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Song of the Week #91 – “Garden Party”
Written by admin on January 30, 2012 – 10:07 am -| Rick Nelson’s country rock hit “Garden Party” is Song of the Week on Classic Pop Icons.
“Garden Party” was released in June 1972, backed with “So Long Mama,” and was the title track of an album released several months later. |
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Tags: Garden Party, John Fogerty Garden Party, Rick Nelson, Rick Nelson Garden Party, Ricky Nelson, Stone Canyon Band
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Song of the Week #89 – “Folsom Prison Blues”
Written by admin on January 16, 2012 – 7:45 pm -| Johnny Cash’s “Folsom Prison Blues” is Song of the Week on Classic Pop Icons.
“Folsom Prison Blues” was first released as a Sun Records single on December 15, 1955, backed with “So Doggone Lonesome.” It also appeared on his first album, “With His Hot and Blue Guitar,” issued by Sun in September 1957. |
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Tags: Folsom Prison Blues, Johnny Cash, Johnny Cash At Folsom Prison
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Song of the Week #88 – “I Can’t Explain”
Written by admin on January 9, 2012 – 10:41 am -| The Who’s debut single “I Can’t Explain” is Song of the Week on Classic Pop Icons.
“I Can’t Explain” was released on single in December 1964 in the US and month later in the UK, backed with “Bald Headed Woman.” The song didn’t appear on an album until “Meaty, Beaty, Big And Bouncy” in 1971. |
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Tags: Oscar and the Majestics, Pete Townshend, Roger Daltrey, Shel Talmy, The Scorpions, The Who, The Who - I Can't Explain
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Song of the Week #87 – “How Deep Is Your Love”
Written by admin on January 2, 2012 – 7:07 pm -| The Bee Gees’ finest ballad, “How Deep Is Your Love,” is Song of the Week on Classic Pop Icons.
“How Deep Is Your Love” was released on single in October 1977, backed with the live track “Can’t Keep A Good Man Down,” and it also appeared on the massively successful soundtrack to the movie “Saturday Night Fever.” |
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Tags: How Deep Is Your Love, Saturday Night Fever, Take That, The Bee Gees
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Song of the Week #86 – “Stuck in the Middle With You”
Written by admin on December 26, 2011 – 7:52 pm -| Stealers Wheel’s biggest hit “Stuck in the Middle With You” is Song of the Week on Classic Pop Icons.
“Stuck in the Middle With You” appeared on Stealers Wheel’s self-titled debut album in 1972 and became a hit single on both sides of the Atlantic several months later. |
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Tags: Gerry Rafferty, Joe Egan, Stealers Wheel, Stuck in the Middle With You
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