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| From | "Jaimie Vernon" <bullseyecanada@hotmail.com> |
| Subject | Re: Turtles |
| Date | Mon, 19 Sep 2005 00:14:03 -0400 |
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At Date: Sun, 18 Sep 2005 21:14:27 Jim wrote:
>yeah, that was the closest they would ever came to a 'hit', and it was
>called "Keep It Warm"....i wish iTunes would put that song or the whole cd
>up for download!!!!!!
>
>jim
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Eytan Mirsky <eytanmirsky@hotmail.com>
>To: audities@smoe.org
>Sent: Sun, 18 Sep 2005 20:16:46 -0400
>Subject: Re: Turtles
>
> Jaimie: Flo & Eddie's "Moving Targets" album is worth tracking down. I
>liked it so much I named a band after it.
>
>I: didn't that album contain these classic lyrics?:
>
>"My woody's broken down by the beach now And T.M's getting so out of reach
>now. Tell the Maharish' to keep it warm."
Critics have often cited the song as an homage to The Beach Boys and
Beatles' trip into transcendental floss, but with Flo & Eddie's harpooning
cynicism (a la Frank Zappa), it's more of a direct call and response to the
Beach Boys' "TM Song" also from 1976.
Jaimie Vernon,
President, Bullseye Records
"Not Suing Our Customers Since 1985!!"
http://www.bullseyecanada.com
Author, Canadian Pop Music Encyclopedia
http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Pop_Encyclopedia/
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