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my Dad's singles collection.... - CRAZY-HORSE - 17-03-2015
jazzboCR Wrote:Great idea for an on-going Thread. Anytime I see "doo-wop", I reach for the cans and this didn't disappoint. BTW as one commenter pointed out, mixing 2 or more songs together is called quodlibet and has a storied history: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quodlibet
Cliff Richard released a "quodlibet" track in December of 1999 called "the millennium prayer" it was a combination of "the lords prayer" and "auld lang syne"...
it was the 112th single of his career(first hit in 1958), and became the third biddest selling hit of his career in the UK...
songle reached #1 in the UK, #2 in Australia and New Zealand and #3 in Ireland...
it has been voted in the UK during those music surveys as "the worst #1 single of all-time"...
heres the Wiki to Cliff Richard's career.....: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cliff_Richard#Discography
heres the Wiki to the song.....................: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Millennium_Prayer
heres the link to the song......................: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cA5QJS3paAo video
.........................................................: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1cG-4YSyhQ live version( i prefer this to the video version)
my Dad's singles collection.... - CRAZY-HORSE - 17-03-2015
jazzboCR Wrote:Great idea for an on-going Thread
i have previously compiled a similar thread for my personal 'singles' collection...
most of those probably wouldnt interest you jazzy because most of the singles were from my pre-teen and teen years of the late 70s and 1980s...
there are also quite a few from the 1960s/1970s/1990s and a few from the 00's also...
that thread is linked here if youre interested in taking a gander through it:
http://www.music-discussion.com/showthread.php/13571-my-quot-singles-quot-collection?highlight=singles
my Dad's singles collection.... - CRAZY-HORSE - 17-03-2015
GEORGIE FAME & THE BLUE FLAMES "yeh yeh" B/W "preach and teach" 1964
UK r+b/jazz man...
this was his first hit and it reached #1 on the charts out there
i love the "A" side, and like the "B" side..
Georgie's Wiki page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgie_Fame#Biography
"yeh yeh" ***
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yuoXzn6O8ZY 1964 tv performance
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AnrUHSuAYiw great live perofrmance from "later with jools" from 2000
"preach and teach" **
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_I7H9ASfRI audio
my Dad's singles collection.... - jazzboCR - 17-03-2015
CRAZY-HORSE Wrote:i have previously compiled a similar thread for my personal 'singles' collection...
most of those probably wouldnt interest you jazzy because most of the singles were from my pre-teen and teen years of the late 70s and 1980s...
I understand what you are saying, derived form my posts and comments. I say to you sincerely I don't really know what will capture my attention so nobody else can either--this is not a punk-slap; just put the ball up and see if I spike it. Trust me to merely ignore and not talk sh!t about stuff I don't think moves us forward. I like a lot of stuff I don't feature--'80's hair bands? Bring'em.
my Dad's singles collection.... - jazzboCR - 17-03-2015
CRAZY-HORSE Wrote:GEORGIE FAME & THE BLUE FLAMES "yeh yeh" B/W "preach and teach" 1964
UK r+b/jazz man...
this was his first hit and it reached #1 on the charts out there
i love the "A" side, and like the "B" side..
Georgie's Wiki page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgie_Fame#Biography
"yeh yeh" ***
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yuoXzn6O8ZY 1964 tv performance
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AnrUHSuAYiw great live perofrmance from "later with jools" from 2000
"preach and teach" **
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_I7H9ASfRI audio
Georgie Fame is one severely underrated dude--whether leading the band from the organ or doing that behind-the-scenes stuff, he always gave his best and demanded the same from all around him. Here's "Yeh, yeh" from that Jools perf--that tune in his hands stands the test of time: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AnrUHSuAYiw << Aged gracefully, don't you think? << Nice shout-out to some all-time musicians that have worked with him.
my Dad's singles collection.... - CRAZY-HORSE - 18-03-2015
ENGELBERT HUMPERDINK "release me" B/W "ten guitars" 1967
Bert's debut sinlge...
both classic tracks IMO
single reached the top spot on the UK charts(that means it made it to #1)
here's Hump's Wiki page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engelbert_Humperdinck_(singer)#Discography
"release me(and let me love again)" ***
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kOcW9gZv68A tv performance
"ten guitars" ***
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4fxA7zLLQzY tv performance
my Dad's singles collection.... - CRAZY-HORSE - 18-03-2015
CONNIE FRANCIS "among my souveniers" B/W "do you love me like you kiss me?" 1959
im not a big fan of Connie, but i like a few of her singles, this not being one of them...
my dad used to love Connie, so there may be more of her singles to come
this one peaked at #11 on the UK charts
Here's Connie's Wkik page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Connie_Francis
"among my souveniers" *
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L__1goqraqU audio link
"do you love me like you kiss me?" *
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gAV5Zv4pTJI audio link
my Dad's singles collection.... - CRAZY-HORSE - 18-03-2015
ELVIS PRESLEY "kiss me quick" B/W "something blue" 1962
62-ish was really the start of a big decline in the strength of Presley singles IMO...
too many movie soundtracks and songs that should(and could have) been in those appalling movies and got released as singles...
these two werent from movies, the "A" side is pretty lame,but the "B" side is a lovely brooding ballad,still not as good as his best material
i cant find any chart info on this one for the UK so maybe it didnt chart over there
heres the Presley Wiki pages: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elvis_Presley
"kiss me quick" *
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPDY8NU3N0o audio link
"something blue" **
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQFg15GIn_Y audio link
my Dad's singles collection.... - CRAZY-HORSE - 19-03-2015
SAMANTHA FOX "touch me" B/W "never gonna fall in love again" 1986
moving foreward a couple of decades here and halfway across the world...
UK singer who i never cared for in the slightest...
horrible mid 1980s pop which i cannot stand...
and as we were living in Australia when he bought this i'll use the Aussie chart position for it...#1 out here
here's Sam's Wiki page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samantha_Fox#Discography
"touch me" *
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TD33AxebRAg video
"i'll never fall in love" *
....no link available here!....
my Dad's singles collection.... - CRAZY-HORSE - 19-03-2015
RUSS CONWAY "side saddle" B/W "pixilated penguin" 1959
UK pianist/instrumentalist...
personally i'd not heard of him until i picked out this single...
its really not my thing at all but it did hit #1 on the UK charts back in the day
here's Russ' Wiki page for those interested: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russ_Conway#Singles
"side saddle" *
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZ_tDn-LC40 video
"pixilated penguin" *
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-gPrvoN4c7g audio