Holy shit, the Imperial Palace! Tony O, the Dealertainer!
Pete
· 9 months ago
Another great Chart Attack, Jason. Just a clarification: Thelma Hopkins and Joyce Wilson didn't sing on either Candida or Knock Three Times...the vocals were random studio singers. Once the two songs took off the producers decided they needed an actual live act to send on the road and that's when Thelma and Joyce were hired.
jasonhare
· 9 months ago
Thanks for the correction, Pete! It was that bastard Fred Bronson from Billboard who steered me in the wrong direction.
Joe
· 9 months ago
Telma Hopkins, not Thelma.
Pete
· 9 months ago
Oh, and according to the comments on the YouTube page, that's not Tony Orlando. lol.
DwDunphy
· 9 months ago
Damn straight, it ain't. That's Tony Orlando impressionist Wes Dade-County.
I'm a dirty liar.
jasonhare
· 9 months ago
Until I get proof via DNA sample, I'm sticking to my story. It's funnier anyway.
jim
· 9 months ago
omg that set created a massive flashback
Brett
· 9 months ago
Smiley Lewis didn't cover "I Hear You Knocking"...he did it first.
Joe South is rather under-appreciated. In addition to "Games People Play" he did "Walk A Mile In My Shoes" and "Don't It Make You Want To Go Home," both of which are quite good. He also wrote other hits such as "Hush" (Deep Purple) and "I Knew You When" (Billy Joe Royal).
Love that early J5 stuff.
jasonhare
· 9 months ago
You're totally right, Brett. That's what I get for writing this stuff at 1 AM. Correction coming up!
DwDunphy
· 9 months ago
Your parents hit you with the old, "I never promised you a rose garden" line? Lucky man. I got "What's for dinner? Fried farts and molasses, that's what's for dinner," "Shit in one hand, wish in the other. What fills up first?" and the immortal, "Shut up or I'm going to give you to the Gypsies!"
Ah, so rural. So wrong.
Peter
· 9 months ago
Thanks for another enlightening and enjoyable Chart Attack!, Jason. Being born in 1961, this week's edition is right up my alley. (Oh, to be 10 years old, racing home from school, running into the kitchen and have "Rose Garden" wafting out of the radio while you're waiting for mum - sorry, mom* - to finish baking those biscuits - sorry, cookies* - so that you can stuff your face before tea - sorry, dinner* - time...)
Here in Australia "Amos Moses" was never played on the radio (well, at least I don't remember ever hearing it on the radio). I thoroughly enjoyed the YouTube clip you found of Jerry doin' his thang (which reminds me of days gone by when entertainers were effortlessly talented and had a sense of humor). Jerry Reed was a fabulous guitar player, and, like Glen Campbell, vastly underrated. Reed was famous in guitar pickin' circles for having a technique, and a song, called "The Claw".
I must admit that I'd never heard that Jackson 5 track before, either. To me, it sounds just like "I Want You Back" (same descending bass line) but without the syncopation, and without a decent tune. And I'm not surprised that "One Bad Apple" sounds like it could have been written for The Jackson 5 - I'd grown up believing that the recording was by The Jackson 5.
As for "I Hear You Knocking", I absolutely and totally adore that song. I always have, and I dare say I always will. I find every single part of it completely irresistible. Thanks for choosing a Chart Attack! that included "I Hear You Knocking."
On a purely personal and selfish note, I have a suggestion for improving Chart Attack!. If possible, please maximize your amount of Seventies Chart Attack!s and minimize your Eighties Chart Attack!s, as it would help lessen the extended psychological pain I experience whilst listening to music that was recorded (and, unfortunately, released) in the Eighties.
Peter (possibly Australia's only Sugarbomb fan).
*I'm still trying to get used to American cultural imperialism.
jasonhare
· 9 months ago
Peter,
Thanks for the comments. Unfortunately, inflicting psychological pain is kind of what I do around here. But you'll be happy to know that there should be at least another 6 or 7 Chart Attack! entries covering the '70s in 2009.
Peter
· 9 months ago
Much obliged.
It may be from a biased perspective that I look forward to predominantly Seventies (and, if possible, Sixties) chart commentary from you, but whichever decade you decide to unleash upon us, at least it'll be entertaining.
Thanks again.
forwardgirl
· 9 months ago
'Mr. Bojangles' charted higher than 'Make A Little Magic' and 'American Dream'? I wouldn't have thought that. It must be this 'selective memory' bugaboo that keeps rearing its ugly head the older I get...
Joe
· 9 months ago
That is a Tony Orlando impersonator, not Tony Orlando.
Coleman Francis Mountain
· 9 months ago
Jerry Reed may be a scarier frontman than GG Allin as far as insane stage antics go.
el bandito
· 8 months ago
"I'm not a stump"....that alone was worth the visit today.
I love Jerry Reed. He says "SON!" in every song and in Smokey and the Bandit.
nickellodeon
· 7 months ago
Interesting observation, sir. Ah, to be fifteen again.
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I'm a dirty liar.
Joe South is rather under-appreciated. In addition to "Games People Play" he did "Walk A Mile In My Shoes" and "Don't It Make You Want To Go Home," both of which are quite good. He also wrote other hits such as "Hush" (Deep Purple) and "I Knew You When" (Billy Joe Royal).
Love that early J5 stuff.
Ah, so rural. So wrong.
Here in Australia "Amos Moses" was never played on the radio (well, at least I don't remember ever hearing it on the radio). I thoroughly enjoyed the YouTube clip you found of Jerry doin' his thang (which reminds me of days gone by when entertainers were effortlessly talented and had a sense of humor). Jerry Reed was a fabulous guitar player, and, like Glen Campbell, vastly underrated. Reed was famous in guitar pickin' circles for having a technique, and a song, called "The Claw".
I must admit that I'd never heard that Jackson 5 track before, either. To me, it sounds just like "I Want You Back" (same descending bass line) but without the syncopation, and without a decent tune. And I'm not surprised that "One Bad Apple" sounds like it could have been written for The Jackson 5 - I'd grown up believing that the recording was by The Jackson 5.
As for "I Hear You Knocking", I absolutely and totally adore that song. I always have, and I dare say I always will. I find every single part of it completely irresistible. Thanks for choosing a Chart Attack! that included "I Hear You Knocking."
On a purely personal and selfish note, I have a suggestion for improving Chart Attack!. If possible, please maximize your amount of Seventies Chart Attack!s and minimize your Eighties Chart Attack!s, as it would help lessen the extended psychological pain I experience whilst listening to music that was recorded (and, unfortunately, released) in the Eighties.
Peter (possibly Australia's only Sugarbomb fan).
*I'm still trying to get used to American cultural imperialism.
Thanks for the comments. Unfortunately, inflicting psychological pain is kind of what I do around here. But you'll be happy to know that there should be at least another 6 or 7 Chart Attack! entries covering the '70s in 2009.
It may be from a biased perspective that I look forward to predominantly Seventies (and, if possible, Sixties) chart commentary from you, but whichever decade you decide to unleash upon us, at least it'll be entertaining.
Thanks again.
I love Jerry Reed. He says "SON!" in every song and in Smokey and the Bandit.