I guess because it's a not-as good-as-the-Marcels cover. Same with "Peanuts," that's not the original hit (which is a kind of annoying song in any event.)
― confusementalism (Dan Peterson), Wednesday, 17 July 2019 20:28 (five years ago) link
That Randy Bell song, tho... that is amazing!
― confusementalism (Dan Peterson), Wednesday, 17 July 2019 20:35 (five years ago) link
DJP, you gotta listen to that particular rendition to understand its inclusion.
― Logy Psycho (Old Lunch), Wednesday, 17 July 2019 21:47 (five years ago) link
okay lol I didn't listen long enough the first time
― brigadier pudding (DJP), Wednesday, 17 July 2019 22:01 (five years ago) link
I know 1984 was a weird time but I've spent the whole last day perplexed over how you can invest that much effort into setting someone like poor Randy Bell as a teen idol and then release that as his lead single.
― justfanoe (Greg Fanoe), Thursday, 18 July 2019 13:12 (five years ago) link
what are you finding odd about the randy bell song? the arch-80s sound? the lyrics (the hook sounding anti-sex, the "lips" line, "all mine" sounding like "a man")?
― adam the (abanana), Thursday, 18 July 2019 18:25 (five years ago) link
I dunno, to my ears it kinda sounds like someone released their karaoke performance as a commercial single.
― Logy Psycho (Old Lunch), Thursday, 18 July 2019 18:31 (five years ago) link
Remember this "AIDS? nbd" jam that went to #35 in the US in 1991?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ImRyPymRAM
― Herman Woke (cryptosicko), Thursday, 18 July 2019 18:43 (five years ago) link
I loved that song (because I was in 6th grade and they said "sex"). Had no idea it got that high on the charts - I only heard it on the local alternative station.
― ☮ (peace, man), Thursday, 18 July 2019 20:23 (five years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63Bn_Egd96A
Here, let me serenade u about the troubles of the world, after which I will spend a few minutes flipping through the bible and citing random passages that have very little to do with the scenario at hand. Wait, why are you backing out of the room?
― Feed Me Wheat Thins (Old Lunch), Thursday, 31 October 2019 19:14 (four years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8McY8i4cUFA
Why wait for someone else to ape your distinctive vocal stylings for a substandard ripoff single when you can do the job yourself?
― Feed Me Wheat Thins (Old Lunch), Thursday, 31 October 2019 19:16 (four years ago) link
this somehow cracked the top 40 in 1990
https://youtu.be/-yAse1tL-mk
― Manitobiloba (Kim), Thursday, 31 October 2019 21:14 (four years ago) link
I remember!
RIP Poppy Bush Interzone.
― TikTok to the (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 31 October 2019 21:20 (four years ago) link
― Feed Me Wheat Thins (Old Lunch),
One of the most terrible R&B hits ever.
― TikTok to the (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 31 October 2019 21:21 (four years ago) link
The Neil Diamond and Styx songs up there I had relegated to some forgotten part of my mind. Kinda reeling tbh.
― Manitobiloba (Kim), Thursday, 31 October 2019 21:29 (four years ago) link
You probably wouldn't expect a song from the '50s to cover such steamy ground, but brace yourself: 'Let's Be Lovers' by the Playmates is just as raw and sensual as it sounds. It's nothing less than unrestrained sexual energy captured on vinyl. Try to refrain from pawing yourself while listening.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9zFMc0SaRM
― Slime Goobody (Old Lunch), Friday, 7 May 2021 17:11 (three years ago) link
Those shrill "la-LA-la's" are kind of a turn-off, tbh
― Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf (CBTL) stan (morrisp), Friday, 7 May 2021 17:36 (three years ago) link
Just a reminder that the seats in the Playmates' beloved little Nash Ramblers folded back into beds.
https://i2.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Rambler-1957-bed.jpg?resize=352%2C319
― blue whales on ambient (C. Grisso/McCain), Friday, 7 May 2021 17:52 (three years ago) link
morrisp, you may just need to recalibrate your ears, as that's an unfiltered expression of raw animal lust that you're hearing.
― Slime Goobody (Old Lunch), Friday, 7 May 2021 18:01 (three years ago) link
I've been to paradise but I've never been to whatever world Charlene and Stevie are pining for
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rd2dWHtbWlg
― Donald Fhtagen (Old Lunch), Thursday, 14 October 2021 16:16 (two years ago) link
I had never heard this late-period Grand Funk song before last weekend on community radio. Made it to #69 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1976. Allegedly written by Mark for his then-paramour Sally Kellerman.
Stick with it, the more times he sings "SAAAAAAALLLLLAAAAYYYY BAAAAY-BAYYYYY" the funnier I find it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9OLWXyGzY4
― Three Rings for the Elven Bishop (Dan Peterson), Thursday, 14 October 2021 16:39 (two years ago) link