MLT Club Member David Herrick
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Averaged over the past week, Look What They’ve Done to My Song, Ma is at V = 946 and C = 2.57. Meanwhile, averaged over the past five days, the We’re Going Live video announcement is at V = 126 and C = 0.45.
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I’ve posted this one before on another forum, but it’s definitely a “hidden gem”.
This British group is almost unknown in the U.S., but they had a series of hits in Europe in the mid-60’s. By late 1969 the well had run dry, and the lead singer left to pursue a solo career. But the decapitated remains of the group went on to record this intriguing piece:
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Recent data for the We’re Going Live announcement video:
For October 17th, V = 393 and C = 1.41. For October 18th, V = 288 and C = 1.03. For October 19th, V = 201 and C = 0.72. For October 20th, V = 148 and C = 0.53. And for October 21st, V = 179 and C = 0.64.
Not bad considering that the event it was advertising had already concluded!
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Welcome, Joe!
I’m sure we could all name a lot of hidden gems, but as long as we’re in a Beach Boys vein at the moment, consider this one:
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Wow, you really know your stuff, Joe! Yes, Tony Rivers is a Brian Wilson disciple who has written and recorded a lot of Beach Boys-ish songs and done fresh arrangements of BB classics. Check out his fleshed-out version of Girl Don’t Tell Me.
I think I posted New York’s a Lonely Town here a couple of years ago: a rare example of east coast surf music!
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Recent data for Look What They’ve Done to My Song, Ma:
For October 15th, V = 7438 and C = 20.2. For October 16th, V = 7792 and C = 21.2. For October 17th, V = 4331 and C = 11.8. For October 18th, V = 2392 and C = 6.51. And for October 19th, V = 1530 and C = 4.16.
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I first heard this one on a compilation cassette called “Teenage Tragedy”. It’s more narration than song, but the ending is pretty creepy:
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Recent data for the We’re Going Live announcement video:
For October 12th, V = 3507 and C = 12.5. For October 13th, V = 1153 and C = 4.12. For October 14th, V = 634 and C = 2.27. For October 15th, V = 780 and C = 2.79. And for October 16th, V = 539 and C = 1.93.
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Yeah, this is probably just a fake report of the death of the fake Paul who replaced the real Paul who died in the 60’s.
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Hey, Juergen. I don’t think Al has done a full parody of Thriller, but there is a visual reference to it at the very end of Eat It.
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Don’t feel bad, Juergen. As P.T. Barnum said, there’s a Zucker born every minute.
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Abrams/Zucker/Zucker humor indeed, Juergen! I remember one video (I forget the song) that begins with Huey at a fancy party. He asks a young woman, “Would you like to go for a ride in my yacht?” Then we see the two of them in a small rowboat with “MYOTT” painted on the side.
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I watched it every year too, Tim. It was absolutely required viewing. I still remember where all the commercial breaks were, and I find it jarring now to see it “skip” from one scene to the next without ads.
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I had totally forgotten about this video! I generally detested 80’s music, but Huey Lewis’ little movies were always so entertaining!
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Whenever I feel sad that I just missed out on the music of the 60’s, I remind myself that my generation had the most imaginative children’s programming to watch on TV: Sesame Street, the Electric Company, the Krofft brothers shows, Schoolhouse Rock, etc. I believe it was the last gasp of the 60’s mindset being brought to bear on a new demographic, and I think it shaped me just as deeply as the Beatles shaped the boomers. Which explains why I mention it so much!
