tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post3392018493269292803..comments2024-03-27T23:24:02.731-04:00Comments on PowerPop: Yet Another Early Clue to the New Direction: Special "But at least I have a husband" Edition)NYMaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10863355110457910935noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-23016298445762494212012-02-25T01:05:29.483-05:002012-02-25T01:05:29.483-05:00Friday's post seems to have disappeared ...Friday's post seems to have disappeared ...Brooklyn Girlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-81635828980374397252012-02-24T00:28:18.263-05:002012-02-24T00:28:18.263-05:00Somewhere, Sly Stone and Bobby Freeman shed a tear...Somewhere, Sly Stone and Bobby Freeman shed a tear over Peanut Duck: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBEwqQU5s_0&feature=relatedDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03743825684303825072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-15326306501339213752012-02-23T21:42:33.376-05:002012-02-23T21:42:33.376-05:00Oh, and Shriner -- I checked out Peanut Duck.
My ...Oh, and Shriner -- I checked out Peanut Duck.<br /><br />My mind is thoroughly boggled. I may have more to say on this issue next week. <br /><br />Thanks, I think.<br />:-)steve simelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13247393763004076992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-47030027848212647422012-02-23T21:41:33.946-05:002012-02-23T21:41:33.946-05:00Okay -- the clue is "Mickey."Okay -- the clue is "Mickey."steve simelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13247393763004076992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-41985106257728632172012-02-23T19:29:24.447-05:002012-02-23T19:29:24.447-05:00Peanut Duck in all it's glory:
http://www.you...Peanut Duck in all it's glory:<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8-V0Rd5GGo<br /><br /><br />Seriously, this song is the proverbial "fart in the church" on that *entire* Girl Groups box set.Shrinerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12908213967283171538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-24467135960383376902012-02-23T15:04:04.538-05:002012-02-23T15:04:04.538-05:00No idea about theme, but what a great mash up of g...No idea about theme, but what a great mash up of girl groupiness and folk rock/social protest, with a strummy Hey You've Got To Hide Your Love Away-influenced melody.<br /><br />As great as Bus Stop is, No Milk Today is my favorite Graham Gouldman song. Just not too sure what it's about.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-10838367057666277272012-02-23T14:51:40.945-05:002012-02-23T14:51:40.945-05:00Unlikely feminist anthems.
TreyUnlikely feminist anthems.<br /><br />TreyTMinkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07221261635305430323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-33944497560277416392012-02-23T14:32:22.988-05:002012-02-23T14:32:22.988-05:00Music by folks who should stick to dancing? Wouldn...Music by folks who should stick to dancing? Wouldn't that be just about every dance pop hack out there today? It would be the longest Listomania ever.Blue Ash Fannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-82106746897682808192012-02-23T14:26:41.900-05:002012-02-23T14:26:41.900-05:00Music by folks who should stick to dancing?
ROTP(...Music by folks who should stick to dancing?<br /><br />ROTP(lumber)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-5301680442465912572012-02-23T13:55:22.653-05:002012-02-23T13:55:22.653-05:00Interesting song - cool melody/chord progression, ...Interesting song - cool melody/chord progression, double tracked vocals in the style of the time - I do remember her as Davy Jones' dance partner in "Head," with the fantastic editing.<br /><br />My guess would be something to do with Leap Year, and the normal 28 days in February. Songs released on 2/29, or artists with that birthday? Or about that date?Neil Finn Fannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-1168590741218476602012-02-23T13:33:36.204-05:002012-02-23T13:33:36.204-05:00Can't say I dug the tune, but thanks for posti...Can't say I dug the tune, but thanks for posting the picture.<br /><br />"Paean to anal?" I must be missing something here. "Mickey?" A "paean to anal?" I simply don't hear it. This ain't "She Bop" or something.<br /><br />Songs with numeric ages in the titles? Nah. Steve would never be that obvious or pedestrian. I got nothin'.<br /><br />I kid you not. My test words were "xceent tityv."Blue Ash Fannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-47377444510256710052012-02-23T12:33:15.140-05:002012-02-23T12:33:15.140-05:00Double-tracking?
Not crazy about the song, myself...Double-tracking?<br /><br />Not crazy about the song, myself, but those 1960s English girls had a certain look about them, didn't they? :-)Brooklyn Girlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-12172292311406286862012-02-23T11:15:36.821-05:002012-02-23T11:15:36.821-05:00Artists named after spices (or other cooking ingre...Artists named after spices (or other cooking ingredients)?<br /><br />So you might include Salt 'n Pepa, Midnight Cooking Oil, and ...?Elroynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-88867012148466554602012-02-23T10:45:39.736-05:002012-02-23T10:45:39.736-05:00Oh, and BTW -- no to all guesses so far.Oh, and BTW -- no to all guesses so far.steve simelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13247393763004076992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-44610708574506710032012-02-23T10:40:39.635-05:002012-02-23T10:40:39.635-05:00Songs about aging and mortality?Songs about aging and mortality?Gummohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09947040598570967596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-64484599428540565442012-02-23T10:31:17.294-05:002012-02-23T10:31:17.294-05:00Peanut Duck?
I'm not hep to that one...
:-)Peanut Duck?<br /><br />I'm not hep to that one...<br />:-)steve simelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13247393763004076992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-50353270342925557222012-02-23T10:07:25.004-05:002012-02-23T10:07:25.004-05:00And, she was the dancer with Davy Jones in the &qu...And, she was the dancer with Davy Jones in the "Daddy's Song" number in Head.<br /><br />This post reminds me I should dig out that Girl Group box set one of these days. Not to go off on a tangent about that set, but I think you should write about the terrible, terrible "Peanut Duck" song on that set...Shrinerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12908213967283171538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-37109528002591679652012-02-23T09:44:53.020-05:002012-02-23T09:44:53.020-05:00She can also be glimpsed as one of the dancers in ...She can also be glimpsed as one of the dancers in THE TAMI SHOW, along with her friend Teri Garr.<br /><br />She's had a really interesting career; she must have some excellent stories, is my guess.steve simelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13247393763004076992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-63373672215079059012012-02-23T09:34:23.075-05:002012-02-23T09:34:23.075-05:00Let's see... Unknown good looking girls who co...Let's see... Unknown good looking girls who could sing and were cast in movies, albeit small roles, like in Five Easy Pieces and Easy Rider.<br /><br />The song isn't bad. A little draggy and dirge sounding. I never liked that Mickey crap. Although she was hot in that cheerleader getup.FD13NYChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14964671671960423199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-20983869067936805452012-02-23T09:19:19.841-05:002012-02-23T09:19:19.841-05:00Hope I Die Before I Get Old: Songs about being old...Hope I Die Before I Get Old: Songs about being old by people we would now consider to be kids?<br /><br />Songs about makeup and or fashion?<br /><br />Singers named after herbs?edwardnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-68628364716203955192012-02-23T08:41:43.938-05:002012-02-23T08:41:43.938-05:00Well, I'm going for the obvious: before they w...Well, I'm going for the obvious: before they were famous?<br /><br />My Turing test words: ductesi entaisa, which I once tried on a bet in Edinburgh.geor3gehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18382136451663610951noreply@blogger.com