C.Bogle Posted June 14, 2011 Share Posted June 14, 2011 Andrew Ridgeley and that other dude. Wham with Freedom. Sorry Girls, He's Gay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownGoesFrazier Posted June 14, 2011 Share Posted June 14, 2011 ---er, that's Gene Vincent, not Gene Pitney. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misswonderly3 Posted June 14, 2011 Share Posted June 14, 2011 Yikes ! I just realized I made a huge gaffe- Robert Osborne's got nothing on me. Gene Pitney is who you (cujas) were talking about, not Gene Vincent. I suppose nobody will believe that I noticed this before finance corrected me, but I swear I was going to acknowledge my dopey mistake and was all set to post an apology/admission of guilt before fi beat me to it. (Thank you, finance, for setting it all straight. smiley face. or lol if you prefer.) C.B., you must have noticed too. Perhaps you had too delicate a sensibility to point out my error - or thought I had too delicate a sensibility. Maybe we belong in a Jane Austen novel, I don't know. Sorry, cujas, deuced silly of me. Well, I don't usually post two songs in one day - actually, this will be three ! - but I must make amends. Here is Gene Pitney, singing Town Without Pity : (Next thing you know, I'll be confusing Gene Hackman with Gene Wilder. Or Gene Tierney. It's all in the Genes.) Edited by: misswonderly on Jun 14, 2011 3:30 PM I cannot resist noting that, were one to add and "n" to the song title, one would have "Town Without PITNEY." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownGoesFrazier Posted June 14, 2011 Share Posted June 14, 2011 One more gaffe like this, and I start a "Miss Wonderly Blows it Again" thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misswonderly3 Posted June 14, 2011 Share Posted June 14, 2011 Oh no, please ! I couldn't take it ! Remember, I have no script-writers or research assistants to help me. And no red plush couch to sit on while I talk (or post.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownGoesFrazier Posted June 14, 2011 Share Posted June 14, 2011 I don't necessarily click on every song post, but the thought of Gene Pitney doing "Rip It Up" seemed a bit odd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cujas Posted June 14, 2011 Share Posted June 14, 2011 When I saw Gene Vincent & The Hubcaps in *The Girl Can't Help It*, I had even more admiration for Brian Setzer. FYI--I have a recording of my beloved Everlys doing "Be-Bop-A-Lula". I went thru life thinking that was very good until I saw Gene Vincent in the movie. As for Gene Pitney, he was a fine pop singer but he couldn't really rock it up much--not with the classically-trained Burt Bacharach calling the shots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misswonderly3 Posted June 15, 2011 Share Posted June 15, 2011 cujas, cherie, I must admit that , given a choice between the two Genes, I'd go with Gene Vincent. He rocks considerably harder than Gene P., as you acknowledge. Perhaps my mistake was one of those Freudian- accidentally- on- purpose ones. Although the matter doesn't really seem important enough to merit a Freudian slip. Be-Bop-a-Lula, baby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrroberts Posted June 15, 2011 Share Posted June 15, 2011 Thats Gene Vincent and the BLUE Caps. I have most of Gene's music on Cds , most have been reissued by labels from Europe. Gene Vincent did a lot of great tunes, more than just "Be Bop A Lula", his first and most remembered hit. I highly recommend Gene Vincent - Collectors Series , only 10 bucks on Amazon. My favorite Gene tune, "Rocky Road Blues", a Bill Monroe song. Its on that cd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownGoesFrazier Posted June 15, 2011 Share Posted June 15, 2011 Never cared much for Vincent. For singers of that ilk, I liked Eddie Cochran, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Carl Perkins, etc. a lot more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misswonderly3 Posted June 15, 2011 Share Posted June 15, 2011 I'm not a particular fan myself. I just posted a song by him in the erroneous belief that I was responding to a suggestion that cujas made. I agree, Eddie Cochran and the guys you mention rock the billy far better, as far as I'm concerned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misswonderly3 Posted June 15, 2011 Share Posted June 15, 2011 The Strawbs, a folkie/progressive-ish band from the golden age of British folkie/progressive-ish "rock", the 1970s, actually made some pretty good music. Here's a meditative tune off of their album From the Witchwood, In Amongst the Roses. It's almost a good thing there's no video to accompany it, as the lyrics supply images of their own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C.Bogle Posted June 15, 2011 Share Posted June 15, 2011 Everybody makes a boo-boo once in a while. I didn't think too much about it because I always associate Rip It Up with Little Richard. A Gene Hackman and Gene Wilder confusion might be possible, but confusing either of them with the lovely Gene Tierney. That's a stretch. Isn't it a Pitney, Isn't it a shame, That all these guys named Gene, Seem to look the same. I have a few Strawbs' albums from the early 1970s, when they became a bit more rock oriented, though the folk element was still there. I've meant to go back and get some of the earlier ones, but haven't done it yet. Too many bands, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C.Bogle Posted June 15, 2011 Share Posted June 15, 2011 A spacey little 60s' number from Jefferson Airplane, Today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownGoesFrazier Posted June 15, 2011 Share Posted June 15, 2011 ...and it could have been worse. You could have posted "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer", by Gene Autry. That would have been a major-league boo-boo. ( "You" is Miss W., not CB) Edited by: finance on Jun 15, 2011 3:43 PM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redriver Posted June 15, 2011 Share Posted June 15, 2011 my beloved Everlys At this moment, I am about 30 miles from Everly Brothers Blvd. I'm not kidding! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redriver Posted June 15, 2011 Share Posted June 15, 2011 "I'll fight that Gene Tierney anytime. Anytime." "You mean Gene Tunney." "You fight who you want. I'll fight who I want!" Martin and Lewis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misswonderly3 Posted June 16, 2011 Share Posted June 16, 2011 A very nice, spacey little number; those Jefferson Airplane dudes, they had their sensitive side. Here's a yearning song to end all yearning songs. In honour of Chris Isaak's being the TCM guest host last night, thought I might as well post his most famous song. I thought he picked good films. Every time I hear this song, even if it's in a grocery store or something, I have to stop in my tracks and listen to it. His plaintive howl in the chorus is a golden moment in music time (don't ask me to explain that.): Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownGoesFrazier Posted June 16, 2011 Share Posted June 16, 2011 Gene Tierney and Gene Tunney were an item. They broke up because of identity confusion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownGoesFrazier Posted June 16, 2011 Share Posted June 16, 2011 You are aware, I assume, that the two biggest hits from that LP ("Somebody to Love" and "White Rabbit") were brought with her by Grace Slick when she joined the group after leaving Great Society. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C.Bogle Posted June 16, 2011 Share Posted June 16, 2011 ?:| Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C.Bogle Posted June 16, 2011 Share Posted June 16, 2011 Ole Brucie with one of his better cars/girls/suburban small town angst ballads, Racing in the Street. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cujas Posted June 16, 2011 Share Posted June 16, 2011 The closest I've ever been to The Everlys was at the Chicago Hard Rock Cafe--close that is to their twin guitars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redriver Posted June 16, 2011 Share Posted June 16, 2011 Two of the wildest, most sizzling, out of this world rock songs I've ever heard! Lord, that band was hot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misswonderly3 Posted June 17, 2011 Share Posted June 17, 2011 Love that cars/girls/suburban small town angst, especially if it's from the Boss. Something in the news the other day reminded me of this song. Even if you didn't know the socio/political history behind it, it's a great tune in its own right. Brothers Neville, thanking Miss Rosa : (Sorry about the "Vevo" ad ...I don't know who or what "Vevo" is, but you always have to put up with a 10 second ad or so before you get to the song on their videos. But often the videos are good - it's a trade-off, like everything in life, dammit. ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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