Blast from the Past - 60's, 70's, 80's,90's Music (2022)

[bendejo]

The 1959 hit

 

Lou Reed's tribute version for the co-author, 1990s

 

 

[Tippaporn]

9 hours ago, Tippaporn said:

The Edwin Hawkins Singers with their '69 single Oh Happy Day.
 

 

@KannikaP

I take it gospel music was/is not part of the culture in the UK?  It's the same principle whereas if you're a westerner you'll most likely shun mor lam (other romanisations . . . mor lum, maw lam, maw lum, moh lam, mhor lum, and molum) but if you've experienced Isaan country (and their fine ladies) you'll easily acquire an appreciation of it.

I think the song peaked at no. 2 in the UK and ended up at no. 36 on the '69 year end chart there.  So not too shabby for a gospel arrangement of a 1755 hymn by Londoner clergyman Philip Doddridge.
 

Edited June 5, 2022 by Tippaporn

[Tippaporn]

8 hours ago, KannikaP said:

Hey Tippaporn, why not just put your entire music collection up.

At the rate I'm going you'll have been dust long ago before I even get close.    Rest assured I'll give it my best shot . . . just for you, sweetheart. 

[Tippaporn]

Delaney & Bonnie with The Ghetto off of their '69 Accept No Substitute LP.

 

 

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Aretha Franklin singing There Is A Fountain Filled With Blood at the New Baptist Bethel, Detroit, Michigan in '56 when she was a tender 14 years old.
 

 

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Delaney & Bonnie & Friends with Will The Circle Be Unbroken off of their '70 Motel Shot LP.
 

 

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Elvis Presley with Mansion Over The Hilltop off of his '60 His Hand In Mine LP.
 

 

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Bob Dylan with Every Grain Of Sand off of his '81 Shot Of Love album.

 

 

[Tippaporn]

Ry Cooder on mandolin with The Moula Banda Rhythm Aces performing Jesus On The Mainline live at The Catalyst, Santa Cruz, CA on March 25, '87.
 

 

[Tippaporn]

Simon & Garfunkel with the title track of their '70 Bridge Over Troubled Water LP.
 

 

[Tippaporn]

Cat Stevens with Morning Has Broken off of his '71 Teaser And The Firecat album.
 

 

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Ray Charles with the London Symphony on Amazing Grace off of the '01 Music Of Hope CD.
 

 

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Norman Greenbaum with the title track of his '69 solo album.
 

 

[Tippaporn]

Johnny Cash with God's Gonna Cut You Down off of his ;06 posthumously released studio album American V: A Hundred Highways.

 

 

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U2 with I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For off of their '87 The Joshua Tree album.
 

 

[Tippaporn]

Gospel singer great Mahalia Jackson with I Will Move On Up A Little Higher released in '55.
 

 

[Tippaporn]

The Byrds with Jesus Is Just Alright off of their '69 Ballad Of Easy Rider album.
 

 

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Bob Dylan with Man Gave Names To All The Animals off of his '79 Bob Dylan Slow Train Coming LP.
 

 

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Eric Burdon with the title track of his '06 Soul Of A Man release.
 

 

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Bruce Springsteen with O Mary Don't You Weep off of his '06 We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions release.
 

 

[Tippaporn]

This theme has a threefold purpose.  Firstly, for everyone's musical enjoyment.  Secondly, to provide a playlist which one can listen to on any given Sunday and thus be able to skip attending mass at church.  And thirdly to recruit new posters to this thread, hopefully reaching the famed chorus at the "Do you believe in God and why?" eternal thread.

Nina Simone with Sinnerman off of her '62 Nina At The Village Gate album.
 

 

Edited June 5, 2022 by Tippaporn

[KannikaP]

2 hours ago, Tippaporn said:

@KannikaP

I take it gospel music was/is not part of the culture in the UK?  It's the same principle whereas if you're a westerner you'll most likely shun mor lam (other romanisations . . . mor lum, maw lam, maw lum, moh lam, mhor lum, and molum) but if you've experienced Isaan country (and their fine ladies) you'll easily acquire an appreciation of it.

I think the song peaked at no. 2 in the UK and ended up at no. 36 on the '69 year end chart there.  So not too shabby for a gospel arrangement of a 1755 hymn by Londoner clergyman Philip Doddridge.
 

Not big into Gospel, but I love The Beach Boys!

 

Edited June 5, 2022 by KannikaP

[Tippaporn]

8 hours ago, Tippaporn said:

This theme has a threefold purpose.  Firstly, for everyone's musical enjoyment.  Secondly, to provide a playlist which one can listen to on any given Sunday and thus be able to skip attending mass at church.  And thirdly to recruit new posters to this thread, hopefully reaching the famed chorus at the "Do you believe in God and why?" eternal thread.

Nina Simone with Sinnerman off of her '62 Nina At The Village Gate album.
 

Correction.  The above is off of her '65 Pastel Blues album.  Here's the version from the Village Gate album.  This is more up tempo.
 

 

Edited June 6, 2022 by Tippaporn

[bannork]

 

[bobandyson]

Always remember this gospel song from Dylan from the 'Saved' album and his '81 tour. I was hitching around Europe and had to go back to England because I had a ticket to see him at Birmingham NEC.

 

Arrived at the NEC and a tout outside asked if I had a ticket. I had bought one via mail and cost 6.50 quid. He asked me where I was sitting and told him that according to the seat plan on the reverse side of the ticket, I was at the very back in the corner.

He asked me how would I like to have a seat near the front.

I said 'How near?'. 

He replied 2 rows from the front center.

'How much?' 

He said give me your ticket and a fiver (about 200baht).

And that's how I almost got a front row seat to hear Dylan sing. (Shel had to go through a lot more to get his front seat to see Johnny but I was just as happy with my 2nd row seat to see Bobby)

 

 

Edited June 6, 2022 by bobandyson

[Tippaporn]

28 minutes ago, bobandyson said:

Always remember this gospel song from Dylan from the 'Saved' album and his '81 tour. I was hitching around Europe and had to go back to England because I had a ticket to see him at Birmingham NEC.

 

Arrived at the NEC and a tout outside asked if I had a ticket. I had bought one via mail and cost 6.50 quid. He asked me where I was sitting and told him that according to the seat plan on the reverse side of the ticket, I was at the very back in the corner.

He asked me how would I like to have a seat near the front.

I said 'How near?'. 

He replied 2 rows from the front center.

'How much?' 

He said give me your ticket and a fiver (about 200baht).

And that's how I almost got a front row seat to hear Dylan sing. (Shel had to go through a lot more to get his front seat to see Johnny but I was just as happy with my 2nd row seat to see Bobby)

 

 

Great story! 

Now I'm reminded of a story about what were called holy rollers down south.  They were a special breed of southern Methodists who would engage in dancing, shaking or other boisterous movements perceiving themselves as being under the influence of the Holy Spirit.  Outsiders would derisively describe people literally rolling on the floor in an uncontrolled manner.

Back in '73 I found myself in Virginia.  An acquaintance of mine once took me to the home of one of these holy rolling Methodists.  Mind you that this is '73, and even at that time long hair on guys was a common sight down south.  There were two younger boys in the family who were sporting crew cuts.  The entire family appeared to have walked out of a 50's edition of Life magazine.

Nazareth with Holy Roller which wasn't released until their '75 Greatest Hits album.
 

 

[Tippaporn]

Country Joe McDonald with Holy Roller off of his '81 Into The Fray LP.

 

 

[Tippaporn]

The Beatles with a quick mention of holy roller on Come Together.  Off of their '69 Abbey Road LP.

 

 

[JetsetBkk]

I used to hear the thumping bass from this track in the late 60's booming through the wall of Dino's coffee bar in Beachlands, Hayling Island, while I collected money from the tourists parking their cars on the beach for 2/6d  (4/- on Sundays).

 

 

Edited June 7, 2022 by JetsetBkk

[Tippaporn]

14 hours ago, Tippaporn said:

Country Joe McDonald with Holy Roller off of his '81 Into The Fray LP.

 

 

If that song don't make ya laugh ya ain't got no sense of humour.  Find Jesus and ask him fer some.