Love this song! It's not my favorite version but the keyboards are off the CHAIN!
So wonderful. I do realize this sort of music doesn't satisfy many, but maybe some.
Watched a recent video of this! What great classic rock!just told someone on this forum i'm too drunk, to do the math for them, and this came on....
LOL
"My Mistake (Was To Love You)" by Marvin Gaye and Diana Ross.
To the casual listener sounds as if it's a duet, but Marvin's part and Diana's part were recorded separately. Why? Diana was pregnant at the time. Marvin was a big dope smoker at the time. Diana didn't want her unborn baby exposed to the fumes from Marvin's marijuana smoking.
No, matter, listen to the song and enjoy.
I have to admit that when that song came out I was still into the Woodstock album, bands like Blind Faith and Cream, and still lamenting about the Beatles' break up. I never paid any attention to Motown and I clearly missed a lot.
I hate to admit what my parent's called Motown (definitely not politically correct). I'll take Motown over rap nonsense of today anytime!
Marvin Gaye was from Washington DC. Shame his father killed him. Different theories, stories about how, why. Bottom line Marvin you are missed!
Apparently Woodstock 50 is a bust. Too many lawyers now days. New York didn't want. A few weeks ago talk of having Woodstock 50 at a venue in Maryland. Much, much smaller venue. Woodstock 50 died a silent death.
It seems that all the Woodstock redos have had issues. It's not possible to recreate the original. While my 13 year old self from August of 1969 would like to be able to say I went to Woodstock, I can only say that I tried. We made it within I'm guessing 10 miles of the concert site, tried walking having no idea where we actually were, failed, lost our car, spent the night in an old school bus with some really cool people, then once we found our car headed home. Not my choice but at that age I was at the mercy of someone who had a car and could drive. I still play the Woodstock vinyl on occasion just to think about what could have been.
Kudos for you and I'm now raising my beer glass to you as a youth of 13 in 1969! The stories we could tell. These were the times. Great times and great memories (for those of us whom are able to remember )
Great times, great music, and life was so much simpler than today.
None of the nonsense we now deal with on a daily basis.
Now listening to "Life Is A Rock (But The Radio Rolled Me) by the group Reunion from September 1974.
The RCA studio group “Reunion” from New York City with lead singer Joey Levine of Ohio Express, 1910 Fruitgum Company and Music Explosion. Songs considered as “bubblegum songs”. In the 1970’s Joey Levine began a successful career of writing television commercial jingles.
“Reunion” is considered a ‘one hit wonder” group as they only charted in 1974, but it was a very memorable charting.
“Life Is A Rock (But The Radio Rolled Me)” reached number 8 on the pop charts. However, the song, in slightly modified versions, is still being used as radio station promos and shopping mall promos. For the shopping mall promos instead of mentioning groups and songs the names of the mall stores are mentioned.
IMO, great song from 1974.
You are a music lover after my own heart. I swear if my ancient ipod which contains largely 60's and 70's obscure music were ever stolen, rather than the thieves saying, hey we scored a ton of music, they'd be saying, damn, we need to erase this thing. My musical tastes are pretty eclectic but the 60's and 70's are my favorite times if for no other reason than the music was amazing and it takes me back to the best times of my life.
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