Does anyone remember these British singers?

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On 5/19/2020 at 2:42 AM, Blood Bought 1953 said:

Just curious.....anybody here remember the very controversial song, “ They’re Coming To Take Me Away, Ha Ha”...........The flip side of that hit was a  Masterpiece! See if you can get it on You Tube! 

Yes, I had that album, by Napoleon, as I recall. The other song that I recall, if memory serves from that album, was "Bats in My Belfry" There as also an Album by Allen Sherman, called My Son the Nut. It had quite a few, but that  famous one was "Hello Muddah, Hello Faddah (maybe not spelled like that).

[BeauJangles]

46 minutes ago, Omegaman 3.0 said:

Yes, I had that album, by Napoleon, as I recall. The other song that I recall, if memory serves from that album, was "Bats in My Belfry" There as also an Album by Allen Sherman, called My Son the Nut. It had quite a few, but that  famous one was "Hello Muddah, Hello Faddah (maybe not spelled like that).

Oh, yeah. 'Camp Granada', right? I remember that one. Big hit here. We got a kick out of this and many other comical songs. There were so many of them during the 1960's. I've got a number of them off the top of my head. We'll talk later. 

1. Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh!

   Allan Sherman

   Hello Muddah, hello Faddah
   Here I am at Camp Grenada
   Camp is very entertaining
   And they say we'll have some fun if it stops raining

   I went hiking with Joe Spivey
   He developed poison ivy
   You remember Leonard Skinner
   He got Ptomaine poisoning last night after dinner

   All the counsellors hate the waiters
   And the lake has alligators
   And the head coach wants no sissies
   So he reads to us from something called Ulysses

   Now I don't want this should scare ya
   But my bunkmate has Malaria
   You remember Jeffery Hardy
   They're about to organize a searching party

   Take me home, oh Muddah, Faddah
   Take me home, I hate Grenada
   Don't leave me out in the forest where
   I might get eaten by a bear

   Take me home, I promise I will
   Not make noise, or mess the house with
   Other boys, oh please don't make me stay
   I've been here one whole day

   Dearest Fadduh, darling Muddah
   How's my precious little bruddah
   Let me come home if you miss me
   I would even let Aunt Bertha hug and kiss me

   Wait a minute, it's stopped hailing
   Guys are swimming, guys are sailing
   Playing baseball, gee that's bettah
   Muddah, Faddah kindly disregard this letter

   Songwriters: Allan Sherman, Lou Busch

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We have yet to mention The Who. What? No, The Who. Who what? Just The Who. They were a great rock 'n' roll band. And it just so happens today in 1969, they also released the very first rock opera ever composed. Double album, Tommy. This was a concept LP that paved the way for others to do the same. I loved the entire musical layout of it from beginning to the end.

There are some controversial aspects to it. Feel free to comment about that if you wish. I know the entire story behind it and also saw the star studded movie. The group appeared in it as did numerous British rock stars, actors and American ones as well. Eh, I wasn't all that crazy about it, personally for a number of reasons. Leader of the group, Roger Daltrey appeared as the starring role of Tommy. 

 

Tommy (The Who album) - Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommy_(The_Who_album)

Tommy is the fourth studio album by the English rock band The Who, a double album first released in May 1969. The album was mostly composed by guitarist Pete Townshend, and is a rock opera that tells the story of Tommy Walker, a "deaf, dumb and blind" boy, including his experiences with life and his relationship with his family.

[Justin Adams]

Pinball wizard is my fave... One of the first video pop hits.

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The Who came out with their first Top 40 Hit in 1967, I Can See For Miles. It took America by storm and was very popular, leaning towards psychedelia. I thought it was brilliant, but I like this sort of genre for the imaginativeness about the style. Of course, The Who had been hugely successful in England for a few years, we here in the US hadn't heard of them until this song hit the airwaves.

Followed by the lovely song Pictures Of Lilly, Substitute, Happy Jack, I Can't Explain, My Generation, and many more following the release of Tommy two years later. Baba O'Riley, Behind Blue Eyes, Won't Get Fooled Again, Getting In Tune, Bargain, Love Ain't For Keeping, The Kids Are Alright, Who Are You, And one of my all time favorites, Join Together in 1972. Fantastic! 

Also in 1972, The Who recorded and released their second rock opera, Quadrophenia. Yeah, it was tremendous. Pete Townsend had matured as a performer and composer. This is also a quintessential double album and masterpiece. The guys were at the top of their game. Roger Daltrey was in great voice here, Keith Moon's percussions were thrilling, and John Entwistle's bass playing was superb.   

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18 minutes ago, Justin Adams said:

Pinball wizard is my fave... One of the first video pop hits.

Oh dear! I forgot to mention that one. Great song! See my listings above for more fine Who tunes. 

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Donovan Phillips Leitch. A good many of you probably never heard the last name of this Scottish folk singer and musician. Donovan stayed true to his roots and remained there. Well, he also took a side avenue for a year or so and also recorded some psychedelia. During 1966-1968, so many artists felt the need to go with the trends and explore the new sounds of predated electronica in the recording studio. And Donovan did the same. I loved these tunes then and still admire them. A lot of thought and effort went into this and it's quality all around. Eventually, the folk returned and lacked no loss. Donovan was tremendous.

When he came to America, the first hit I remember was, Catch The Wind. Lovely song. Donovan did most of his own compositions, but also recorded covers as his other folk friends had. Let me name my favorites. Just a brief mention before I do. Donovan was good friends with The Beatles, Paul McCartney in particular. I have a bootleg cassette tape of the two of them recorded at Paul and Linda's farm in Scotland. It's pretty amusing as they shared a few dittys with one another. And Donovan asked Paul to play the chord structure of Blackbird, from The White Album. Here are the fondest Donovan songs I've enjoyed so well. 

Catch The Wind

Colours

Universal Soldier 

Happiness Runs 

Jennifer Juniper

Wear Your Love Like Heaven 

Lalena 

There Is A Mountain 

Atlantis 

Sunshine Superman

Mellow Yellow

Hurdy Gurdy Man

Candyman 

Riki Tiki Tavi

Hey Gyp

Jersey Thursday

Josie

The Little Tin Soldier

Sunny Goodge Street 

I Love My Shirt 

Barabajagal

Superlungs My Supergirl 

Season Of The Witch - yeah I know 

To Susan On The West Coast Waiting - (From Andy In Vietnam Fighting)

Cosmic Wheels - This is the last hit song to make the FM airwaves I can remember. 

           Donovan

Edited June 5, 2020 by BeauJangles

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Donovan and Paul McCartney at Paul's farm in Scotland

[Debp]

9 hours ago, BeauJangles said:

Donovan and Paul McCartney at Paul's farm in Scotland

Oh, I had forgotten all about Donovan!   Pretty sure I had his first album.

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4 hours ago, Debp said:

Oh, I had forgotten all about Donovan!   Pretty sure I had his first album.

I had a wonderful double album specially packaged for the United States called, Donovan P. Leitch. In it were some rare mixes of his older material we had little exposure to here. A lot of his most classic folk tunes never before heard. Remastered in superb stereo from the original monaural recordings. It went out-of-print almost immediately. You can still get used copies from eBay, but expect to pay premium prices for it. I've yet to see a CD version of it. If I ever do though, place that directly into my internet shopping cart. It's a masterpiece of some of Donovan's best material.