Posted on 09/25/2020 1:45:28 PM PDT by Kid Shelleen
I remember Steve Forbert was christened “the next Dylan” for his tunes and lyrics. He had a major hit with “Romeo’s Tune” in the late 70s and then never returned to the Top 40. He wasn’t exactly pop but he sure flamed out fast.
Another group where higher things were expected was Starbuck, the group that did “Moonlight Feels Right” in the late 70s and then never had another hit.
By the way, the original lyrics to “Brandy, you’re a fine girl” was “Mandy, you’re a fine girl” but the words had to be changed since the then-unknown Barry Manilow was charting a #1 single called “Mandy”. So, the name of the song was changed to “Brandy” which I think works better because the lyrics are about a seaside waitress or bartender and brandy is, of course, a type of liquor, even though she “served them whiskey and wine”.
Brand New key (the roller skate song)
Melanie
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCTMTflcuug&ab_channel=64downtown
But I just realized I *do* remember second popular song of Ray'S back then: Along Came Jones.
Very good version of Spirit in the Sky by the Kentucky Headhunters. live
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mk9TBHXmh9g&ab_channel=FarmAid
I said, “Don’t look, Ethel!” But it was too late...
Enchanting. Thanks for sharing, I haven’t heard that one. I wonder where those ladies are today.
Remember when streaking was a fad? That’s when Ray Stevens had the brilliant idea for a song. When I was a kid, I thought it was a riot. I even had the 45.
Little Girl - Syndicate of Sound
“The Macarena.”
Think I recall that being one of Al Gore’s favorites....
They had a huge hit, circa 1982, with ‘Twilight Zone’ also.
I was standing next to the vice principal who was looking out the window when three streakers went by...he literally fell on the floor laughing
Hot Rod Lincoln - Commander Cody
Mule Skinner Blues - Flash Cadillac & the Continental Kids
AHA actually did have a second song that made the charts... “The Living Daylights”, which was also the title track of a James Bond movie with Timothy Dalton. It didn’t do as well as “Take On zMe”, but did make the charts.
‘I Got a Line on You’ was a truly an under rated kick-ass rocker imho.
Napoleon marched his men to Waterloo.
What did he say to them?
"Vo Doh Dee Oh, Vo Doh Doh Dee Oh Doh!"
Oh, is that so?
Washington at Valley Forge.
Frostbit and cold, and up spoke George:
"Vo Doh Doh Vo Doh Doh Dee Oh Doh!"
No! You don't say!
And Simon Legree at Uncle Tom's cabin,
What did he say to Uncle Tom?
I'll tell you that he said:
He took his whip and said to Uncle Tom,
"Come on and Charleston!"
And in the Senate the other day,
What did our President Coolidge say?
"Vo Doh Doh, Vo Doh Doh Dee Oh Doh!"
Everything Is Beautiful, #1
Ahab the Arab
Harry the Hairy Ape (1963)
Misty
several other minor hits
Aldo Nova
“Fantasy “
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