Nemo2
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Back on the elliptical post THR...first song:
DW and working out...life IS good.
DW and working out...life IS good.
Another fine SD tune. Here's a nice young person's first-time "reaction":Steely Dan's lyrics tended to be angry and cynical, but this early effort is poignant and pleading. One of my favorites by the band.
Another fine SD tune. Here's a nice young person's first-time "reaction":
I'll be Yours till the end of time .. Everly Brothers
The Everly Brothers had some great ones. "All I Have to Do is Dream" also comes to mind.
A bit of trivia about the songwriting team that penned many of the Everly Brothers' hits: Felice and Boudleaux Bryant are in the Country Music Hall of Fame and wrote "Rocky Top" in addition to the standards made popular by the Everlys and others.
Felice was the daughter of Sicilian immigrants who lived in a blue-collar neighborhood on Milwaukee's north side. She was a rebellious young woman who went her own way. She was running an elevator in the Schroeder Hotel when she met Boudleaux, a fiddle player in the lounge band. The couple soon eloped, even though Felice was still entangled in an earlier marriage.
The Ken Burns documentary on country music pays homage to the Bryants, but here's an article on young Felice's life in Milwaukee. https://www.jsonline.com/story/entertainment/music/2020/06/10/felice-bryant-milwaukee-new-book-looks-songwriting-legends-upbringing/5318821002/
Simon and Garfunkle were also big fans of the Everly Brothers, as were Graham Nash and Allan Clarke of The Hollies. (Graham's autobio Wild Tales is a great read, for fans of this era of music.) All admired the Everlys' gorgeous harmonies and emulated them. (I saw the Everlys at Seattle's Bumbershoot Festival circa 1984.)
According to wikipedia: "By 1957, the teenagers had their first minor success with "Hey Schoolgirl", a song imitating their idols the Everly Brothers." And the Everlys' "Bye Bye Love" was on the final S&G studio album Bridge Over Troubled Water. So, from the start to the end of their recording career (not counting the Central Park concert recording).Yes, you got that right ! I think Simon and Garfunkle made them a guest in one of their concerts.
Reminds me - I haven't seen Ghost in a while. . .
Ghost was 1990 (31 years ago), so many young people have not see it either
Simon and Garfunkle were also big fans of the Everly Brothers, as were Graham Nash and Allan Clarke of The Hollies. (Graham's autobio Wild Tales is a great read, for fans of this era of music.) All admired the Everlys' gorgeous harmonies and emulated them. (I saw the Everlys at Seattle's Bumbershoot Festival circa 1984.)