Music Blog 5/29/2010
By Gary Waleik | Friday, May 28th, 2010

Back to Chicago by Johnny Young (from Modern Chicago Blues, Testament Records, 1994)
 

Blackhawks? I thought one of the teams competing for the Stanley Cup this year were the Blueshawks…

Pac Man Theme by ??? (from the video game)

I remember playing this for the first time with my cousin Jessica. I think she was 9 at the time. She beat me. Harumph…
Here’s a fun, apparently home recording:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u37R82NZun8

 

Back Home by the 1970 England World Cup Team (Pye Records 45rpm single, 1970)

This song apparently began a long-standing tradition of English squads rallying their countrymen to fever peaks of soccer love through music. That’s funny, because Team England would fail to qualify for the World Cup in 1974 and 1978.

 

Bird Doggin’ by Gene Vincent (from Original Hits of the 50’s and 60’s, Nesak Records, 1996)

If every poochie had an ocean…
I used to think the opening line of the Beach Boys’ Surfin’ USA (or Chuck Berry’s Surfin’ USA to you delightful music lawyer types) was:

If everybody had a notion across the USA

As a youngster I had lots of notions, which perhaps explains the misinterpretation.

 

Little Hot Rod Suzie by Randy and the Rainbows (from Rev It Up, The Right Stuff, 1997)

These Knickerbocker State doo woppers can still be seen and heard on those PBS doo wop fests so popular during public TV fund drives. We here in the Realm of Mostly Audio think this is funny, but maybe we’re overlooking a good opportunity. Should we be pleading for your support while regaling you with romantic ditties by the likes of The Corsairs, The Dynamics and Vito and the Salutations?

 
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  • John

    1. Chicago-any song w. Mr. Peter Cetera as lead….most all of it was recorded in Colorado. Well, at least CBS was owned by CBS back then in the good old days.
    2. What? G.W wasn’t talking about Chicago the ‘band’?
    Well why didn’t he include “Pac Man Fever”, a song that made Weird Al Yankovic and Dr. Demento simply lie on the ground face up with hands on hearts..or someplace?
    3. Rock And Roll Pt. 2-Gary Glitter…speaking of hands in wrong trousers, here’s a cross-pond sports chant hit that no one seems to know the lyrics for…and don’t expect me to put it on teletext next time I’m in a bloody sod bugger off mood in Kensington with a wee lass chislucting my snocger (see ‘Clockwork Orange’ for close approx.).
    4. Bony Maronie-many versions, but I like Johnny Winter’s the best, being that he was at that heroin skin thin dead chic peak of his powers…thank god Rickie Derringer got to move his left hand..or was it right..or both? Good sport, eh?
    5. Can The Can-Suzi Quattro…even though her boyfirend looked like a bouncer at the 5 and 9 diner-bowladrome, she still chirped well enough to get trhough Happy Days. She never touched public television with ‘women in music reunited’ or that touchy-f—lie stuff!
    Well, she did sing w. some male mush mouth “Stumblin’ In”, which was a bit like the Neville Bros’ “Little People”..alas…what an a–!

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