"Another song for my Teen Idols Go Psychseries. Adam Faith was a British teen idol in the early 60s but had next to no success in the U.S. Here he tries his hand with something “psychedelic” written by Robin and Barry Gibb, who also add backing vocals. It’s actually really quite superb, and apparently that’s Peter Green on guitar.” ?! Thanks Guess I’m! Awesome note!
We loved Adam and he just sort of preceded my earliest pop taste but then he had a hit acting role in Budgie and we all fell in love all over again. We first caught him from What Do You Want (If You Don’t Want Money)
I think most if not all of this morning’s posts are from one of my two favourite picture bloggers and this one is fromNEBULOUSLY BURNISHED who I have been following for the longest time and I only just realised a couple of things and that is she has been posting pictures of herself lately! and that: She is a young woman! I don’t think I ever really thought much about what gender the poster was but it threw me somehow! Mudwerkswho I also follow religiously (sic!) he posts music of his own and picture resources ad infinitum somehow all the time and more and faster than I!) He was clearly a chap as he used a picture of himself but Nebulously . . . I didn’t really think was a gal!? Why? What is THAT all about! When I saw her picture I was so pleasantly surprised it made my day somehow! WEIRD !
Today she has posted the following great tracks:
She starts the day with this . . . bear with me an ear worm I know and whilst I am not so much of a later Bee Gees fan (it’s all that falsetto!) this is classic film track and no mistake . . . . .
Bee Gees Stayin Alive (Extended Remaster)
Gilbert O'Sullivan - Alone Again (original version)
again deceptively well written and the song structure alone is worthy of closer inspection, great piece of heartfelt writing I reckon!
Stereophonics - Dakota (Official Video)
I wonder if he means Johnson or Fanning? I like both so it’s all good!
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Are You The One ( I’ve Been Waiting For)
awesome song, heartfelt and moving . . . . about his wife?!
The Stranglers - Always The Sun (Official Video)1990
deceptively glorious a song . . . . playing it straight and have followed them since the very first album!
The title track from their 1968 LP - it doesn’t seem to get much love compared to other tracks but it’s a great tune with cool guitar by Vince Melouney.
Just me and the mirror and my brain
as always from the magnificent Guess I’m Dumb . . . . .
and of course more relevant today is the glorious Fairport classic song . . . . Tam Lin
Track Name
Tam Lin
Album
Liege & Lief
Artist
Fairport Convention
Fairport Convention - Tam Lin (1969)
"But tonight is Hallowe'en and the faery folk ride Those that would their true love win at Miles Cross they must buy "
Friday, August 11, 2023
I don’t think I have posted much BeeGees but early on I really enjoyed Robin’s voice and the harmonies the boys managed but also their songwriting like New York Mining Disaster and especially I Started a Joke and here Gotta Get a Message To You
click it anyway!
I found this on Facebook at Smooth Radio ( I know!?) who say
The Bee Gees are known for their songwriting skills and crowd-pleasing vocals but one rarely-seen performance in 1993 showcased their acoustic harmonies to their very best.
Robin, Maurice and Barry Gibb were performing on MTV's Most Wanted when the trio sang a stripped back version of their 1968 song 'I Gotta Get A Message To You'.
Filmed in London at the MTV studios in Camden, the three brothers sit on high stools as Robin takes the lead vocals and Maurice and Barry sit on either side of him playing guitar.
then I had bought a single for playing to fellow mods down at the youth club!
here she is live . . . . . . boy those boys could WRITE!
"Maybe you know Nina Simone’s fabulous version of this tune, but this is the one that absolutely tears me apart. The Bee Gees had hoped that Otis Redding would cover it but he never go the chance. James Carr kills it." Guess I'm Dumb
James Carr did Dark End of The Street another perennial sad love song but here I guess I do prefer Nina's version . . . . . . still interesting to hear Carr's versions, the arrangement and all
The original Nina Simone single bought when it came out from the bargain ex-jukebox bins . . . . and still a stone classic
I liked early Bee Gees though they left me cold with later hits Saturday Night Fever and the disco stuff. I am talking Robin singing I Started a Joke, songs like Words, Springhill Mining Disaster etc, Gotta Get a Message. Massachusetts, and pre 'You should be dancing', 'Jive Talking' etc etc although I do appreciate how well they were done and written . . . . . just not my trick bag!
by the people who wrote it . . . . . . all the way from the Isle of Man!
with great Thanks to Guess I'm Dumbfor the Carr and the suggestion
Monday, July 15, 2019
Classic pop songs of all time series
'TO LOVE SOMEBODY'
The Bee Gees
On this day in music history: July 14, 1967- “Bee Gees 1st”, the US debut album by the Bee Gees is released. Produced by Robert Stigwood and Ossie Byrne, it is recorded at IBC Studios in London from March 7 - April 14, 1967. Following their breakthrough success with their twelfth single release “Spicks And Specks” (#3 AUS Pop) in Australia in late 1966, The brothers father Hugh sends demo tapes of their work to The Beatles manager Brian Epstein. Epstein passes the tapes on to Robert Stigwood (Cream), who invite the band to come to England in February of 1967 to audition for him. Impressed by what he hears, Stigwood becomes the bands manager, with the Bee Gees moving back to their native UK. He secures them recording contracts with Polydor Records in the UK and Atlantic Records subsidiary Atco in the US. The album is actually the third full length release by the band, but is their first to be released internationally. It spins off three singles including “New York Mining Disaster 1941” (#14 Pop), and “To Love Somebody” (#17 Pop) the latter of which is originally intended for Otis Redding. The albums’ cover is designed by artist and musician Klaus Voorman. The album is remastered and reissued in 2006 as a two CD set featuring the original mono and stereo mixes, along with unreleased tracks from the sessions and early takes. “Bee Gees 1st” peaks at number seven on the Billboard Top 200.
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One of the finest love songs ever written I would suggest and I loved many of the early Bee Gee's songs
But I heard this song first from Nina Simone and I bought it as a single when I heard it . . . . . . . .
But there were other versions I really enjoyed too
