THE 60s Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band Do Your Thing (1969) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4rfQ_TYGO2g
THE 70s Love And Kisses Thank God It's Friday
THE 80s Chicago Love Me Tomorrow
THE 90s Duran Duran Come Undone
I could never vote for anything by Chicago. Pretentious junk. And I do care what time it is.
Charles Wright is typical 60s funk, Love and Kisses typical 70s disco. I did like their video, though. Good choreography gets me every time. Duran Duran fall in the typical category, too. None of these are bad. So long, and thanks for all the fish.
Little Bitty Pretty One is a classic, and the original by Thurston Harris is the best. Wendy Jones and I saw him do it at an Alan Freed stage show, wearing an electric green suit with pegged pants. I thought I remembered reading that he ended up indigent and homeless, but a Myspace site says he "maintained the status of a wonderful parent and grandfather. His granddaughter, LaVonna Marie recalls having vocal lessons over the phone with Harris as the coach. "Can you carry a note" he asked her in the first lesson.LaVonna Marie Cienfuegos, (who was then just LaVonne), age 5 replied "Oh yes Granddaddy. I sing at church and I play the piano". Harris chuckled and said "No honey, sing for me". When they finally met face to face again he told her, "You have the voice of an angel". She would remember those words the rest of her life.
But this has to be Jimmy Durante. If you're not sure why, watch the video. And goodnight Mrs. Calabash, wherever you are.
Chicago
AG/DC Apr 04 2008 11:32 AM
Secret: I like a lot of Duran Duran's 90s music with their filler lineup better than most of their 80s music with their classic lineup.
