Solid Silver 60s Show - London Palladium
While I won't go into a full-length review, yesterday's Solid Silver 60s Show at the London Palladium was a lot of fun.
The bands were Gerry and the Pacemakers, Wayne Fontana, Dave Dee Dozy Beaky Mick & Tich, and PJ Proby.
I wouldn't consider these bands to still be professional musicians in the sense that the Zombies are, for example, when performing today, but they were still worth seeing.
Now most of you (I'd imagine) are reading and wondering who these people are. Well chances are you've heard at least one or two of their songs.
Therefore for today's post I am including what were (in my opinion) the best songs by these bands. This is really good stuff that just never gets "old" or goes out of fashion - featuring in loads of movie soundtracks, etc., this is the musical equivalent of vintage clothing.
"Groovy Kind of Love" by Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders (an especially sweet guy, you can even hire him for birthdays and parties now, visit his website for more info) was later redone for a hit by Phil Collins. Its a really really cute song, try not to waste it on a worthless boyfriend as I did a few years back. "The Game of Love" is another quintessentially 60s song.
Gerry and the Pacemakers' "How Do You Do It" is classic 60s, while "Don't Let The Sun Catch You Crying" has a beautiful story behind it. Gerry fell "deeply and passionately" in love when he was 17. They had a quarrel and split up, and he wrote this song, recorded it on a cassette, and sent it to the girl. Two days later she called him and they got back together. They're married to this day! (So sweet!)
Finally, Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich have an amazingly provocative (for that era) song called "Bend It" that was even banned from American radio (go figure.) Have a laugh at how mild this sounds by comparison to today's MTV culture.
Enjoy!
Download:
Groovy Kind of Love - Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders
The Game of Love - Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders
Don't Let The Sun Catch You Crying - Gerry & The Pacemakers
How Do You Do It - Gerry & The Pacemakers
Bend It - Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich
Buy:
The Best of Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders (Amazon)
The Best of Gerry & The Pacemakers: The Definitive Collection (Amazon)
The Best of Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich (Amazon)
The bands were Gerry and the Pacemakers, Wayne Fontana, Dave Dee Dozy Beaky Mick & Tich, and PJ Proby.
I wouldn't consider these bands to still be professional musicians in the sense that the Zombies are, for example, when performing today, but they were still worth seeing.
Now most of you (I'd imagine) are reading and wondering who these people are. Well chances are you've heard at least one or two of their songs.
Therefore for today's post I am including what were (in my opinion) the best songs by these bands. This is really good stuff that just never gets "old" or goes out of fashion - featuring in loads of movie soundtracks, etc., this is the musical equivalent of vintage clothing.
"Groovy Kind of Love" by Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders (an especially sweet guy, you can even hire him for birthdays and parties now, visit his website for more info) was later redone for a hit by Phil Collins. Its a really really cute song, try not to waste it on a worthless boyfriend as I did a few years back. "The Game of Love" is another quintessentially 60s song.
Gerry and the Pacemakers' "How Do You Do It" is classic 60s, while "Don't Let The Sun Catch You Crying" has a beautiful story behind it. Gerry fell "deeply and passionately" in love when he was 17. They had a quarrel and split up, and he wrote this song, recorded it on a cassette, and sent it to the girl. Two days later she called him and they got back together. They're married to this day! (So sweet!)
Finally, Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich have an amazingly provocative (for that era) song called "Bend It" that was even banned from American radio (go figure.) Have a laugh at how mild this sounds by comparison to today's MTV culture.
Enjoy!
Download:
Groovy Kind of Love - Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders The Game of Love - Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders Don't Let The Sun Catch You Crying - Gerry & The Pacemakers How Do You Do It - Gerry & The Pacemakers Bend It - Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & TichBuy:
The Best of Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders (Amazon)
The Best of Gerry & The Pacemakers: The Definitive Collection (Amazon)
The Best of Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich (Amazon)
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