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| From | "Billy G. Spradlin" <bgspradlin@cablelynx.com> |
| Subject | Re: First 45 |
| Date | Thu, 26 Jun 2003 15:41:28 -0500 |
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I remember hearing "Heartbeat" for the first time on my parents car radio
while
going shopping in Santa Barbera. I think I bought the 45 a couple days later.
Compared to most bubblegum records it had a very dense and expensive sounding
production, a great dramatic opening (with some nice phasing effects) and a
killer hook. Very danceable too - you might call it the first disco/bubblegum
crossover. I also remember the B-side called "Sweet Sweet Loretta" which got a
lot of spins during recess. Our elementary school had a portable PA system
with
a built-in turntable and two large speakers, and kids would bring thier
records
and blast them all over the playground.
Tony pics were all over Tiger Beat magazine. I never bought them (only car
magazines, Popular Science and comics), but the girls would bring them into
the
classroom and I'd always sneak a peek and see what was going on with David,
Donnie, Bobby etc.
The song is on Rhino's "Have a Nice Day" - Volume 10 CD.
Billy
At 05:45 PM 6/25/03 -0700, you wrote:
>--- Peter Soboroff <nycdvm@yahoo.com> wrote:
>> As for 45s, my first was The DeFranco Family,
>> featuring Tony DeFranco (is this right?), doing
>> their hit, "Heartbeat, It's a Lovebeat." Wish I
>> still had it, but no luck.
>
>
>From: Jocelyn Geboy <smussyolay@yahoo.com>
>>
>> ~~~do you still like that song? i first heard that
>>song when i was ... 23? 25? and i thought, man this
>>is brutal. now, it's sort of an inside joke between a
>>friend and me (a friend and i?), and i guess i've
>>warmed to it on that basis.
>
>>jocelyn
>
>I've got the DeFranco Family album and I actually like that song. Maybe it's
because I hear it's potential in my head as a revved up cover, maybe by a band
like the Queers or someone of that ilk. The chorus is catchy as hell.
>
>Steve
>
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