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Get off my LAWN! "Grumpy Old Farts"
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I'm there with you brother. Girls smelled nice and wore miniskirts. I was still in high school and the dances were sooo much fun. Living in Alaska was very similar to the movie "Stand by Me." I did have very close friends at 12 that I only experienced one more time in the Army. Not since. I think that's the same year To Sir With Love came out? I sure had a crush on Lulu!
After over 50 years, Lulu is 69 and still touring and making Soul recordings. What a talent.
The lyrics for To Sir With Love were written by Don Black who won an Oscar for Born Free. The lyrics were put to music by Mark London, who at the time had just moved to London from Montreal. The string arrangement was done by a studio musician, John Paul Jones of Led Zeppelin fame.
The band, The Mindbenders were also in the movie with Lulu and had two songs on the soundtrack. A member of The Mindbenders was a bass player and talented songwriter called Graham Gouldman. He was a member of and wrote for 10cc, he also wrote Bus Stop for the Hollies, For Your Love and others for the Yardbirds. He cranked out songs as a writer for various publishing houses. You can see some of his solo performances on youtube.
Lulu today:
Back in the day:
The lyrics for To Sir With Love were written by Don Black who won an Oscar for Born Free. The lyrics were put to music by Mark London, who at the time had just moved to London from Montreal. The string arrangement was done by a studio musician, John Paul Jones of Led Zeppelin fame.
The band, The Mindbenders were also in the movie with Lulu and had two songs on the soundtrack. A member of The Mindbenders was a bass player and talented songwriter called Graham Gouldman. He was a member of and wrote for 10cc, he also wrote Bus Stop for the Hollies, For Your Love and others for the Yardbirds. He cranked out songs as a writer for various publishing houses. You can see some of his solo performances on youtube.
Lulu today:
Back in the day:
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I was a little kid hearing many of the tunes my babysitter was listening to from
a Bakelite radio atop her fridge. My first taste of Brian, Burdon, Beatles etc.
As I've grown older I've naturally collected those LP's and embraced my
love of real music (including Lulu) Sinatra even. If you're going to get regular
studio/ corporate work you gotta educate. First lp I ever bought was the
James Bond Thunderball soundtrack if that gives any indication. Never
considered myself GOF but it's growing on me. Like so many other things...
Just odd my tastes are shifting backwards chronologically.
a Bakelite radio atop her fridge. My first taste of Brian, Burdon, Beatles etc.
As I've grown older I've naturally collected those LP's and embraced my
love of real music (including Lulu) Sinatra even. If you're going to get regular
studio/ corporate work you gotta educate. First lp I ever bought was the
James Bond Thunderball soundtrack if that gives any indication. Never
considered myself GOF but it's growing on me. Like so many other things...
Just odd my tastes are shifting backwards chronologically.
Maybe because there hasn't been that much good stuff lately?
You're being so much more gracious and politically correct than I'd care to be.
As I mentioned before, I'm hoping for the future but valuing the past.
. I'm not saying there's nothing new that's good, but there ain't a lot. People wonder why these "old" groups keep touring and selling their shows out. 'Cause they play listenable music. Now, get outta my driveway!
You go gittem @GonePlaid !
Music used to be important. Every week new releases were anticipated. People would line up at record stores to get new albums. Then there was reading the liner notes while you listened. People would come over and look through your records, especially at parties.
Last time I paid to go to a big name concert, self absorbed kids were mostly dinking on their phones, taking group selfies, and talking. They were there to say they were there but didn’t seem all that interested. All the noise and commotion ruined it for those who cared.
Last time I paid to go to a big name concert, self absorbed kids were mostly dinking on their phones, taking group selfies, and talking. They were there to say they were there but didn’t seem all that interested. All the noise and commotion ruined it for those who cared.
It's been cheapened by free and easy. Free being stolen for anyone who wants to or available by a cheap subscription. Easy, no tape or LP's to deal with. Albums are gone with song downloads. Kids have no interest in listening to an album beginning to end now.
Yup! And it's not new. When I saw Zeppelin in the '70s in FTL, Page was doing a thing on acoustic(mic'ed)and Plant hadda yell at the crowd to "Shut the____ up!
Back when MTV played music, I'd hear youngies say they saw the new Madonna video-what a great song! Musically it mighta been crap but everybody in the video danced together. Big Woop!
Or they were swayed by a half naked chick impersonating Marilyn Monroe
Yup! And it's not new.
Not new but it’s a lot worse now.
Here’s a related story. The Dirty Mac Band (John Lennon, Eric Clapton, Keith Richards, and Mitch Mitchell) were playing a live gig. They did a song and there wasn’t much of a response. Lennon had to yell WAKE-UP into the mic.
Yeah, and I just picked Madonna at random. Coulda been JJ, or Mariah Carey or almost anyone whose video featured a buncha dancers all moving together.Or they were swayed by a half naked chick impersonating Marilyn Monroe
A little spilled over into the '80s but damn little. Mostly from the "old guard".
Preferences in music exist because that's what you grew up with. Your
grandparents lamented the death of Bop and big band Benny Goodman.
It's highly subjective. Since it's when I grew up, I consider the '70's as
having been magical in many aspects. More than a couple local bands
doing a "That 80's Band" approach; as well as tribute bands flourishing.
Just nowadays it's an RHCP trib- that being "retro". Saturday night I
reveled in my band pulling off "Mama Told Me Not To Come". and
actually nailing it incl. the outro vocals. Life is good and the Scotch flowed.
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