19 Nov 2009: 1969!

[urth]

Did a little deeper digging, and the AMG blurb on the one Banana Splits compilation says there was a "boisterous alternate version" of the The Tra-La-La Song, so I'm betting that's what we heard. "Boisterous" is definitely an apt description.

http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:gcfpxqwjldfe

I think I need to find a copy of that album.

[mshray]

Bonus Track:

BOS once again, The Maytals - "Pressure Drop"

Is it you? Oh Yeah!

[RGMike]

11/19/2009 - 1969


1) The Guess Who-No Time
2) Steve Miller Band- Space Cowboy
3) Chicago Transit Authority- Questions 67 & 68
4) The Box Tops-Soul Deep
5) Jeff Beck Group- All Shook Up
6) CSN-Marrakesh Express
7) The Who-I'm Free
8 ) The Meters- Cissy Strut (B.O.S)
9) Santana-Jingo
10) The Banana Splits- Tra-La-La (B.O.S)

BONUS TRACK: The Maytals-Pressure Drop


gotta love the Meters tying with the Splits for BOS

[Gazoo]

Holy Toledo!  Who is doing this Up Yours People version of the Banana Splits Theme?

Glad it wasn't just me--and you're dead on with the UWP ref.

The production on this almost sounds too new for '69. Did they try to reboot that show in the 90s?

I agree, it sounded too new for 69.  AL has some explaining (and some giggling) to do!

According to AMG, both the Dickies and Liz Phair have covered The Tra-La-La Song, but I don't think that was either of those.

The AMG bio is pretty interesting though:
http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:gpfoxqe5ld6e~T1

I have the Liz Phair version on Saturday Morning Cartoons' Greatest Hits.  (On cassette!)