a.bandini Posted July 26, 2014 Share Posted July 26, 2014 Wow! Wonderful stuff. Jay's nomination just sizzles, and I can't thank Rodip enough; same goes for Zen (LOVE Let it Whip!), and whoever nominated Sniff and the Tears. Thanks so much! I just love it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biz Prof Posted July 26, 2014 Share Posted July 26, 2014 Sanford & Townsend - Smoke From a Distant Fire Thanks for nominating that one; it was a well-crafted tune.Now, I must admit that the shuffle rhythm and overall sound reminds me of the myriad horns/bass/drums-dominated R&B bands that formed in the 70s, copied the seminal Motown acts of the 1960s, and who virtually lived off of the scads of polyester-wearing upper-middle-class white couples who shag danced every weekend at the local VFW and frequented "beach music" clubs in North and South Carolina throughout the 70s, 80s, and early 90s. It was inescapable when I was growing up in rural NC and probably explains why I sought refuge in hard rock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toadroller Posted July 26, 2014 Share Posted July 26, 2014 Echo and the Bunnymen, Lips Like Sugar: Lone Justice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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specialk Posted July 26, 2014 Share Posted July 26, 2014 Ides of Marchhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DdbGLK5B5mEIsn't the singer the guy who sang Eye of the Tiger?Here's my cover of Vehicle if yer curiousGood call, ZMB. It is the same singer, Jim Peterik. I'd never thought that.And I always assumed Vehicle was by Blood, Sweat & Tears. No wonder I couldn't find that song in their catalog.Soundcloud is having problems right now, but I can't wait to hear your cover of it. Thanks for the link. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brewmaster Posted July 26, 2014 Share Posted July 26, 2014 Green Eyed Lady Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudshark Posted July 26, 2014 Author Share Posted July 26, 2014 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1XysdgoQzo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudshark Posted July 26, 2014 Author Share Posted July 26, 2014 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xA8tUUrSTIw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Haynie Posted July 26, 2014 Share Posted July 26, 2014 King Harvest Ides of March https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DdbGLK5B5mE Isn't the singer the guy who sang Eye of the Tiger? Here's my cover of Vehicle if yer curious Jim Peterik was heading up Ides Of March as a teenager. Your version of Vehicle is great, by the way. Peterik went on to form Survivor, and he wrote hits for 38 Special. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl.B Posted July 26, 2014 Share Posted July 26, 2014 Our German friends may reconize these guy's from back in the late 70's & 80's. I haven't figured out how post a youtube video so just a link from me.Lake "Time Bomb"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQK8puAuNMYOn the Runhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jr9MuI84hkkCarl B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
specialk Posted July 26, 2014 Share Posted July 26, 2014 Summer Of 69 by Bryan Adams: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
specialk Posted July 26, 2014 Share Posted July 26, 2014 Ode To Billie Joe by Bobbie Gentry:http://youtu.be/FpQvs8n4IGs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zork Posted July 26, 2014 Share Posted July 26, 2014 Sukiyaki: A #1 hit in 1963. ""Ue o Muite Arukō" (上を向いて歩こう?, " Will Walk Looking Up") Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARM OF HAMER Posted July 26, 2014 Share Posted July 26, 2014 One of my FAVs and I see no one has mentioned this group so...............they had other songs but this is the "HIT" they are known for.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5Vz-z4PEkk&list=RDS5Vz-z4PEkk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimsontider Posted July 26, 2014 Share Posted July 26, 2014 In case you missed it, The Harlem Shake. Similar to Miley Cyrus's Wrecking Ball, had so many YouTube hits that is became a Billboard topper, even though it's a secondary part of the formula. Both received little radio play. This Prompted the New York times to ask, are these really musical hits or novelties? So the definition of a pop hit has changed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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mc2 Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 A great song that was later covered MANY times. The Bobby Fuller Four..."I Fought The Law." Bobby Fuller became a One Hit Wonder, after being found beaten, finger broken and drenched in gasoline in his car a couple months after this huge hit. The murder was never solved and rumors fly about Frank Sinatra being unhappy that Fuller was dating his daughter Nancy at the time. A strange aside to his mysterious death....Janis Joplin later died several years later around 250 feet away from where Fuller had been found. Bobby Fuller I fought the law - YouTube I think Rick Derringer and The McCoys might also qualify with "Hang On Sloopy" Not sure what this version is from, probably some movie...but it seems to have an extra verse and a hot looking go-go dancer as "Sloopy." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl.B Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 Here is one and only from Chubby Checker a guy who has made the Twist his life's work!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbK0C9AYMd8Who could forget Mungo Jerry - In The Summertime.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvUQcnfwUUM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toadroller Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 On the radio tonight. Exile Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brentrocks Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 http://youtu.be/Ldyx3KHOFXw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamerhack Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 Don't forget: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toadroller Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 Autograph, Turn up the Radio: Y&T Summertime Girls Aldo Nova, Fantasy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toadroller Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 Honeymoon Suite, New Girl Now And my man, Kim Mitchell, Go for a Soda and a fun video, Rock-n-Roll Duty. His album Rocklandwonderland has been in constant rotation for 25 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crunchee Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 Sidetracking a little...speaking of one hit wonders (or a few minor ones), at least on this side of the pond, there's a summer tour going on: http://www.retrofuturatour.com/ I wonder how many Americans know that Katrina And The Waves won Eurovision in 1997? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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