Feb 03

Working on something, so in the meantime

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Enjoy Frigid Pink’s version of “House of the Rising Sun.” Yeah, the Sixties and early Seventies sucked, except for the music, which was my only comfort at the time — at least once Fizzies disappeared from the grocery store shelves…

But — oh calloo callay — they’re back! So why haven’t I seen them at Publix? It’s a conspiracy…

Update: since I’m doing one-hit wonders, here’s Iron Butterfly doing “Inna Gadda Da Vida” — the whole nine minute version. Come on, you know you want to. Full disclosure: I bought the album, on vinyl, when I was in high school (in the Disco Era). I’ve never listened to the other side.

Update the second: what’s with all these people getting sick and hospitalized right and left? I wasn’t consulted about this! What can I say, blogging takes its toll.

Yes I’m Still Avoiding Life Update: Jesus, Phranc still exists? Frightening…

One more: Yes was one of my favorite groups when I was growing up in the hideous Seventies. Soon after this disco came to the world — and never left Miami, my home town. Now you see why I’m so cranky?

4 Responses to “Working on something, so in the meantime”

  1. The_Real_JeffS Says:
    February 4th, 2008 at 12:52 am

    “I’ve never listened to the other side.”

    Smart move. I did. Bleah!

  2. Andrea Harris Says:
    February 4th, 2008 at 1:28 am

    I have a whole bunch of LPs I bought for one song, which turned out to be the only songs worth listening to on the whole album. Case in point: I bought Poco’s Crazy Eyes album for the title song. It also has “Magnolia” on it, but that song is (or was, I’ve mellowed) too country for me.

    Good God, I’m old.

  3. CGHill Says:
    February 4th, 2008 at 8:56 pm

    It could be worse. “In-a-Gadda-da-Vida,” on the LP that bears its name, plays for a startling 17:05. On a 45, it was mercifully abbreviated to 2:52. (I once produced a two-minute edit, one of my finer moments in audio.)

    I was sick this past weekend, but I didn’t dwell on it.

  4. The_Real_JeffS Says:
    February 4th, 2008 at 9:11 pm

    That’s the version of “In-a-Gadda-da-Vida” that I’m referring to, CG. Indeed, I have a digital copy of the 17:05 version.

    My older brother bought the album, and always listened to that one side. I wondered what was on the flip side. Ugh!!!

    Andrea, I’ve done the same thing for several albums. That’s the nice about iTunes, you don’t need to buy the entire album.

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