on 3/16/03 12:00 PM, audities-owner@smoe.org at audities-owner@smoe.org wrote: > Date: Sun, 16 Mar 2003 10:35:38 -0600 > From: "Michael Bennett" > To: audities@smoe.org > Subject: Singles and stuff... > Message-ID: > > The other day on VH1 Classics, I saw the video for Franke and the Knockout's > "Sweetheart" -- the video was laughable, particularly singer Bobby Previte's > hair, which looked like the mullet equivalent of the plastic hair Devo wore > circa NEW TRADITIONALISTS. > Ahem...that's Franke Previte...hence FRANKE & the Knockouts...sorry, I have all three original albums on CD (imports), and actually like their stuff (guilty pleasure, perhaps?). Executive production by Jimmy Ienner, and Previte has since worked with popsters Glen Burtnik and Kasim Sulton as a songwriter (not to mention having won an Oscar for writing "The Time Of My Life" for Dirty Dancing). > The song? I forgot what a great hook the song has -- excellent mid-tempo > balladry. I'd love to hear Robbie Rist take a run at it, with his > 50-megaton voice. Howzabout "You're My Girl"? "Sweetheart" is cool, but reminds me a bit too much of something Robbie would have done (mimed) on KIDD VIDEO... > > Mike Bennett > > NP: Three Dog Night -- BEST OF > Now THAT'S interesting, Mike...didn't know you were a fan. Me too. Brioohs