old music

[littlebittybobby]

okay---some guys who were well-known in the 60's all were dead now. Ugh. Thing is, they were guys that were part of the "Up With Youth" movement, then.

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[littlebittybobby]

okay----i hate ta tell you kids this---but apparently we lost Ozzy. Yup. You know he was just a VERY great musician, who made some really beautiful tunes, dude. But yeah---i been waiting for Ozzy concert tickicks to go on sale. Too bad.

[rosarugosa]

I was really sad to hear about Ozzy. I did get to see him in concert once in NH, with the other act being Rob Zombie. Great show.

[littlebittybobby]

Okay---i missed both Black Sabbath AND Rob Zombie, when they were in my area. Just like I "forgot" ta see ZZ Top and the very GREAT guitar legend Joe Bonamassa, when he was in town. But yeah---I am largely what the cool and hip guy at the record store would condescendingly refer to as a fan of so-called yacht rock. Speaking of which---An f-book friend recently posted something about an old 45 rpm record he still had by Oliver, called "Jean", from 1967. Oliver was also Bill Swofford, and he died prolly 25 years ago. 'nother famous song he recorded was called: "Good Morning Star Shine". I think both of those were used in mooo-veee soundtracks. It is written that Oliver (Bill) made an unfortunate decision to part ways with his record producer, who liked to back Oliver up with lavish studio accompaniment, because he (Bill) wanted to be a folk singer, with just him and his guitar. Sure--Oliver was a really good singer; but yeah---all the instrumentals really put him over the top, like turning er upta 11. You see, doncha? But yeah---Yacht Rock.

[iris lilies]

“Jean” was a sappy song from the excellent film* “Prime of Miss Jean Brodie” starring Maggie
Smith and Pamela Franklin. Pamela Franklin was a cool English girl who had a brief but impactful film career. She left the film biz and ended up owning a book store in San Francisco with her husband.

I know this without looking any of it up.

* the book was better tho

[littlebittybobby]

okay---well, thanks much for the mooo-vvveee info, Faux. We just knew you could be counted on ta pervide some vital info. But yeah---Bill AKA Oliver also covered a song from the Broadway musical Hair, Good Morning Starshine, which had some nonsensical lyrics. But I did not mind. Don't care. Not there for the verbal messages. Well, stay tuned for more Yacht Rock Favorites. Thank mee.

[Rogar]

“Jean” was a sappy song from the excellent film* “Prime of Miss Jean Brodie” starring Maggie
Smith and Pamela Franklin. Pamela Franklin was a cool English girl who had a brief but impactful film career. She left the film biz and ended up owning a book store in San Francisco with her husband.

I know this without looking any of it up.

* the book was better tho

I had my first date with a first serious girlfriend to the drive in theater to see that. I don't remember much of the movie other than it seemed a little too heavy. The event was memorable, though and the song is one of those that gets stuck in the head. I'd probably like the movie more now.

[littlebittybobby]

okay---here's another old song, and i could (not) care less about the lyrics. But yeah---it was composed for a moooovvv-eee, and the title was derived from Iris Dement. Yup. Plus, screaming fanatics bought tickicks to see the Goo Goo Dolls. It was highly successful, and you still hear the song "Iris", every so often. Yup. It's very listenable.

[littlebittybobby]

okay-----what they always usta say at the juco up there in IWAH(the meat state, since there are more than TWICE the number of Farm Animals than people, there), but yeah---what the kids in the radio broadcasting program usta say is: "Format Change!" See, this usually meant switching "formats" to play music or non-musical content that the instructors just knew you would not like, to test your mettle as a Dee-Jay. See? So yeah---i'm gonna sit here and talk about (not) pop music, but COUNTRY MUSIC. Yup. Like Nashville. Not Ohio Valley/Appalachia Bluegrass, but COUNTRY. So, yeah---this all started when Facebook presented me with the music of Andrea Benz, a native o' Switzerland, and the N'ville Nightclub Band she plays in. Yup. The band covers mostly 90's COUNTRY(Nashville)Hit's, by George Strait, Mark Chesnut, Alan Jackson, Vince Gill; um, who else? Oh, yeah---Spaghetti Country-Western star Jo Dee Messina from Bah-stun. Home o' them Kenn-A-dees. Yup.



So verry, very sorry about the ethnic reference, there. it was intended to be clever, but prolly was VERY offensive) But yeah---now, i've got SOLID GOLD COUNTRY HITS featuring steel guitar, resounding through my head, 24-7, like a Mexican Border Blaster. How do you like that? Any thoughts on the subject?