.....;Posted on 01/18/2014 8:26:37 PM PST by virgil283
"The Beau Brummels crafted a terrific pop song :"Laugh, Laugh" which went to No. 15 during the first five months of 1965"... The Beau Brummels may very well have been the best rock vocal quartet to find themselves in the right place at the wrong time. Their recording career spanned the years 1964 through 1968, a time when radio air play meant just about everything and groups that couldn't be conveniently classified as rock/folk/country/whatever had a time getting played. Unfortunately, the country-flavored rock style of the Brummels was too smooth and too vocally sound for them to be portrayed as revolutionary, so this tremendously talented foursome slogged along with moderate success "...
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Is that who Billy Joel once sang about?
Sorry that went over my head....
Not exactly the leader of British fashion I was expecting.
I answered my own question with a simple search.
http://songmeanings.com/songs/view/1502/
The answer is yes.
The “Laugh, Laugh” song is actually heard on an episode of “The Flintstones”!
Not really. Beau Brummels, the band, was named after the fashion house, Beau Brummel. That was named for 1800s fashion Guru of the same name. I think he invented the suit and tie. (If you look at old game shows from the 70s/80s, you will see “Chuck Woolery’s wardrobe by...”
Thank you for the history lesson.
>>The “Laugh, Laugh” song is actually
>>heard on an episode of “The Flintstones”!
Yes, I remember that episode. They, the “Beau Brummelstones”, appeared on the show “ShinRock” (December 1965).
Here it is on YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FtlvJSOXzSs
Thanks,,,,,Ha //////
If you like them, you will almost certainly like the Vogues and Dave Clark Five.
The Vogues - You’re The One (live appearance - 1965)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y82ydXSwN2g
What the heck is that? TRANSLATOR!! Lol!
Re: Is that who Billy Joel once sang about?
“How about a pair of pink sidewinders
And a bright orange pair of pants?
“You could really be a Beau Brummel baby
If you just give it half a chance
Don’t waste your money on a new set of speakers
You get more mileage from a cheap pair of sneakers”
Next phase, new wave , dance craze, anyways
It’s still rock and roll to me”
http://songmeanings.com/songs/view/1502/
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“George Bryan “Beau” Brummell (7 June 1778 – 30 March 1840) was an iconic figure in Regency England, the arbiter of men’s fashion, and a friend of the Prince Regent, the future King George IV. He established the mode of dress for men that rejected overly ornate fashions for one of understated, but perfectly fitted and tailored bespoke garments. This look was based on dark coats, full-length trousers rather than knee breeches and stockings, and above all immaculate shirt linen and an elaborately knotted cravat.[1]
Beau Brummell is credited with introducing, and establishing as fashion, the modern men’s suit, worn with a necktie.[2] He claimed he took five hours a day to dress, and recommended that boots be polished with champagne.[3] His style of dress is often referred to as dandyism.[4]”
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beau_Brummell
As did I. It sure is. Music went straight down hill after the 80s. 50s, 60s, 70s, some 80s, were fantastic. Today's music is a total embarrassment.
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