tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post150501870983752057..comments2024-03-27T23:24:02.731-04:00Comments on PowerPop: Jim Henson's Velvet Underground BabiesNYMaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10863355110457910935noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-90333002792248191352010-05-25T10:14:56.641-04:002010-05-25T10:14:56.641-04:00Actually, I think you're thinking of Otis Redd...Actually, I think you're thinking of Otis Redding with the Fa Fa thing.<br /><br />But here's the skinny on the Syracuse Otis...<br />http://cnylink.com/blogs/rtarby/view_blog.php?blog_id=1222367292steve simelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13247393763004076992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-75530508488225777582010-05-25T10:08:26.292-04:002010-05-25T10:08:26.292-04:00I will certainly try.I will certainly try.steve simelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13247393763004076992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-63299282179259297342010-05-25T09:50:00.471-04:002010-05-25T09:50:00.471-04:00At one point, the band became Otis & the All-N...At one point, the band became Otis & the All-Night Workers. And they had a great song with the somewhat dubious title of "Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa".<br /><br />It was a great song & topped the charts in Syracuse for quite a while. I've been trying to find it ever since.<br /><br />Think you can, Brother Steven?Tierra Madre Horse Sanctuaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03020917864270864953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-57774843535922716012010-05-25T08:30:51.081-04:002010-05-25T08:30:51.081-04:00Vance and Phillips were apparently guys at Pickwic...Vance and Phillips were apparently guys at Pickwick, the low budget songwriting factory where Lou worked at the time.steve simelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13247393763004076992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-73514233479264125632010-05-25T01:45:57.907-04:002010-05-25T01:45:57.907-04:00I was first turned on to this song by Spiritualize...I was first turned on to this song by Spiritualized's 1992 cover. I was puzzled by Vance/Phillips half of the writing credits. I got my hands on a 128kbs rip of The All-Night Workers recording awhile back from a compilation called Mayhem & Psychosis Vol. 1. Your vinyl rip has a much more exciting sound.RokyMansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13888086078076929283noreply@blogger.com