alexis
I'll Be On My Way
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Post by alexis on Nov 18, 2007 3:55:54 GMT
Teddy Bears, The Cookies, Shirelles, etc. - "Mr Postman", "To Know Her is to Love Her", "Boys", etc.
I think I've read that George once said they first learned 3-part harmonies to "To Know Her is to Love Her". Wow! Funny to think they wound up working with Phil Spector (he was the producer behind the Teddy Bears, and actually wrote the song about his father, the title of the song is apparently the epitaph on his tombstone ..."
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missbaez
What Goes On In Your Heart
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Post by missbaez on Aug 8, 2008 4:18:38 GMT
I've recently been discovering the Cookies and you can really see how the Beatles were influenced by them in their earlier song, with phrasing and harmonies.
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Post by The End on Aug 9, 2008 9:38:43 GMT
Oh, I absolutely LOVE The Cookies!!! They also recorded as The Cinderellas (amongst other names) I'll upload a few of their tracks here if you're interested
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missbaez
What Goes On In Your Heart
Bob who???
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Post by missbaez on Aug 9, 2008 17:45:20 GMT
Yeah, that would be awesome. I love their song "Don't Say Nothing Bad About My Baby". It's got such attitude, especially that line "So girl you better shut your mouth".
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Post by sondra on Aug 9, 2008 17:57:52 GMT
I love old girl groups and female artists. They used to have some soul to them or something. Which is what the Beatles seemed to pick up on. I hate modern female artists though. Most of them come off as whiny and overly aggressive. Like they're trying to prove something but don't really feel the music. It's boring. Plus a lot of them all sound the same. Especially the pop artists.
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Post by The End on Aug 11, 2008 12:45:56 GMT
OK then - watch this space! I have shed loads of Sixties Girl Group tracks
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alexis
I'll Be On My Way
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Post by alexis on Aug 11, 2008 14:34:57 GMT
Gotta love those girl groups! Here's some stuff I put together a while ago on some of these songs: ** "Chains", The Cookies:oldschoolmusiclover.wordpress.com/2008/05/05/chains-as-performed-by-the-cookies-1963/Man, I swear I can hear Paul harmonizing right in there! Again, the Beatles didn't vary too much at all from the vocals. That makes me think they learned this song really early as well, when they were learning to do harmony ("let's learn it just like this, then we'll know how to do stuff like this, so we have a vocal base to explore from later" ... they probably never said). Interestingly, Chains was written by Carole King (and her husband Gerry Goffin), who was one of John's and Paul's greatest song-writing idols in the late 50's and early '60s! "We want to be like them" they pretty much said in interviews. It was originally performed by The Cookies, who were the back up group to Carole King's babysitter ... otherwise known as Little Eva (of Little Eva and the Imperials). Carole King wrote her first hit, "Locomotion", inspired by Little Eva's singing and dancing, and had her sing the demo track. When it was presented to Don Kirschner, he decided "demo track-schmemo track", and released it as it was ... Carole King's first #1 hit! www.history-of-rock.com/cookies.htmwww.history-of-rock.com/little_eva.htmThe Cookies later on wound up being Ray Charles backup singers, the Ray-lettes. Old joke - you couldn't be a Ray-lette unless you let Ray *** "Baby It's You", The Shirelles:www.last.fm/music/The+Shirelles/+videos/+1-6gK6cHFYf2UFunny how the instrumental break is pretty much just want George played on the guitar (and George Martin doubling on the piano?, I can't remember), and the fade out is exactly what John did on his version. Those boys knew something good when they heard it! "Baby It's You", A Group Called SmithAnd finally here's a version of the same song, "Baby It's You", by A Group Called Smith, in the late 60's. Turned out to be the highest charting version of that song! ... www.last.fm/music/Smith/+videos/+1-hCD5GpmFHUgCan I say I think I might like it even better than John's vocals?
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missbaez
What Goes On In Your Heart
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Post by missbaez on Aug 12, 2008 21:47:27 GMT
I love old girl groups and female artists. They used to have some soul to them or something. Which is what the Beatles seemed to pick up on. I hate modern female artists though. Most of them come off as whiny and overly aggressive. Like they're trying to prove something but don't really feel the music. It's boring. Plus a lot of them all sound the same. Especially the pop artists. Yes, and not only that, but the focus is much more on their attractiveness rather than their talent. You should listen to the Pipettes, Sondra! They are a new band from Britain that sing sixties-style girl group songs, but their lyrics have a modern sensibility.
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Post by The End on Aug 12, 2008 21:56:40 GMT
Funnily enough I've seen The Pipettes 5 times!!
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Post by Bobber on Aug 13, 2008 8:38:26 GMT
Funnily enough I've seen The Pipettes 5 times!! And heard?
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Post by The End on Aug 13, 2008 11:22:19 GMT
Yeah - heard them too!!!
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henryj
For A Number Of Things
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Post by henryj on Jul 19, 2013 12:19:31 GMT
Uh, would it be possible to mention the Chiffons without being expelled from this forum?
Geezer that I am, I remember the Chiffons' record "He's So Fine" being released the same month as the Cookies' "Chains." They were released one week apart. I used to confuse the Cookies with the Chiffons. And we all know which Beatle did the lead vocal on the Cookies cover.
Actually, I think it's a cool idea for a (male) rock band to cover a girl-group song. Same song, just a different approach and sound.
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