Which struck me, actually, as a pretty funny, if limited idea. So here's one of my favorites (granted, I can't think of too many others).
From 1972, and The Night is Still Young (probably their only really good album featuring mostly original songs), please enjoy Sha Na Na and their haunting paean to the invention of corrective lenses, the Jeff Barry-produced "Glasses." Written, played and sung by nice Jewish boy Jon "Bowser" Bauman, a prince.
BTW, I interviewed Bauman not too long after this came out, and I asked him what Sha Na Na used to slick back their hair. His answer? K-Y Jelly, which despite being designed (or so I've heard) for other purposes makes perfect sense, when you think of it, as it's completely water soluble. To this day, I can't figure why the band never did commercials for the stuff.
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Don't forget "Judy in Disguise" -- another classic in the annals of eyeware song lore.
Also "Four Eyes" by the Lovin' Spoonful.
Yeah, "Judy in Disguise" is probably the ultimate glasses song, while "Cheap Sunglasses" is not far behind. Less well-known is Portastatic's "Skinny Glasses Girl" and while not a song, the line "What color are his eyes? I dunno, he's always wearing shades" from "Great Big Kiss" is one of rock's great glasses mentions....
"The Future's So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades" by Timbuk3
:-)
Brando used butter.
Is that true about Brando?
I should know better than to ask...
:-)
You're really lookin' sharp wearing sunglasses after dark. And that was some 3 decades before that dope Corey Hart.
Oh my GOD--the first song that came to mind as soon as I read the word "eyewear" in this post was that Sha Na Na song. I thought I'd dreamed--if dream is the word for it--owning that album.
Occasionally I get a song in my head that I think is from this album. It begins, "Sunday morning in my hometown so long ago."
"Sunday Morning Radio."
I burned a copy of the album from vinyl a few months ago. E-mail me and we'll work something out to get it to you...
I would be remiss not to mention Kenny Howes' "Girls with Glasses." This is a power pop blog, correct?
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