Post by H2IZCOOL on May 16, 2003 13:26:27 GMT -5
Well, we met with moderate success with Part 1, so let's go one more time.
One Boy, Too Late - Mike Clifford (1963, Peaked at #96) - Mike was a Middle of the Road singer who had a reasonably big hit with "Close To Cathy", followed by two lesser songs. This was the second of the two. Sounded a lot like Steve Lawrence. Mike later appeared in the Broadway Musical "Grease"
Jeremiah Peabody's Poly Unsaturated Quick Dissolving Fast Acting Pleasant Tasting Green And Purple Pills - Ray Stevens (1961 #35) At the time of it's release, this song had the distinction of having the longest title of any song to make the Top 40. Ray was the King of Novelty in the 60s and 70s before Weird Al came on the scene. I'm sure he'll be represented if DJ Dave does a Novelties Poll.
Your Nose is Gonna Grow - Johnny Crawford (1962 #14) Yeah, I know I said none of the songs made the Top 20, but this one is an exception. I had already burned the cd and hadn't bothered to look at where this one ranked. I was really shocked that it did make the Top 20 - but I decided to leave it in. It just SOUNDS like a song that should be on the list. Johnny Crawford was a TV actor (Played Mark McCain, Lucas McCain's son on The Rifleman) and a teenage heartthrob. His voice had not yet changed. "And remember if you lie, than the Boogeyman will get you"
Pretty Lady - Lighthouse (1973 uncharted) Lighthouse, an 8 man group from Toronto, was (is?) huge in Canada. They had one hit in the US (One Fine Morning). But this song is my favorite. It is in the style of Chicago and Blood Sweat and Tears. "all I wanna do, Pretty Lady"
Judy - Frankie Vaughan (1958 #100) One week on the charts! Easy to forget. But I knew this girl, Judy. And I was young and.... Frankie, from Liverpool, was another middle of the road artist.
Like The Big Guys Do - The Rocky Fellers (1963 #55) The follow up to Killer Joe by this father and 4 sons from the Philippines. Sung with a decidedly Caribbean beat and even a Latin accent, it's a clone of their bigger hit.
Itty Bitty Pieces - James Ray (1962 #41). The Washington, DC native was an R&B singer with an emphasis on the "B" part. This is one of my favorite songs. A minor key and a good sounding horn really helps it along.
Reading Her Paper - The Cyrkle (1967 uncharted) After Red Rubber Ball and Turn Down Day, one day I heard this on the local top 40 station. It's off the Red Rubber Ball album, and I suppose they were trying to make it work as a single. It never did. I always remembered it, but I never heard it again until I downloaded it last year. A soft rock song about a mystery woman. "my, she's a pretty girl."
Little Girl of Mine - The Cleftones (1956 #57) Great slow rocker/doo-wop song by a very good 50s group whose biggest hit was Heart and Soul. A simple song with a catch phrase ("dl -dl -dl dl-dit -- yeah!") and a great sax.
It's Cold Outside - The Choir (1967 #68) - A song that rocked pretty good back in '67. Good guitars and beat. Neat chord change at the end that, IMO, really makes the song. It was covered several years later by the punk group "The Queers". (in the later version, you have to peel away the noise to hear the song)
OK. How many of these are you familiar with?
One Boy, Too Late - Mike Clifford (1963, Peaked at #96) - Mike was a Middle of the Road singer who had a reasonably big hit with "Close To Cathy", followed by two lesser songs. This was the second of the two. Sounded a lot like Steve Lawrence. Mike later appeared in the Broadway Musical "Grease"
Jeremiah Peabody's Poly Unsaturated Quick Dissolving Fast Acting Pleasant Tasting Green And Purple Pills - Ray Stevens (1961 #35) At the time of it's release, this song had the distinction of having the longest title of any song to make the Top 40. Ray was the King of Novelty in the 60s and 70s before Weird Al came on the scene. I'm sure he'll be represented if DJ Dave does a Novelties Poll.
Your Nose is Gonna Grow - Johnny Crawford (1962 #14) Yeah, I know I said none of the songs made the Top 20, but this one is an exception. I had already burned the cd and hadn't bothered to look at where this one ranked. I was really shocked that it did make the Top 20 - but I decided to leave it in. It just SOUNDS like a song that should be on the list. Johnny Crawford was a TV actor (Played Mark McCain, Lucas McCain's son on The Rifleman) and a teenage heartthrob. His voice had not yet changed. "And remember if you lie, than the Boogeyman will get you"
Pretty Lady - Lighthouse (1973 uncharted) Lighthouse, an 8 man group from Toronto, was (is?) huge in Canada. They had one hit in the US (One Fine Morning). But this song is my favorite. It is in the style of Chicago and Blood Sweat and Tears. "all I wanna do, Pretty Lady"
Judy - Frankie Vaughan (1958 #100) One week on the charts! Easy to forget. But I knew this girl, Judy. And I was young and.... Frankie, from Liverpool, was another middle of the road artist.
Like The Big Guys Do - The Rocky Fellers (1963 #55) The follow up to Killer Joe by this father and 4 sons from the Philippines. Sung with a decidedly Caribbean beat and even a Latin accent, it's a clone of their bigger hit.
Itty Bitty Pieces - James Ray (1962 #41). The Washington, DC native was an R&B singer with an emphasis on the "B" part. This is one of my favorite songs. A minor key and a good sounding horn really helps it along.
Reading Her Paper - The Cyrkle (1967 uncharted) After Red Rubber Ball and Turn Down Day, one day I heard this on the local top 40 station. It's off the Red Rubber Ball album, and I suppose they were trying to make it work as a single. It never did. I always remembered it, but I never heard it again until I downloaded it last year. A soft rock song about a mystery woman. "my, she's a pretty girl."
Little Girl of Mine - The Cleftones (1956 #57) Great slow rocker/doo-wop song by a very good 50s group whose biggest hit was Heart and Soul. A simple song with a catch phrase ("dl -dl -dl dl-dit -- yeah!") and a great sax.
It's Cold Outside - The Choir (1967 #68) - A song that rocked pretty good back in '67. Good guitars and beat. Neat chord change at the end that, IMO, really makes the song. It was covered several years later by the punk group "The Queers". (in the later version, you have to peel away the noise to hear the song)
OK. How many of these are you familiar with?
