The Battle of The Bands (BOTB) is your
basic Which-do-you-like-best contest where the one that gets the most votes
wins. All you have to do is show up (the 1st and/or 15th
of every month) give a listen and cast your vote in the comment section. Next, hop on over to
see what battles other participants (links located top right column of this
page) have posted for us to vote on! Votes will
be tallied and the winner revealed on or about 8 days later.
I'm offering smiles today!
Which is more your (smile) style? Let me know in the comments!
I hope you’re enjoying the last
official weekend of summer!
The Battle of the Bands (BOTB) is your basic Which do you like best? " contest, where the one that gets the most votes wins. All
you have to do is show up (the 1st and/or 15th of
every month) give a listen and cast your vote for the band or song of your choice
in the comment section. Next, hop on over to see what battles other
participants (links located top right column of this page) have posted for us
to vote on! Votes will be tallied and the winner revealed on or about 8
days later.
When I mentioned how quiet we get
around here during mid-summer vacations, I had no idea I’d take the proverbial
cake for the quietest – ha! Yay, me. I do hope everyone made the most of the
season most often set aside for fun. I won’t miss the heat, but I have enjoyed
and am now looking forward to Autumn. How about you?
For this autumn Battle of the Bands, I
present to you a couple of covers of a song Van Morrison brought to life by
adding lyrics to a jazzy saxophone solo.
There you have it, folks! Which do you
like best? Please cast your vote in the comment section below, and don’t miss
the other battles listed in the sidebar.
See ya back here on or about the 8th
with battle results and a special announcement regarding what’s next for Landmark
Sounds.
It's officially summer here, which means you don't want to step in any ABC gum on the sidewalk for at least the foreseeable future; -) It's not a good idea to walk the dogs, either. Let 'em do laps in the pool instead.
If it seems a bit quiet around here, it's because a whole lot of our "usuals" are unusually absent; it being summer and all, it seems everyone has something to do, someplace to be, or somewhere to go - maybe even the moon ;-)
And away I go to post a couple of songs I hope you'll enjoy for a mid-summer BOTB!
The Battle of The Bands (BOTB) is your
basic Which-do-you-like-best contest where the one that gets the most votes
wins. All you have to do is show up (the 1st and/or 15th
of every month) give a listen and cast your vote in the comment section. Next, hop on over to
see what battles other participants (links located top right column of this
page) have posted for us to vote on! Votes will
be tallied and the winner revealed on or about 8 days later.
First up is a 1966 hit, Sunny Afternoon, by the Kinks. In an interview with Rolling Stone Magazine, Ray Davies admits to having had a head cold the day they recorded the song, and laments that they were out of time to try it again when he wasn't ill. He also said he drew a picture of (how he felt) his voice sounded; it was a leaf with a very thick outline that looked like a "big blob in the background..."
Next up: Everyone's Gone to the Moon is a haunting song by Jonathan King that sold over four million copies, and peaked at #17 on the Billboard chart in 1965
Now that you've heard everything, Care to pick a favorite?
And, just one more thing: here's a bit of head-scratchin' trivia: After Decca Records scrapped 25k copies of Ray Peterson's teen heartbreak song "Tell Laura I love her," Ricky Valance released it in the UK, where it soared to #1 a month later.
Minimum wage was $1.00 / hour in 1965!
Enjoy the summer, everyone! Don't forget the sunscreen!
The Battle of The Bands (BOTB) is your
basic Which-do-you-like-best contest where the one that gets the most votes
wins. All you have to do is show up (the 1st and/or 15th
of every month) give a listen and cast your vote in the comment section. Next, hop on over to
see what battles other participants (links located top right column of this
page) have posted for us to vote on! Votes will
be tallied and the winner revealed on or about 8 days later.
Have a safe and Happy 4th of July! If you've got special festivities planned, don't forget to include (30 of your best) friends ;-)
Which of the following songs reminds you of most of good times with friends; past, present, or planned?
The Rembrandts
Bruno Mars
"Smell the sea, feel the sky, let your soul and spirit fly." ` Van Morrison
Thanks to everyone who stopped by to listen and cast a vote
on my latest Battle of the Bands! In what is becoming a confounding trend, I’ve gone and selected two of my own favorite (in this case, Summer) songs to battle each other for the win, and choosing seems next to impossible! Maybe I’ll
flag down the mail carrier…
Anyhow, despite one vote I’ve taken the liberty of assuming I know who it was for, and
including mine, here’s how we tallied up:
Another Park, Another Sunday - 3
Hot Rod Hearts - Robbie Dupree 5
One person who took a guess on the B-Side question was
correct in naming Another Park, Another Sunday!
At least, I think so… Thanks for playing along, Stephen T. ;-)
According to Songfacts,
it was first released as a single with “Black Water” as it’s B-Side, but one
story has it that DJs didn’t appreciate a line in the song and gave the B-Side
more airtime which helped it’s popularity so much (‘Black Water’ became they’re
first #1 hit) that they “flipped” it to A-Side and ‘Another Park’ became the
B-Side. Wikipedia
seems to agree…
The Battle of The Bands (BOTB) is your
basic Which-do-you-like-best contest where the one that gets the most votes
wins. All you have to do is show up (the 1st and/or 15th
of every month) give a listen and cast your vote in the comment section. Next, hop on over to
see what battles other participants (links located top right column of this
page) have posted for us to vote on! Votes will
be tallied and the winner revealed on or about 8 days later.
I hope your summer is off to a fantastic start! Having recently attended a High School Graduation ceremony - what a crowd! - I couldn't help but remember the 'old days' when the very mention of the word "Summer" made us all anxious for that last school bell to ring already! It didn't even matter if we had plans, as long as we had parks and boulevards ;-)
Did you catch my theme there? Coming up are two songs that always, ALWAYS get me into the summer mood. Let's see if they do anything for you ;-)
First Up:
Next Up:
And there you have it, folks! Did we stir up any memories? Do you know - without peeking - or care to guess which of these songs was a B-Side hit? Let me know what you think, along with your (much-appreciated) vote in the comment section below.
