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16 November 2007--it's...Clapping songs?!?
« Reply #60 on: November 16, 2007, 10:24:25 PM »
“The choir of children sing their song.  They've practiced all year long.  Ding dong.  Ding dong.  Ding dong.”

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« Reply #61 on: November 16, 2007, 10:35:36 PM »
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VHM for Santa Esmeralda.  I remember this one.  Had never heard the Animals original.  The loooooong version.

I had never heard this disco version, I enjoyed the Joe Cocker version, but wasn't sure about the Animals being the 'original.'  If you believe Wikipedia, and most of the time I do, Nina Simone sang it first.
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Re: Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood
« Reply #62 on: November 16, 2007, 10:49:16 PM »
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VHM for Santa Esmeralda.  I remember this one.  Had never heard the Animals original.  The loooooong version.

I had never heard this disco version, I enjoyed the Joe Cocker version, but wasn't sure about the Animals being the 'original.'  If you believe Wikipedia, and most of the time I do, Nina Simone sang it first.


Indeed, 'tis true, and Nina was pissed.  She thought the Animals' rendition kinda dumb.
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Re: Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood
« Reply #63 on: November 16, 2007, 10:59:58 PM »
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VHM for Santa Esmeralda.  I remember this one.  Had never heard the Animals original.  The loooooong version.
I had never heard this disco version, I enjoyed the Joe Cocker version, but wasn't sure about the Animals being the 'original.'  If you believe Wikipedia, and most of the time I do, Nina Simone sang it first.
Indeed, 'tis true, and Nina was pissed.  She thought the Animals' rendition kinda dumb.

Well, Nina's entitled to her opinion, but as time goes by, I think Eric Burdon's early work is holding up pretty well.  I just had me a little tour through 30-second samples in iTunes, and there's a lot of interesting versions.  The song holds up very well under many voices, and I guess even under Santa Esmerelda!
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16 November 2007--it's...Clapping songs?!?
« Reply #64 on: November 17, 2007, 08:11:24 AM »
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Belle Stars, "The Clapping Song" on Top of the Pops


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16 November 2007--it's...Clapping songs?!?
« Reply #65 on: November 17, 2007, 09:14:19 AM »
"clap yo' hands and prepare to pat!"  If you'd told me last week that I'd hear Shirley Ellis 3 times in less than 24 hours I'd've said you were crazy.
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