I'm never able to properly hear 'Rose Garden' as an isolated piece of music because I only heard it for the first time many years after being inundated by Kon Kan's 'I Beg Your Pardon'.
― Gladys McFlatus (Old Lunch), Wednesday, 20 June 2018 14:13 (five years ago) link
uuuuuugh Stay Awhile *shudder*
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 20 June 2018 14:21 (five years ago) link
Lots of snooooooozes this time around. I usually put on a playlist of the entire series so this might be the first time I've really paid close attention to the individual volumes.
'Sweet Mary' and 'Silver Bird' are about the only other contenders for me.
― Gladys McFlatus (Old Lunch), Wednesday, 20 June 2018 14:25 (five years ago) link
This blew my mind slightly (from Glenn Sutton's wiki):
Sutton is also well known for his personal and professional association with Lynn Anderson, his wife from 1968 to 1977. He produced many of her hit recordings, including her signature-mega hit "(I Never Promised You a) Rose Garden". The album, by the same name as the single, reached number one in 16 countries around the globe and was the biggest selling album by a female country artist from 1971 until 1997.
I'd have thought Dolly or Tammy or Reba or even Donna Fargo* would have had that pre-Shania honor.
*Happiest Girl In The Whole USA was in every $1 bin I looked at between 2000 & 2008.
― Making Plans For Sturgill (C. Grisso/McCain), Wednesday, 20 June 2018 14:25 (five years ago) link
xxpost Don't you mean *shiver*? Or perhaps *quiver*?
― Gladys McFlatus (Old Lunch), Wednesday, 20 June 2018 14:26 (five years ago) link
Yeah "Stay Awhile" is clearly the soundtrack to a gauzy 1971 porn scene, except truly gross thanks to the 'girlish' singing.
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 20 June 2018 14:31 (five years ago) link
I'll be curious, once the series has been thoroughly polled, to learn what people's absolute least favorite song is. I already know mine (it doesn't come until much later, volume 21 to be precise).
― Gladys McFlatus (Old Lunch), Wednesday, 20 June 2018 14:37 (five years ago) link
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/user/cryptosicko/playlist/7uDzzK5HqgZ8XFyeqb6yTg?si=cGVUCnBuTJiPZN_ONMdviA
― Police, Academy (cryptosicko), Wednesday, 20 June 2018 14:42 (five years ago) link
almost want to go for through the night bc of the MST3K runner it spawned
― YouTube_-_funy_cats.flv (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Wednesday, 20 June 2018 14:44 (five years ago) link
Having just blasted through this, the winner is absolutely 'Yellow River' by a country mile.
― Gladys McFlatus (Old Lunch), Wednesday, 20 June 2018 14:48 (five years ago) link
I remember some country crossover hits on the top 40 station of my youth, but pretty sure they never played Ray Price or Sammi Smith.
Adolescent me loved "Mr. Bojangles" for reasons I can't clearly explain. I ordered Uncle Charlie from Record Club of America and proclaimed the NGDB my favorite band at the time, so I can't not vote for it here.
― even in your onion (Dan Peterson), Wednesday, 20 June 2018 14:51 (five years ago) link
I was sure that every list would have at least one song I loved; this has a few I like. "Rose Garden," probably, with an assist from Kon Kan.
― clemenza, Wednesday, 20 June 2018 15:08 (five years ago) link
XP: "FTGT" was Price's only Top 40 Pop hit (#11). "HMMITTN" did the same for Smith (it hit #8). But I definitely see both tracks not making it in certain markets.
― Making Plans For Sturgill (C. Grisso/McCain), Wednesday, 20 June 2018 15:13 (five years ago) link
Man that Lynn Anderson track has like all my favorite country bells and whistles.
― campreverb, Wednesday, 20 June 2018 15:14 (five years ago) link
The Glass Bottle track wouldn't play for me on Spotify for some reason. Here's a youtube (prefaced with a guy talking about the song) for anyone else having that problem...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m404nPW-hXY
― Making Plans For Sturgill (C. Grisso/McCain), Wednesday, 20 June 2018 15:34 (five years ago) link
First two tracks and "Woodstock" are the only two tracks I've heard.
― We can be herpes (Tom D.), Wednesday, 20 June 2018 16:12 (five years ago) link
... lol, three tracks! "Yellow River" and "Rose Garden" are classics though.
The Mark Lindsay one has the advantage of hitting the same big horn-driven high as "Arizona" without being quite as sleazy as frickin' "Arizona." But as always he works with some strange goddamn lyrics.
Get aboard the silver bird, departing gate 19.Satisfy your Walter Mitty mind, tryin' out a dream.Your sign is Capricorn and every corner of your mind,Says you'll remain my friend, my friend until your mine....When you come home my crazy heart will greet those silver wings.Your pet dog will remember you, and I'll carry your things.
...
When you come home my crazy heart will greet those silver wings.Your pet dog will remember you, and I'll carry your things.
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 20 June 2018 16:13 (five years ago) link
I've never understood the appeal of any version of 'Mr. Bojangles'.
I was 4 when it came out. QED.
― Gerald McBoing-Boing, Wednesday, 20 June 2018 16:36 (five years ago) link
As for what I would pick...Lynn, probably? Though "Mr. Bojangles" did make me realize how much of indie rock for the past twenty or so years has tried to be that but, I dunno, 'edgey.' "Yellow River"'s fun.
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 21 June 2018 01:01 (five years ago) link
I don't think I'd actually heard "Yellow River" before, but I feel it's creators had heard Sir Doug's "Mendocino" before, as the chorus hook is similar.
― Making Plans For Sturgill (C. Grisso/McCain), Thursday, 21 June 2018 01:42 (five years ago) link
12 year old me loved the woozy steel on "Woodstock" but present day me admires Sammi Smith's exquisite vocal more than anything else on this list.
― Ρεμπετολογια, Thursday, 21 June 2018 01:47 (five years ago) link
Ray for all the good times
― cr.ht (crüt), Thursday, 21 June 2018 02:04 (five years ago) link
Not sure how popular the Sir Douglas Quintet were in Leeds tbh.
― We can be herpes (Tom D.), Thursday, 21 June 2018 07:10 (five years ago) link
Ian Hunter knew 'em!
― Making Plans For Sturgill (C. Grisso/McCain), Thursday, 21 June 2018 07:47 (five years ago) link
Ah, true!
― We can be herpes (Tom D.), Thursday, 21 June 2018 07:53 (five years ago) link
I don't understand why this volume is such a dud, relatively speaking. '71 is an embarrassment of pop riches (I have a hand-picked 400+ song playlist of 1971 tunes that I deem top notch). To the extent that we still have several more '71-centric volumes ahead of us, so I don't understand why they didn't drop a few more classics on this disc.
― Rep. Bob Excellentfrappuccino (Old Lunch), Thursday, 21 June 2018 13:01 (five years ago) link
Agree that it's noticeably weaker than the first two. Stick "One Bad Apple" on there for a start!
― clemenza, Thursday, 21 June 2018 16:01 (five years ago) link
IIRC, there are no Osmonds tracks in this series. Which is weird.
― Making Plans For Sturgill (C. Grisso/McCain), Thursday, 21 June 2018 18:32 (five years ago) link
Must have been a rights issue.
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 21 June 2018 18:34 (five years ago) link
Voted "Rose Garden" btw.
― womp womp that sucker (Tom D.), Thursday, 21 June 2018 18:34 (five years ago) link
It's a pity (?) there's no formal video for the Bells travesty but some joker did this.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AfMPDj3Pllc
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 21 June 2018 18:35 (five years ago) link
Oh and here's a photo of Ken Tobias, who wrote said tripe:
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9a/Ken_Tobias.png
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 21 June 2018 18:36 (five years ago) link
In 1972, Ken Tobias released "Stay Awhile" as the lead track on his album Dream #2.
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 21 June 2018 18:37 (five years ago) link
Here's a twist...and yet it isn't.
In 1978, he toured Europe, and while there he collaborated on the soundtrack of the Italian spaghetti western Sella d'Argento (Silver Saddle/They Died with Their Boots On), directed by Lucio Fulci.
Most likely (re: Osmonds). "Crazy Horses" and "Down By The Lazy River" will be sorely missed down the road.
― Making Plans For Sturgill (C. Grisso/McCain), Thursday, 21 June 2018 18:38 (five years ago) link
As for the Bells themselves, sultry! *gag*
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/The_Bells_%281970%29.png/250px-The_Bells_%281970%29.png
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 21 June 2018 18:39 (five years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.
― System, Tuesday, 26 June 2018 00:01 (five years ago) link
Here's a twist...and yet it isn't._In 1978, he toured Europe, and while there he collaborated on the soundtrack of the Italian spaghetti western Sella d'Argento (Silver Saddle/They Died with Their Boots On), directed by Lucio Fulci._
― Uncle Redd in the Zingtime (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 26 June 2018 00:31 (five years ago) link
Did Kris Kristofferson "do a Zeppelin" and refuse to release any singles or something? Anyhow, these are top notch versions of two quality songs. Particularly taken with Ray Price's effort.
― Jeff W, Tuesday, 26 June 2018 18:20 (five years ago) link
Checking wiki, apparently the only single from his s/t debut was "To Beat The Devil", which is cray when you considered how loaded with hit copywrites it is.
― Making Plans For Sturgill (C. Grisso/McCain), Tuesday, 26 June 2018 18:29 (five years ago) link
ooh, "Silver Bird" is good. Imagining Lalo Schifrin was asked to arrange a Eurovision Song Contest entry! I may vote for this.
― Jeff W, Tuesday, 26 June 2018 18:42 (five years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.
― System, Wednesday, 27 June 2018 00:01 (five years ago) link
Spiro Agnew EAT A DICK
― Making Plans For Sturgill (C. Grisso/McCain), Wednesday, 27 June 2018 00:03 (five years ago) link
THE MAN CAN'T BUST OUR MUSIC
― Making Plans For Sturgill (C. Grisso/McCain), Wednesday, 27 June 2018 00:06 (five years ago) link
One Toke Over the Rose Gardenor: I Never Promised You A Toke
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 27 June 2018 01:00 (five years ago) link
Trying to imagine the mash-up artist of 1971 desperately trying to splice master tapes together to create that.
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 27 June 2018 01:04 (five years ago) link
Dickie Goodman, where art thou?
― Making Plans For Sturgill (C. Grisso/McCain), Wednesday, 27 June 2018 02:18 (five years ago) link
Super Hits of The 70s: Have A Nice Day, Vol. 5
― Making Plans For Sturgill (C. Grisso/McCain), Wednesday, 27 June 2018 17:03 (five years ago) link