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Post by H2IZCOOL on Sept 14, 2005 8:07:56 GMT -5
The Bangles' first chart hit, Manic Monday, was written by Prince. Prince, for part of his career used a symbol instead of his name. Another artist who used a symbol instead of a name was ? (Question Mark) whose real name may or may not have been Rudy Martinez - he had it legally changed to "?" of ? and the Mysterians |
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Post by djdave on Sept 15, 2005 5:02:17 GMT -5
? Mark's "Can't get enough of you baby" was remade by Smash mouth.
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Post by Dawn on Sept 15, 2005 14:05:19 GMT -5
Smash Mouth sang of Walking on the Sun, while the Police preferred Walking on the Moon.
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Post by SAT-I need more room!! on Sept 15, 2005 14:07:16 GMT -5
Smash Mouth sang of Walking on the Sun, while the Police preferred Walking on the Moon. And George Harrison sang of Here Comes the Moon. |
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Post by djdave on Sept 16, 2005 5:03:44 GMT -5
George Harrison recorded Bob Dylan's "If not for you" on All Things Must Pass, but the hit version came for Olivia Newton-John.
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Post by Dawn on Sept 16, 2005 11:51:03 GMT -5
Olivia teamed with ELO on the title cut from the Xanadu soundtrack.
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Post by djdave on Sept 17, 2005 9:11:24 GMT -5
ELO used a "phasing" guitar sound on their hit "I'm alive", and another song with that phasing gimmick was "Listen to the music" by the Doobie Brothers.
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Post by Dawn on Sept 18, 2005 6:24:42 GMT -5
The Doobies' hit It Keeps You Runnin' was also recorded by Carly Simon.
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Post by djdave on Sept 18, 2005 7:13:05 GMT -5
Carly Simon (with James Taylor) sang of a "Mockingbird", and singing of a "Hummingbird" were Seals and Crofts.
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Post by H2IZCOOL on Sept 22, 2005 9:33:14 GMT -5
Carly Simon (with James Taylor) sang of a "Mockingbird", and singing of a "Hummingbird" were Seals and Crofts. At the start of their careers, both Jim Seals AND Dash Crofts played with The Champs |
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Post by Dawn on Sept 22, 2005 9:39:58 GMT -5
Carly Simon (with James Taylor) sang of a "Mockingbird", and singing of a "Hummingbird" were Seals and Crofts. At the start of their careers, both Jim Seals AND Dash Crofts played with The ChampsAnother member of The Champs to have chart success outside of the group was Glen Campbell. |
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Post by djdave on Sept 29, 2005 12:42:37 GMT -5
Taking part in the underrated 1967 gem "My world fell down" by Sagittarius included Glen Campbell and the late Gary Usher, who was also with the Hondells.
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Post by Dawn on Sept 30, 2005 9:58:48 GMT -5
Among the Hondells' singles was a cover of Younger Girl, originally done by the Lovin' Spoonful.
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Post by H2IZCOOL on Sept 30, 2005 19:56:24 GMT -5
The Spoonful's John Sebastian and Zal Yanofsky were previously in The Mugwumps with Denny Doherty and Cass Eliot, later of the Mamas and Papas.
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Post by djdave on Oct 2, 2005 13:45:01 GMT -5
The Mamas & Papas sang their woes of "Monday Monday", and not too different 20 years later of a "Manic Monday" were the Bangles.
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