Specifically, reader John K, the now proud recipient of a coveted PowerPop No-Prize©.
In any event, here's the answer in question, i.e. to "what is my favorite Paul Revere and the Raiders song?" -- the delightful Phil "Fang" Volk written and sung slice of proto-hippie idealism that is "In My Community."
I should add that said song is, obviously, from the Raiders Spirit of '67 album, which is for my money as good as any 12-incher done that year by any American band, and I include Moby Grape in that assessment, so you know I'm not kidding around.
I should also add that reader J.K.'s award was dispatched to him via Owl Express™, the mail service supervised by the great Flaco (seen below checking out somebody's apartment on Manhattan's Upper West Side recently).
Oh, and coming tomorrow -- a Weekend Essay question with an at best tangential relationship to any of the above, so I'm not gonna make you guess. You'll enjoy it, though -- trust me.
Music that will spin your head around?
ReplyDeleteIt makes me sad that there's no potential mate out there for Flaco.
ReplyDeleteI have become tired explaining the greatness of Paul and the (rotating cast) of boys. Your favorite hometown garage band likely took many of their cues from the group.
ReplyDeleteDo yourself a favor and seek out the non-raga version (which is also brilliant) of "Louie, Go Home," a song that somehow made it across the pond to The Who and Bowie.
Bob in IL
Steve,
ReplyDeleteJust curious - did you and the rest of the Floor Models ever cover, either in the studio or live, any of the songs from "SPIRIT OF '67" ?
My favorite is "Him or Me". I played it frequently on the radio show!
ReplyDeleteMy Favorite album "Midnight Ride".
Captain Al
Hey chris E (and Captain Al)
ReplyDeleteNo, the Floor Models never did a song from Spirit of 67, but here we are in '88 doing "Him or Me" live!!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXzFYsyBtOU
"the house i live in [that's america to me]" is a song along the same general lines, although from a generation earlier - here's a link to sam cooke's rendition
ReplyDeletehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4nFwmDnsEZY
That keyboard in "In My Community" sounds like it was sampled for Super Mario Brothers.
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