From 1966, please enjoy Toni Basil (yes her, the MTV-era irritant) and the astounding B-side that is "I'm 28."
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I'm 28, it's getting lateI should add, and for the record, that the man(!) who wrote this remarkable post-Lesley Gore proto-feminist classic was the absolutely incredible Graham Gouldman, author of more great songs than I can enumerate, beginning with "Look Through Any Window" and "Bus Stop."
What have I got to do?
My time is going, my fears are growing,
My chances now are few
Lacquers, lotions, sprays and potions
Scented, unguent, mild and pungent
Lipstick, pancake, shadow for the eyes...
It's all been advertised
But... it's getting me nowhere
I'm 28, it's getting late
What have I got to do?
My time is going, my fears are growing
My chances now are few
Dress revealing, sex appealing
Fur and feather, suede and leather,
Naughty, haughty, sure to glamorize...
It's all been advertised
But... it's getting me nowhere
It's nice to be respectable,
Saintly, sweet and fair
But I don't want to finish off alone...
In a rocking chair
I'm 28, it's getting late
What have I got to do?
And as Dave puts it in the book, "In a kinder and wiser alternate universe, Toni Basil would be more famous for 'I'm 28' than the rah-rah, mutton-dressed-as-lamb paean to anal that is 'Mickey.' What a pity."
In any case, a coveted PowerPop No-Prize will be awarded to the first reader who gleans the song's relevance to the theme of tomorrow's Weekend Listomania.
21 comments:
Well, I'm going for the obvious: before they were famous?
My Turing test words: ductesi entaisa, which I once tried on a bet in Edinburgh.
Hope I Die Before I Get Old: Songs about being old by people we would now consider to be kids?
Songs about makeup and or fashion?
Singers named after herbs?
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.
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.
She can also be glimpsed as one of the dancers in THE TAMI SHOW, along with her friend Teri Garr.
She's had a really interesting career; she must have some excellent stories, is my guess.
And, she was the dancer with Davy Jones in the "Daddy's Song" number in Head.
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...
Peanut Duck?
I'm not hep to that one...
:-)
Songs about aging and mortality?
Oh, and BTW -- no to all guesses so far.
Artists named after spices (or other cooking ingredients)?
So you might include Salt 'n Pepa, Midnight Cooking Oil, and ...?
Double-tracking?
Not crazy about the song, myself, but those 1960s English girls had a certain look about them, didn't they? :-)
Can't say I dug the tune, but thanks for posting the picture.
"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.
Songs with numeric ages in the titles? Nah. Steve would never be that obvious or pedestrian. I got nothin'.
I kid you not. My test words were "xceent tityv."
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.
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?
Music by folks who should stick to dancing?
ROTP(lumber)
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.
Unlikely feminist anthems.
Trey
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.
As great as Bus Stop is, No Milk Today is my favorite Graham Gouldman song. Just not too sure what it's about.
Peanut Duck in all it's glory:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8-V0Rd5GGo
Seriously, this song is the proverbial "fart in the church" on that *entire* Girl Groups box set.
Okay -- the clue is "Mickey."
Oh, and Shriner -- I checked out Peanut Duck.
My mind is thoroughly boggled. I may have more to say on this issue next week.
Thanks, I think.
:-)
Somewhere, Sly Stone and Bobby Freeman shed a tear over Peanut Duck: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBEwqQU5s_0&feature=related
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