My Sharona....

Ooh my little pretty one, pretty one.
When you gonna give me some time, Sharona?
Ooh you make my motor run, my motor run.
Gun it comin' off the line Sharona

See post 3. :D

"Under Pressure" is a Queen song featuring David Bowie. Vanilla Ice did sample the song and has admitted it. No extra bass line note. He did lose in court, but purportedly purchased the rights to the song. Queen and Bowie were given writing credits for "Ice, Ice Baby"

Rupert Holmes, the singer of "Escape" aka The Piña Colada song wrote and played piano on 'Timothy' by The Buoys which is mentioned in another post.

One of the greatest bubblegum pop songs of all time. It was written by Jeff Barry and Andy Kim. Barry also co-wrote 'Da Doo Run Run', 'Doo Wah Diddy Diddy', 'Be My Baby' and 'Chapel of Love' among others. Andy Kim had a solo hit with "Rock Me Gently". They were back up singers on the Archies' songs. Barry was Jugheads voice for the songs in the cartoons. Other backup singers were:

Bobby Bloom of 'Montego Bay' fame. He also co-wrote "Mony Mony' for Tommy James.

Ritchie Adams who co-wrote "Tossin' and Turnin'" and the Banana Splits theme 'The Tra La La Song' (One Banana, Two Banana).

Ellie Greenwich who co-wrote with Jeff Barry the songs noted above.

The lead singer was Ron Dante. His true claim to fame is as Barry Manilow's longtime producer. Also a very nice person. I talked with him at one of the Chiller Theatre Shows in New Jersey.

Be My Baby -- a truly great song. Ronnie Spector had one of the best voices in pop history IMO.

Thanks for clarifying and correcting me. I always think just of Bowie with that song, and not Queen, for some reason. Never heard about that final legal outcome. I may mistakenly have been thinking of some other past copyright case and got Vanilla Ice's song in my head.

Along the sort of novelty line.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vyJSetm6U0k

They did get the guitar player from Blue Oyster Cult to do this song.

Agreed. How about 'Oh No, Not My Baby' by Maxine Brown?

david bowie /ziggy stardust
when they play either of the these, it stays in my head
1. (w/queen)- Under Pressure
2. Space Oddity
3. Fame
4. Changes

As far as Queen--
1. Bohemian Raphshody

If it hasn’t already been mentioned, Shirley Ellis and The Name Game certainly is threadworthy.

Shirley Shirley Bo Birley, bonana fanna fo firley, fee fy mo Mirley, Shirley

Repeat ad nauseum using any name

Chuck?

LOL

And again, figures you'd be the first to go there. :)

LOL. Or the PG version, a fave among 6 year olds.... Bart.

Or the 3 Stooges alphabet song.

B A Bay, B E Be, B I Bicky Bi....

Mitch?

We need to find you a hobby...

+ 1,000 to that! :)

(sings)
Bob
Bob
Bo-ob

You sir, are incorrigible! LOL :p

Agree 1000%. Probably the crowning glory for crazy Phil Spector. Simply a masterpiece.

With reminds me, almost time to find my Phil Spector Christmas Album. That is a pretty amazing accomplishment.

I have read that he considered River Deep Mountain High -- with a young Tina Turner -- his best song.

The Ronettes' Walking In The Rain is another Spector gem. If I recall correctly, Marvin Gaye wrote that one. Interestingly, for all Spector's perfectionism and borderline abusive treatment of his singers and musicians until he was satisfied, Ronnie Spector apparently did the lead track in a single take. The vocal is ethereal.

By contrast, Tina said Spector made her sing River Deep Mountain High so many times she was drenched in sweat and had to take her shirt off to finish.

Reportedly Brian Wilson said Be My Baby is the greatest song ever produced.

Seems he was channeling it in Don't Worry Baby.

.This is an 11:00 minute song called American City Suite by Cashman and West who were writers for Jim Croce:
https://youtu.be/t_sMCCQjvCI

Cashman also had a hit with the song Talkin' Baseball (Willie, Mickey and the Duke).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWKA9Zi5-_Y

Black Betty by Ram Jam


Totally ridiculous song, but strangely infectious.