ira Posted April 15, 2009 Share Posted April 15, 2009 Eric Could you list 3 or 4 of your favorite songs from the Early British Invasion...Say from about '64 to '67,68... Please cyber-friends What are your faves too? Would ya mind tryin' to list mainly singles ...So most of us recognize those tunes you picked.... Only one rule.....Picking the following tune may result in a 6 month suspension from the board!- Ira. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelley Posted April 15, 2009 Share Posted April 15, 2009 For me...ANYTHING the BEATLES did Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sterling Posted April 15, 2009 Share Posted April 15, 2009 This is really hard to pick a few:Here are some non Beatle selections:Needles and PinsWhen You Walk in the RoomBecauseI Go To PiecesSummer SongWe Gotta Get Out of This PlaceTo Sir With LoveDon't Let the Sun Catch You CryingI'm into Something GoodTell Her NoShe's Not ThereSatisfactionMy GenerationMagic BusWhite RoomYou're My World (Cilla Black)Catch Us if You CanLook Through Any WindowHe Ain't HeavyBus Stop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pretender Posted April 18, 2009 Share Posted April 18, 2009 Pictures Of LilyMy GenerationThe Kids Are AlrightI Can See For MilesI Can't ExplainSubstitute Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hollies65 Posted April 18, 2009 Share Posted April 18, 2009 'Look Through Any Window''Pretty Flamingo''When You Walk In The Room''It Won't Be Long''I Can See For Miles''I'm Crying''Friday On My Mind''No Milk Today''Heart Full Of Soul''I'm Not Like Everybody Else''She's Not There'No way to name just a few though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockynrobyn1977 Posted April 18, 2009 Share Posted April 18, 2009 Carrie Anne, On a Carousel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMan Posted April 18, 2009 Share Posted April 18, 2009 Hmmmmm....how 'bout "Concrete and Clay" by Unit 4+2...I always dug that tune! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMan Posted April 18, 2009 Share Posted April 18, 2009 Anything by The Walker Brothers....who were considered British Invasion....even though they were actually Americans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ira Posted April 18, 2009 Author Share Posted April 18, 2009 Yeah "Fresh"...They restored it to it's original dumpy condition...It's an engineering marvel.Oh BTW....How's about....?1-"Have I The Right?-The Honeycombs.2-"Anyway You Want It"-DC5.3-"I'll Be There"-Gerry And The Pacemakers (Written by Bobby Darin).4-"Stay Awhile"-Dusty Springfield. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CURLEW Posted April 18, 2009 Share Posted April 18, 2009 Tossin' & Turnin'- the Ivy LeagueNeedles & Pins' the SearchersSha La La La Lee the Small FacesI Can't Let Go the HolliesAutumn Almanac the KinksHello Little Girl the Fourmost Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ira Posted April 18, 2009 Author Share Posted April 18, 2009 Try to stump my buddy Curlew (or for that matter GMan) with any question about "The British Invasion"! I double-dog dare you! -Ira. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJ Posted April 18, 2009 Share Posted April 18, 2009 I didn't realize that there were so many "ERIC's" on his board to answer the question! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sterling Posted April 19, 2009 Share Posted April 19, 2009 to Curlew:1. Name the Boys School that the Beatles played a concert at their auditorium in early April 1963 at the height of British Beatlemania.2. What British artist wrote the song "You're the One" which was the first hit for the American group The Vogues?3. Name this old English Drinking song that hit the top of the charts in the Summer of 1965 and who was the artist? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hollies65 Posted April 19, 2009 Share Posted April 19, 2009 MJ said: I didn't realize that there were so many "ERIC's" on his board to answer the question! Ira also asked his "cyber friends" to participate.That's why my great list is in this thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marvin Posted April 19, 2009 Share Posted April 19, 2009 hollies65 said: I didn't realize that there were so many "ERIC's" on his board to answer the question! Your is a fine list Steve, but (and I'm picking at straws here) not sure whether "Friday On My Mind" by the Easybeats (from Australia) qualifies as a "British Invasion" song. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hollies65 Posted April 19, 2009 Share Posted April 19, 2009 Yes, you are picking at straws. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ira Posted April 19, 2009 Author Share Posted April 19, 2009 Steve is absolutely correct! Marvin...As someone who was 11 in 1964 and old enough to remember every aspect of the British Invasion...The Bee Gees,The Easy Beats, are ABSOLUTELY part of the British Invasion! I say this authoritatively...Prior to 1964...With the exception of Lonnie Donnegan's..."Does Your Chewing Gum Lose It's Flavor" and Rolf Harris (of Australia's..."Tie Me Kangaroo Down Sport")...American rock was the "Cadillac of Rock And Roll.! We scoffed at music from other parts of the world. The Beatles arrival in 1964 made ANYTHING remotely related to the British Empire cool.And Australia DEFINITELY was part of the British Invasion! In fact the British Invasion was SO overwhelming...that for a spell anything not British was so uncool that the "Invasion" effectively ended...for awhile...the careers of Bobby Vee,Neil Sedaka,Gene Pitney and many otherAmerican artists .-Ira. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMan Posted April 19, 2009 Share Posted April 19, 2009 And all the Brits did was take American rock n' roll and throw it right back in our faces...with a little flair.......and hair of course. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ira Posted April 20, 2009 Author Share Posted April 20, 2009 Right you are GMan...Such songs as "Go Now","I'm Into Something Good","Time Is On My Side",etc....were American songs...redone...and improved upon...IMHO...by the emerging...American Rock And Roll loving Brit Bands!-Ira. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ira Posted April 20, 2009 Author Share Posted April 20, 2009 GREAT CHOICE Steve...Pretty Flamingo by Manfred Mann is incredible...Rod Stewart's version of this classic tune belongs in the "Rod Stewrart Mis-Steps In An Otherwise Glorious Hall Of Fame" along with his awful version of "This Old Heart Of Mine",and "Do Ya Think I'm Sexy" in my humble opinion!-Ira. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOMMY TUNES Posted May 15, 2009 Share Posted May 15, 2009 Who could forget?:Mrs. Brown You've Got A Lovely DaughterFerry Across The MerseyFireEveryone posting before me...That's who! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missm Posted May 15, 2009 Share Posted May 15, 2009 Hi Tommy - What about "Don't Let The Sun Catch You Crying"? Glad to know you are a fellow Yankees fan!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leo girl Posted May 16, 2009 Share Posted May 16, 2009 Better Things-KinksWords-Bee GeesConcrete and Clay-Unit 4 Plus 2We Gotta Get outta This Place-AnimalsThe Kids are Alright-WhoI think I lost my avatar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donna L Posted May 16, 2009 Share Posted May 16, 2009 I loved everything by Petula Clark....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew C. Clark Posted May 17, 2009 Share Posted May 17, 2009 "Flowers In The Rain" by The Move. (1966) Matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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