According to the Rhino box notes, Pitney's manager screwed some stuff up behind the scenes re: "Fool Killer", ending the relationship between Pitney and Bacharach/David, and cutting the artist off from a couple songs written for him: "Trains And Boats And Planes" and "What The World Needs Now"
Oops.
― a large tuna called “Justice” (C. Grisso/McCain), Tuesday, 14 May 2019 16:08 (five years ago) link
Also: I saw Nick Lowe do "Tower of Strength" live once.
― a large tuna called “Justice” (C. Grisso/McCain), Tuesday, 14 May 2019 16:09 (five years ago) link
Story i read when i was going thru this was that Pitney turned down "Trains and Boats and Planes", telling Bacharach "it's not one of your best". Crazy talk if true
― Doctor Nu (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 14 May 2019 16:11 (five years ago) link
Pitney has such a singular voice, it's hard to imagine T&B&P and What the World Needs Now by him.
― WmC, Tuesday, 14 May 2019 16:12 (five years ago) link
Well yeah but still, i like them both as songs better than "Only Love"
― Doctor Nu (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 14 May 2019 16:13 (five years ago) link
Great to see bobbies vee and vinton placing courtesy of my single votes. Hadn't heard either before the playlist so thanks wmc for running this
― lefal junglist platton (wtev), Tuesday, 14 May 2019 16:15 (five years ago) link
oh, for sure xp
― WmC, Tuesday, 14 May 2019 16:15 (five years ago) link
first appearance of Bayer Aspirin, as my A&R friend calls her
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 14 May 2019 16:16 (five years ago) link
Just want to say that for all my talk about wanting to rank BB's compositions outside of performance preferences, that idea went straight out the window when I started making my ballot. My #1 didn't go to what I think is his best song (mainly because I'll never settle on what that is).
― WmC, Tuesday, 14 May 2019 16:20 (five years ago) link
49. Odds and Ends — 70 Points, 1 VoteLyric: Hal DavidDionne Warwick, 1969, 70 points — https://youtu.be/U4hDJ9jIspk
(many xps)Also guaranteed to be the only ILM poll to include Trijntje* Oosterhuis (unless there will ever be a Best Dutch Pop Songs poll, and even then I wouldn’t bet on it).*yes, “Trijntje” is how you spell her name
― breastcrawl, Tuesday, 14 May 2019 16:28 (five years ago) link
I could've posted the songs without specifying a performer i think but there are at least a couple that i think of as inextricably connected to a specific artist and kind of less canonically BB because of that. But i placed them pretty high just cos they are all time classics.
― Doctor Nu (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 14 May 2019 16:28 (five years ago) link
"Odds and Ends"=My #4. Such a great breakup song.
― a large tuna called “Justice” (C. Grisso/McCain), Tuesday, 14 May 2019 16:29 (five years ago) link
Thanks breastcrawl, I've fixed that spelling upthread.
― WmC, Tuesday, 14 May 2019 16:32 (five years ago) link
― Careless Love Battery (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 14 May 2019 16:34 (five years ago) link
Dionne Warwick's voice is just
― Doctor Nu (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 14 May 2019 16:35 (five years ago) link
I'll get this out of my system now. Just the most perfect interpreter of most of these songs.
― Doctor Nu (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 14 May 2019 16:37 (five years ago) link
48. Bond Street — 70 Points, 3 VotesBurt Bacharach, 1967, 58 points — https://youtu.be/dFcnWVtZqlAEnoch Light and the Light Brigade, 1969, 12 points — https://youtu.be/FZGpiNAT92c
― WmC, Tuesday, 14 May 2019 16:39 (five years ago) link
Dangerously close to "Yakety Sax" that one
― Doctor Nu (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 14 May 2019 16:42 (five years ago) link
Yeah, I’m not a fan of hers as a pop /soul singer, but this material seems to suit her (I hadn’t listened to her doing BB before).xps
― breastcrawl, Tuesday, 14 May 2019 16:45 (five years ago) link
(talking about Trijntje O. here obv - thanks for fixing her name, WmC!)
― breastcrawl, Tuesday, 14 May 2019 16:47 (five years ago) link
I picked up the Casino Royale DVD for cheap a few months ago, need to give it another watch -- I haven't seen it since I was a kid, and all I remember is Ursula Andress being so sexy it made me uncomfortable.
― WmC, Tuesday, 14 May 2019 16:47 (five years ago) link
47. Everybody's Out of Town — 71 Points, 4 VotesLyric: Hal DavidB.J. Thomas, 1970 single, 71 points — https://youtu.be/l19tP_lYI1I
― WmC, Tuesday, 14 May 2019 16:52 (five years ago) link
― Careless Love Battery (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 14 May 2019 16:55 (five years ago) link
46. To Wait For Love — 83 Points, 2 VotesLyric: Hal DavidTony Orlando, 1964 single, 55 points — https://youtu.be/FsGUVa-Ro58Patti Page, 1964, 28 points — https://youtu.be/Tm05J4OjYew
― WmC, Tuesday, 14 May 2019 17:06 (five years ago) link
discogs being extremely unforthcoming with info about the Patti Page release; that date is per the youtube
― WmC, Tuesday, 14 May 2019 17:14 (five years ago) link
45. The Things I Will Not Miss — 88 Points, 3 VotesLyric: Hal DavidDiana Ross & Marvin Gaye, 1973 (bonus track on Diana & Marvin reissue), 88 points — https://youtu.be/lvu1ERcj8X8
― WmC, Tuesday, 14 May 2019 17:19 (five years ago) link
Casino Royale is a godawful movie
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 14 May 2019 17:23 (five years ago) link
don't think i've ever sat thru it in one sitting but i did have the Geoff Love Orchestra album of Bond themes as a kid and CR was one of my favourites
― Doctor Nu (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 14 May 2019 17:35 (five years ago) link
(TIE) 43. Magic Moments — 90 Points, 4 VotesLyric: Hal DavidPerry Como, RCA-Victor 78RPM 10-inch fucking shellac, 1957, 90 points — https://youtu.be/xcImlxojThY
― WmC, Tuesday, 14 May 2019 17:50 (five years ago) link
(TIE) 43. I Wake Up Crying — 90 Points, 4 VotesLyric: Hal DavidChuck Jackson, 1964 single, 64 points — https://youtu.be/xVANgCaQREoCliff Richard with Norrie Paramour and His Orchestra, 1962, 26 points — https://youtu.be/UrYPs05a_2s
― WmC, Tuesday, 14 May 2019 17:54 (five years ago) link
ok, NOW that's the end of the ties
― WmC, Tuesday, 14 May 2019 17:55 (five years ago) link
I thought about giving "Magic Moments" a few points and demured in the end. There are bits of the melody that are really pleasing but it's too much goo in the end. Wd've gone with it in a different mood i guess.
― Doctor Nu (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 14 May 2019 17:55 (five years ago) link
I can not get over the length of this guy's career. Hits going back to 10" 78s, jeez.
― WmC, Tuesday, 14 May 2019 18:00 (five years ago) link
i've been surprised at how quickly he found his voice, some of his biggest tunes were written 4 or 5 years earlier than i'd've guessed
― Doctor Nu (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 14 May 2019 18:04 (five years ago) link
― Careless Love Battery (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 14 May 2019 18:04 (five years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tabHi6EdA_QA little Lev-it-y for the nonce
― Careless Love Battery (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 14 May 2019 18:08 (five years ago) link
The biggest revelation for me was learning the amount of overlap between his gig with Marlene Dietrich and his songwriting career. I had assumed there wasn't any, but he was still touring with her until '62 at least.
― WmC, Tuesday, 14 May 2019 18:13 (five years ago) link
I was off on the timing of that as well, couldn’t quite put it together.
― Careless Love Battery (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 14 May 2019 18:14 (five years ago) link
Also have to admit again that it is a lot easier to listen to multiple versions of the tunes without the pressure of putting together a ballot.
― Careless Love Battery (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 14 May 2019 18:16 (five years ago) link
42. Rain From the Skies — 94 Points, 3 VotesLyric: Hal DavidSamantha Martin & the Haggard, 2011, 46 points — https://open.spotify.com/track/5DQz9eykQP8u2K0K93suva?si=jVW2SH6ESzWLyCjnRrvC_w (no youtube that I can find)Alton Ellis, 24 points — https://open.spotify.com/track/2pXkO915qAfRPqCYVUzH19?si=0O5VncQIRqSrZrwZGIOb1A (ditto)Delroy Wilson, 24 points — https://youtu.be/0NXVuflHh4gOriginal version: Adam Wade single, Jan. 1963 — https://youtu.be/3mxtqhqbSZA
The Alton Ellis and Delroy Wilson versions are so close together -- same music track and different vocals?
― WmC, Tuesday, 14 May 2019 18:30 (five years ago) link
41. That's Not the Answer — 100 points, 2 VotesLyric: Hal DavidDionne Warwick, 1965, 100 points — https://youtu.be/T-8wXJ99lbY
― WmC, Tuesday, 14 May 2019 18:41 (five years ago) link
I'm a big Samantha Martin fan, this must be the first time she's ever been mentioned on ILM. I voted for the Delroy Wilson version of Rain From The Skies, but cheers to whoever voted for Samantha .
― Ρεμπετολογια, Tuesday, 14 May 2019 19:23 (five years ago) link
I never heard of her until she showed up in this thread, but yeah, that version is really nice.
― Careless Love Battery (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 14 May 2019 19:26 (five years ago) link
40. The April Fools — 100 Points, 3 VotesLyric: Hal DavidAretha Franklin, album cut on Young, Gifted and Black, 1972, 70 points — https://youtu.be/trNhaxZvFVkDionne Warwick, 1969 single, 30 points — https://youtu.be/UuNMlfYvmuc
― WmC, Tuesday, 14 May 2019 19:37 (five years ago) link
Aretha version was my #27.
― Careless Love Battery (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 14 May 2019 19:46 (five years ago) link
I also like the Rufus Wainwright song of almost the same title.
― Careless Love Battery (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 14 May 2019 19:50 (five years ago) link
I've given "That's Not the Answer" three listens in the last hour and I'm baffled that it's this high.
― WmC, Tuesday, 14 May 2019 19:51 (five years ago) link
Don’t really know that one and didn’t make an impression on me just now.Here’s another April Fool’s performance I dig:https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=756327181053549&id=188873394595276&refsrc=https%3A%2F%2Fm.facebook.com%2Fhugh.aylward.9%2Fvideos%2F756327181053549%2F&refid=52
― Careless Love Battery (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 14 May 2019 19:59 (five years ago) link
Hadn't heard "That's Not The Answer" before. It's nice; like the vibe pattern hook and the jangly guitar break (I guess Burt had heard the Byrds by then).
― a large tuna called “Justice” (C. Grisso/McCain), Tuesday, 14 May 2019 20:09 (five years ago) link
i don't know how i missed that when we did the poll, it's awesome. i'm going to look into that record.
― budo jeru, Thursday, 28 September 2023 04:06 (one year ago) link
The Burt and Serge Gainsbourg Great Jewish Music comps are almost 100% fantastic (just a couple of minor misses).
― I Wanna Find an ILXor That'll Flag My Last Post Till I Have To Go (WmC), Thursday, 28 September 2023 14:00 (one year ago) link
Spotify credits say it was written by Zorn LOL.
― Naive Teen Idol, Monday, 2 October 2023 05:17 (one year ago) link
"Here I Am" would be top-10 in a zillion other songwriters' catalogues but BB/HD is so deep it showed up on one ballot.
― that's when I reach for my copy of Revolver (WmC), Thursday, 18 January 2024 04:38 (eight months ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6if2RhRr4ic
― Billion Year Polyphonic Spree (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 2 May 2024 05:12 (five months ago) link
Nice one.
I heard Blossom Dearie's cover of "Trains and Boats and Planes" the other day and looked at her catalogue -- she did several Burts, none what I'd call amazing versions, just the appeal of her voice if you like her voice.
― Ippei's on a bummer now (WmC), Thursday, 2 May 2024 15:01 (five months ago) link
I do
― Billion Year Polyphonic Spree (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 5 May 2024 13:21 (five months ago) link
deed I do
― corrs unplugged, Sunday, 5 May 2024 19:35 (five months ago) link