MLT Club Member David Herrick
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Questionable just hit 100,000 views, only about five and a half days after its release!
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I can’t believe I never noticed this before, but the Beatles repeated the vocal melody and harmony parts from the phrase “I don’t want to spoil the party, so I’ll go” EXACTLY with “‘Cause you like me too much, and I like you” in their later song “You Like Me Too Much”.
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Nothing Questionable about the outstanding early numbers for this video! For Feb. 25th, V = 13833 and C = 36.8. For Feb. 26th, V = 11907 and C = 31.7. And for Feb. 27th, V = 8476 and C = 22.6.
Coming up next weekend: the top 20 lists for February!
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Apparently Paul recorded this demo in early 1964, but they ended up giving the song away:
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Juergen, doo-wop is a style of music popular in the U.S. in the 1950’s. I don’t know exactly how to define it, but I know it when I hear it. Basically it’s smooth group vocals with lots of nonsense syllables in the backing parts. This song is one of the best-known examples:
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And on the lighter side of heartbreak…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWhpk-8QLFQ
Supposedly Al wrote this one after an actual breakup with his girlfriend.
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Yes, Juergen, that one was originally by the Penguins.
When I was in graduate school in the late 1980’s I was lucky enough to catch a concert on campus featuring the Penguins, the Coasters, and the Drifters, minus a few members who had either died or retired. As I exited the building after the show, I was stunned to see all the performers in the lobby standing behind tables from which they were selling their own merchandise.
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I’m convinced that Lesley Gore reached into a hole in the space-time continuum and pulled out You Don’t Own Me from several decades in the future. Such a strong message for 1963! I’d love to see MLT put their spin on this song.
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Yes, Juergen, I suppose it is! That doo-wop thread has elevated those songs to the top of my brain.
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Sorry about that, Juergen. It’s Tears on My Pillow, by Little Anthony and the Imperials.
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Yes! Her name was Zola Taylor.
