Okay, okay, except for that Beatle Barkers stuff.
Not today, however.
Seriously, this is just heinous, although I think it's worth posting for extra-musical reasons. So, from the depths of the Summer of Love, please enjoy(?) Marcia Strassman and her deeply inauthentic ode to the inner DFH in all of us -- "The Flower Children."
Yes, as we mentioned last week, that is indeed the same Marcia Strassman who later found fame and fortune as Gabe Kaplan's wife Julie on Welcome Back, Kotter. And who better to deliever the immortal lyrics "The flower children/really know what's right/And they're just trying to tell this world/that there's no need to fight"?
Really -- who?
And here's the dirty little secret: To me, and (this has been scientifically proven) to every other straight Jewish guy of my generation, Julie Kotter was, how you say, fantasy fodder.
C'mon -- you don't think we were watching that stupid show for Ron Palillo, do you?
In any case, I'm sure you'll forgive me for including this example of Strassman's early, funny work.
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Note to self: Absolute period dreck featuring B-list 70s TV stars less interesting to readers than hoped.
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I had that song on a Rhino cassette called Summer of Love. It stood out among the rest like a turd in the punch bowl.
Obviously written by some Hollywood hacks who thought 'this is what the kids want now, baybeee!'
She really sounds like a nice suburban Jewish girl you knew from high school.
Yes, Julie was hott. Her role in my life was later replaced by Billie from Lou Grant.
Ooh, I'd forgotten about her.
Don't think she made any records, though...
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What about good old Patty Duke's Don't Just Stand There. The theme to the TV show was a bit kooky too.
Wow, that is really bad. I think I need to gargle.
Trey
Steve, it's less lack of interest than it is trust in your judgment.
A suggestion for your other blog: If Welcome Back, Kotter launched John Travolta's career, do we owe the show A) gratitude, B) forgiveness, C) undying enmity, D) other?
I'd do her, bad song or not!
ROTP(lumber)
C'mon -- you don't think we were watching that stupid show for Ron Palillo, do you?
I guess I should take this opportunity to point out that in high school, my wife had a crush on Ron Palitto.
Honest to God...
Yes, M.S. was gorgeous, but until a few minutes ago, I remembered her face and not her unfortunate hit.
I've always loved Uni Records's label, and what an interesting roster they had. I guess Uni made most of its money from Neil Diamond and Elton John, but they also released cool singles by the Strawberry Alarm Clock, Hugh Masekela, the Foundations, Fun and Games (remember "Grooviest Girl in the World"?), Desmond Dekker & the Aces (how did this reggae classic end up on Uni?), Betty Everett, John Fred and His Playboy Band, Love Unlimited Orchestra, and latter-day Brian Hyland and Andy Kim.
Someone at Uni had a real musical sense, and eclectic taste, so unlike most of MCA's misbegotten forays into music. But I have no idea who was running the show.
according to wikipedia, she is dying of metastasized breast cancer that has spread to her bones.
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