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post #31 of 52
9/6/09 at 9:03am
This one is from 1070 (oop's! I meant 1970,) so it really doesn't qualify as an oldie in the context of this thread but I've alway liked it and you don't hear it that often. It really isn't that great of a song compared to some others mentioned here but it has a strange hold on me.
Edited by gene c - 9/6/09 at 12:51pm
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post #32 of 52
9/6/09 at 1:12pm
RIP Gordon
one of the best of the 60's
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post #33 of 52
9/6/09 at 1:20pm
The reason we mourned the passing of John Lennon......todays youth don't know what they're missing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNMhPQoEbJE

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post #34 of 52
9/6/09 at 1:59pm
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Originally Posted by MiceElf View Post

The reason we mourned the passing of John Lennon......todays youth don't know what they're missing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNMhPQoEbJE


A wonderful song, and a wonderful clip.  That album (esp. the British release) is, in my experience, highly underrated.  The songs are fabulous for many reasons.

:)
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post #35 of 52
9/6/09 at 3:50pm
 Another wonderful Beatles song.  
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post #36 of 52
9/6/09 at 3:53pm
Another wonderful Beatles song.
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post #37 of 52
9/6/09 at 3:55pm
Michelle.
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post #38 of 52
9/6/09 at 5:40pm
One of my favorite Beatles tracks:

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post #39 of 52
9/7/09 at 7:51pm
The story behind this one, with it being pulled off the radio and investigated by the FBI, is pretty strange.
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post #40 of 52
9/8/09 at 8:57am
Those are some fabulous clips of the Fabs.  Thanks. :)

Here's my favorite song from the very early days at the Cavern.  I have a slower version of Some Other Guy as well, which is in a different key (D-flat(!)) due to the speed (and not the performance) of the cut.

For my own part, I prefer this version as it's more authentic:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8PVZxGyFuc


Here is a considerably cleaner sounding track for those who prefer it:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2AXaOULs6Q

And here is my favorite version of Money, although I also like the Deccagone Sessions track, especially for comparative purposes.  I recently played the version contained on The Beatles Beat (Japanese import) and then the one included on The Beatles 2nd Album.  I can't imagine finding music with a higher energy level than this cut (and with other cuts contained on The Beatles 2nd Album) ca. 1964.  And in my opinion, The Beatles 2nd Album is a very underrated American album.  (And this is coming from one who greatly prefers the British albums for a variety of reasons.)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3m-gOelA8g&feature=related

For those who are interested, there is a book on this album by D. Marsh, The Beatles' Second Album (New York: Rodale, c2007).  The ISBN is: 1594864268 (9781594864261).  It includes a discography.  Here is the contents listing:

Give them 22 minutes (they'll give you the world) -- Pledge of allegiance -- Taking it too seriously -- The sound of young Britannia -- Liverpool to Hollywood via Gary, Indiana -- Butchered -- The man who hated the Beatles -- Building complexity out of simplicity -- Millions of "yeah".
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post #41 of 52
9/8/09 at 9:27pm
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post #42 of 52
9/8/09 at 9:29pm
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post #43 of 52
9/8/09 at 11:57pm
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How about Since I Fell For You by Lenny Welch gives me goose bumps every time I hear it, great song.
Great song.  I have the original, but Al Jarreau's cover is better IMO. 
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post #44 of 52
9/9/09 at 12:07am
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This one is so lovely it hurts.  The slight distortion on the "whooo whoo" just gets me.

What a lovely Bang & Olufson table. 

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post #45 of 52
9/9/09 at 12:15am
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I don't mind at all if folks post tracks from the 70s as well.  The Raspberries and Badfinger tunes definitely capture the spirit of the oldie- sunny, upbeat, high spirited.  Great tunes!

My family just returned from vacation.  Twelve hour drive each way, with two vehicles, one a rental.
My wife drove the rental, which has satellite radio.  Last night she told me that the kids preferred the 60s station most of the time.  It made me a proud papa...
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post #46 of 52
9/10/09 at 10:07am
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Great song.  I have the original, but Al Jarreau's cover is better IMO. 

 


As is the 1967 version by The Rascals.
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post #47 of 52
9/10/09 at 10:14am
Another fun tune back in the day:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9Qp1MrPThw&feature=related
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post #48 of 52
9/10/09 at 12:35pm
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Heh.  Angel Baby was used extensively in The Fourth Tower of Inverness, a radio serial broadcast in the early 70s.  The basic story took place at an old mansion that had three towers.  A fourth tower appeared to a select few.  It's appearance was always accompanied by the playing of Angel Baby, which seemed to be coming from the phantom tower, where other dimensions existed.  A very cool story with lots of sound effects and hippie mysticism.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fourth_Tower_of_Inverness

You can actually get the original radio version here:
http://www.zbs.org/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=1_19&products_id=290
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post #49 of 52
9/10/09 at 1:44pm
I love Rosie and the Originals' version of Angel Baby.  I also like John Lennon's, but not quite as much.
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post #50 of 52
9/11/09 at 5:01am
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In my 15 years of mobile DJing, there has never been a ballad that packs the dance floor as well as Unchained Melody.  Here is a surprisingly good performance from Shindig.
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post #51 of 52
3/9/10 at 7:42am
Another awesome tune, and a long-time favorite of mine. :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRBlMpwr1CE
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post #52 of 52
4/29/10 at 11:50am
A little before r n' r really started, but one I still enjoy: Big Mama Thornton, Hound Dog
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