I love that Melanie video for how bizarre the disconnect is.
But a lot of these seemingly missed the cut.
Just the nature of radio in every era, no? There are so many amazing '50s songs that have vanished, even though they were moderate hits in their day. A big world gets narrowed to a small percentage of songs that never go away, and sometimes the weeding out seems rather arbitrary. And with K-Tel, you tend to be working at the margins anyway.
― clemenza, Tuesday, 19 June 2018 19:52 (six years ago) link
The 70s are still struggling to create an identity for itself at this point
Definitely the story of '70-71--there's still a hangover/vacuum from the Beatles break-up. For me, that identity starts to take shape around '72 with Led Zeppelin, Bowie (glam in general, maybe the first really new '70s thing), Stevie Wonder, Elton John, and Steely Dan. Then disco, then punk, etc.
― clemenza, Tuesday, 19 June 2018 19:56 (six years ago) link
I don't know if I would judge a year by the Have A Nice Day series, which by design is highlighting the more, um, macrame aspects of the charts.
― campreverb, Tuesday, 19 June 2018 20:09 (six years ago) link
I mean Tapestry came out in 1971, which is as clear a line as any in the 70s.
― campreverb, Tuesday, 19 June 2018 20:10 (six years ago) link
Tapestry was monumental, but I think of it still being very much a '60s album; the singer-songwriter moment ('70-'72, when they were crossing over for #1 pop hits), to me, kept the '60s going for a couple of extra years--Dylan lingering, basically. (The feminist significance of Tapestry, yes, you can say that's new...a self-penned album by a woman selling ungodly numbers of records.)
― clemenza, Tuesday, 19 June 2018 22:50 (six years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.
― System, Wednesday, 20 June 2018 00:01 (six years ago) link
Wow...Three Brides, Three Bridesmaids. This was a packed volume. I went with "Tighter, Tighter" in the end.
― Making Plans For Sturgill (C. Grisso/McCain), Wednesday, 20 June 2018 00:08 (six years ago) link
I'm glad that "In the Summertime" has broken free of Harvey Weinstein.
― clemenza, Wednesday, 20 June 2018 00:11 (six years ago) link
“Have a drink, have a drive, go out and see what drunk driving fatalities look like, you irresponsible piece of shit.”
― Mr. Snrub, Wednesday, 20 June 2018 01:36 (six years ago) link
It's terrible how many drunk drivers have gotten off over the years with the Mungo Jerry defense.
― clemenza, Wednesday, 20 June 2018 01:41 (six years ago) link
"Mungo Jerry Only Pawn In Game Of Life..."
― Making Plans For Sturgill (C. Grisso/McCain), Wednesday, 20 June 2018 01:50 (six years ago) link
'71 was huge for, like, soul (what's going on), singer-songwriter (tapestry), british rock (hunky dory, who's next, the fourth zep album, master of reality, etc., etc.), but the biggest american rock albums of the year were by the doors, joplin, and hendrix. three guesses as to what they had in common.
― Arch Bacon (rushomancy), Wednesday, 20 June 2018 01:58 (six years ago) link
ah missed this! Would have voted for I Think I Love You or Tighter Tighter, but there’s a lot to love on this volume!
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 20 June 2018 02:01 (six years ago) link
when i did the Bridesmaid polls i included second and third place finishes. so if you went by that for this one then it would be six. (FYI)
many xposts
― Bee OK, Wednesday, 20 June 2018 02:20 (six years ago) link
I'll see about that, but remember this is a 25-Volume series, so with ties, it won't be feasible to include both on a 50 nom ballot.
― Making Plans For Sturgill (C. Grisso/McCain), Wednesday, 20 June 2018 03:22 (six years ago) link
good point. Just Can't Get Enough was 15 Volumes and that took 37 selections. you would probably have to run two.
― Bee OK, Wednesday, 20 June 2018 03:51 (six years ago) link
I'd never heard of "Amos Moses" and "Green-Eyed Lady" before this poll. Seems like most of the American songs on these collections made no impression on this side of the Atlantic.
― We can be herpes (Tom D.), Wednesday, 20 June 2018 08:58 (six years ago) link
I wouldn't doubt it. Seems like it was much easier breaking Brit one-offs over here (see: the career of Tony Burrows) than vice-versa. Did Jerry Reed have any visibility across the pond prior to his movie career (and even then, was there an audience for his films over there)?
― Making Plans For Sturgill (C. Grisso/McCain), Wednesday, 20 June 2018 13:48 (six years ago) link
I hope all of the people who've just now been exposed to 'Green Eyed Lady' for the first time are non-Americans who've never heard a lick of classic pop radio. Otherwise I don't know how that's even possible.
― Gladys McFlatus (Old Lunch), Wednesday, 20 June 2018 13:55 (six years ago) link
But I'm jealous of you, whatever the circumstances!
― Gladys McFlatus (Old Lunch), Wednesday, 20 June 2018 13:56 (six years ago) link
Super Hits of The 70s: Have A Nice Day, Vol. 4
― Making Plans For Sturgill (C. Grisso/McCain), Wednesday, 20 June 2018 14:08 (six years ago) link
Did Jerry Reed have any visibility across the pond prior to his movie career (and even then, was there an audience for his films over there)?
What films? Also, Jerry Who?
― We can be herpes (Tom D.), Wednesday, 20 June 2018 16:11 (six years ago) link
in my house, yes
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 21 June 2018 03:00 (six years ago) link
https://youtu.be/Ni8KBhnebwE
― earlnash, Thursday, 21 June 2018 03:06 (six years ago) link
Get thee to a Smokey and the Bandit, Tom. It's a good time.
― Rep. Bob Excellentfrappuccino (Old Lunch), Thursday, 21 June 2018 03:30 (six years ago) link
Jerry Reed seems like the funnest guy ever, imo.
― Johnny Fever, Thursday, 21 June 2018 03:36 (six years ago) link
Jerry Who? Jerry Lou
― Uncle Redd in the Zingtime (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 21 June 2018 03:38 (six years ago) link
JER’REED
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 21 June 2018 03:40 (six years ago) link
Ah, Wikipedia:
The song tells the story of a one-armed Cajun alligator hunter named Amos Moses, who was "named after a man of the cloth," son of Doc and Hanna Milsap, who lives "about 45 minutes southeast of Thibodaux, Louisiana" (which, at the rate of a mile per minute, would be near Galliano, Louisiana),
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 21 June 2018 03:41 (six years ago) link