Wherever you go, go with all your heart

Hello there.

Another glorious autumn day in my neck of the woods.

I've been listening to some 'lighter' music these last few weeks; songs whose meaning is pretty upfront and you don't have to dig too deep to figure out exactly what they're singing about..

Today's song is from 1967, where it peaked to number 4 on the charts and stayed in the top 10 for 6 weeks.  I was a mere child (actually, I really was!) but I still remember it well.  My friends and I were fantasizing about our boyfriends and singing this song....ah, a simpler time.

This is the third album by pop star band Tommy James and the Shondells.  (What's a Shondell??) 
The original album cover was black with two pairs of yellow footsteps walking side by side, then facing each other near the top of the cover. (Scandalous!) This was considered to controversial at the time (in 1967??) so the album cover was changed to a yellow cover with a photo of the group .  So, if you stumble across this album with the yellow footsteps, GRAB IT!  You won't find very many of them.  Hey, if you find one, and don't want it for yourself, post a comment and let me know.  I'll send you my contact info so I can take it off your hands. 

Ok, folks. today's song is 'I Think We're Alone Now'.



So, until next time, be kind to each other.

Peace and love,
Kimmie

There is no path to happiness; Happiness is the path.

Hello, my friends of great music.

I have been listening to some great music since my last post and I keep coming back to this tune.

This song was recorded in 1967 by The Turtles, their most successful year. It reached number 3 on the US charts in late spring and actually out-charted "Happy Together" overseas, reaching #4 in the UK.

The Turtles are an American rock band led by vocalists Howard Kaylan and Mark Volman. The band had several Top 40 hits beginning with their cover version of Bob Dylan's "It Ain't Me Babe" in 1965. They scored their biggest and best-known hit in 1967 with the song "Happy Together".

The band broke up in 1970. Kaylan and Volman later found long-lasting success as session musicians, billed as the comedic vocal duo Flo & Eddie. In 2010, a reconstituted version of the band, the Turtles Featuring Flo & Eddie, began performing live shows again.

The Turtles have created a 'Happy Together' Tour that I had the pleasure of seeing live a few years ago, and I have to say, they sound great!  Everybody was singing and dancing in the aisles.

So, have you figured out today's song?

I present to you, for your listening pleasure, the one, the only Turtles performing 'You Know She'd Rather Be With Me.'

I really wish that today's music was more like these songs.  You can't help but feel good when you hear this!

     

 

  1967 - a very good year

 

Until next time, be kind to each other.

Peace.

Kimmie