Post by H2IZCOOL on Dec 3, 2009 15:51:23 GMT -5
I did a series of these on the Opinions Board back in the early days of The Click (Back when 100 posts a day was not uncommon 
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I basicsically stopped doing them because I'd post and review 10 songs each time, and that just was too much work. But we need to get some new life here, and if Dawn can revive the Rate the Songs feature, I can do some more NOER posts. But i'm only going to do three songs at a time. And I moved them to the Music Memories board as being more appropriate.
For those of you who came in late, These songs are ones that had legitimate airplay back "in the day", but never made it really big (if at all), and are now nearly all forgotten --- except by me --- and maybe -- you??
So ... for the first time in several years ... here we go:
My Little Chickadee - The Foundations (1969 - #99) The Foundations were a late '60s British/West Indian/East Indian soul group that hit it big with "Baby Now That I've Found You" and then even bigger with "Build Me Up Buttercup." But as happens with many one and two hit wonders, they think that their sound is so great that they never have to change it. Chickadee is a clone of Buttercup. Now, Buttercup is a good song, but you don't want to hear it twice! Thus, Chickadee didn't do nearly as well. -- And one little bit of trivia: A short-time member of the Foundations was Arthur Brown (as in The Crazy World of...)
Roland the Roadie and Gertrude the Groupie - Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show (1973 - #83) Before Dr. Hook settled down to do some more serious country-rock/blues songs, they did largely comedic, tongue-in-cheek stuff, making it big with "Sylvia's Mother" and "The Cover of the Rolling Stone." Roland was the third song in that vein. I guess the comedy had run its course. Personally, I've always loved this song, especially the chorus:
"Now some folks loves ham hocks
and some folks loves pork chops
and some folks loves vegetable soup.
And Roland the Roadie loves Gertrude the Groupie,
but Gertrude the Groupie loves groups."
.. and the eyepatch that lead singer Ray Sawyer wears? It's real. He lost an eye in a car accident.
Sunday For Tea - Peter and Gordon (1967 - #31) Peter Asher was the brother of Jane Asher, Paul McCartney's girlfriend before he met Linda. Thus Peter and Gordon (Waller) had enough of an "in" with the British Invasion crowd to turn McCartney-penned songs and others into hits. Three or so years into their career, their songs, previously typical love song duets, became what you might call quaint, and definitely more British in texture. They scored with "Lady Godiva" (a top 10 song) and "Knight in Rusty Armour" (a top 20 song) in this manner. "Sunday for Tea", I always consider as the last of this trilogy of songs. It was also the weakest.
Gordon Waller died earlier this year of heart failure. He was 64.
)I basicsically stopped doing them because I'd post and review 10 songs each time, and that just was too much work. But we need to get some new life here, and if Dawn can revive the Rate the Songs feature, I can do some more NOER posts. But i'm only going to do three songs at a time. And I moved them to the Music Memories board as being more appropriate.
For those of you who came in late, These songs are ones that had legitimate airplay back "in the day", but never made it really big (if at all), and are now nearly all forgotten --- except by me --- and maybe -- you??
So ... for the first time in several years ... here we go:
My Little Chickadee - The Foundations (1969 - #99) The Foundations were a late '60s British/West Indian/East Indian soul group that hit it big with "Baby Now That I've Found You" and then even bigger with "Build Me Up Buttercup." But as happens with many one and two hit wonders, they think that their sound is so great that they never have to change it. Chickadee is a clone of Buttercup. Now, Buttercup is a good song, but you don't want to hear it twice! Thus, Chickadee didn't do nearly as well. -- And one little bit of trivia: A short-time member of the Foundations was Arthur Brown (as in The Crazy World of...)
Roland the Roadie and Gertrude the Groupie - Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show (1973 - #83) Before Dr. Hook settled down to do some more serious country-rock/blues songs, they did largely comedic, tongue-in-cheek stuff, making it big with "Sylvia's Mother" and "The Cover of the Rolling Stone." Roland was the third song in that vein. I guess the comedy had run its course. Personally, I've always loved this song, especially the chorus:
"Now some folks loves ham hocks
and some folks loves pork chops
and some folks loves vegetable soup.
And Roland the Roadie loves Gertrude the Groupie,
but Gertrude the Groupie loves groups."
.. and the eyepatch that lead singer Ray Sawyer wears? It's real. He lost an eye in a car accident.
Sunday For Tea - Peter and Gordon (1967 - #31) Peter Asher was the brother of Jane Asher, Paul McCartney's girlfriend before he met Linda. Thus Peter and Gordon (Waller) had enough of an "in" with the British Invasion crowd to turn McCartney-penned songs and others into hits. Three or so years into their career, their songs, previously typical love song duets, became what you might call quaint, and definitely more British in texture. They scored with "Lady Godiva" (a top 10 song) and "Knight in Rusty Armour" (a top 20 song) in this manner. "Sunday for Tea", I always consider as the last of this trilogy of songs. It was also the weakest.
Gordon Waller died earlier this year of heart failure. He was 64.
