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1968 cl***ic on Fri 9/16/05
« Reply #15 on: September 16, 2005, 10:27:36 AM »
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sky  pilot

He blesses the boys as they stand in line...


Thank you everso.  A song that is quite a flashback for me, as you can tell from my reactions above :wink: .


i never paid attention the lyrics before. now i like the song even more!
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1968 cl***ic on Fri 9/16/05
« Reply #16 on: September 16, 2005, 10:28:48 AM »
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sky  pilot

He blesses the boys as they stand in line...


Thank you everso.  A song that is quite a flashback for me, as you can tell from my reactions above :wink: .

Sorry, Mike.  Didn't mean to strike a nerve there.  The subject matter is certainly relevant, now as then.  That being said, when Eric holds that "Sky....." note out, it makes me cringe.  So who is the Sky Pilot?  Is he a chaplain, or God, or just some sort of spirit?

BOS for Sunshine of Your Love, even though it's a majorly overplayed tune.
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1968 cl***ic on Fri 9/16/05
« Reply #17 on: September 16, 2005, 10:30:26 AM »
Can't give just one BOS. Sunshine of your Love stands out along with Sky Pilot.
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1968 cl***ic on Fri 9/16/05
« Reply #18 on: September 16, 2005, 10:31:40 AM »
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So who is the Sky Pilot?  Is he a chaplain, or God, or just some sort of spirit?



george bush was a sky pilot, weren't he?
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1968 cl***ic on Fri 9/16/05
« Reply #19 on: September 16, 2005, 10:32:47 AM »
"You Gotta Be Loved"! Brits who sound like the Cowsills.  Another Gaz proxy BOS.
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1968 cl***ic on Fri 9/16/05
« Reply #20 on: September 16, 2005, 10:33:55 AM »
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sky  pilot

He blesses the boys as they stand in line...


Thank you everso.  A song that is quite a flashback for me, as you can tell from my reactions above :wink: .

Sorry, Mike.  Didn't mean to strike a nerve there.  The subject matter is certainly relevant, now as then.  That being said, when Eric holds that "Sky....." note out, it makes me cringe.  So who is the Sky Pilot?  Is he a chaplain, or God, or just some sort of spirit?

BOS for Sunshine of Your Love, even though it's a majorly overplayed tune.


Indeed, he's supposed to be a military chaplain.  Mr Burdon's not exactly the greatest vocalist ever, I'll grant you that.
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1968 cl***ic on Fri 9/16/05
« Reply #21 on: September 16, 2005, 10:35:35 AM »
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"You Gotta Be Loved"! Brits who sound like the Cowsills.  Another Gaz proxy BOS.


the Montanas. Not to be confused with the Fantanas.   :wink:
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1968 cl***ic on Fri 9/16/05
« Reply #22 on: September 16, 2005, 10:36:53 AM »
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"You Gotta Be Loved"! Brits who sound like the Cowsills.  Another Gaz proxy BOS.


the Montanas. Not to be confused with the Fantanas.   :wink:

Pretty clever of those Brits to use a name that make's 'em sound American.
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1968 cl***ic on Fri 9/16/05
« Reply #23 on: September 16, 2005, 10:50:00 AM »
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"You Gotta Be Loved"! Brits who sound like the Cowsills.  Another Gaz proxy BOS.


the Montanas. Not to be confused with the Fantanas.   :wink:

Pretty clever of those Brits to use a name that make's 'em sound American.


Indeed, and an odd record to release in 1968. Kind of a throwback. And I've asked this before, but did the Partridge Family ever cover this song? 'cause they sure should've.
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1968 cl***ic on Fri 9/16/05
« Reply #24 on: September 16, 2005, 11:50:32 AM »
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"You Gotta Be Loved"! Brits who sound like the Cowsills.  Another Gaz proxy BOS.


the Montanas. Not to be confused with the Fantanas.   :wink:

Pretty clever of those Brits to use a name that make's 'em sound American.


Indeed, and an odd record to release in 1968. Kind of a throwback. And I've asked this before, but did the Partridge Family ever cover this song? 'cause they sure should've.


Glad I'm not the only one that hears strains of Keith and Shirley in this--it's most certainly the blueprint for their sound. Wes Farrell was stealin' with both hands....
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1968 cl***ic on Fri 9/16/05
« Reply #25 on: September 16, 2005, 12:02:23 PM »
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So who is the Sky Pilot?  Is he a chaplain, or God, or just some sort of spirit?



george bush was a sky pilot, weren't he?


Bush was not even close, sky pilot was the slang for the army chaplain, an active duty guy at the front with the troops, like Father Mulcahy.  

My dad was nicknamed that by the youth group kids in the congregation he served in Falls Church, VA, from '67-'70.  Most of these kids were total hippies, while most of their dads worked at the Pentagon or the CIA.  The senior pastor of the church was a retired Navy chaplain, who had achieved the rank of Vice Admiral, then (& I believe to this day) the highest rank ever achieved in any branch of the armed forces by a chaplain.  He was the hardest of hard asses.
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1968 cl***ic on Fri 9/16/05
« Reply #26 on: September 16, 2005, 02:47:26 PM »
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"You Gotta Be Loved"! Brits who sound like the Cowsills.  Another Gaz proxy BOS.


the Montanas. Not to be confused with the Fantanas.   :wink:


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« Reply #27 on: September 16, 2005, 03:05:57 PM »
boy, I sure wish I was there with you guys.  This sure was a fun set; wish I'd heard the bonus track too!

9/16/05 - FRIDAY!!!!  Today's 10@10 "Classic" is from...1968!!!

Human Beinz - Nobody But Me
Hugh Masekela - Grazin' in the Grass
Donovan - Hurdy Gurdy Man
Animals - Sky Pilot
Four Tops - Yesterday's Dreams
Beatles (yeah!) - Martha My Dear
Simon & Garfunkel - Old Friends (BEST OF SET!!!)
Al Green - Back Up Train
Cream - Sunshine of Your Love
Montanas - You've Gotta Be Loved
BONUS TRACK:  Steve Miller Band (with Boz Scaggs) - Baby's Calling Me Home
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« Reply #28 on: September 16, 2005, 03:23:34 PM »
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boy, I sure wish I was there with you guys.  This sure was a fun set; wish I'd heard the bonus track too!

9/16/05 - FRIDAY!!!!  Today's 10@10 "Classic" is from...1968!!!

Human Beinz - Nobody But Me
Hugh Masekela - Grazin' in the Grass
Donovan - Hurdy Gurdy Man
Animals - Sky Pilot
Four Tops - Yesterday's Dreams
Beatles (yeah!) - Martha My Dear
Simon & Garfunkel - Old Friends (BEST OF SET!!!)
Al Green - Back Up Train
Cream - Sunshine of Your Love
Montanas - You've Gotta Be Loved
BONUS TRACK:  Steve Miller Band (with Boz Scaggs) - Baby's Calling Me Home


that's a very impressive bonus track -- kudos to Rosalie!
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1968 cl***ic on Fri 9/16/05
« Reply #29 on: September 16, 2005, 10:25:17 PM »
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Is this 4 Tops? Sounds like Levi singin'--but I don't know it. Great song on first listen tho.


Yup. "Yesterday's Dreams" not one of their big hits but one of their loveliest perfs, and I know a Gaz fave too.


I'm so delighted that you know my tastes so well.  Indeed, big ol' BOS for the Tops, some of their most prominent (and intricate) backing vocals, the whole arrangement isn't that far removed from their supper-club days.  Divine.
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