tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post1521776874407586658..comments2023-06-15T09:13:45.467-04:00Comments on Liberty's Torch: The Past Is Another Country Dept.Francis W. Porrettohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05862584203772592282noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post-60555174691305995682018-12-05T22:42:24.391-05:002018-12-05T22:42:24.391-05:00Not nonsensical but great:
Gogi Grant - The Westw...Not nonsensical but great:<br /><br />Gogi Grant - The Westward Wind (YouTube version badly in need of blood transfusion)<br />Patti Page - Old Cape Cod<br />Ray Stevens - Turn Your Radio On<br />Peter, Paul and Mary - Leaving on a Jet Plane<br />Col. B. Bunnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09590364016079745156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post-68327077716917860142018-12-05T10:53:19.091-05:002018-12-05T10:53:19.091-05:00Jimmy Dean's "Big John", 1961
Dickey...Jimmy Dean's "Big John", 1961<br />Dickey Lee's "Patches", 1962<br /><br />Don't get me started!LiberTarHeelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05957414837617216970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post-84481646182459864652018-12-05T10:06:56.119-05:002018-12-05T10:06:56.119-05:00I remember how eclectic AM radio used to be in the...I remember how eclectic AM radio used to be in the mid/late 60's. When you tuned in KRLA, or KHJ in Los Angeles you'd be likely to hear Sinatra, followed by the Beatles, followed by Dylan, surf music, and even some R&B. It was a little bit of everything. <br /><br />Oh, hey--<br />Remember the Singing Nuns?<br />Dominique, a neek a neek....<br /><br />Or Sukiyaki?<br /><br />JWMJWMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05564732483476859555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post-14584378470713396002018-12-03T23:14:03.396-05:002018-12-03T23:14:03.396-05:00The Trashmen were a legitimate surf band, even if ...The Trashmen were a legitimate surf band, even if they were from Minnesota. (The B-side of "Surfin' Bird" was a perfectly straightforward beach number called "King of the Surf.")CGHillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03789097361138861462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post-86905541643048815022018-12-03T19:23:36.508-05:002018-12-03T19:23:36.508-05:00In what category would you place "Surfin Bird...In what category would you place "Surfin Bird" by the Trashmen??<br /><br />It was too weird to be placed in the surf category.Hangtown Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11212307495504665473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post-76539517405600572702018-12-03T10:15:03.043-05:002018-12-03T10:15:03.043-05:00Nights in White Satin. Actually, almost anything (...Nights in White Satin. Actually, almost anything (which I remember) by the Moody Blues had lyrics which made no sense. And then there's Yes, which went so far in that direction it got insulting.daniel_dayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18399665251275194585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post-45431789838340365702018-12-03T09:39:10.956-05:002018-12-03T09:39:10.956-05:00Not sure whether these are novelty or uncategoriza...Not sure whether these are novelty or uncategorizable....<br /><br />"Hocus Pocus" by Focus<br />"Simon Says" by 1910 Fruitgum Company<br />"Yummy, yummy, yummy" and Chewie, Chewie by Ohio Express<br />"Snoopy vs. the Red Baron" by the Royal Guardsmen<br /><br />There are many more like this that take me back to the days of playing 45s on my portable record player or listening to WABC's Cousin Brucie on my transistor radio. <br /><br />Good grief, I'm getting old...Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16445328419607697910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post-74325417281924261112018-12-03T09:12:30.688-05:002018-12-03T09:12:30.688-05:00How about Johnny Horton and "The Battle of Ne...How about Johnny Horton and "The Battle of New Orleans"? Or "Snoopy vs The Red Baron" by The Royal Guardsmen? Kyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16399082135529920025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post-3872814062067733662018-12-03T07:41:31.894-05:002018-12-03T07:41:31.894-05:00My brother, and I, would listen to Beaker Street, ...My brother, and I, would listen to Beaker Street, when the weather was just right. Clyde Clifford played what many wouldn't, but exposed many to music they would never find on their typical local am station. Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15969361446367636746noreply@blogger.com