Sonny Bono Deserves Some Respect

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he wrote at least 4 unimpeachably great perfect pop songs ("Needles & Pins", "Laugh At Me" which out-mouses Mouse & The Traps in the surly faux dylan sweepstakes, "The Beat Goes On" which out-foxes Barry McGuire in the resigned fatalist yet topical faux dylan sweepstakes, and of course "I Got You Babe" which out-babes Dylan's own "It Ain't Me Babe" songs-with-babe-in-the-title sweepstakes).

― Fritz Wollner (Fritz), Monday, 6 October 2003 23:47 (twenty-one years ago)

The chorus to "I Got You Babe" totally freaked me out rhythmically as a child.

― Curt1s St3ph3ns, Tuesday, 7 October 2003 00:41 (twenty-one years ago)

i just bought sonny and cher's greatest hit for 50cent five minutes ago

― JasonD (JasonD), Tuesday, 7 October 2003 01:28 (twenty-one years ago)

I hope 50 Cent likes it!

he's in for a treat, for "laugh at me" alone that would be a bargain at twice the price

― Fritz Wollner (Fritz), Tuesday, 7 October 2003 02:14 (twenty-one years ago)

you jokester you

― JasonD (JasonD), Tuesday, 7 October 2003 03:45 (twenty-one years ago)

i like his solo album. but exploito-psych gets me every time.

― your null fame (yournullfame), Tuesday, 7 October 2003 06:51 (twenty-one years ago)

i sure respect him more than BONO.

― Justyn Dillingham (Justyn Dillingham), Tuesday, 7 October 2003 06:54 (twenty-one years ago)

"Sonny wanted the term of copyright protection to last forever. I am informed by staff that such a change would violate the Constitution. I invite all of you to work with me to strengthen our copyright laws in all of the ways available to us. As you know, there is also Jack Valenti's proposal for a term to last forever less one day. Perhaps the Committee may look at that next Congress."

-Mary Bono

― EC, Tuesday, 7 October 2003 11:01 (twenty-one years ago)

"Revolution Kind" is magnificent too...
Next time you hear "I got you babe" pay paricular attention to the drums- some of the loudest ever committed to vinyl- oh and the b-side "it's gonna rain" is a great slice of garage band psychedelia.

Yup, he gets respect from me...

― Officer Pupp, Tuesday, 7 October 2003 21:27 (twenty-one years ago)

http://www.bonzailtd.com/OArt/Apirates/images/p001.jpg

― EC, Wednesday, 8 October 2003 02:02 (twenty-one years ago)

four months pass...

How about Don Christy aka Sonny Bono - check out my Sonny Bono Birthday tribute and I'll be playing 'Wearing Black' by Don Christy ( Sonny sounds like Johnny Cash). Monday, February 16th at 9am (PST) repeated at 3 & 6pm.

Tom Callahan
"Seasons & Celebrations"
Internet Radio at Live365.com
www.live365.com/stations/297644

― Tom Callahan, Thursday, 12 February 2004 15:46 (twenty-one years ago)

well he did wrote "BANG BANG" which Nancy Sinatra did a amazing version of!

― Jens (brighter), Thursday, 12 February 2004 17:19 (twenty-one years ago)

nineteen years pass...

Disappointed to learn that he was 5’5” as I’m extremely tempted by this suit that’s up for auction, along with an incredible collection of other old TV costumes and props: https://entertainment.ha.com/itm/movie-tv-memorabilia/costumes/sonny-bono-bob-mackie-velvet-patchwork-blazer-trousers-and-blue-shirt-from-the-sonny-and-cher-show-cbs-tv-1976-1977-/a/7318-89198.s?ic16=ViewItem-BrowseTabs-Auction-Open-ThisAuction-120115

― JoeStork, Thursday, 4 May 2023 05:16 (two years ago)

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