Music Catharsis after a slump
So the other day I came across a fellow Steemian who is featuring psychedelic pop tunes on his blog. I was enthralled and listened to a few of them… bringing back memories that I did not even know I had. Then this morning whilst I was wallowing in self pity and making this post I listened to some music, Audience’s ‘I had a dream’ and well frankly, that was that…. I felt a music post coming on!!!
So thinking about the one very psychedelic pop song I recall from my young days I dug up this one….
Tommy James and the Shondells - Crimson and Clover
Neat hey…. The voice intrigued me and that started me thinking of great female vocalist from that era.. And who better than Cassandra Elliot aka Mama Cass
Mama’s and the Papa’s - California Dreamin
We were so freaking in love with Michelle Phillips … little boy’s wet dream … and then along came Suzi Quattro … and Michelle looked so pale in comparison … but to be fair we had moved on from pretty faces to ...errr...well...bodies ….and Suzie fulfilled all our young fantasies….gotta find one of her tunes and them slinky leathers
Suzi Quatrro - Rock Hard
Happy days those were … but the reality was we could only see pictures of her… TV not being an easy commodity in South Africa at the time. Well listening to Suzi naturally leads to Patti Smith … which teenage guy did not swoon and dream to the sound of Because the Night....
Patti Smith Group - Because the Night
Take me now baby here as I am
Pull me close, try and understand
Desire is hunger is the fire I breathe
Love is a banquet on which we feed
Have I doubt when I'm alone
Love is a ring, the telephone
Love is an angel disguised as lust
Here in our bed until the morning comes
Come on now try and understand
The way I feel under your command
Ah the simplicity of youth, and the power of music
George Thorogood and the Destroyers - The Sky is Crying
Man, can this man slide ….. I wore out the grooves on this album and sadly no longer have the vinyl. Looked on Musicstack and plenty available… but postage to Africa is three times the price of the Album.
Have to stop now… I have had a really uplifting three hours putting this together and could fill 12 more hours. Listen to the music, picture young kids with no TV … just a small transistor radio shared amongst many … very little food and definitely no sweets… music and a tennis ball … but mostly just the music!!!
Thanks for reading and hopefully listening !!!
Another excellent selection.
LOVE Crimson and Clover, though I'm more familiar with the Joan Jett version. It was interesting to hear this different one.
California Dreaming - yep, yep.
Patti Smith - even teenage girls would swoon over this song. Well this teenage girl anyway.
A transistor radio under the covers in bed at night...
Using Dad's reel to reel tape recorder to tape songs off the radio...
Wow, you did that ? radio onto reel to reel? Amazing, I wish I could get my hands on some old reel to reel recordings.
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That album cover was the nearest thing to porn we had seen as youngsters, one could 'just about' see her nipple..and the hair under in the armpits.. phew, we thought she was sooo wild!!!
That was last year of high school. Within a year or two, it was cassette tapes. Soooo much easier. I wonder what happened to those reels?
My reasons for swooning were probably a bit different.
The lyrics were the reason for your swoon and that crush you had on the head boy or Victor Lodourum bloke??
Actually, when I look it up, I was already 20 when the song came out, so not a teenager at all. That was the year I went out with an 18 year old punk rocker who introduced me to Elvis Costello, the Boomtown Rats and a variety of other punk and new wave bands. He probably introduced me to Patti too.
My last year at school I was only 16 (I skipped a year) and a lot younger than said boys, so waaay off their radar.
You may have been off their radar ... does not imply they were off yours {grin} ..there must have been 2 dozen girls at my school that I lusted after without them having a clue that I even existed {sob}
How did any of us get through those hellish teenage years?
It would be so fantastic to have these decades of experience and wisdom in those teenage bodies.... but I would never want that teenage angst again... As the sying goes...'Youth is wasted on the young'
Oh and who is the Steemian featuring the psychedelic pop songs?
I was worried someone would ask that.... I could not find him again, was in one or other conversation...{shrug}...I did look for him.
Ah well maybe I'll just go to Mr Youtube and search for psychedelic...
EDIT and then I'll change my search to include 1960s!
This is so awesome!! Are you also from South Africa? I'm living in Cape town brother. Nice to meet you!
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you did the awesome work Sir..At least i got the video..Thanks a ton