Thursday, March 27, 2008

An Early Clue to the New Direction

From 1962, here's venerable greaseball Freddy "Boom Boom" Cannon" and his oft-covered hit "Palisades Park." And yes, it was actually written by Chuck Barris. Yes, THAT Chuck Barris.



As is customary, a coveted PowerPop No-Prize will be awarded to the first reader who divines the clip's relevance to Friday's Weekend Listomania.

15 comments:

  1. Songs Based on Long Forgotten Amusement Parks!

    Gonna be a short thread, tho...

    Gummo

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  2. Songs penned by infamous/ notorious/ nefarious celebrities?

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  3. hit songs written by non rock & roll performers.

    ROTP(lumber)

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  4. Best organ solo in a pop or rock performance

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  5. Songs with screams in the background.

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  6. All good, all wrong!!!!

    Hah!!!!

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  7. songs about Jersey

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  8. racymind said...

    songs about Jersey


    No, but you're warm....

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  9. Songs about the Jersey Shore or about the beach/coast.

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  10. Songs about places less then 10 miles from where you were born and lived!


    ROTP(lumber)

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  11. Town name songs (says he who lived in Palisade Park, NJ briefly).

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  12. MBowen said...

    Town name songs (says he who lived in Palisade Park, NJ briefly).


    You bastard.

    Ok, it's not town names per se, but you're close enough I have to give it to you.

    Didn't you nail it last week as well? I think either I hate you or I have to start posting less obvious clues...

    Anyway, you're coveted No-Prize is being sent via camel express as we speak...
    :-)

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  13. heh... I never knew much about Jersey when I was a younger Texan, but the lover I lived with in Austin who changed the locks on me came from Palisades Park.

    It's been an uphill battle ever since for Jersey, in my book/

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