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The Oldies Music Board » Your Favorite SINGLE Line of Lyrics » September 23, 2023 3:22 pm

Jim Elder
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Good selection, 45adaptor.  The story is that when Johnny Cash was writing “Folsom Prison Blues“ in 1953, he wanted to come up with the worst possible reason for a person to kill another person and he came up with the lyrics you posted.

The big question about “Folsom Prison Blues” is, if Johnny Cash shot and killed a man in Nevada, why is he serving time in a California prison?

The other liberty with “Folsom Prison Blues” is that by the time Johnny Cash wrote the song, due to low ridership, the passenger train from Sacramento to Folsom had become a freight train and certainly was not on its way to San Antonio with rich people possibly eating in a fancy dinning car.  However, the lyrics were heavily based on the train in “Crescent City Blues” written by Gordon Jenkins who won a copyright infringement suit against Johnny Cash in 1969

The Oldies Music Board » Your Favorite SINGLE Line of Lyrics » September 19, 2023 11:15 pm

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“Sweet Chile” by Sheb Wooley (1959): “She’s got curves that just won’t stop; She's big at the little and bottom at the top”

The Oldies Music Board » Ray Charles or The Ray Charles Singers or someone else? » July 3, 2023 9:39 pm

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Just to include some trivia, Ray Charles (Charles Raymond Offenberg) of the Ray Charles Singers sang the theme song to “Three’s Company” along with Julia Rinker-Miller.  The story is that after hearing John Ritter, Suzanne Somers and Joyce DeWitt sing the theme song, the producers immediately hired two professional singers.

The Oldies Music Board » She Was The Girl From Ipanema » June 6, 2023 3:08 pm

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I apologize for this post as I know how I feel when other posters “correct” my posts.  However, I feel the record should be set straight.  The girl from Ipanema was Helo Pinheiro.
 
At the age of 17, Helo Pinheiro became the source of inspiration for the song “The Girl from Ipanema” when songwriters Antonio Carlos Jobim (music) and Vinicius de Moraes (lyrics) saw her walking on the beach in Ipanema, Rio de Janeiro being tall and tanned and young and lovely.
 
In 2001, the heirs of the composers sued Helo for using the original title of the song “Garota de Ipanema” as the name of her jewelry boutique; Helo won the court case.

The Oldies Music Board » The "Pleasant Valley Sunday" Lyric You Never Heard Before » April 1, 2023 3:21 pm

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The linked Pleasant Valley Sunday article from March 30, 2023 contains an egregious error.

As anyone who was paying attention to the record charts at that time knows, no singles were released from the Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band album.  Therefore, no song from the Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band album ever made the Billboard Hot 100 and Johnny Rivers could not have possibly heard “Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band” on the juke box.

Lucille Barilla list the top five songs on the Billboard Hot 100 for the week ending August 26, 1967 EXCEPT she says “Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band” was the Number Two song.  The actual Number Two song was “All You Need Is Love” by the Beatles.  The Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band album was Number One on the Billboard 200 album chart that week.

I am astounded that such an error could have been made.  I did a Google search and did not find any reference to the Billboard Hot 100 that was not accurate.  Does anyone know how this error could have been made? 

The Oldies Music Board » Commercials That Turned Into Big Song Hits » March 8, 2023 7:48 pm

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Sonny and Cher’s 1972 song “When You Say Love” was adopted from a Budweiser commercial “when you say Budweiser, you’ve said it all” written by Steve Karmen.  The Sonny and Cher song was written Jerry Foster and Bill Rice with no credit given to Steve Karmen.  Budweiser was delighted that their commercial had been made into a Top Forty song; not so Steve Karmen.  He successfully sued for copyright infringement.

The Oldies Music Board » Current songs / singers with oldies sound » January 12, 2023 11:37 pm

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I would also like to add that Meghan Trainor is currently in the Billboard Top Twenty with her song "Made You Look" which sounds very Sixties girl group like with the background singers singing like the background singers did in the Sixties and the music video prominently features a pink 1964 Ford Mustang convertible

The Oldies Music Board » Current songs / singers with oldies sound » January 12, 2023 4:52 pm

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I would nominate Meghan Trainer as a major current singer with a sound vaguely reminiscent of the Fifties and Sixties.  Her "All About That Bass" could inspire someone to rewrite the lyrics to "Mr. Bass Man" by Johnny Cymbal. 

The Oldies Music Board » I'm listening to Chuck Berry and I think - "Why not Tchaikovsky?" » January 2, 2023 11:52 pm

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Mroldies, your post made me recall a post I did several years ago about “Roll Over Beethoven” and thought since we were on the subject, the board might find it interesting to see it again, or, maybe not.
 
What I posted was what I remembered from a “news brief” published in the Wall Street Journal in the late nineteen seventies.  While the Wall Street Journal “news brief” is not inaccurate, it compresses a complicated chain of events that took place over several years.  Here’s my original post:
 
In the early Seventies, New York City had two Classical Music (classical as in Beethoven, Bach and Brahms) radio stations.  The second place one was struggling with a low but very loyal listenership.  The second-place radio station finally was sold and the new owners changed the station’s format to Rock ‘n’ Roll Oldies.  The second-place radio station’s loyal listeners were, of course, very displeased with this outcome, but resigned to accept it.  However, the first song the new radio station played in the Rock ‘n’ Roll Oldies format was “Roll Over Beethoven” by Chuck Berry.  This angered the loyal listeners so deeply that they became militant, organized and sued in court, and got their original format back.

The Oldies Music Board » True ONE HIT Wonders » December 29, 2022 2:53 pm

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There was a radio station that had a countdown many, many years ago of one hit wonders.  The Number One one hit wonder was Joan Weber, whose song, “Let Me Go, Lover” become Number One on January 1, 1955 on the Billboard’s “Most Played by Jockeys” chart.  Joan Weber had four non-hits singles after that.

The Oldies Music Board » "Sweet Nothin's" » October 5, 2022 3:01 pm

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If I may, I would like to amend my above post to say that I am ninety-nine percent certain that the sweet nothings being whispered into her ear is “my, my baby, you have a perfect derriere” and that I am one hundred percent certain that actual English words are being spoken.

The Oldies Music Board » "Sweet Nothin's" » October 4, 2022 10:56 am

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I believe the sweet nothings being whispered into her ear is “my, my baby, you have a perfect derriere”.
 
This post causes me to remember back to when I was fifteen and was just in the process of waking up early one Saturday morning.  I then heard a young girl whisper into my ear “uh huh honey…..alright”.  That gave me quite a start.  I was disappointed to find out that it was just one of the neighbors showing off their new Hi-Fi.

The Oldies Music Board » Oldest rock/pop artists still performing well into their 80's » June 16, 2022 11:24 pm

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Understand Bob Dylan at age 81 was scheduled to perform this week at the Los Angeles Pantages Theater.

The Oldies Music Board » 10 Re-Released Singles That Became Hits The 2nd Time Around » March 23, 2022 1:31 am

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Obviously, Greg Brodsky, either in his "original" or "more" articles, does not show any recognition of the Fifties or early Sixties Rock 'n' Roll.

The Oldies Music Board » Revisiting - Titles NOT In The Lyrics » December 18, 2021 2:35 pm

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This is a list composed of the songs posted from this post and the last couple times this subject was posted.  Generally limited to Billboard Top Forty songs.  Also, compiled in accordance with “Alex Trebek Standards” (meaning that close does not count).  Songs with part of the title in parenthesis must have each sung, but not necessarily together.
 
Alvin's Harmonica - The Chipmunks with David Seville
Annie’s Song - John Denver
A Summer Song – Chad and Jeremy
Badge - Cream
Bad Man’s Blunder - Kingston Trio
Ballad of a Teenage Queen
Ballad of the Green Berets - S/Sgt. Barry Sadler
The Ballad of John and Yoko - Beatles
The Battle of New Orleans - Johnny Horton
Black Dog – Led Zeppelin
Blues Part II – Blood Sweat and Tears
Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen
The Chipmunk Song - The Chipmunks
Come Softly to Me - the Fleetwoods
Concrete and Clay – Unit Four Plus Three
Creeque Alley - the Mommas and the Papas
Danny's Song - Anne Murray
A Day in the Life - Beatles
D'yer Maker (also true with original title: “Did You Make Her?”)- Led Zeppelin
Epistle to Dippy - Donovan
Excerpt From A Teenage Opera - Keith West
The Exodus Song - Pat Boone
Feel So Good - Johnny Preston
Fingertips, Part 2 - Stevie Wonder
Fifth Dimension - the Byrds
59th Street Bridge Song - Simon and Garfunkel / Harpers Bizarre
For What It’s Worth - Buffalo Springfield
He Will Break Your Heart - Jerry Butler
I’ll Save the Last Dance For You – Dimitra Jo
Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me – Mel Carter
Homesick Blues - Bob Dylan
Inside Looking Out - Animals
In the Year 2525 (Exordium and Terminus) – Zager and Evans
Jamaica Farewell - Harry Belefonte
Jenny Take a Rider-Mitch Rider and the Detroit Wheels
Land of 1000 Dances - Cannibal and the Headhunters
Lightnin’ Strikes – Lou Christy
Long Train Running - Doobie Brothers
Lovers Concerto – Toys
MacArthur Park – Richard Harris
Marian Boogie - Brownsville Station
Mercy, Mercy, Mercy – The Buckinghams
Mr. Moon, Mr. Sun-Paul Revere and the

The Oldies Music Board » What Songs Make You Switch Stations » October 22, 2021 2:49 pm

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As I have posted before, to paraphrase a former President, I did not leave radio, radio left me. Now, I am an MP3er, too.  I have to have cable to get television reception.  I listen to the cable music channel during commercials.  The one song that makes me switch back to commercials is “These Eyes” by the Guess Who.

The Oldies Music Board » Anyone Remember These? » October 6, 2021 1:50 pm

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YES!  I was one of those kids when I was nine in 1955 and did not know that and thought I was getting a bargain when I bought several TOPS label records.  As much as I love TOP FORTY songs, I have come to terms that the record industry is not very honest.

The Oldies Music Board » Popcorn » August 22, 2021 1:38 pm

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Roman’s reference to Liona Boyd’s romantic relationship with current Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s father, former Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, brings to mind a current situation with former California governor Jerry Brown.

As we all know, Jerry Brown had a long-term romantic relationship with Linda Ronstadt starting in the early Seventies.  Jerry Brown married Anne Gust in 2005.
 
Jerry Brown was very recently asked who his favorite singer was and he answered Linda Ronstadt (who else could he have said?).  I am just wondering how that answer went over with Jerry Brown’s wife.

The Oldies Music Board » You Know You're Too Obsessed With Oldies When... » July 29, 2021 7:59 pm

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Just to add some clarification, when The Challengers changed their name to The Olympics, they named themselves after the Olympic Auditorium in downtown Los Angeles because they thought that would be a good thing for a Los Angeles singing group to name themselves after.  However, the Olympic Auditorium in downtown Los Angeles was built with the help of the Los Angeles Olympic committee for the 1932 Olympic Games in Los Angeles.
 
I am surprised that none of us had mentioned that they had been standing on a corner in Winslow, Arizona.

The Oldies Music Board » The 10 Happiest Songs, According to Science » November 8, 2020 2:07 pm

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Aflem alluded to the absence of Fifties songs from the list of “The Ten Happiest Songs”.  Since I am an aficionado of Fifties Rock ‘n’ Roll, I thought I would post my list of the ten Fifties Rock ‘n’ Roll songs that make me the happiest. After all, the television series “Happy Days” started out for a few years being about the Fifties and was called such as a reflection of the time and music after World War II and the Korean War and before the Vietnam War.
 
JIM’S TOP TEN HAPPIEST SONGS FROM THE FIFTIES
1.  “First Name Initial” – Annette (1959)
2.  “The Purple People Eater” – Sheb Wooley (1958)
3.  “Jailhouse Rock” – Elvis Presley (1957)
4.  “Venus” – Frankie Avalon (1958)
5.  “Rock Around the Clock” – Bill Haley and his Comets (1955)
6.  “Sweet Little Sixteen” – Chuck Berry (1958)”N
7.  “Witch Doctor” – David Seville (1958)
8.  “Go Jimmy Go’ – Jimmy Clanton (December 21, 1959)
9.  “Never Be Anyone Else But You” – Ricky Nelson (1959)
10. “Rock ‘n’ Roll Music” – Chuck Berry (1957)

The Oldies Music Board » Favorite Instrumentals » October 29, 2020 11:08 pm

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My all time favorite instrumental is "I Will Follow You" by Percy Faith ("I Will Follow Him" by Little Peggy March) from the Theme for Young Lovers album.  Close second is "Rock Around the Clock" by Sandy Nelson from the Be True to Your School album.  Cannot play these two enough.  Also, cannot believe that it has been over twenty-seven years since an instrumental has made the Top Forty - "Forever in Love" by Kenny G from 1993, as concluded by a recent discussion on this board (any further information welcomed).  

The Oldies Music Board » Hit Songs That Have Inspired TV Series » October 1, 2020 11:14 pm

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Although a little off subject, there was “The Legend of Tom Dooley” starring Michael Landon from 1959 which was inspired by the Kingston Trio’s hit.

The Oldies Music Board » Whatever Happened To Instrumentals? » May 15, 2020 4:41 pm

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I believe the last instrumental to make the Top Forty was "Chariots of Fire" by Vangelis which was Number One for one week in May 1982.  Open to discussion

The Oldies Music Board » The Singer Who Had 3 Big Hits In 3 Different Groups At The Same Time » February 23, 2020 1:56 am

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When I purchase an MP3 file from Amazon, they will sometimes email me asking me to review the song.  I usually reply, "It's got a good beat and you can dance to it".

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