At 01:26 PM 6/18/2003 -0400, Seaman, Dave wrote:
>Would the New Seekers fit into the soft pop category, or are they more folk
>pop?  or something else.  I believe they did "Georgy Girl", a song i always
>loved, but I don't know anything else by them -- or, wait, they had another
>hit or two didn't they?   can't recall names....

You've got it slightly backwards: The Seekers had the hit with Georgy Girl,
and the New Seekers were a reconfigured group (minus Tom Springfield --
Dusty's brother -- who was their original mentor/songwriter, and with only
one original member, who left the band after their first album!) that had a
later hit with "I'd Like To Teach the World To Sing."  The Seekers actually
had a ton of hits, but very few of them are remembered now, just "Georgy
Girl" (which is atypical) and "I'll Never Find Another You."

>anyway, are there any New Seekers comps out there to test the waters with?

EMI released a fairly comprehensive collection called THE VERY BEST OF THE
SEEKERS a couple years ago that's probably all the Seekers you need.
However, you should know that "Georgy Girl" aside, the Seekers were
basically a traditional-minded folk act with some pop influences (a less
smug and irritating Peter Paul and Mary), not a soft pop band in the manner
we've been discussing.

The New Seekers were a twee cabaret act with little to recommend them and
they're best avoided unless you can watch the Eurovision Song Contest
without irony.

>Also, is the movie "Georgy Girl" worthwhile?   Don't think I'll find it at
>the local video store...

Actually, it's *really* good!  A lot darker than the song would lead you to
believe -- the novel it's based on is darker still -- and Lynn Redgrave's
performance is outstanding.  It shows up on TV occasionally.

S