Tuesday, July 22, 2025

Songs I'd Forgotten Existed, Let Alone Loved (An Occasional Series): Special "Don't Tell Donald or Jeffrey" Edition

From their 1970 debut album, please enjoy Argent and their melodically masterful (Russ Ballard-penned) ode to the charms of a "Schoolgirl."

I mean -- like wow.

I haven't heard the album in a million years, so I have no idea if the rest of the stuff on the record is similarly great, but I should add that not only is the song, objectively speaking, about as hauntingly gorgeous as pop rock gets, but unless I am very much mistaken, it's the only song Argent ever did that really betrays the provenance of its leaders previous band, i.e. The Zombies.

I mean, c'mon --can't you hear Colin Blunstone singing that?

In any case, may I just say again -- like wow. 😎

5 comments:

Sal Nunziato said...

It's a good album, but nothing else sounds like "Schoolgirl," which might as well be The Zombies.

Anonymous said...

Lovely tune with some fine keyboard work.Haven't listened to the album in a long time. Thanks for the reminder to give it a spin.

- Paul in DK

steve simels said...

That was my recollection as well.

Alzo said...

Lovely track but, yes, unrepresentative of the overall body of their work. Argent were one of the few Prog bands that I can enjoy (are they Prog?).
Hey- here's a fun fact I came across recently: When Hunter & Ronson left Mott the Hoople, CBS suggested the band adding Russ Ballard as singer.

steve simels said...

Thus changing history in unfathomable ways. 😎