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| From | Robert Berry <rberry@gandronics.com> |
| Subject | Help me identify these 1974 sound clips |
| Date | Tue, 13 Feb 2007 19:41:06 -0500 |
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This is possibly a bit off-topic, but I can't think of a better place to
go...
I'm working on a personal project that involves going through a bunch of
old cassettes I recorded when I was a kid. I'm obsessive enough to want
to identify everything I can that's on these old tapes.
Right now I'm listening to a tape that I've dated to 1974. There are
several snippets of music that I haven't been able to identify, so I
thought maybe I'd let the encyclopedic knowledge of this group take a
crack. Some are probably easy, others are long shots, but I figured it
was worth a try.
The first was probably taped from a 45 single. It sounds familiar to me
and may not be obscure at all, but I don't know the song and haven't had
any success Googling the lyrics:
http://diskermusic.com/audio/1974_popsong.mp3
The second one is from the radio, evidently another pop song. (Or maybe
it's a commercial for a travel agency!)
http://diskermusic.com/audio/1974_everyday.mp3
The third one is a piano-based instrumental cover of Ray Stevens's
"Everything Is Beautiful." But it's *not* Floyd Cramer's version. I
remember that this was on a 45 single, but I don't remember the artist;
it may well be a no-name easy-listening cover, but I don't know. My
recording is nearly complete (and is a nice demonstration of "wow and
flutter" for those who don't remember those days):
http://diskermusic.com/audio/1974_raystevens_cover.mp3
The last one is a real long shot, some kind of honky-tonk piano
instrumental:
http://diskermusic.com/audio/1974_honkytonk.mp3
Anybody got any clues? Thanks!
Robert Berry
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