The Specials
The Specials broke off into these two "chains" of bands:
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Fun Boy Three |
English Beat (off) |
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Special AKA |
Fine Young Cannibis |
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Colour Field |
Genital Pubic |
Dobie Gray
Chuck Jackson
Bill Withers
Joe Simon
Al Green ("I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry")
Ronnie Milsap
Songs that have been responsible for people’s death (other than suicide)
Hocus Pocus Focus
The White Album, with Charles Manson connection
Dave Davies, from Discoveries (record collector magazine, Dec. 1997), says he likes Oasis but doesn’t like Blur. . . . I wonder if Ray Davies likes Blur but not Oasis.
Funny blurb on the cover of Couch Flambeau record by Gerard Cosloy
The “pinched” white soulfulness of
Mink DeVille
Nils Lofgren
Southside Johnny (& the Asbury Jukes)
Possible R&B influence on early reggae
Other than a basic level of soulfulness I’ve always been puzzled by claims that early reggae imitated U.S. soul music
The Snake Isley Brothers
I Say Love Isley Brothers
Horn part in “I Say Love.” Both songs are from the album I have that’s got “Twist and Shout” and most of the rest of the songs are retreads and rewrites of that (“Twist and Shout” written by Bill Medley by the way). What blows the mind here is that “Twist and Shout”’s rhythm and chords are cited as Latin-influenced. So you have Latin influencing reggae, with U.S. R&B as the conduit (“Conduit for Sale” – Pavement).
Pain In My Heart Dells
Whip It on Me Baby Coasters
Keep Lovin’ Billy Stewart
Background singers’ part
Just Keep It Up Dee Clark
May I Bill Deal and the Rondells
Dub-like effects in the Rascals' "It's Wonderful"
Late '70s early '80s reggae pervasiveness
Inxs
David Lindley
XTC
Garland Jeffries
The Clash
Police
Elvis Costello
Conway Twitty’s name is compiled from the town names of two different towns in Texas. From crazydon submitting to Amiright.com, his given name was Harold Lloyd Jenkins (named after silent film star), recorded under real name before changing it.
Declan McManus (Elvis Costello)
Gordon Sumner (Sting)
Non-rock (is it music-hall?) songs by British-invasion ostensible rockers
Anyone for Tennis Cream
Ha, Ha Said the Clown Manfred Mann
Ha, Ha Said the Clown Yardbirds
(fill in one of several songs) Kinks
(fill in one of several songs) The Who
Penny Lane Beatles
Movies from the last 10-15 years that have featured, often as their coolest moments, a “deep cut” from mid-’70s classic rock
“Dirty Love,” Frank Zappa, from The Ice Storm; “Strange Magic,” ELO, from The Virgin Suicides; “Bridge of Sighs,” Robin Trower, from Rush; third-album Led Zeppelin cuts and “Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters,” Elton John and some Bloodwyn Pig song I don’t know (because I don't know any), from Almost Famous; “Sister Christian,” Loverboy – I mean Night Ranger – from Boogie Nights
Bill Monroe's "Kentucky Waltz" precedes the Pee Wee King-penned "Tennessee Waltz"
Incidentally, a conscious rip-off, . . . well, maybe it was also a tribute
Trivia question: What do Bread and Queen have in common?
A: Same label, Elektra
Let's not forget that Paul Anka wrote ...
"It Doesn't Matter Anymore"
Mark some categories, even certain Soundalikes, as Cultural Literacy of Pop Music
"I Know There's Something Going On" Frida (Anni-Frid Lyngstad, the brunette of Abba)