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"Just Plain Old Music"

Started by RAMMEL, June 12, 2016, 10:41:06 PM

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Oldiesmann

Another great one from CCR. This was the flip side of "Lookin' Out My Back Door" and was also a huge hit for them.


RAMMEL

It's the WINDMILLS

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Oldiesmann

Quote from: RAMMEL on April 13, 2024, 11:03:27 AM

The guy on the far left in that video is the one who sang lead on "All I Want for Christmas is My Two Front Teeth"...

An oddity from 1969. Apparently someone really didn't like Ronald Reagan or his supporters ("A man who had so much hair / A man who is not all there / A man who just loves the chair / That's my Governor Reagan!", also purposely mispronouncing his last name as "Reegan").

MarsGal

Just catching up on the posts. I have not heard The Old Lamplighter in a very, very long time. What a pleasure. And I remember well Who Will Stop the Rain.

Speaking of rain, here is one of my all time favorites:


Oldiesmann

That's probably Toto's biggest hit. Certainly the most well-known song they did.

Here's a fun one from the late 60s. An interesting take on the song "Somewhere" from the musical West Side Story. Mostly instrumental with some vocals later in the performance. Crazy Elephant was a group created by producers Jerry Kasenetz and Jeff Katz (who were also behind groups such as Ohio Express, 1910 Fruitgum Company and Flying Giraffe among others). Their one big hit was "Gimme Gimme Good Lovin'".


RAMMEL

Did someone say elephant?
It's the WINDMILLS

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MarsGal

I had the LP of the movie soundtrack. My sister has it and the rest of my LPs at the moment.

Here is another memorable Mancini piece (there were a lot of them). Mancini was one of the very few live performances I went to see when he was in Harrisburg eons ago. This version is done by a couple of well known actors. Remember these guys?



Oldiesmann

A lesser-known Mancini piece. This was used as the background music for the famous pie fight scene in The Great Race and later recorded by polka star Frankie Yankovic as well as Irish flutist James Galway.



RAMMEL

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RAMMEL

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Oldiesmann

Back to the craziness with actors Jack Klugman and Tony Randall from the 1973 album The Odd Couple Sings. This song dates back to at least 1950, when Frankie Yankovic and Johnny Pecon both recorded it. I haven't found any earlier versions.


RAMMEL

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Oldiesmann

In reality, Tony Randall was a great singer. Here's a fun version of "Winchester Cathedral". I assume he's the one whistling as well.


Marilyne

This is part of an article that I copied off the net a few months ago.  It's about music, and the positive  ways that our favorite music effects our brain.  It was written by Dr.Susan Rogers, a cognitive neuroscientist.

"When we listen to music we love, we experience pleasure in the form of a dopamine release in our brain. And over time, our brain learns to recognize the music we enjoy faster and releases the dopamine earlier",  says Susan Rogers, a cognitive neuroscientist .  "We get that feel-good rush just anticipating a favorite song. 
"One of the most powerful things music can do is to give our brain a rest. Listening to music we enjoy is one of the easiest and most reliable ways to activate our default mode network, or daydreaming mode.  This is what the brain does when it's not working or concentrating",  says Dr. Rogers. "This restorative state is essential to our well-being."

RAMMEL

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Marilyne

There are quite a few old songs from my past,  that immediate activate my "daydreaming mode".  It's a good feeling that definitely does relax me.   Here's one that always makes me feel upbeat and hopeful.

Marilyne

The first song I remember listening to and memorizing, when I was about two year old.  Every time I hear it, by any vocalist or group, I get a good feeling, even though it's really a sad song.
Michael - This is the version you posted a couple of months ago, so I'm thinking you must like the song too?


Oldiesmann

I do like the song, and that's one of the best versions I've heard (though it does help that the singer is Scottish as well so she has a reason to put a lot of feeling into it). Here's a funny one from 1953. This is a humorous answer to "A Dear John Letter", made famous by Jean Shepherd and Ferlin Husky.



Oldiesmann

The title track from Mark Knopfler's latest album. Almost 75 and still going strong.

Marilyne

Michael, that's a calm, easy listening song, that could put you in the "daydreaming mode."  I had a hard time hearing the lyrics, so I looked them up online, and see that they fit the image and the music.   

Oldiesmann

Mark Knopfler is good at writing easy listening songs. Here's one he did with his band Dire Straits in the 80s.


Oldiesmann

A fun one from Kenny Ball and his band from 1962. This uses the melody from a 1939 German tune called "Bel Ami" and hit #14 on the British chart


Oldiesmann

@so_P_bubble have you heard of these guys? I found them last night and have been enjoying the videos of their performances.

RAMMEL

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MarsGal

Oh, Oh! Burl Ives. I grew up on a lot of his songs, singing along with many of them. But this one I do not remember him singing. It is one of my all-time favorites songs(I have at least four versions).


RAMMEL

I think this was my favorite Burl Ives - over time -
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Marilyne

I like all of his songs, and have an old album of 78's around here somewhere?  This one, "The Foggy Foggy Dew", is one of my favorites.  Recorded by many folk singers, but Burl's is the best.







Oldiesmann

Back on the subject of "Ghost Riders", here's a funny version from Yiddish parodist Mickey Katz. "Big Rock Candy Mountain" and "Frosty the Snowman" are really the only two Burl Ives songs I'm familiar with, though I know he had an extensive career.


Amy

Rick ,thank you..
I enjoy Burl Ives and another one was this one....not sure if it has been posted but worth a second listen if it has :)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljPwTGfEf4M


I can't change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination.
Jimmy Dean
If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went. -Will Rogers

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