Posted on 12/23/2014 2:25:09 PM PST by NewJerseyJoe
Hi folks. I consider myself a "student" of oldies (1950s-early 1960s), but I'm having a terrible brain freeze on this one.
There is a song I've heard over the years, but I cannot recall the name or the artist. I have almost no clues for you to go on, but I know that some music-history fans consider that a challenge! Here goes:
1. Song had a slow tempo -- a ballad or very much like one. Very soaring vocals by the solo singer.
2. Male singer with great range. The comparisons that spring to mind are Perry Como and Bobby Hatfield.
3. Unsure of this one -- but I seem to remember that the song was one of those where the title bore little or no relation to the lyric contents. (Note: it's NOT "Unchained Melody")
That's all I got. :-( Any suggestions? I will look up your suggestions on YouTube, to see if I can track it down. Thank you!
16 tons and what do Ya get?
lay lady lay Arlo Guthrie
Glenn Yarbrough?
"I Only Love You When I’m Drunk"
"Clappin' the Blues (remix)" [slightly NSFW]
"Clappin' the Blues" [slightly NSFW]
"Country Songs Don't Have Happy Endings"
"Your Daddy Was Drunk and Your Mama Was Lonely"
"Your Daddy Was Drunk and Your Mama Was Lonely" [Remix; better audio]
I’m thinking of The End of a a Rainbow by Earl Grant, but the words are in the title and I’m sure you already know the song.
Color my World by Chicago??
Reverend Bubba D Liverance - My Baby’s A Seafood Platter ...
Greatest Sitcom ever!
Beautiful. Inspiring. That song always brings tears to my eyes.
I really like the song, but...this is all I ever think of when I hear "Flock of Seagulls"!
Google 50 and 60 Oldies
It is indeed.
And as I watch Modern Family - I see Al Bundy in oh so much of what Jay Prichett does.
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Jerry Butler fits the description of the vocalist.
Baubles, Bangles and Beads. Kirby Stone Four.
“Only The Lonely” by Roy Orbison.
He was famous for his extreme vocal range.
Could also be “In Dreams” “A candy colored clown they call the sandman”, also by Roy Orbison.
“Any Day Now” by Chuck Jackson?
Attack of the Killer tomatoes, yes that was it.
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