Sorry. I'm on vacation this week, and I haven't felt much like posting. However, I know I have to give you something, so here's what I've been listening to on iTunes.
"Heavies"--The Rotations
"Let the Good Times In"--The Hung Jury covering The Partridge Family (!)
"Cisco Kid"--War
"Love Or Let Me Be Lonely"--Friends of Distinction
"Boys and Girls Together"--Mamas and the Papas
"The Big Gundown"--Ennio Morricone
"Everybody's Doin' It"--Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen (the "truckin' and fuckin'" song from HOLLYWOOD BOULEVARD)
"Bottled"--Alexander Courage from STAR TREK's "The Cage"
"Freedom Train"--Ancient Grease
"Can You Travel in the Dark Alone"--Gandalf
"Dr. Crippin's Waiting Room"--Orange Machine
"I Get Around" (backing track only)--Beach Boys
"5-4-3-2-1"--Manfred Mann
A James Bernard suite from HORROR OF DRACULA
Theme from HUNTER--Mike Post & Pete Carpenter
"Behind Closed Doors"--Charlie Rich
That reminds me of an awesome Charlie Rich story. Known as the Silver Fox because of his full head of gray hair, the late Rich wrote and recorded a bunch of great country-western hits, including a few that crossed over onto the pop charts. You might remember--or you should remember--"Mohair Sam", "Behind Closed Doors", "The Most Beautiful Girl", which I think was a #1.He was also quite a drinker, not unusual for a country singer, but it caused him to engage in a lot of self-destructive behavior. Perhaps his most notorious moment occurred on live network television. He was presenting the trophy for Entertainer of the Year at the 1975 Country Music Association awards. He opened the envelope and announced the winner: "my good buddy John Denver". He then proceeded to whip out a lighter and set the card and envelope on fire, an act that was judged by most who saw it as disrespectful. Rich's son has claimed in recent years that it was merely a joke egged on by too many gin & tonics and that Rich really did like Denver. That's not what it looked like to millions of country music fans in 1975.
Shit. I guess I ended up posting something anyway. Aren't you lucky?
Posted by Marty
at 12:16 PM CST
