So we’re back to the hits of the 70’s. I hope you enjoyed the side trip into classical. I also hope that I’m painting a good enough picture of the diversity of music in my early years. I think this diversity has not only been with me my entire life but has broadened significantly over time. At the moment, I think there are really only a few genres that I avoid. The Gangsta Rap stuff and the Whiny Country Music but even those are subsets of music that I still enjoy. I hope you like this stack of 7.
Ahh, when Smokey sings, I hear violins. Still no relation to the bear. Smokey Robinson – Tears Of A Clown
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band – Mr. Bojangles
Andy Kim – Rock Me Gently. I used to really like this song a lot. Can’t put my finger on why.
We used to watch Mac Davis’ TV show. I don’t remember much about it except my favorite part was when he’d go to the audience to get subjects for songs that he’d make up on the spot. I did that myself many years later. My songs were more like Weird Al Yankovic songs. I’d take the subject supplied by firends and create a song about it to the tune of a popular or familiar song. I once did a mashup [before I ever heard of mashups] of the Beverly Hillbilly’s Theme and The Beatles Paperback Writer. Mac Davis – Baby Don’t Get Hooked On Me
The Carpenters – Sing
I was in Menard’s yesterday and Love Rollercoaster was on the overhead sound system. This was probably one of the first songs I remember talking about in school. There was all this buzz about the scream. Stories ranged from homicidal to paranormal. you can check it out for yourself at the 2:32 mark. Was a woman being stabbed? Of course in Menard’s I had to stop and listen for the scream. Thinking about it now, it might have been the scream you hear when somebody is riding on a rollercoaster. The Ohio Players – Love Rollercoaster
I don’t know why this song suddenly made resurgance around this time but it did and of course it appealed to any boy in elemntary school. Benny Bell – Shaving Cream