ted@usceast.UUCP (Ted Nolan) (11/03/84)
<submarine races> We've had some postings on dance music tapes lately, I thought I would put in my $.02 worth on my favorite theme tape : Sunshine Music. This is a collection of songs I like to play in the summer with my car windows rolled down (no AC so this is most of the time!) while going someplace I actually want to be (ie not to work), preferably on Coastal Hiway 17. I had several goals in putting this tape together, to wit : 1) I wasn't going to buy any new records for it, the songs had to be ones I already had. 2) I didn't want to let the Beach Boys take over the tape (I'm a fan, and could easily make several summer tapes of just BB music) 3) I didn't want Beach Music to take over the tape (this is quite different from the Beach Boys and west coast surf rock - if you aren't a Southerner, don't worry about it) 4) The songs should all have a summer theme (or have a summer mood - this to me to justify some strange choices) and be good. This is the way the current tape turned out (there have been previous tapes, eaten by my car that were slightly different, as no doubt the tape made after this one is lunch will be different) Sunshine Music Jan & Dean The theme song - possibly by Dean only Groovin' The Young Rascals Saturday in the Park Chicago Probably the best song they ever did Girl from Ipanema Stan Getz Summer in the City Lovin' Spoonful A Summer Song Chad & Jeremy It's OK The Beach Boys The ultimate carpe diem song. A real mystery to me why this wasn't a big hit Wipe Out The Surfaris The Surfaris should have stuck to instrumentals, it's strange hearing them try to do Dylan. Dancing In the Moonlight King Harvest She's My Summer Girl Jan & Dean A forgotten Brian Wilson gem from the Ride the Wild Surf album. The lyrics wouldn't fly today, but you can tell they aren't taking the song overseriously anyway (11 wasps and a bumblebee!) Lazy Day Spanky & Our Gang Summertime Summertime The Jamies Black Water Doobie Brothers Under the Boardwalk The Drifters Beach music does have its place Working on a Groovy Thing Fifth Dimension Not really a summer song, but it has that feeling. A lot of the 5th's hits still hold up well. Waterloo Sunset The Kinks Another strange choice, but it does have a nice laid back sound. Keepin' the Summer Alive Beach Boys Best song from the album of the same name. Why they released two mediocre singles from this album and let this one languish is beyond me; I think it could have made it. Summertime Blues Eddy Cochran Good Day Sunshine Beatles Hey Baby Bruce Channel Roll Out Those Lazy Hazy Crazy Days of Summer Nat King Cole Warm California Sun Ramones Yes I know this is not the original 59th Street Bridge Song Simon & Garfunkle The live version (from the S&G GH album). I may put the Harper's Bizzare version on the next tape just for variety. Summertime George Gershwin by way of Billy Stewart I don't know, this one isn't wearing too well; it may make room for something else next time Daydream Lovin' Spoonful Moonlight Feels Right Starbuck A modern classic from a group that was never heard from again (no "Everybody be Dancing" doesn't count) Turn Down Day The Cyrkle Good song despite the cutsey group name. From the same album as Red Rubber Ball. In the Summertime Mungo Jerry In the Good Old Summertime Bing Crosby Springtime Mama Henry Gross A neglected artist, Gross has made two albums I consider classic (Plug Me Into Something, and Show Me to the Stage) this isn't from either though. (It's from the album with Shannon). Sand in My Shoes The Drifters All Summer Long Beach Boys A real remember when song. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- All this takes a 90 min tape and more than 90 min of patience to get it all recorded. Any comments? Have I missed something vital? Ted Nolan ..usceast!ted PS : don't tell me if I misspelled any titles or artists; I have all the information, but digging through the record pile takes more time than I want to spend right now. -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ted Nolan ...decvax!mcnc!ncsu!ncrcae!usceast!ted 6536 Brookside Circle ...akgua!usceast!ted Columbia, SC 29206 ("Deep space is my dwelling place, the stars my destination") -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Carl Moore (VLD/VMB) <cmoore@BRL-VLD.ARPA> (11/06/84)
You say that Sunshine Music is by Jan & Dean, possibly by Dean only. If it is by Dean only, it might be after Jan's 1966 accident. Dean went on recording by himself for a while after that accident, but it just wasn't the same. (I heard Dean doing "Vegetables", originally on the Beach Boys' "Smiley Smile" LP, on a Jan & Dean anthology LP.)
Pawka <PAWKA@NOSC-TECR.ARPA> (11/08/84)
Ted: Great tape, those are fun to make. One selection I find curious, unless I'm thinking of a different song, is "Hey Baby" by Bruce Channel. As I remember that song, it was snowing in Virginia ('62). That's ok, you can replace it with "The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore" by the Walker Bros., about '64 or '65. Mike ------
Carl Moore (VLD/VMB) <cmoore@BRL-VLD.ARPA> (11/08/84)
"Hey Baby" is a song with a good beat! (Bruce Channel's version, the original, is a better version than Ringo Starr's.)
gregbo@houxm.UUCP (Greg Skinner) (11/11/84)
First off, I agree with the "Moonlight Feels Right" comments -- that's one of the great summer songs. Does anybody know what ever became of them? I agree with "In the Summertime" too. Secondly, here's a few of my own choices. I apologize if I don't remeber the artists, but a lot of these songs were out back in the 60's and early 70's. (Wish I could make a tape of them.) Cracklin' Rosie -- Neil Diamond Hitchin' a Ride -- Vanity Fair Summer Breeze -- Seals and Crofts (I'm not sure if this came out in the summer.) also Diamond Girl Ride Captain Ride -- Blues Image Lady Willpower -- Gary Puckett and the Union Gap (Don't know what ever happened to them) also Young Girl Grazin' in the Grass -- the other one, not the one by Hugh Makasela Dance With Me -- Orleans Afternoon Delight -- Starland Vocal Band (Does anybody remember their TV show? It was expected that they would be- come a big success. Unfortunately it didn't happen. There just wasn't any substance to their group. Even the Great Space Coaster had more sub- stance than they did.) It Never Rains in Southern California -- Albert Hammond (I think) Lazy Days -- Dunno, Spanky and Our Gang, maybe? Treat Her Like a Lady -- Cornelius Bros. and Sister Rose also Too Late to Turn Back Now If I can think of any others, I'll post them. -- Baby tie your hair back in a long white bow ... Meet me in the field, behind the dynamo ... Greg Skinner (gregbo) {allegra,cbosgd,ihnp4}!houxm!gregbo
Carl Moore (VLD/VMB) <cmoore@BRL-VLD.ARPA> (11/14/84)
That's Hugh Masekela you were referring to re: Grazing in the Grass. The vocal version (the only other version I know) was done by the Friends of Distinction(?).