OT: The Old, the Obscure, and The Forgotten - Round 2

[Scud49]

The Philly sound, early 60's, hits on both the old and obscure, haunting and with a wonderful soft bass line:

 

[Woof 101]

A favorite of mine by Phil Phillips, 1959 Sea Of Love. Not often I have found a remake more enjoyable than the original but Robert Plant and The Honeydrippers with their orchestral version in 1985 was the bomb.
Several years later it was the first dance at the joining with my better half. We covered a lot of floor before the guests joined us half way through.

 

[Scud49]

This one was a pretty decent hit as I recall in the early 70's - but it seems lost in the dustbins now:

 

[Rocket009]

Was listening to some old Thin Lizzie and this one came on - an old favorite

 

[Woof 101]

Here's one I have not heard on the radio in some time...

 

[PoppaBear]

Love the intro to this one. A musical history lesson to boot

 

[Bigboote]

Here's another one from Spanky; glad to see them getting some love here. This is a depression-era classic. Spanky absolutely slays it -- no wasted effort, beautiful crescendo throughout.

 

[Bama fan]

Here's another one from Spanky; glad to see them getting some love here. This is a depression-era classic. Spanky absolutely slays it -- no wasted effort, beautiful crescendo throughout.

She does just slay this classic depression era tune. Yip Harburg , who also wrote the tunes for the Wizard of Oz, April in Paris, and It's Only A Paper Moon , wrote this for "The Americans" in 1932. Topical and politically hot stuff. Funny how things come back around!

 

[meyers7]

That's kinda confusing, there is a Canadian all-girl pop/rock group called The Beaches. Somebody on this board turned me on to them. You might like them to.

Somebody on this board?

You beat me to it. I was gonna let Hope know about them.

 

[meyers7]

He's been around for a long time, but probably not real well known.

He's here covering the Stones (with a little Snoop Dogg)

 

[Purduke]

This qualifies as old, not obscure probably, but also forgotten. My mother's favorite tract from her favorite album.

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[Kaizen]

He's been around for a long time, but probably not real well known.

He's here covering the Stones (with a little Snoop Dogg)

He does have talent. But very painful to watch him to finish the song ...

 

[RockyMTblue2]

This US group had the misfortune of coming along when the British Invasion was in full swing. Interesting style blending pop and quasi-classical arrangements. Their biggest hit:

 

[Bama fan]

Here is a less well known tune from Lefty Wilbury, who could sing pretty well.

 

[nwhoopfan]

Somebody on this board?

You beat me to it. I was gonna let Hope know about them.

I was kicking myself for not remembering which poster it was. No disrespect intended.

 

[Scud49]

Here's an old one , kinda forgotten about too - Good Newsweek by the Hedgehoppers Anonymous. It charted and was a decent hit as I recall, so I can't say it was obscure:

 

[Bigboote]

Here's one that I hadn't heard of till maybe 5-10 years ago. Fuzzy Duck. They had a funky groove, wonderful musicianship, and broke up right after their first album came out.

 

[Steelerone]

I should qualify that- certainly not forgotten amongst us gray beards, but the younger gen has no clue about the Byrds, Easy Rider, Nixon,Watergate,CCR, CSN&Y, Nam, etc - believe me, I know, I've chatted with quite a few of my son's friends etc...!

Scud, this is sort of a generational rite of passage. I remember sitting in my Grandmother's kitchen listening to her and her generation talking about what they did during the "Dust Bowl", the CCC camps, and even the 1st WW. I had no clue about Rudy Valee and they had no clue about Fats, Elvis, or The Hilltoppers. Funny story, I was driving our Grandson to his Little League game years ago and I had a CD with the old Abbott & Costello routine "Who's On First." It was the first time he had ever heard it and he said it was the funniest thing he had ever heard. The moral of the story - The cream of the crop always stays on top.

 

[Steelerone]

When I was in HS, I was such a classical music snob, I didn't get pop, folk, jazz...boy what I missed (pre-rock)

Later I came to really appreciate the Weavers and sang all the songs with my kids and students...one of their songs seems really appropriate now:

I wore out their "Lonesome Traveler". Not sure there has ever been a more in-sync group.

 

[Steelerone]

This is from the movie "The Girl Can't Help It'. Starring Jayne Mansfield and a host of 50s musical greats. Little Richard recorded the title song track. I think the maid is played by actress Juanita Moore. Crazy, silly ,musical fluff!

Bama, that was the first movie I saw after being discharged. It was playing at the Warner's. About two blocks from the Clemente Bridge. One of the first Rock & Roll movies. I saw Little Richard at the Syria Mosque.

 

[Steelerone]

The maid is great!

Uconnfan, didn't he also do "Sitting In The Balcony:"?

 

[Steelerone]

My go-to guy, Mark Knopfler, from way back when he led Dire Straits. This song started on their Brothers in Arms album (1985), and played at various times throughout his career. I saw him do it last year in Philly, with a backup group of very accomplished musicians, and it was magnificent. This recording ain't bad, either, from 1993:

Tomcat, has there ever been a better duo than Mark and Chet Atkins doing "I'll See You In My Dreams."?

 

[Steelerone]

If you could think of a name of anyone in history who, along with that magnificent voice, could also sit down and play the piano the way Nat Cole did, he would come in a distant second. He was given the name "King" for a reason.

 

[Scud49]

Scud, this is sort of a generational rite of passage.

Oh yea, I know that. I remember sitting with my great aunt and grandfather in their living room where their beautiful old GE tube radio was - it had a wood case and wooden louvres. They were quite proud of it, telling me they had bought it 25+ years during the depression, listened to news reports on the war, old comedy programs at night etc. I had no idea what all these things/events really meant- but it was all part of my learning process.

 

[Steelerone]

Oh yea, I know that. I remember sitting with my great aunt and grandfather in their living room where their beautiful old GE tube radio was - it had a wood case and wooden louvres. They were quite proud of it, telling me they had bought it 25+ years during the depression, listened to news reports on the war, old comedy programs at night etc. I had no idea what all these things/events really meant- but it was all part of my learning process.

"There he goes, into the drugstore. He's stepping on the scale. Weight - 200 pounds. Fortune - Danger. Who is it? The Fat Man".

 

[Ozimoto]

I would imagine everyone on here has heard "You Were on My Mind" by The We Five. Here is another one that I just found today.

 

[Ozimoto]

The Seekers had many hits. However, I don't think this one got much air play here in the states.

 

[Ozimoto]

I've posted "Will You be Staying After Sunday" by the Peppermint Rainbow, a Baltimore "sunshine rock" band. They had a few other songs that weren't bad. This one for instance.

 

[Ozimoto]

And there is this song that I remember hearing on the radio, but not for many years. Didn't realize at the time is was a subtle anti-apartheid song...

 

[Scud49]

I remember WBZ played this one a fair amount- I absolutely loved it, early garage rock. It charted on BZ as I recall, but I don't think it ever did anything on a national basis.