Thursday, June 01, 2023

Instant Lemongello Sells itself!

And speaking as we were on Monday of ubiquitous/archtypal late night New York City teevee ads from the '70s, please enjoy entrepreneurial crooner Peter Lemongello hyping his self-marketed double(!) LP Love '76.

As you would have seen him on WPIX channel 11 some average evening, after midnight, as you were taking a last sip of wine to mellow your cocaine buzz before bedtime.

In the meantime, a coveted PowerPop No-Prize© will be awarded the first reader who gleans the clip's relevance to the theme of tomorrow's weekend essay question.

13 comments:

Allan Rosenberg said...

Songs about being up past midnight?

Captain Al

Sam said...

That was "a new dimension in entertainment". Here I thought it'd prove to be hyperbole, but no...

edward said...


Best cocktail lounge songs originally done by post-Beatle rock and rollers.

Anonymous said...

Best/worst songs done by post-Elvis rock and rollers wearing wide lapels?

- Paul in DK

dorethyroad@aol.com said...

I'm thinking Milan - ever hesr it...don't it will haunt you for years.

dorethyroad@aol.com said...

Oh by the way his song was I Am What I Am - my Christmas present in 1963
God knows what my parents were thinking - Peter L. could not have been much worse .

Alzo said...

Peter's good, but he doesn't hold a candle to these blokes:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0bNIs0KvdDA

dorethyroad@aol.com said...

I'll say one last thing. Your parents bought you a Peter L,made for TV, album when you were a kid. ;-)
rob

Anonymous said...

umm songs of shameless self promotion? rs

Anonymous said...

Artists working outside of "the industry."

Artists who ended up in prison.

Alzo said...

As did his cousin Mark, seen here basking in the friendly confines of Wrigley Field:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OW30JttyYac

steve simels said...

Okay, kids -- nobody's close. To be fair, it's a really not too helpful clue, as you'll see when the post goes up tomorrow.

It's a hilarious and somewhat contentious post, BTW. :-)

ChrisE said...

Hilarious and contentious? That DOESN'T sound like you, Steve :-)

How about Best or Worst Post-Elvis Acts With Food-Related Names?