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| From | "Billy G. Spradlin" <bgspradlin@cablelynx.com> |
| Subject | Re: Favorite Guest Stars/Depressing Songs |
| Date | Tue, 02 Sep 2003 14:39:45 -0500 |
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>Okay, if we're going back aways, Ray Stevens
>singing backup on Bobby Goldsboro's "It's Too
>Late."
Thats proably the best thing he did, (Gary Lewis also recorded a nice cover on
his "Hits Again" LP) An upbeat LP track called "She Chased Me" became a
cult-hit in the UK Northern Soul Scene. Its not the choice of material that
bugs me - just his nasally voice didnt convey much emotion. Gimmie Gene
Pitney,
Lou Christie, Del Shannon, Frankie Valli, Tommy Roe and Johnny Rivers over
him.
Ray Stevens did a lot of studio work in Nashville during the 60's, as a backup
musican and producer. He produced a great girl group 45 called "Dont Drop Out"
with Dolly Parton in 1966, and its not country sounding at all.
>And back to the thread of depressing songs, fo me,
>Bobby takes the cake with "Honey." Way back
>when, to show a buddy how much I hated that song,
>we went to a Woolworths in Orlando, I bought the
>45, broke it right in front of him and the cashier,
>then threw it away. I like all of Goldsboro's other
>stuff, though!
I cant stomach it either - that damn suprano "wordless vocalist" that starts
whoooing during the last verse makes me chringe. Also "Watchin' Scotty
Grow" is
another stomach tuner.
>Someone did a send-up of "Honey," where the tree
>dies instead of the wife. Anybody know who that
>was? Maybe Ben Colter?
>
>Greg
>
Billy G. Spradlin
http://listen.to/jangleradio
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