DEWEY'S RECORD PARTY!

Dewey1960 · Post by **Dewey1960** » May 21st, 2008, 8:09 am

The end of 1969 saw Diana Ross and the Supremes going their
separate ways. But we hadn’t heard the last of any of them. Both of
these are from 1970.
THE SUPREMES “Up The Ladder To The Roof” (They without her)
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DIANA ROSS “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough” (She without them)
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klondike · Post by **klondike** » May 21st, 2008, 11:37 am

Hail to thee, Dewey, O Mighty Marmaluke of Musical Montage!

How about celebrating all the election-year mayhem, and our ongoing campaign candidate cacophony, with sumpin' from The Grass Roots?!!

jdb1 · Post by **jdb1** » May 21st, 2008, 12:37 pm

Sorry to interrupt, but I wanted to put this one on while I had the chance. For some reason, unknown to me, this song has been going around in my head since I woke up this morning. Maybe I dreamt about it, or maybe it's the repetitive melody coming back to haunt me, but I take it as an sign from the gods of Rock & Roll, and I must obey. Here it is:

BITS AND PIECES BY THE DAVE CLARK FIVE

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Dewey1960 · Post by **Dewey1960** » May 21st, 2008, 12:50 pm

Hey Klondike...you mean these guys? That SoCal combo that
scored a dozen or so mega pop hits in the late 60s and early
70s and then pretty much disappeared altogether? Welcome
THE GRASS ROOTS back right now to the Record Party!
LET'S LIVE FOR TODAY
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MIDNIGHT CONFESSIONS
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SOONER OR LATER
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THE RIVER IS WIDE
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Hey Judith, you're never interrupting when you stop by the Record Party.
And what a s strange coincidence: I just put the DC5's "Bits & Pieces" onto
my i-Pod yesterday!! Really!!
Here's another one from the DAVE CLARK 5 that I really dig:
YOU GOT WHAT IT TAKES
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jdb1 · Post by **jdb1** » May 21st, 2008, 12:54 pm

Maybe it's some kind of cosmic vibration we are feeling that just happens to correspond to the notes of the song.

"The Music of the Spheres, Featuring the DC5."

Far out.

ChiO · Post by **ChiO** » May 21st, 2008, 3:04 pm

Speaking of the Presidential Campaign Cycle, the importance of The
GRASS ROOTS in a campaign, and the DC5 (see how it all
ties together?), Chicago has a couple of locals still in play. We can only
guess which candidate these two Chicago groups would have supported,
but their songs certainly touch on the campaign for President.

The IMPRESSIONS “Keep On Pushing”
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The IMPRESSIONS “Choice of Colors”
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The RADIANTS “Voice Your Choice”
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The IMPRESSIONS “We’re a Winner”
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The IMPRESSIONS “I’m So Proud”
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Dewey1960 · Post by **Dewey1960** » May 21st, 2008, 6:58 pm

A great musical thread you started here at the Record Party,
DJ ChiO. Let us continue on our journey to a better America...
THE WHATNAUTS "Message From A Black Man"
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DONNY HATHAWAY "Someday We'll All Be Free"
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THE STAPLE SINGERS "When Will We Be Paid?"
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TERRY CALLIER "Ordinary Joe"
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THE CHI-LITES "Give More Power To The People"
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OTIS REDDING "A Change Is Gonna Come"
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GIL SCOTT-HERON "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised"
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Mr. Arkadin · Post by **Mr. Arkadin** » May 21st, 2008, 11:49 pm

How bout some live television performances?

Here's Peter Gabriel with a killer (if abbreviated) version of Red Rain:

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Jeff Beck: Slingshot

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Miles on MTV!

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ChiO · Post by **ChiO** » May 22nd, 2008, 6:53 am

Thank you for the great GIL SCOTT-HERON, DJ Dewey.
Some more soulful sounds (even if one is from an Aussie).

DONNY HATHAWAY “The Ghetto”
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The SPINNERS “Ghetto Child”
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FREDDIE KING “Ghetto Woman”
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MACY GRAY “Ghetto Love”
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NICK CAVE & the BAD SEEDS “In the Ghetto”
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jdb1 · Post by **jdb1** » May 22nd, 2008, 9:11 am

There's an Ozzie/British invasion going on in my head this morning. I think I'm having auditory hallucinations; not so far-fetched considering my haywire inner ears, which have been bothering me lately (probably because of the weirdly fluctuating weather/air pressure here in NYC). Who remembers these?

First, the original HIPPY HIPPY SHAKE, by Australian Chan Romero, circa 1959:
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Next, a 1962 version by THE BEATLES:
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Finally, the one that hit it big in 63/64, by the SWINGIN' BLUE JEANS (this video is from some contemporary nostalgial show):
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There have been lots of covers of this song over the years. Another one you can't get out of your head. Groovy.

Dewey1960 · Post by **Dewey1960** » May 22nd, 2008, 9:52 am

Thanks for that great triple-play, DJ Judith!! Kind of put me in a
Brit frame of mind this morning. The BEATLES sure had a knack
for reworking American R&B tunes in their own remarkable fashion!
Wilbert Harrision's "Kansas City"
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Chuck Berry’s “Roll Over Beethoven”
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The Donays’ “The Devil In Her (Your) Heart”
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The Marvelettes’ “Please Mr. Postman”
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The Isley Brothers’ “Twist and Shout”
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jdb1 · Post by **jdb1** » May 22nd, 2008, 10:09 am

The Fab Four's Twist and Shout is actually my favorite of all versions.
I think I know what's happening to me, hallucination-wise. It seems my brain is involuntarily playing back my "British Invasion" CD set. I've lost contact with the Hippy Hippy Shake, and am now looping this one:

It's COME RIGHT BACK by The Honeycombs (1964). You remember them, don't you, the group with the girl drummer?
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ChiO · Post by **ChiO** » May 22nd, 2008, 12:47 pm

The BEATLES did a few wonderful re-makes, didn’t they?

Carl Perkins’ (by way of Blind Lemon Jefferson) “Match Box”
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And the flip, from Larry Williams “Slow Down”
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The underappreciated Arthur Alexander’s “Anna (Go to Him)”
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George’s salute to his hero, Carl Perkins’s “Everybody’s
Trying to Be My Baby”
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From Dr. Feelgood & the Interns “Mr. Moonlight”
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Dewey1960 · Post by **Dewey1960** » May 22nd, 2008, 7:32 pm

It wasn't just the Fab Four who mined the vast treasures of American
rhythm and blues music...as these formidable British Invasion combos
so beautifully illustrate...here at the Record Party!
THE ANIMALS "Bring It On Home To Me" (Sam Cooke)
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THE MOODY BLUES "Go Now" (Bessie Banks)
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THE SEARCHERS "Love Potion #9 (The Clovers)
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THE DAVE CLARK 5 "I Like It Like That" (Chris Kenner)
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THE ZOMBIES "This Old Heart Of Mine" (The Isley Brothers)
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Dewey1960 · Post by **Dewey1960** » May 23rd, 2008, 7:00 am

A couple of posts back Mr Ark dropped in a tune by the incredible
British guitar ace Jeff Beck---which promptly got my head buzzing
in this here direction at the Record Party!
JEFF BECK GROUP “Situation”
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TEN YEARS AFTER “I’d Love To Change The World”
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BLIND FAITH “Do What You Like” (Part One)
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BLIND FAITH “Do What You Like” (Part Two)
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LED ZEPPELIN “Stairway To Heaven”
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The Silver Screen Oasis

The Silver Screen Oasis

DEWEY'S RECORD PARTY!