Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Annals of Low Self-Esteem

Just for the record: The only pop star I have really resembled over the course of my life is the dork seated below.

Seriously -- that could be my fricking high school graduation picture.




And people wonder why I have issues.

Oh well, to give the little geek his due, at least his "She's Just My Style" is a really good Brian Wilson pastiche.
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12 comments:

  1. FD13NYC1/20/2010 12:54 AM

    Steve, don't feel bad, he resembles his father, a comic legend. One of my favorite GL songs. Way back I taught a girl to play bass, this was one of the songs we used for practice.

    Just imagine how nervous and tense the studio musicians felt with Jerry overseeing everything (his money) And Gary doing a million takes to get the vocal track right. Wouldn't have wanted to have been there.

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  2. cthulhu1/20/2010 2:00 AM

    And it features one of the earliest recordings of future drum god Jim Keltner!

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  3. dSmith1/20/2010 2:12 AM

    I read somewhere his vocals were overdubbed.

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  4. Anonymous1/20/2010 6:17 AM

    Tra-La-La!

    ROTP(lumber)

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  5. TMink1/20/2010 10:06 AM

    I on the other hand, resemble Rob Reiner in his Meathead era.

    The horror!

    Trey

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  6. FD13NYC1/20/2010 10:09 AM

    Yes his vocals were probably overdubbed and triple tracked.

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  7. dave™©1/20/2010 10:30 AM

    I enjoy a few of Gary Lewis' songs, but really - part of the "Legendary Masters Series"???

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  8. Wendy1/20/2010 12:55 PM

    We all looked goofy in high school.

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  9. steve simels1/20/2010 1:10 PM

    Incidentally, there are like 30 tracks on that CD. Including studio chatter and outtakes.
    :-)

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  10. Faze1/20/2010 8:15 PM

    Guy named Ron Hicklin double-tracked Lewis's vocals live (it's complicated), and engineers buried Gary's voice even deeper in the mix. You can hear Lewis's voice "naked" on "Sealed with a Kiss." It's not pretty. But none of us are sticklers for authenticity. And I have a soft spot for "You Don't Have to Paint Me a Picture."

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  11. SallyBeam | Self Help Friend .com1/20/2010 11:54 PM

    Take a deep breath...Smile... and be yourself.

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  12. Anonymous1/21/2010 12:47 AM

    Nonsense! - I saw Graham Parker over the summer - you 2 could be long-lost brothers! - bill buckner

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