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1967, what a year of music
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May I throw a little Floyd in?
Pink Floyd released one of their first singles,”Arnold Lane” in 1967. It peaked at twenty in the UK charts, though it was banned on some stations.
This is really sub-par compared to everything posted here. This video is basically the band just messing around. Keep in mind, these are some of the people behind “Dark Side Of The Moon”.
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Hi JP, “Arnold Lane” is quite nice I think, great instrumentation in there. Feels like maybe a little early Who in there. Feels like a part of the British invasion wave.
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Now JP,
us earthlings aren’t supposed to know anything about what’s behind the dark side of the moon. Have you broken into NASA’s files?
Cheers
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‘There really is no ark side of the moon. As a matter of fact, it’s all dark”
Hands up, who knows where that is from?
JP
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Thanks, JP.
I can’t think who might have said that. And i’m dying to know.
Cheers
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Tom, do you hear all of the background voices on Dark Side of the Moon? Listen as the album ends….earbuds will help.
those voice snippets were from the series of interviews the band did with various people around the studio. They were presented with cards with questions and instructed not to read the question, just answer it. It’s been said that Paul and Linda McCartney were interviewed but they were so accustomed to being interviewed that their answers weren’t really usable. I think some of the questions were as simple as when was the last time you got mad or when was the last time you hit somebody.
The band’s road manager Peter Watts (father of actress Naomi Watts) contributed the repeated laughter during “Brain Damage” and “Speak to Me”.
“Perhaps that explains why you’re mad”
JP
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I wasn’t familiar with Arnold Layne, JP, but I like it! Both the style of the video and the sound of the song seem like they might have inspired They Might Be Giants two decades later.
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I wanted to throw in a little Kicks by Paul Revere and the Raiders (the band most directly responsible for slowing down the British invasion), but i don’t find a good video.
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I love Dusty Springfield ‘s version of ” How Can I Be Sure”
and David you’re right, the only time we ever heard Michelle sing solo but she kinda does a solo talking/sing song off one of M & P’s albums and after group split, she did a solo album and Denny was able to get both Cass/Michelle to do backup vocals on his first or 2nd solo album just off the top of my head that I can recall ( Michelle was better at acting than singing…..Knot’s Landing )
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Another big M&P hit from ’67:
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Easily my favorite Tommy James song:
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And as 1966 neared its end, the group began work on “Strawberry Fields Forever,” a song written by Lennon that would guide the band’s musical direction in the coming year.
In 1967, when Brian Wilson first heard the song, he pulled over in his car, broke down in tears and said, ‘They got there first.”
Here is a big one that year from the Beatles. This song overwhelmed Brian Wilson and shook his confidence, and made him concede he couldn’t top the Beatles. At the time, Brian carried the weight of the entire band on his shoulders. He needed an artistic partner I think who could have mentored him to keep on going, like the Beatles had George Martin, or Paul had John, and John had Paul….
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Juergen, i am embarrassed to say i never had a copy of DSOTM. I was not as into it back then as everyone else. I came to appreciate it more later on. I find a live version on the web but it wouldn’t be the same. I remember the voices but i don’t recall any details. It may have been due to an altered state of awareness if you know what i’m saying. I will try to find the studio version of DSOTM soon. Cheers
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Here are two awesome powerful guitar songs that came out in 1967:
1..First is one of the finest guitar riffs in Rock & Roll by the Cream de la Creme.
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2..And our own guitar heroes performed this one at the Cavern. Listen to Mona and Lisa tear into the guitars.
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