"Easier Said Than Done" by The Essex, 1963.
It was already an oldie when I remember my parents blasting it on the record player as a .45 single. They had stacks and stacks o... more"Easier Said Than Done" by The Essex, 1963.
It was already an oldie when I remember my parents blasting it on the record player as a .45 single. They had stacks and stacks of those things, they played all the old R&B favorites back then. Being only about four or five years old, I didn't know much about the song at all other than loving how it sounded, and I knew absolutely nothing about who sang it. I had not heard it since my childhood when it suddenly popped up again in my mid twenties, taking me back to those childhood memories. I looked into it and found that the group singing it, The Essex, was made up of five US Marines, four men and one woman. I had also joined the Marine Corps at age eighteen, and eventually I was stationed at both Okinawa, Japan and later, Camp LeJeune, North Carolina; the same places where the band members had collectively been stationed. I was still on active duty when I discovered the background of the group. Little did I k... less
My two examples at the moment:
1)David Bowie's "Let's Dance" from the 2:50 to 2:55 marks -- when he sings " tremble like a FloWERRR!!"The way he stresses the "WER" syll... moreMy two examples at the moment:
1)David Bowie's "Let's Dance" from the 2:50 to 2:55 marks -- when he sings " tremble like a FloWERRR!!"The way he stresses the "WER" syllable! HOT to me! Ha!2)Deniece Williams "Let's Hear It for the Boy" the literal, one second moment at 3:29 -- she jumps way up high with her voice! So effortlessly!! Beautiful to me! And I often think "Take THAT, Mariah Carey! Mariah, you try to show off too much. Deniece just lets it fly for one second, yes!"And I admit - - Carey has a great voice, I just much prefer how Williams uses her voice in this song. less
I just found a new one called - Oh Canada (V2) by Classified. There is a bit of bragging in the song about our Universal health care system but other then that it's pre... moreI just found a new one called - Oh Canada (V2) by Classified. There is a bit of bragging in the song about our Universal health care system but other then that it's pretty cool. If someone would do me a favor and post a youtube video of the song and post it here it would be appreciated. Cheers and happy Mothers day!
Tom Petty's " Free Fallin' " is one for meSomehow, the song stands out from many other songs I really like.Any time I hear it, it's like I'm hearing it for the first time.
I don't -- I usually find the crowd's whistling, yelling and screaming annoyingA HUGE exception -- the crowd on Chuck Berry's "My Ding-a-Ling" -- THIS is what every "live" recordin... moreI don't -- I usually find the crowd's whistling, yelling and screaming annoyingA HUGE exception -- the crowd on Chuck Berry's "My Ding-a-Ling" -- THIS is what every "live" recording should be! The crowd's input is perfect, ha! The interplay between Chuck and the crowd -- joyous
"When I Fall in Love" I forgot about it and then heard it again today - - geez - - such wonderful voices in the same family --
like Whitney Houston and Dionne Warwicklik... more"When I Fall in Love" I forgot about it and then heard it again today - - geez - - such wonderful voices in the same family --
like Whitney Houston and Dionne Warwicklike The Pointer Sistersoffhand, I'm not think of other examples; I'm sure there are more examples out there(I've heard a 'virtual' duet that they did with Natalie and Nat King Cole for this song, too)
