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Post by rgmike on Mar 12, 2013 13:14:18 GMT -5
a great song and it still gets the occasional spin on the great WLNG in Sag Harbor NY (they of the "10,000 Golden Oldies" library) The song was a #1 single in the UK that year in a version by a group called Chicory Tip. (Moroder did write it, however) www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVbP3DTAMow |
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Post by cachiva on Mar 12, 2013 21:02:28 GMT -5
I would say that "Son of My Father" is as well-known to discophiles as "Iron Man" is to headbangers. What a shame that the wrong song has become... lost. (Guess that reveals which camp I'm in!)
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Post by at40petebattistini on Mar 15, 2013 1:45:54 GMT -5
To coincide with this week's 70s program from Premiere, here's a "lost classic" from the March 18, 1972 Hot 100 that failed to reach the Top 40: Nut RockerEmerson, Lake & Palmer www.youtube.com/watch?v=rESnYs6tS_oOther songs considered: *Be My Lover - Alice Cooper *Son Of My Father -- Giorgio (thanks for adding this one, pgfromwp!) |
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Post by pgfromwp on Mar 15, 2013 13:26:32 GMT -5
To coincide with this week's 70s program from Premiere, here's a "lost classic" from the March 18, 1972 Hot 100 that failed to reach the Top 40: Nut RockerEmerson, Lake & Palmer www.youtube.com/watch?v=rESnYs6tS_oOther songs considered: *Be My Lover - Alice Cooper *Son Of My Father -- Giorgio (thanks for adding this one, pgfromwp!) Nice rocking cover of the original, by B Bumble and the Stingers (1962): www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Unnww_Qul0  |
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Post by pgfromwp on Mar 18, 2013 19:58:39 GMT -5
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Post by at40petebattistini on Mar 19, 2013 23:15:41 GMT -5
Thanks for posting this -- I'd never heard it before and I never would've guessed it was the Grass Roots. What a different sound. And believe it or not, this song spent 5 weeks on the CashBox Top 40, peaking at #32. |
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Post by pgfromwp on Mar 20, 2013 8:48:23 GMT -5
^You're right, Pete; the song has an edge that was missing from most, if not all, of their previous recordings. I think back to "Where Were You When I Needed You" -- love the song, but it's definitely of a different tempo. And thanks for the CashBox reference; I solely use Billboard for my chart information.
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Post by 1finemrg on Mar 20, 2013 20:12:00 GMT -5
Also liked Faces, "Cindy Incidentally" and The Beach Boys, "Sail On Sailor" (first chart run) from this particular Hot 100. The Beach Boys songs from the 70's are so underrated.
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Post by at40petebattistini on Mar 22, 2013 4:04:54 GMT -5
To coincide with this week's 70s program from Premiere, here's a "lost classic" from the #2 LP on the March 24, 1973 Top Albums chart -- Elton John's Don't Shoot Me, I'm Only The Piano Player: Elderberry WineElton John www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLsUM0iLTO0 |
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Post by pgfromwp on Mar 22, 2013 7:58:13 GMT -5
^Great selection, and definitely a lost classic. Remember playing that song the most from the "... Piano Player" album, back in the day.  |
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Post by 1finemrg on Mar 23, 2013 6:31:41 GMT -5
One of my favorites as well. I remember flipping over the "Crocodile Rock" 45 and playing "Eldeberry Wine" all the time.
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Post by at40petebattistini on Mar 23, 2013 7:32:55 GMT -5
My first choice this week was "Teacher I Need You" by Elton John. But I was unsuccessful in locating a youtube video that I thought was just right. |
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Post by bestmusicexpert on Mar 23, 2013 9:36:22 GMT -5
Anything from Honky Chateau thru Captain Fantastic and even some of the non album b-sides are AMAZING!
Prior to Honky Chateau, the albums are great, just not as cohesive.
My favorite from Don't Shoot Me is Blues For My Baby & Me. That one note in the intro sends chills down my spine.
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Post by rayshae3 on Mar 23, 2013 17:49:23 GMT -5
My first choice this week was "Teacher I Need You" by Elton John. But I was unsuccessful in locating a youtube video that I thought was just right. Here’s one: www.youtube.com/watch?v=rls8cfomkBQAnything from Honky Chateau thru Captain Fantastic and even some of the non album b-sides are AMAZING! Prior to Honky Chateau, the albums are great, just not as cohesive. My favorite from Don't Shoot Me is Blues For My Baby & Me. That one note in the intro sends chills down my spine. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road was also diverse. But albums as early as “Elton John” (1970) and as late as “The Fox” have some great tracks potentially as classic as his mid-70s works. |
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Post by rgmike on Mar 23, 2013 18:10:54 GMT -5
My first choice this week was "Teacher I Need You" by Elton John. But I was unsuccessful in locating a youtube video that I thought was just right. Here’s one: www.youtube.com/watch?v=rls8cfomkBQAnything from Honky Chateau thru Captain Fantastic and even some of the non album b-sides are AMAZING! Prior to Honky Chateau, the albums are great, just not as cohesive. My favorite from Don't Shoot Me is Blues For My Baby & Me. That one note in the intro sends chills down my spine. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road was also diverse. But albums as early as “Elton John” (1970) and as late as “The Fox” have some great tracks potentially as classic as his mid-70s works. the number of LP cuts of his that could've been huge hit singles back then is amazing -- but he was so d**n prolific that he always had another album ready to drop. GYBR could've spun off 3 or 4 (or even 5) smashes if Caribou hadn't been waiting in the wings. |
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