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Brotherhood of Man - Save all your kisses for me
The Tweets - The Birdy song
Paul Gascoigne - The Fog on the Tyne
Timmy Mattett - ITSY BITSY TEENY WEENY YELLOW POLKA DOT BIKINI
Meatloaf - Bat out of Hell
U2- With Or Without You
Pink Floyd - Another Brick in the Wall
Kenny Rogers - The Gambler
Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams
Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge over Troubled water
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Originally posted by adramforallinfluential on my dog perhaps, made him howl a lot for sure : )
Brotherhood of Man - Save all your kisses for me
The Tweets - The Birdy song
Paul Gascoigne - The Fog on the Tyne
Timmy Mattett - ITSY BITSY TEENY WEENY YELLOW POLKA DOT BIKINI
Meatloaf - Bat out of Hell
U2- With Or Without You
Pink Floyd - Another Brick in the Wall
Kenny Rogers - The Gambler
Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams
Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge over Troubled water
come to think of it, hound dog was a biggie
while youre at it, what about Ernie, the fastest milk cart in the west?
Originally posted by znshoYou're right. I now know that there were no singles released off Sgt Pepper. Can anyone explain to me why that is?
Sgt. Pepper did not yield any singles. White Rabbit moved away from the standard love / relationship song.
Anyway I retract my Sgt Pepper comment, but I did some digging and would like to restate my case. To be clear, I think that Surrealistic Pillow is as good as, if not better than, any album the Beatles ever made, but I'm trying to be accurate here:
Given that "Strawberry fields forever" came out as a single at virtually the same time Surrealistic Pillow was released (Feb '67), I find it hard to believe that "White Rabbit" broke down any walls for the Beatles. Strawberry fields is far from the standard love/relationship song. (would anyone argue that the "you" of "let me take you down" is a lover?)
It should be noted that while, "Somebody to Love" was released as a single in February of 67, "White Rabbit" didn't come out until June of that year. I know that Slick wrote the song before she even joined up with Jefferson Airplane, but since we're discussing the impact of the single that fact makes no difference.
Here's where I found my Jefferson Airplane dates, if they're wrong please correct me:
http://72.14.205.104/search?q=cache:4M7kHbzso6oJ:www.deaddisc.com/ot/Surrealistic_Pillow.htm+billboard+singles+charts+february+1967+white+rabbit&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=3&gl=us
And here's where I found the Strawberry Fields date, ditto earlier comment:
http://www.beatlesagain.com/bt45chron.html
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In any order
Johnny B Goode - Cuck Berry
Jailhouse Rock - The King
I want to hold your hand - duh
Strange fruit - Lady Day
One O Clock Jump - Benny Goodman Orchestra
Satin Doll - Duke Ellington Orchestra
God Save the Queen - Sex Pistols
Crossroads Blues - Robert Johnson
Satisfaction - Stones
Mammy - Al Jolson
Originally posted by bjohnson407'Coz I ain't got no Soul!
Oh yeah! my big question is still: Why is this list so devoid of Soul?
I think that Somebody to Love and White Rabbit were actually written by Grace's husband, Darby. The 1964 LP by The Great Society is pretty 'far-out' compared to what the Beatles were doing at the time.
Originally posted by znshoI'm not saying the Beatles were more innovative, or were innovative earlier. They weren't. The San Fransisco scene was way more "far out" (but I think the earliest Great Society recording was the Matrix club performance in 1966).
'Coz I ain't got no Soul!
I think that Somebody to Love and White Rabbit were actually written by Grace's husband, Darby. The 1964 LP by The Great Society is pretty 'far-out' compared to what the Beatles were doing at the time.
I just think that if you've got so many psychodelic tunes hitting the airwaves at the same time, it's unlikely that the "White Rabbit" is the one that opened the door. Psychodelic rock might well have been confined to San Fransisco if the Beatles hadn't gotten into it.
Originally posted by bjohnson407I agree with you. I have said elsewhere that I could make another completely diffrent list. This is just passing time between moves!
I'm not saying the Beatles were more innovative, or were innovative earlier. They weren't. The San Fransisco scene was way more "far out" (but I think the earliest Great Society recording was the Matrix club performance in 1966).
I just think that if you've got so many psychodelic tunes hitting the airwaves at the same time, it's unlikely that the "W ...[text shortened]... ck might well have been confined to San Fransisco if the Beatles hadn't gotten into it.