Doling out accurate royalty payments can be a logistical nightmare even in the best of circumstances! Toss in popular song titles that are identical, and...well, let's just watch the fun!🎵
I think you know I love this GBE take on Inside Tracks! It brings me back to my Monkey Man variation on it so many moons ago! I am working on another one myself right now — all songs titled “3 Legged Dog”; don’t tell anyone! I am excited to listen to all these variations on my vacation (leaving shortly for the flight). I am not familiar with any of them other than Lou Rawls and Robin Trower. And as always, I appreciate the gluttony of puns! Keep it comin’ Lady Love!
Also, for the new reader ('cause I know you know, Steve!), "Inside Tracks" takes a look at various covers of one song; GROW BIGGER EARS eagerly peeks at different songs with a theme, or, in this case, the theme is the same title!
I'm glad our musical serendipity provided you with air travel tuneage for your flight of fans, see!
I could never have guessed that there had been any more than ONE "3 Legged Dog" song! I look forward to that! Safe travels, my bud, and we'll catch ya back on the flip side!
As for MY excess baggage, you know I've not come close to reaching maximum punnage! I'm still giggling at finding "Children of the Croon"!🌽🎵
Sad to say, (but kudos to you, my friend) for showcasing the 'other' versions. I mean, Lou Rawls will always be THE 'Lady Love.' I s'ppose it has something to do with my actually being aware of its existence and that my mother always had the local Boston AM radio station (WBZ) perpetually tuned on in the daytime. It never failed that Rawls – with that deep smooth voice – would be on sometime during that time period. No housewife/mom would ever turn her back on that!
Lou's "Lady Love" was the only one I'd ever heard or heard of, myself! The only other one I may have had a "run-in" with was the Trower, and that's only if I spun it while on FM radio....but, there's no way I remember that. I know I didn't have the album at home. And, I'm stunned that I never knew Brian wrote a song with Billy, or that DD&B (whose albums I had at the time) ever recorded it! Thanks, Amy! I used to sing Lou's "You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine" at karaoke a decade ago! Always fun to try to get that low!!!
Such different songs! It's curious where the expression "lady love" came from. It's not really something people say (or said.) Maybe it's related to the expression "lady luck."
Great point, Dan! A guess would be just a pleasant nickname from one to another....my bro called his wife, "Honeybunch"! I think "Lady Love" works as a similar kind of sentiment! In our examples, today, Brian and Billy were the first, but, with so many examples....I hear ya, it seems to be more of a "thing" than we ever imagined!
Lou Rawls has the smoothest voice, remember him so well from TV shows, and especially this hit song.
Dino Desi and Billy sound good, but just read on wikipedia they didn't play on their own records -- like the Monkees, the Byrds, etc. , seemed to be a thing back then in LA to hire studio musicians for recording. But then what happens when they tour? These guys seem fine on the performing front.
Enjoyed the label comparisons at the top. So many songs with parentheses -- now that would make an interesting post, when that became a thing. And record label design, enjoyed your observations about that.
Rawls' voice was like "buttah"....so rich, so deep! DD&B (and I meant to look it up) used, I'm betting, the Wrecking Crew. As for touring, I don't know how much they did right off the bat. Lip-synching with unplugged guitars on TV guest spots may have been their "touring.," as the boys and label execs wouldn't have wanted their playing shortcomings to be so exposed.
We can see, over time, how music was more imbedded with Desi, Jr. and Billy. I don't think so much with Dino, who became an airplane aficionado.
Label design and artwork is a fascinating study, and don't you know serious collectors keep an eye out, too, for changes and updates on that level of graphic design! I remember reading a Barry Hansen (Dr. Demento) piece in the '70s about the design of LP jacket spines! I always point to Columbia's diagonal lines at the spine top, along with their square-off spine (as opposed to the rounded spines of RCA, Warner Bros, MCA, and virtually all the rest! Oh, it's a whole thing!😁
According to Wikipedia, "in 1965, they toured as an opening act for the Beach Boys.The group also opened for Paul Revere & the Raiders, Tommy Roe, Sam the Sham, the Lovin' Spoonful and the Mamas & the Papas." I don't know if concerts at that time were expected to have high production values or great playing. Something I wonder about as I didn't go to any concerts until the 70s.
Label and album design is fascinating for sure. An art form in its own right.
I forgot about their BBs opening, and others! I'm gonna guess they had "reinforcements," Ellen! Unless, they played an abbreviated set of songs they had down COLD! Looking at the list of headliners, I wouldn't be surprised if a few of those players stepped up to offer their services to accompany the kids! All they'd need would be tempo and key, basically. It'd be tough to imagine them going it alone for very long...but, I could be wrong!
I think in the good ol' days there were often several opening acts, so the boys maybe did a few numbers and that was it. Or they could have other musicians accompanying them -- would make sense too. They did have their time in the sun when they were young and it was exciting, so they made out well!
I think you know I love this GBE take on Inside Tracks! It brings me back to my Monkey Man variation on it so many moons ago! I am working on another one myself right now — all songs titled “3 Legged Dog”; don’t tell anyone! I am excited to listen to all these variations on my vacation (leaving shortly for the flight). I am not familiar with any of them other than Lou Rawls and Robin Trower. And as always, I appreciate the gluttony of puns! Keep it comin’ Lady Love!
Monkey Man lives! That WAS a memorable one! For the new reader, here it is: https://bradkyle.substack.com/p/inside-tracks-guest-post-by-steve?utm_source=publication-search
Also, for the new reader ('cause I know you know, Steve!), "Inside Tracks" takes a look at various covers of one song; GROW BIGGER EARS eagerly peeks at different songs with a theme, or, in this case, the theme is the same title!
I'm glad our musical serendipity provided you with air travel tuneage for your flight of fans, see!
I could never have guessed that there had been any more than ONE "3 Legged Dog" song! I look forward to that! Safe travels, my bud, and we'll catch ya back on the flip side!
As for MY excess baggage, you know I've not come close to reaching maximum punnage! I'm still giggling at finding "Children of the Croon"!🌽🎵
Sad to say, (but kudos to you, my friend) for showcasing the 'other' versions. I mean, Lou Rawls will always be THE 'Lady Love.' I s'ppose it has something to do with my actually being aware of its existence and that my mother always had the local Boston AM radio station (WBZ) perpetually tuned on in the daytime. It never failed that Rawls – with that deep smooth voice – would be on sometime during that time period. No housewife/mom would ever turn her back on that!
Lou's "Lady Love" was the only one I'd ever heard or heard of, myself! The only other one I may have had a "run-in" with was the Trower, and that's only if I spun it while on FM radio....but, there's no way I remember that. I know I didn't have the album at home. And, I'm stunned that I never knew Brian wrote a song with Billy, or that DD&B (whose albums I had at the time) ever recorded it! Thanks, Amy! I used to sing Lou's "You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine" at karaoke a decade ago! Always fun to try to get that low!!!
Such different songs! It's curious where the expression "lady love" came from. It's not really something people say (or said.) Maybe it's related to the expression "lady luck."
Great point, Dan! A guess would be just a pleasant nickname from one to another....my bro called his wife, "Honeybunch"! I think "Lady Love" works as a similar kind of sentiment! In our examples, today, Brian and Billy were the first, but, with so many examples....I hear ya, it seems to be more of a "thing" than we ever imagined!
Second Steve, love all the puns too!
Lou Rawls has the smoothest voice, remember him so well from TV shows, and especially this hit song.
Dino Desi and Billy sound good, but just read on wikipedia they didn't play on their own records -- like the Monkees, the Byrds, etc. , seemed to be a thing back then in LA to hire studio musicians for recording. But then what happens when they tour? These guys seem fine on the performing front.
Enjoyed the label comparisons at the top. So many songs with parentheses -- now that would make an interesting post, when that became a thing. And record label design, enjoyed your observations about that.
Rawls' voice was like "buttah"....so rich, so deep! DD&B (and I meant to look it up) used, I'm betting, the Wrecking Crew. As for touring, I don't know how much they did right off the bat. Lip-synching with unplugged guitars on TV guest spots may have been their "touring.," as the boys and label execs wouldn't have wanted their playing shortcomings to be so exposed.
We can see, over time, how music was more imbedded with Desi, Jr. and Billy. I don't think so much with Dino, who became an airplane aficionado.
Label design and artwork is a fascinating study, and don't you know serious collectors keep an eye out, too, for changes and updates on that level of graphic design! I remember reading a Barry Hansen (Dr. Demento) piece in the '70s about the design of LP jacket spines! I always point to Columbia's diagonal lines at the spine top, along with their square-off spine (as opposed to the rounded spines of RCA, Warner Bros, MCA, and virtually all the rest! Oh, it's a whole thing!😁
According to Wikipedia, "in 1965, they toured as an opening act for the Beach Boys.The group also opened for Paul Revere & the Raiders, Tommy Roe, Sam the Sham, the Lovin' Spoonful and the Mamas & the Papas." I don't know if concerts at that time were expected to have high production values or great playing. Something I wonder about as I didn't go to any concerts until the 70s.
Label and album design is fascinating for sure. An art form in its own right.
I forgot about their BBs opening, and others! I'm gonna guess they had "reinforcements," Ellen! Unless, they played an abbreviated set of songs they had down COLD! Looking at the list of headliners, I wouldn't be surprised if a few of those players stepped up to offer their services to accompany the kids! All they'd need would be tempo and key, basically. It'd be tough to imagine them going it alone for very long...but, I could be wrong!
I think in the good ol' days there were often several opening acts, so the boys maybe did a few numbers and that was it. Or they could have other musicians accompanying them -- would make sense too. They did have their time in the sun when they were young and it was exciting, so they made out well!
What a write up. “The man with the golden throat” sums him up too. As an aside, Dean Martin had a nice pad tbf 😁 Brilliant piece as ever.