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| From | "Stephen Thorn" <youngthorn@earthlink.net> |
| Subject | Re: Soft pop comp |
| Date | Wed, 26 Jul 2006 21:18:48 -0700 |
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This man (Steve D) speaks the truth. Ask him to send you his "Sublime Pop"
mix. He sent me a copy and it stayed in my CD player for weeks! Thanks
again, Steve.
Steve Thorn
----- Original Message -----
From: "floatingunder" <underthefloat@msn.com>
To: <audities@smoe.org>
Sent: Wednesday, July 26, 2006 8:51 PM
Subject: Re: Soft pop comp
> --- In audities@yahoogroups.com, Dave Seaman <seamand@...> wrote:
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>> If you were to make a comp of soft pop from the late 60s/early 70s,
>> featuring groups with lots of vocals/harmonies, and top 40 hits,
> who and
>> what would you include? I'm thinking stuff like The Association
> (Windy,
>> Along Came Mary, Cherish, etc), The Cowsills (The Rain The Park
> And Other
>> Things, Indian Lake, Hair), Spanky and Our Gang (Sunday Morning,
> etc), The
>> Fifth Dimension, Mamas and The Papas, etc
>>> If you were to make a comp of soft pop from the late 60s/early
> 70s,
>> featuring groups with lots of vocals/harmonies, and top 40 hits,
> who and
>> what would you include?
>
> A topic I can't resist...
>
> A list of soft pop hits (some softer then others) that I could
> listen to over and over...
>
> Happy Together-The Turtles
> Hello it's Me-Todd Rundgren
> More today then yesterday- Spiral Staircase
> Smile a little smile for me- the flying machine
> 98.6-Keith
> God only knows-Beach Boys
> Love grows where my rosemary grows-Edison Lighthouse
> Precious & Few- Climax
> Everybody's Talkin'-Harry Nilsson
> Do you believe in magic-The Lovin' Spoonful
> This guys in love with you-Herb Alpert
> Walk away Renee-The Left Banke
> Walk on By- Dionne Warwick
> Like to get to know you-Spanky & Our Gang
> Love can make you happy-?
> Reflections of my Life-Marmalade
> California Dreamin'-Mama's and the Papas
> Along comes Mary-the Association
> Stay Awhile-The Bells
> Day by Day-Cleo Laine
> Yes I'm Ready-Barbara Mason
> Sunday will never be the same again-Spanky and our gang
> My baby loves lovin-White Plains
> Make it easy on yourself-Walker Brothers
> One less bell to answer-The 5th Dimension
> The Look of Love-Dusty Springfield
> Sweet Cherry Wine-Tommy James
> Here comes that rainy day feeling again-The Fortunes
> To Sir with Love-Lu Lu
> Fire and Rain-James Taylor
> Everything I own-Bread
> Alone again Naturally-Gilbert O'Sullivan
> This will be our year-The Zombies
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> Long list and I'm sure there are many more I can't think of...
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> Many have listed some great soft pop artists that didn't hit Top 40
> status in the USA or anywhere else. Craig, Stewart and others hit
> some of my favs.
> I'll add more that I didn't see or I just missed them:
> Nirvana, Nino Tempo and April Stevens, Lee Hazlewood (Some Velvet
> Morning), Scott Walker, Chuck and Mary Perrin, Margo Guryan, The
> Hobbits (a few tracks anyway), Pearls Before Swine, The Critters (a
> few tracks), Maury Muehleisen, Thomas and Richard Frost, Honeybus
> and so on.
>
> Best,
> Steve D
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