New Music!

[Big Fingers McGee]

Probably what you don't want to know: Daughtry has a new album coming out soon, for on which one track he sounds like "Vintage Edwin McCain". I weep already.

[RGMike]

Hope mshray has heard that new song that sounds like "Cecelia". No face-washing required.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKsDKn_R5KM

[RGMike]

Not new but NTM: this Northern Soul nugget from 1974 was COMPLETELY ripped off by Maxine Nightingale 2 years later. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=delIK9hz8_Q

[Tinka Cat]

not new but NTM

a singer called Sharon Tandy doing a song called Hold On --  A pretty good Dusty Springfield impression, lots of psychedelic fuzz-guitar, too.

... heard it while listening to "Pineapple Juice" one of the choices in my itunes radio under "70's Retro"

here she is lip synching:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZKuZzPbuIg

[RGMike]

not new but NTM

a singer called Sharon Tandy doing a song called Hold On --  A pretty good Dusty Springfield impression, lots of psychedelic fuzz-guitar, too.

... heard it while listening to "Pineapple Juice" one of the choices in my itunes radio under "70's Retro"

here she is lip synching:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZKuZzPbuIg

Holee crap! NTM too -- must investigate further.

ETA: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharon_Tandy

[urth]

not new but NTM

a singer called Sharon Tandy doing a song called Hold On --  A pretty good Dusty Springfield impression, lots of psychedelic fuzz-guitar, too.

... heard it while listening to "Pineapple Juice" one of the choices in my itunes radio under "70's Retro"

here she is lip synching:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZKuZzPbuIg

Holee crap! NTM too -- must investigate further.

ETA: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharon_Tandy

Definitely can hear the parallels with Dusty Springfield, but the singer I first thought of was Chi Coltrane, or at least certain aspects of her delivery. Probably more likely that Coltrane was derivative of Sharon Tandy than the other way around, since Tandy preceded Coltrane by a good five years.

[RGMike]

NTM, and Gaz will especially find this interesting -- the Windjammers, "Poor Sad Child". Sounds like Norman Whitfield copped an idea here.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VA31_MJO_ck

[RGMike]

An obscure relic unearthed: in May of 1969, this little Lawn Guyland band released their version of "Easy To Be Hard" -- several months before 3DN's cover. And despite being on a major label (Columbia!) and getting airplay on Top 40 powerhouse WMCA in NYC... this version went nowhere. Simple and lovely, tho'. Ladies and gennlemens, I give you The Stony Brook People:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50g46tL4oQk

[Wayback]

An obscure relic unearthed: in May of 1969, this little Lawn Guyland band released their version of "Easy To Be Hard" -- several months before 3DN's cover. And despite being on a major label (Columbia!) and getting airplay on Top 40 powerhouse WMCA in NYC... this version went nowhere. Simple and lovely, tho'. Ladies and gennlemens, I give you The Stony Brook People:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50g46tL4oQk

Amazing all the obscure ditties one can find online these days!

[ggould]

An obscure relic unearthed: in May of 1969, this little Lawn Guyland band released their version of "Easy To Be Hard" -- several months before 3DN's cover. And despite being on a major label (Columbia!) and getting airplay on Top 40 powerhouse WMCA in NYC... this version went nowhere. Simple and lovely, tho'. Ladies and gennlemens, I give you The Stony Brook People:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50g46tL4oQk

I enjoyed it, and found the video warm and fuzzy in a comfortable way.  What a time capsule those pictures are!

[RGMike]

Great takedown of Coldplay:

http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/sashafrerejones/2011/10/why-dont-i-like-coldplay-an-investigation.html

[RGMike]

NTM, anyway: The Tremeloes doing "Yellow River" -- apparently they did it first and then decided not to release it, so they replaced the vocals with (Jeff) Christie's (he had written the tune for them) and he had the hit.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNxGaNSTQSs&NR=1

[RGMike]

Did the world really need this? Brian Wilson doing covers of Disney songs??

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005LZWGGA/ref=s9_newr_gw_g15_ir02?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=center-2&pf_rd_r=0X0PM831RFB49H0G25BC&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=470938631&pf_rd_i=507846

I mean seriously:

1. You've Got a Friend in Me 
2. The Bare Necessities 
3. Baby Mine 
4. Kiss the Girl 
5. Colors of the Wind 
6. Can You Feel the Love Tonight? 
7. We Belong Together 
8. I Just Can't Wait to Be King 
9. Stay Awake 
10. Heigh-Ho 
11. When You Wish Upon a Star 
12. A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes 

WTFF??

[sundaygal]

Did the world really need this? Brian Wilson doing covers of Disney songs??

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005LZWGGA/ref=s9_newr_gw_g15_ir02?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=center-2&pf_rd_r=0X0PM831RFB49H0G25BC&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=470938631&pf_rd_i=507846

I mean seriously:

1. You've Got a Friend in Me 
2. The Bare Necessities 
3. Baby Mine 
4. Kiss the Girl 
5. Colors of the Wind 
6. Can You Feel the Love Tonight? 
7. We Belong Together 
8. I Just Can't Wait to Be King 
9. Stay Awake 
10. Heigh-Ho 
11. When You Wish Upon a Star 
12. A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes 

WTFF??

*eyeroll*

[RGMike]

Discovery-of-the-Week: thanks to 2NG (this actually charted in the UK Top 40) I heard this today for the first time -- an anti-bullying ballad from 1965 (!) by Jody Miller, best-known for her parody of "King of the Road", "Queen of the House". Check out the lyrics on "Home of the Brave" --amazing, really.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FyNfunqpSxc

ETA: I'm astonished to see this got to #25 in the US.