Songs I Like

[hardrockminer]

Speaking of weird songs....this one also ranks up there very high.  We used to sing it in HS.  Nice beat though.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQNI1KfGXBA

[Steve G.]

  February 7th, 1964,,,,,,,, started the watershed rock & roll moment, when the Beetles arrived in New York City in preparation for their first of 3 appearances on the Ed Sullivan Show.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqrYUORgY-s    February 16, 1964 complete live appearance.




The Beatles flew into John F. Kennedy International Airport on February 7 to a waiting crowd of 5,000 fans,[10] and after a press conference arrived at the Plaza Hotel in Manhattan.


The Beatles with Ed Sullivan (February 8, 1964)
During the February 8 rehearsals for their first performance, lead guitarist George Harrison was confined to the hotel while recovering from strep throat; Beatles road manager Neil Aspinall and an Ed Sullivan Show staffer took turns standing in for George during the rehearsals.[11]

February 9
CBS saw huge anticipation for the Beatles' first appearance, with 50,000 ticket requests for the 728-seat Studio 50 (now known as the Ed Sullivan Theater) where the band was to perform,[12] far surpassing the 7,000 requested for Elvis Presley's 1957 debut.[6] Among those in attendance were Richard Nixon's daughters, Julie and Tricia, who had been invited by NBC host Jack Paar's daughter, Randy.[13] Backstage before the show, freshly minted Olympic gold-medal speed skater Terry McDermott, a part-time barber, posed for photographs with the band in which he pretended to cut Paul McCartney's hair as the other band members and Sullivan looked on with mock horror.[14]

Sullivan began the show by telling the audience that Elvis Presley and his manager, Colonel Tom Parker, had sent the Beatles a telegram wishing them success in America (though it was reported later that Parker sent the telegram without Presley's knowledge).[12] Sullivan then introduced the Beatles, who opened by performing "All My Loving"; "Till There Was You", which featured the names of the group members superimposed on closeup shots, including the famous "SORRY GIRLS, HE'S MARRIED" caption on John Lennon; and "She Loves You".[12] The act that followed the Beatles in the broadcast, magician Fred Kaps, was pre-recorded in order to allow time for an elaborate set change.[15] The group returned later in the program to perform "I Saw Her Standing There" and "I Want to Hold Your Hand".[12]

The appearance on February 9 is considered a milestone in American pop culture, and furthermore the beginning of the British Invasion in music. The broadcast drew more than 73 million viewers, a record for U.S. television at the time (broken three years later by the series finale of The Fugitive).[6] The broadcast drew a rating of 45.3 and a 60 share,[16] and was Sullivan's first time in seven years that he topped the nightly ratings.[12] (A typical Sullivan broadcast at the time drew about 21 million viewers.[17])

February 16
After a February 11 concert in Washington, D.C.'s Washington Coliseum and two February 12 shows in New York's Carnegie Hall, the Beatles flew to Miami Beach on February 13,[18] where Cassius Clay (later known as Muhammad Ali) was in training for his first title bout with Sonny Liston (on February 18, the Beatles would eventually pose for publicity photographs with Clay in a boxing gym).[19] The Beatles held rehearsals on February 14 and 15.[20] The band stayed in the Hotel Deauville, which was also the broadcast location for the show.[18] The Beatles rehearsed in the hotel's basement.[21]

On the evening of the television show, a crush of people nearly prevented the band from making it onstage.[citation needed] A wedge of policemen were needed and the band began playing "She Loves You" only seconds after reaching their instruments. They continued with "This Boy" and "All My Loving", then returned later to close the show with "I Saw Her Standing There", "From Me to You", and "I Want to Hold Your Hand".[18]

The audience for this show was about 70 million, nearly equaling the prior week's performance.[20]

John Lennon played a new Rickenbacker 325 guitar for this show after company executives noticed the poor condition of Lennon's original 325 during the February 9 show and directed that Lennon be given a replacement. Lennon continued to use the "Miami" 325 as his main stage instrument for the rest of the group's tours in 1964 and 1965.[22]

[hardrockminer]

My favourite band!  That intro by Ed was for their third appearance on his show.  They were taped for that appearance because they were on tour in Miami.  The prrevious two appearances were live in New York.

If you're just waking up and want a song to listen to while you sip your morning coffee I think this laid back rhythm will do the trick.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLmqy0O6fvc

[hardrockminer]

For those of us who follow hockey the 4 Nations tournament is upcoming.  It will showcase the best players in the world and brings to mind a song from my youth.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UxJvrD80nJ4

[hardrockminer]

Yesterday Trump announced 25% tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum.  Just a week ago he withdrew all tariffs for 30 days.  It makes me wonder...how long is his month?  Apparently Canada supplies 50% of aluminum used in the entire USA.  No way the producers (Mostly American companies in Quebec, but also Kitimat) will accept lower prices so tariffs will increase the cost of aluminum made productsin the US by 25%.  Today's song illustrates this.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gn6uejHz_vI

[Steve G.]

 

[hardrockminer]

I woke up this morning whistling this song from the 60's.  It's another weird one, a one hit wonder.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GcPYzYYM9M

[hardrockminer]

This guy has had a stellar music career.  He was well known by the time this song came out.  This version was sung during the Band's farewell concert.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZn9QZykx10

[hardrockminer]

Does the name Larry Weiss mean anything to you?  He wrote one of the biggest songs of the 70's, but he didn't sing it.  This guy did.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3nd2TxMKIY

[Steve G.]

  February 14, 1967, Aretha Franklin recorded "Respect" at Atlantic Studios in NYC.   It would be deemed Billboard Song of the Year.


In 2021, when The 500 Greatest Songs Of All Time was updated again, Franklin's cover of "Respect" was moved up to number 1. Bob Dylan's song "Like A Rolling Stone", which was originally at number 1, is now listed at number 4.[30] In 2025, the publication ranked Franklin's cover at number 4 on its list of "The 100 Best Protest Songs of All Time."[31]



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3Itb17PXvw   Live, CBS, New York.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9iayJ8u4Qew        LP Track


Chart (1967)   Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[34]   14
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[35]   17
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[36]   18
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[37]   3
Italy (FIMI)[38]   26
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[39]   7
Scotland (OCC)[40]   19
UK Singles (OCC)[41]   10
US Billboard Hot 100[42]   1
US Hot Rhythm & Blues Singles (Billboard)[43]   1
West Germany (GfK)[44]   23



Certifications and sales
Aretha Franklin version
Region   Certification   Certified units/sales
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[47]   Gold   45,000‡
Italy (FIMI)[48]   Platinum   100,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ)[49]   Gold   15,000‡
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[50]   Platinum   60,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[51]   2× Platinum   1,200,000‡
United States (RIAA)[52]   Gold   1,000,000^

[hardrockminer]

She had an amazing voice.  Few were as good.


This trio was (were?) really big in the 50's and 60's.  The song was one of their most popular.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3zdE8bliGI

[hardrockminer]

This song is from the sixties.  It launched the singer's long career that continues to date.  It's recalls memories of youth and innocence with a catchy caribbean style.  It's another one of the songs I sang to myself when on the road on my Z1.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UfmkgQRmmeE

[fffCycles]

Quite the entertainer I listened to TB Sheets the other day and often have one of his records on.
Frank

[hardrockminer]

This is one of the early rock and roll songs from the '50's.  It appeared in several movies, including I think...Grease.  It has a great dance beat.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QvOuTInrue0

[hardrockminer]

This song by a well knowing singer/songwriter comes from the mid '70's.  There is nothing special about it.  It has a strong back beat but the lyrics seem to be meaningless. 


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=re61B8sKQWk