Martin & Her Bodyguards - Swamp Girl (1959) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4e8bY2DsOe0 I think I might have to have an in-depth investigation of Kay Martin! Coming soon though, when I can get round to it we'll have a look at The Left Banke. |
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heard nowt from the latest request to get a retro sub forum...
im more pissed off with the fact that no one has the decency, the manners, to just tell us 'no' instead of ignoring us.... |
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Yesterday I submitted a Leonard Cohen track to the Seventies thread. It wasn’t my all time favourite Leonard Cohen track, that honour goes to a song he recorded in the sixties, this one in fact:- Leonard Cohen - The Partisan (1969) Time for a few more, perhaps? Leonard Cohen - Suzanne (1967) Leonard Cohen - So Long, Marianne (1967) Leonard Cohen - Hey That's No Way To Say Goodbye (1967) Leonard Cohen - Story Of Isaac (1969) Leonard Cohen - You Know Who I Am (1969) |
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found myself with a little time spare...
some minor hits from april 65 dione warwick 'you can have him' #37 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k66BkZ7lDoU honeycombes 'something better begining' (a kinks cover) #39 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x5NjIzs-WBU the dave clarke 5 'reelin and rockin' #24 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cVKT3XM-QCE freddie and the dreamers 'a little you' #26 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcj89o0iEhA |
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Kenny Everett tried his luck as a recording artist in 1968
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTq1XjOoYpU as did Tony Blackburn in 1969 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpubz...next=1&index=8 Sir Jimmy Savile - Ahab The Arab (1962) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTbJKvVI95A |
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some more young rascals
good lovin http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WiXB4...eature=related since i fell for you http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VooYU...eature=related i aint gonna eat my heart out anymore http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TaON0...feature=fvwrel |
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...ill chuck this in as well...
julie driscoll, 'the season of the witch' ... abit of hippy blues! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpizS...eature=related |
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Best known for their #5 US hit Walk Away Renee (which I haven't included here), The Left Banke were a classical-influenced psych-pop outfit from New York City which ran mainly from 1965-69 with several spilts and reformations along the way. Their main songwriter was Michael Brown, who was just 16 years old when he wrote Walk Away Renee about Renée Fladen-Kamm, then-girlfriend of The Left Banke's bassist Tom Finn.
They recorded two albums in the 60s - 'Walk Away Renee/Pretty Ballerina' and 'The Left Banke Too' which are well worth a purchase, and one much later which I haven't investigated. The Left Banke - Pretty Ballerina (1966) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8rzeGqqethE Reached #15 on the Billboard chart, so really this qualifies as a hit, but when did you last hear it on the radio? The Left Banke - Desiree (1967) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6d9k-Nn0P4 The Left Banke - I Haven't Got The Nerve (1967) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHTEAcIndb0 The Left Banke - I've Got Something On my Mind (1967) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYPQMsRG0kA The Left Banke - Goodbye Holly (1968) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tX0rb_V74YE |
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Here's a list - the Cougars were banned! Shame, it's a great record.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...ned_by_the_BBC "Radio Times" – The BBC Dance Orchestra (1935)[ |
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some more young rascals
good lovin http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WiXB4...eature=related since i fell for you http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VooYU...eature=related i aint gonna eat my heart out anymore http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TaON0...feature=fvwrel I was previously unaware that the Young Rascals had done Since I Fell For You. Good version. This song, which is a particular favourite of mine, dates back to the forties and there have been several fine cover versions over the years. Here are two sixties covers of that song, each quite different from the other, but both utterly superb. Lenny Welch - Since I Fell For You (1963) The Sonics - Since I Fell For You (1966) |
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