sterling Posted April 25, 2006 Share Posted April 25, 2006 Eric,Thanks for your answer about all the time you spent in your younger days listening to the vocal and instrumental tracks of all your favorite records. I do have a question about one of my all time favorite records.I was a senior in high school when one day they said on the radio they were going to play the new Beach Boys song. I will never forget going to cross country practice and hearing "Good Vibrations" for the first time. WOW! I had never heard anything like that before.I had heard Elanor Rigby just before it and months earlier Satisfaction and Mr. Tambourine Man. But this was in a class all by itself. It just totally blew me away! You had to have really been overwhelmed when you tried to take apart all the layers of that wall of sound on your stereo! It has so much in it. Did you ever figure it all out to your satisfaction? What did you think of it the first time you heard it?Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Carmen Posted April 25, 2006 Share Posted April 25, 2006 WOW! ec Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raspbernie Posted April 25, 2006 Share Posted April 25, 2006 In 1966, "Good Vibrations, " a tune many consider to be Wilson's crowning glory, was nominated for a Grammy Award. But 1966 was a very BIG year for music. Along with the Beach Boys hit, the Beatles' "Eleanor Rigby" was also nominated. But these stunning shifts and changes in popular music were not embraced by the Brill Building curmudgeons who controlled the Grammy Awards. They would have none of that! I could almost hear them cackling in the back room, "What's with this 'new' music these days? I can still remember when songs were SONGS! Let's give the Grammy to that catchy ditty 'Winchester Cathedral.'" So they did.Bernie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Carmen Posted April 25, 2006 Share Posted April 25, 2006 And right there, folks, you have everything that's wrong with the music business boiled down to one paragraph." And the Grammy goes to......Winchester Cathedral!........" I didn't know about that one, Bernie. Just incredible." John, Paul, Brian.....take a hike." ec Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Early Wynn Posted April 25, 2006 Share Posted April 25, 2006 Reminds me of when Chic won best new artist over Elvis Costello. Or Jethro Tull won best Heavy Metal album over Metallica (btw, I'm not a fan of either). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Early Wynn Posted April 25, 2006 Share Posted April 25, 2006 Sorry, that was Taste of Honey (that musical hit making dynasty) that won over Elvis Costello. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiggsherby Posted April 26, 2006 Share Posted April 26, 2006 Don't forget that the "Starland Vocal Band" was also a best new artist...their career consisted of one big POP BUBBLEGUM hit...the unforgettable "Afternoon Delight" in 1976! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Carmen Posted April 26, 2006 Share Posted April 26, 2006 I was feeling pretty proud when they told me I won the coveted "Best New Artist of the Year" title in Billboard and Cashbox for 1976. Then I noticed that C.W. McCall (Convoy) came in third. ec Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Cartmill Posted April 26, 2006 Share Posted April 26, 2006 Good one...In defense of "Afternoon Delight" Even EC might agree that the recording and vocal arrangement of that song is pretty impressive, no matter how cornball the lyrics. There is a nice blend there that makes you want to pick out a hamony, and sing along just like Will Ferrel... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Early Wynn Posted April 26, 2006 Share Posted April 26, 2006 "Let them truckers roll, 10-4." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Davie Posted April 26, 2006 Share Posted April 26, 2006 And where has Paula Cole (unshaved armpits and all) gone? Milli Vanilli? And isn't it amazing that "It's Hard Out Here To Be A Pimp" won an Oscar for Best Song? Host Jon Stewart put it so eloquently: "3 6 Mafia - One Oscar...Martin Scorcese - ZERO. Go figure." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marvin Posted April 26, 2006 Share Posted April 26, 2006 "Winchester Cathedral" is just one of many Grammy failures. However in 1966, Paul M won for “Best Contemporary (R&R) Solo Vocal Performance" – Eleanor Rigby, and in 1967, the Beatles won for “Best Contemporary Album (Pop) – Sgt Pepper .Marv Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sterling Posted April 26, 2006 Author Share Posted April 26, 2006 This is bizarre. Last night I was on the road and took one of my Oldies CDs with me. Winchester Cathedral was on it. I never did like that song. I'll take Sir Paul and Eleanor Rigby or Good Vibrations or I Can Hear Music any day. YIKES!Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOMMY TUNES Posted April 26, 2006 Share Posted April 26, 2006 I remember loving "Winchester Cathedral" and never recall being that crazy about "Eleanor Rigby". To each his own. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted April 26, 2006 Share Posted April 26, 2006 Yeah, I like "Winchester Cathedral" a bunch too.... ....but then again I love the Cubs & Rush .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raspberrywine Posted April 26, 2006 Share Posted April 26, 2006 I always thought "Winchester Cathedral" sounded like something McCartney might have written. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnO Posted April 26, 2006 Share Posted April 26, 2006 Ditto to what Raspberrywine sez.....Winchester Cathedral could have easily fit on any number of Macca solo LPs......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew C. Clark Posted April 26, 2006 Share Posted April 26, 2006 There is a song that almost sounds like "Winchester Cathedral". The song "You Gave Me The Answer" by Paul McCartney & Wings (from 1975 "Venus And Mars")!! Matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travis Posted April 28, 2006 Share Posted April 28, 2006 You know, C. W. McCall's hit Convoy was written and produced by Chip Davis, of Mannheim Steamroller. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie Posted April 28, 2006 Share Posted April 28, 2006 I have a certain fondness for Bill Fries (pronounced "freeze")---alias C.W. McCall. Bernie might too! They have something in common. See, Bill (C.W.) was an ad guy and did these commercials for "Old Home Bread" in our area back in the 1970's. The commercials were about trucker, C.W. and Mavis, a waitress who worked at "The Old Home Filler Up and Keep on Truckin' Cafe" (which by the way is located just 7 miles from where I grew up). Anyway, that's pretty much how the whole thing got started. The commercials were a huge success back then and out of that came "Convoy". I'm even in one of the commercials as an extra, although, that was before the days of VCR's and I think you'd have to watch it frame by frame to see me. I got to pet Sloan the dog, got Mavis' autograph,etc... Pretty exciting stuff for a pre-teen!--Julie (once again proving what a geek I am!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ira Posted April 28, 2006 Share Posted April 28, 2006 Great music,great artists,not getting the recognition they deserve ?-Nonesense.You're all turning into a bunch of "Cranky Old Men". Consider the following "Great Moments In Music".-1) "The Way We Used To Be" has sold 40,000,000 records worldwide and been recorded by everyone from "Streisand" to "Bennett".-2) "Let's Pretend" is played as much as "Aquarius" on "Oldies" stations and I'm getting damn tired of it.-3)"Raspberries"-first ballot Hall Of Famers- nosed out "Percy Sledge".OK. Can you stop your complaining please. Thanks.-Ira. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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