A '60s Cassette Mix

[H2IZCOOL]

55dodger said:

That is a really cool mix of great 60s songs Dawn. A couple of them will forever be on the soundtrack of my life

First Song: Tracy by the Cufflinks. I had a really close friend named Tracy that I met in 1969. By May of 1973, both of us were in between relationships, so she became my grad night date at Disneyland in Jun 1973. Still think of her even though we lost contact around 1978.

Second Song: Too Busy Thinking About My Baby by Marvin Gaye. I was stationed in Greenland in 1984. We had one weekend in Nov 1984, where the whole weekend from Fri - Sun, was geared to raise money for charities. One of my donations was to pledge (and pay) about $100.00 to hear this song play. This song was played for my daughter, who was about 6 months old at the time. The song played until someone out bid me. Hearing that song play for around 10 minutes was one of the best 10 minutes of my life. Got to think about her, even though I was around 1500 miles away from her. It was a lot of fun. And now, in about 6 weeks, she will have her first baby, my first grandchild. Think I will include it on a disc for her.

Great stories, Woody, especially the second one. You be sure and let us know when you become a grandpappy.

[Dawn]

ken said:

Hi Dawn,

An excellent mix of tunes. Jam Up Jelly Tight is one of my faves from Tommy Roe.Nice to see some Canadian content
with Motherlode

The version I first heard of Cowboys To Girls was by the band Sweet Blindness back around '76 on K-tel's Blockbuster album.The Intruders version, I heard sometime in the early 90's.

The only song I'm not familiar with is by Mercy. Is it psychedelic? soul?

I have the Deon Jackson song on the "b side" of my reissue 45 of Cool Jerk - and I've never listened to it, I guess it's about time I gave it a spin. I just listened to The Beat Goes On last week.

Thanks, Ken!

The Motherlode song is great. I've never heard any of their other songs, but I've read that their debut album, which includes this song, is very good.

The Mercy song is a very slow ballad with predominantly female harmonies, kind of folky/easy listening. I kinda liked it at the time I put this tape together, but if I were to redo it today, I probably would leave it off.

[Dawn]

laura said:

h2izcool said:

(I can answer that one Ken. The answer is no and no. Its more like Pablum with sugar syrup. ;D

Agreed; it is pretty hokey! But Dawn does have a lot of good stuff on that tape. Actually I was thinking that Motherlode song was from the '70s. That's when I first heard it, but then again, that's when I first heard a LOT of older stuff...

Thanks, Laura.

Yes, I agree that the Mercy song is a little on the sticky side.

The Motherlode song is from the summer of '69, but I'm guessing it was still getting a lot of play in the '70s, as it fits right in style-wise with a lot of the songs from the period.

[Dawn]

55dodger said:

That is a really cool mix of great 60s songs Dawn. A couple of them will forever be on the soundtrack of my life

First Song: Tracy by the Cufflinks. I had a really close friend named Tracy that I met in 1969. By May of 1973, both of us were in between relationships, so she became my grad night date at Disneyland in Jun 1973. Still think of her even though we lost contact around 1978.

Second Song: Too Busy Thinking About My Baby by Marvin Gaye. I was stationed in Greenland in 1984. We had one weekend in Nov 1984, where the whole weekend from Fri - Sun, was geared to raise money for charities. One of my donations was to pledge (and pay) about $100.00 to hear this song play. This song was played for my daughter, who was about 6 months old at the time. The song played until someone out bid me. Hearing that song play for around 10 minutes was one of the best 10 minutes of my life. Got to think about her, even though I was around 1500 miles away from her. It was a lot of fun. And now, in about 6 weeks, she will have her first baby, my first grandchild. Think I will include it on a disc for her.

Thanks, Woody!

It's always great when songs are associated with special moments in your life, and just hearing the song takes you right back to that time. That's a wonderful story about your daughter and Too Busy Thinking About My Baby. As Ed said, keep us posted when your new grandchild arrives!