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Re: Answer Records
« Reply #45 on: August 02, 2005, 08:56:07 AM »
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WFMU's posted MP3s of numerous "answer records," such as the frightening "Dawn of Correction" (a reactionary response to "Eve of Destruction") and Lou Christie's ultra-obscure "Mr. Tenor Man."  Interesting stuff:

http://blog.wfmu.org/freeform/2005/08/spazzy_answer_s.html


wow! I've never heard "Dawn of Correction" but always wanted to.  Hope they have Danny Aiello's "Papa DO Preach"!


Holy Sh!t: Listen to Carole King's "Oh! Neil," her reply to Neil Sedaka's "Oh! Carol" -- she'd give up "all [her] chewin' tabacky" to be known as "Mrs. Neil Sedacky."  I'm speechless.
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« Reply #46 on: August 02, 2005, 09:15:14 AM »
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Holy Sh!t: Listen to Carole King's "Oh! Neil," her reply to Neil Sedaka's "Oh! Carol" -- she'd give up "all [her] chewin' tabacky" to be known as "Mrs. Neil Sedacky."  I'm speechless.


oh by cracky!

I'd actually heard that one long long ago. She didn't actually believe he was straight, did she?  :wink:
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Re: Answer Records
« Reply #47 on: August 02, 2005, 09:43:36 AM »
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WFMU's posted MP3s of numerous "answer records," such as the frightening "Dawn of Correction" (a reactionary response to "Eve of Destruction") and Lou Christie's ultra-obscure "Mr. Tenor Man."  Interesting stuff:

http://blog.wfmu.org/freeform/2005/08/spazzy_answer_s.html

I remember an answer record called "Big Fat Juan" which was extremely offensive ("that man made of smell") and wondered if it would be included.  There was a Cajun Queen single put out too; was it on this list?
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Re: Answer Records
« Reply #48 on: August 02, 2005, 09:57:38 AM »
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WFMU's posted MP3s of numerous "answer records," such as the frightening "Dawn of Correction" (a reactionary response to "Eve of Destruction") and Lou Christie's ultra-obscure "Mr. Tenor Man."  Interesting stuff:

http://blog.wfmu.org/freeform/2005/08/spazzy_answer_s.html

I remember an answer record called "Big Fat Juan" which was extremely offensive ("that man made of smell") and wondered if it would be included.  There was a Cajun Queen single put out too; was it on this list?


there's a difference between an "answer record" and a parody. I'm assuming "Big Fat Juan" was a parody of "Big Bad John"?

My fave is the answer to Shirley Brown's "Woman to Woman" ("Hello, may I speak to  Barbara? Barbara, this is Shirley..."), "From His Woman to You", which of course was done by a Barbara, Barbara Mason ("Hello, Shirley...?"). Both made the Top 40 in '74.
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Re: Answer Records
« Reply #49 on: August 02, 2005, 10:37:08 AM »
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WFMU's posted MP3s of numerous "answer records," such as the frightening "Dawn of Correction" (a reactionary response to "Eve of Destruction") and Lou Christie's ultra-obscure "Mr. Tenor Man."  Interesting stuff:

http://blog.wfmu.org/freeform/2005/08/spazzy_answer_s.html
I remember an answer record called "Big Fat Juan" which was extremely offensive ("that man made of smell") and wondered if it would be included.  There was a Cajun Queen single put out too; was it on this list?
there's a difference between an "answer record" and a parody. I'm assuming "Big Fat Juan" was a parody of "Big Bad John"?

My fave is the answer to Shirley Brown's "Woman to Woman" ("Hello, may I speak to  Barbara? Barbara, this is Shirley..."), "From His Woman to You", which of course was done by a Barbara, Barbara Mason ("Hello, Shirley...?"). Both made the Top 40 in '74.

Point well taken, but since I probably only heard it once (KYA's new singles?) I don't remember enough lyrics to know whether it was an answer and/or parody.
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« Reply #50 on: August 02, 2005, 10:54:53 AM »
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My fave is the answer to Shirley Brown's "Woman to Woman" ("Hello, may I speak to  Barbara? Barbara, this is Shirley..."), "From His Woman to You", which of course was done by a Barbara, Barbara Mason ("Hello, Shirley...?"). Both made the Top 40 in '74.


I've got "From His Woman to You" on the Buddah Records box set.  Kind of a bizarre scenario (she comes right out and admits she doesn't have a job or anything but "gives him what he needs, when he needs it" -- do people generally acknowledge harlotry and indentured servitude at the same time?) but a wonderful vocal performance.  "I can give him LOOOOVE ..."
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Re: Answer Records
« Reply #51 on: August 02, 2005, 11:05:59 AM »
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[Kind of a bizarre scenario (she comes right out and admits she doesn't have a job or anything but "gives him what he needs, when he needs it" -- do people generally acknowledge harlotry and indentured servitude at the same time?)


she's just copping to being a 'ho, no?  Like, several decades before hip-hop made it fashionable.  Lil' Kim can do a remake when she gets outta jail. "From His 'Ho to His Bitch". LOL!
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« Reply #52 on: August 02, 2005, 11:26:17 AM »
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Holy Sh!t: Listen to Carole King's "Oh! Neil," her reply to Neil Sedaka's "Oh! Carol" -- she'd give up "all [her] chewin' tabacky" to be known as "Mrs. Neil Sedacky."  I'm speechless.


oh by cracky!

I'd actually heard that one long long ago. She didn't actually believe he was straight, did she?  :wink:


There are no coincidences, part LXXXVIII: CG plays Neil Sedacky, "Queen" -- er -- "King of Clowns"! I've never heard this one.
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« Reply #53 on: August 05, 2005, 07:35:56 AM »
saw this website referenced on NYRMB:

http://www.soulfuldetroit.com
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« Reply #54 on: August 08, 2005, 12:03:26 PM »
didn't know where else to put this, but apparently there's a play in London about the guy behind "Telstar" (the song, not the satellite):

http://www.officiallondontheatre.co.uk/show/cm/content/84443

http://www.rhis.co.uk/jmas/framer.html
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« Reply #55 on: August 09, 2005, 07:38:40 AM »
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didn't know where else to put this, but apparently there's a play in London about the guy behind "Telstar" (the song, not the satellite):

http://www.officiallondontheatre.co.uk/show/cm/content/84443

http://www.rhis.co.uk/jmas/framer.html


Joe Meek was one crazy cracker.  (An anthology of his productions, "It's Hard to Believe," is worth checking out, though.  It includes the Honeycombs' "Have I the Right," which I bet most of you didn't know was a Meek production.)
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« Reply #56 on: August 09, 2005, 09:29:02 AM »
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didn't know where else to put this, but apparently there's a play in London about the guy behind "Telstar" (the song, not the satellite):

http://www.officiallondontheatre.co.uk/show/cm/content/84443

http://www.rhis.co.uk/jmas/framer.html


Joe Meek was one crazy cracker.  (An anthology of his productions, "It's Hard to Believe," is worth checking out, though.  It includes the Honeycombs' "Have I the Right," which I bet most of you didn't know was a Meek production.)


I'm sure Little Steven has talked about him on his show.  So Meeks was also gay? the blurb mentions his unrequited love for someone named "Heinz"...
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« Reply #57 on: August 09, 2005, 10:46:08 AM »
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didn't know where else to put this, but apparently there's a play in London about the guy behind "Telstar" (the song, not the satellite):

http://www.officiallondontheatre.co.uk/show/cm/content/84443

http://www.rhis.co.uk/jmas/framer.html


Joe Meek was one crazy cracker.  (An anthology of his productions, "It's Hard to Believe," is worth checking out, though.  It includes the Honeycombs' "Have I the Right," which I bet most of you didn't know was a Meek production.)


I'm sure Little Steven has talked about him on his show.  So Meeks was also gay? the blurb mentions his unrequited love for someone named "Heinz"...


Indeed, he was and he was.  Heinz was the bass player for the Tornadoes, who later had a minor hit in England with a hokey number called "Just Like Eddie" (as in Cochran).  Meek had a huge fixation with folks like Cochran and Buddy Holly.
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« Reply #58 on: August 09, 2005, 11:33:05 AM »
and speaking of record producers... this very interesting piece from Slate.com about the current europop hit factories. Some of his facts are a bit fudged (Stock/Aitken/Waterman didn't "launch" Bananarama, they revived them) but worth reading. And anyone who hates Diane Warren deserves to be cut some slack...

http://www.slate.com/id/2123747/
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« Reply #59 on: August 09, 2005, 12:49:02 PM »
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and speaking of record producers... this very interesting piece from Slate.com about the current europop hit factories. Some of his facts are a bit fudged (Stock/Aitken/Waterman didn't "launch" Bananarama, they revived them) but worth reading. And anyone who hates Diane Warren deserves to be cut some slack...

http://www.slate.com/id/2123747/


yeah! what elizabeth said (about diane eve)!
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